Sweetest Bouquet

5x7 oil on panel

An earnest boy chugging up the hill with his prized gift brought with all his heart. He'd carried it all over the property....a slightly bent, little bit squished sprig of something from the field. The sweetest bouquet.

Edge of the Field

watercolor on gray 140 lb CP

Girl in the Garden

Savannah Riverwalk

7x10 watercolor

First School Play, Portrait of Jack

He looked so cute in his Christmas tree tie and his argyle sweater. The tie was a bit askew by the end of the program, but the boys had gone to great lengths to show their ties to one another. Parents, grandparents, auntie and sister were all quite proud of the program and there were cookies and punch afterwards.

I met several challenges with this and I'm fairly satisfied with the result. :)

A quick study: Jade on the Lawn

Pearl-handled Fruit Knife

Another painting from the former set-up, this time with a napkin and fruit knife. Which do you like best?

Thanksgiving: Pears on a Silver Plate

Even the Garden Weeps

Sad news followed by a rainy gray morning.

Even when the sad times come, there is beauty, if we can bear to look.

Summer Walk Near the Erie Canal

Painted from yesterday's small study. 11x14, oil on panel

Midas Sunset in Early Spring

In spring and fall, when the trees are still without their dense cloak of green leaves, I can see the sunset through the trees. The setting sun turns everything it touches to gold. 5x7, oil on panel

Oh Beautiful for Spacious Skies

Spacious skies, green fields and trees, the summer sound of cicadas and tree frogs singing the close of day hymn that I love so much.     5x7 oil on panel 

Daphne

12x12, Oil

This Morning's Visitor, "Mr. Berryman"

6x6, Oil

This fine fellow was lying in my strawberry patch, munching berries and waiting for his morning tea. Nice of him to stop by for brunch and a portrait sitting. Today he seems to have moved on.

Three glass bottles, silver spoon and silver plate

This is a three value study done in raw umber. Oil on linen. 6x12

Evening of a Perfect Day

When it rains a lot here, the front field floods. "Fetch" with water is the best. This is the close of a perfect day.

Lemons on a Sunny Day

It was a beautiful weekend; a harbinger of spring. Sunny warm light streaming through the kitchen windows.