My Paintings
30 Paintings in 30 Days: Day 14, You Light Up My Life
Sep 14 2014 ·0Day 14 and I can’t resist painting a chandelier. This one is dedicated to my daughter Emily, who just sent me an old fashioned letter which says, “I can’t imagine my life without talking to you everyday. You are my sunshine, my compass, my confidante, my EVERYTHING.”
30 Paintings in 30 Days: Day 12, Autumn Face
Sep 12 2014 ·0Felling back on track, this was so much fun to paint. I’m getting ready for Diane Panarelli Miller’s portrait class that starts next week (yippee)!
30 Paintings in 30 Days: Day 11
Sep 11 2014 ·1I fell in love with painting still life in my friend Page Railsback‘s Painting Classes. Today’s painted was painted from one of her beautiful set ups…
30 Paintings in 30 Days: Day 10
Sep 10 2014 ·0The painting for Day 10 features my “grand-dogs”, Reno and Noni.
30 Paintings in 30 Days: Day 9
Sep 09 2014 ·0I really wish I had more time with this one! Can you guess the famous artist I was trying to emulate?
A Poem & A Painting: Day 8, Sailing with Paul
Sep 08 2014 ·0Today’s painting, inspired by a recent visit to Maine with a friend, is doing double duty…
30 Paintings in 30 Days: Day 7
Sep 07 2014 ·0We may be running out of Summer Sundays, but we have a beautiful one today…
30 Paintings in 30 Days: September Edition
Sep 04 2014 ·0Once again I am participating in Leslie Saeta’s 30 Paintings in 30 Days challenge. Leslie’s Painting Challenge attracts artists from all over the world. In fact for this go around, there are 1,008 artists from 25 countries participating! I previously participated in January, when I completed 30(ish) Paintings over the course of the month (those paintings can be viewed here).
My Office Studio Design: A Cinderella Story
Aug 27 2014 ·1While there may be mayhem lurking behind certain closed cabinet doors in my home, most of the areas are quite neat and tidy to the eye. However, right around Christmas last year the room where I spend most of my day, my office/art studio, got quite out of control.
Let me show you a few Before pictures…
A Poem & A Painting: Bella Vita
Aug 25 2014 ·0
A Poem & A Painting: Rose Tree
Aug 04 2014 ·0This month’s Girls Just Wanna Paint challenge was Tree. It had me stumped for a while (hehe), but as I was perusing my inspiration file I came across a photo of a girl with a floral crown. I loved the ‘Rose Tree’ upon her head and I was off and painting. I love this poem and I think it the perfect complement for my lovely fashionista with a rose crown. What do you think?…
A Poem & A Painting: Umbrellas at the Tides Inn
Jul 21 2014 ·0I just returned from the BEST vacation with my family! Re-entry back into the “real world” is hard, but I am feeling so blessed and thankful for our time together at Goose Rocks Beach in Maine. Today’s painting is fresh off the easel, painted this morning, and the poem is one I’ve always loved.
Feeling appreciative for Summer, family, and life…
A Poem & A Painting: Sunbather
Jul 14 2014 ·0We may be in the midst of Summer, but especially here in New England I know how fleeting it can be…
A Poem & A Painting: Pretty
Jul 07 2014 ·0
A Poem & A Painting: Dress Yourself In Love
Jun 30 2014 ·0
A Poem & A Painting: Bright Red, Delicious Lobsters
Jun 02 2014 ·0