Early Daffodils

6x8, acrylic

(Thanks for the little panel, Laura.) 

Flatirons

30x40, acrylic

First Warm Spring Day

24x18 oil on canvas

Much fun was had on this idyllic day within the garden wall on the first warm day of spring.

Afternoon Light

16x20, oil on panel

This building, a WPA project during the Depression, has since been torn down by our city government, rather than being repurposed. I was sad to see it go.

Apple Blossoms

Little Bird

5x7 oil

A Man and His Cat

14x11, oil

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