Happy November

Happy November

8x8 oil on canvas

$85.00

I love all the different varieties of pumpkins.

So many shades of so many colors.

Hope you had a Happy Halloween.

I love the fall weather, and Thanksgiving is 

my most favorite holiday.

Thanks for stopping by.

Eggplants

Eggplants

8x8, oil on canvas

$100.00

I couldn't wait to get home from the farm to paint

these cute little eggplants.

I love their irregular shapes and purple hues.

They were so fun to paint, and just as delicious to eat.

Hope you are all having a wonderful Labor Day Weekend.

Healing and Joy

Healing and Joy

22x28 oil on canvas

Not for Sale

This painting is a gift for my sister.  

She has spent most of the last year healing 

and learning to forgive.

She has made new friends and grown so much

both emotionally and spiritually.

I am so proud of her and the way

 she has found new joys in life.

She loves to open her home to her friends.

I hope this painting will bring her happiness

 and joy for many years.

Monet's Boat

Monet's boat

10x10 oil on canvas

$100.00

Remembering our trip to France last May,

and one of the highlights was Monet's garden in Giverny.

I used artistic license to make the boat more colorful.

I tried to capture the light and the mood of being there.

Claude Monet created this beautiful garden just so he 

could paint it.  Wow!

I think I will try this again and change the boat color,

maybe red or yellow.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a great day!

Stillness

Stillness

10x8, oil on canvas

$110.00

I just love the stillness that a snowfall brings.

Everything gets a nice white blanket, and the world seems to 

slow down and just breathe.

I hope you are enjoying this lovely December day.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas

8x8, oil on canvas

$75.00

I wanted to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas!

I am so blessed that this has been a wonderful year for our family.

Our daughter got married, and now our son and his wife are expecting!  

Our family is growing and we are so happy.

I hope to post more in 2018. I am showing my work in two

different shops, so this keeps me busy and encourages me to paint more.

I still have some 2018 calendars available if you are interested.  

White Roses

White Roses

20x24 oil on canvas

$150.00

I love color, but there is something about white roses

that speaks to me.

I used a limited palette, which is something new for me.

It amazes me that there are so many things to learn and so many

ways to create art.

I hope you have a joyful day!

Blue Door

Blue Door

10x8 oil on canvas

$85.00

I came upon this sweet little house while strolling the streets of

Auvers-sur-Oise not far from Paris.

This is the village where Vincent van Gogh lived and painted

before his death in 1890.

It was fascinating to learn so much about the misunderstood

artist, and to walk where he lived and painted.

I will be sharing more paintings from our trip to France.

Au Revoir!

Eggplant Cruiser

Eggplant Cruiser

14x11, oil on canvas

$110.00

I haven't posted in quite a while.  Decided to take a break after the New Year and recharge my battery.  I am happy to be back at the easel again!  I have painted these bikes in several colors.  They all turn out a little different, and they are so fun to paint!  I am happy to paint another color if you like .

Wishing you a happy week ahead.  

Thank you for stopping by!

Five Friends

Five Friends

14x7 oil on canvas

$100.00

I have not posted in so long, as I have been busy with commissions and shows!

Love the holiday season and appreciate anyone who wants to give art to a loved one.

May your Thanksgiving be blessed with family and friends.

Remember to count every single blessing!

Pink Joy

Pink Joy

6x6 oil on canvas board

Not for Sale

Happy Tuesday! How can it be the last week of July already? I wanted to share this floral oil painting for the July Free Giveaway. I am feeling very blessed as I post this week. Just last week, I was asked to paint something special for a new bride, sold a painting to a sweet girl who recently lost her husband and wanted to put some "happy" in her home, sold a piece to another dear girl involved in a fundraiser for women fighting cancer, and taught a private lesson to another sweetie. All this in just one week and all new friends that found me on Facebook. It warms my heart to hear these stories and be a part of something special. Who knew when I started this journey how many wonderful people I would meet along the way? Thank you for being part of this adventure! You may go to my Facebook page to like or share to be entered in the drawing. Good luck, my friends!

Hydrangea mix

Hydrangea Mix

6x6 oil on canvas board

I started this painting at a Community Garden event last Saturday.

I got busy visiting with friends and didn't complete it, so

I finished it in the studio yesterday.

I love clipping these beautiful flowers and bringing them inside.

Thought they would look good in a blue ball jar.

I decided to use this for my Facebook Free Give Away 

for the month of June.  Each month I have a drawing for a painting.

I got the idea from another artist's blog, and I loved it!

I have made so many new friends this way.

Hope you are having a wonderful day!

By the Lake

By the Lake

14x11, oil on canvas

$100.00

I was thrilled to learn that "Two Friends" from yesterday's post

was selected as one of the Dailypaintworks FB Daily picks!

How exciting!

This painting was done by a friend's photo of her brother's 

view of Smith Mountain Lake.

What a view!

Can only imagine morning coffee on the porch.

I enjoyed playing with the water reflections.

I hope you are having a wonderful day,

and thanks again for stopping by.

Two Friends

Two Friends

6x6, acrylic

$45.00

I love painting these fat little guys.

I normaly use oils, but tried acrylics today just to compare texture.

I love the buttery texture of oil paint,

but can appreciate the quick drying time for the acrylics.

This weekend I am participating in a Garden Event, 

painting flowers and vegetables in the garden.

Should be lots of fun!

Hope you enjoy my little birds,

I can paint different colors if you would like.

Thanks for stopping by!

Purple Pot

Purple Pot

6x6 oil on canvas

$55.00

I have been painting and fulfilling commissions lately.

I was happy to spend some time yesterday at the easel painting one of my favorite things, flowers.

They just make me so happy!

It appears that spring is finally here, as the days are getting longer and warmer.

I am happy to see lots of little green leaves peeping through the mulch, 

waking up after the winter months.

Before you know it, there will be lots of colorful blooms all around.

I love cutting them and filling the house with tiny vases.

Thanks for stopping by!

Feathered Friends

Feathered Friends

20x10 oil on canvas

$90.00

Love these cute little feathered friends.

I chose the colors because they just make me so happy.

Hope they make you happy too.

Thanks for stopping by.

The Path

The Path

16x20, oil on canvas

$125.00

Thinking of summer days at the beach.

It is a treat to walk through the path heading to the shore.

The sheer beauty of it still catches my breath.

Warmer days will be here soon.

Thank you for stopping by!

Pink Cruiser

Pink Cruiser

11x14, oil on canvas

$75.00

I couldn't resist putting this bike on the beach.

I love the old crooked fence, reminds me how we are all not so perfect.

Thinking of sunny days and beach trips.

Thank you so  much for stopping by!

By the Sea

By the Sea

16x20, oil on canvas

Price $125.00

I love this little boat sitting by the sea.

I  really love the reflections in the water.  

I haven't posted lately, as I have been working on commissions.

I am happy to share my art with you.

I enjoyed painting this and will definitely do it again, maybe smaller.