Saturday, September 29, 2012

I've Got Your Number

Here's another goat from the Common Ground Fair. I'm really pleased with this one. I like the composition...and the way the eye and ear turned out. Here's some fun painting music. (To continue looking at the art while you listen, right click on the colored word 'music' and go to Open Link in New Tab.)
Oil on panel, 6" x 6"
SOLD

Thursday, September 27, 2012

I'm All Ears

Another of the country fair goats...how fun are they? I'm really taken with their eyes...and ears! Love the way the light shines through them. I found some really cool music to paint to...with a very cool video, too. (To continue looking at the art while you listen, right click on the colored word 'music' and go to Open Link in New Tab.)
Oil on panel, 6" x 6"
SOLD

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Say What??

This begins a series of new goats I spent time with at the Common Ground Agricultural Fair this past weekend. Such characters! I swear these guys were posing for me. This 'kid' and most of the others I'll be painting over the next couple of weeks belong to Ken and Janice Spaulding at Stony Knolls Farm in Saint Albans, Maine. They share their knowledge and expertise at Goat School. Here's some great moving music. (To continue looking at the art while you listen, right click on the colored word 'music' and go to Open Link in New Tab.)
Oil on panel, 6" x 6"
SOLD

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Bad Hair Day

I think seagulls are such beautiful birds...the bright whiteness and velvety gray...one of my favorite birds probably because they live near the sea!  I liked the way the wind ruffled this one's head feathers. It's my entry into a recent Daily Paintworks challenge.
Oil on panel, 6" x 6"
SOLD

Sunday, September 23, 2012

Masked

I like the way the shadow of the wooden pen falls across the sheep's face. And of course that bright orange tag in his ear.
Oil on panel, 6" x 6"
SOLD

Saturday, September 22, 2012

How to Separate Eggs

Here's the last of this particular ham and egg series. I enjoyed it! Here's some appropriate painting music. (To continue looking at the art while you listen, right click on the colored word 'music' and go to Open Link in New Tab.)
Oil on panel, 6" x 6"
SOLD

Thursday, September 20, 2012

Over Easy

Took me a while to get this to balance the way I wanted it to, but luckily no scrambled eggs! Here's some of the music I listened to while painting. (To continue looking at the art while you listen, right click on the colored word 'music' and go to Open Link in New Tab.)
Oil on panel, 6" x 6", $100 (with free display easel) + shipping
 
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Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Ham and Eggs

I LOVE color, but it's sometimes really fun to work with a bit more subtlety than I usually do. :o)  Here's some of the inspiring music I painted to. (To continue looking at the art while you listen, right click on the colored word 'music' and go to Open Link in New Tab.)
Oil on panel, 6" x6" 
SOLD

Monday, September 17, 2012

Green Eggs and Ham

Since I've been saving the occasional green egg I've gotten at the roadside stand nearby in order to paint them, I decided it was time to bring back the porcelain pig I found at Goodwill. This is the beginning of a little series...with a nod to Dr. Seuss. Here's some music that always gets me pumped to paint! (To continue looking at the art while you listen, right click on the colored word 'music' and go to Open Link in New Tab.)
Oil on panel, 6" x 6", $100 (with free display easel) + shipping
 
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Sunday, September 16, 2012

Fall Fest

I was going through some older reference photos the other day and came across this one. My favorite part is the bit of bright sunlight on the plastic bucket. Here's some fun painting music. (To continue looking at the art while you listen, right click on the colored word 'music' and go to Open Link in New Tab.)
Oil on panel, 6" x 6"
SOLD

Friday, September 14, 2012

Coiffed

I've always loved this color combination...warm rosy reds and turquoise. Using the black background made it easier to lay the feathers in on top to get the black and white pattern. Love this ethereal music to paint to. (To continue looking at the art while you listen, right click on the colored word 'music' and go to Open Link in New Tab.)
Oil n panel, 6" x 6"
SOLD

Thursday, September 13, 2012

Miss Ewe

I love painting sheep. Looking forward to shooting lots more reference photos at my favorite agricultural fair next week!  More to come... 
Oil on panel, 6" x 6"
SOLD

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Split Personality II

Here's the rest of the story. And cheers to Marla who scooped up all three goats! Made my day. :o)
Oil on panel, 6" x 6"
SOLD

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Split Personality I

I just lOvE the color in this one! Part II tomorrow... Here's some funky painting music. (To continue looking at the art while you listen, right click on the colored word 'music' and go to Open Link in New Tab.)
Oil on panel, 6" x 6"
SOLD

Monday, September 10, 2012

Half a Mind

I don't know my goats, but this is some type of beautiful one. Aren't they all? I love the way the light shines through the ears of these sheep and goats...and I was pleased with this one's eye...sort of Rastafarian, don'tcha think? Some great old feel good music for painting. (To continue looking at the art while you listen, right click on the colored word 'music' and go to Open Link in New Tab.)
Oil on panel, 6" x 6"
SOLD

Sunday, September 9, 2012

Mind Candy

This is the last of the sheep...for now.  The Common Ground Country Fair is in a couple of weeks, so I'll have MUCH more inspiration. Still a goat (in two parts) and hen to come. Here's the fun painting music. (To continue looking at the art while you listen, right click on the colored word 'music' and go to Open Link in New Tab.)
Oil on panel, 6" x 6", $100 (with free display easel) + shipping
 
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Friday, September 7, 2012

Pierced

One more sheep and few goats to go in this series...oh, and maybe a chicken. :o) Here's the inspirational music (To continue looking at the art while you listen, right click on the colored word 'music' and go to Open Link in New Tab.)
Oil on panel, 6" x 6"
SOLD

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Hip Sheep

I love the turquoise tag this sheep has in its ear. It reminds me of the big gauges you sometimes see in people's ears these days...thus the title.
Oil on panel, 6" x 6"
SOLD

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Out of My Mind

I gotta say, I'm CRAZY about this series. The kind that keeps you up at night wanting morning to come so you can begin again.  The subject...the colors...it was all a blast to paint. Here's some great painting music. Go ahead...dance! (To continue looking at the art while you listen, right click on the colored word 'music' and go to Open Link in New Tab.)
Oil on panel, 6" x 6"
SOLD

Monday, September 3, 2012

Upwardly Mobile

A second Queen Anne's Lace painting. Perhaps more to come...we'll see. Am loving painting these days to Pink Floyd. Here's today's music. (To continue looking at the art while you listen, right click on the colored word 'music' and go to Open Link in New Tab.)
Oil on panel, 6" x 6", $100 (with free display easel) + shipping
 
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Sunday, September 2, 2012

Lit Lace

In my opinion, nobody does Queen Anne's Lace like pastel artist, Karen Margulis. It's delicate and beautiful and always different. Every time I see one of her paintings of this lacy wildflower, I want to try painting it, too. This is the first time I actually have. I used yesterday's trick of blurring my reference photo. I think it helped. Can't get enough of this music (To continue looking at the art while you listen, right click on the colored word 'music' and go to Open Link in New Tab.)
Oil on panel 6" x 6
SOLD