Quints

My lucky friend has some Eastern Phoebes nesting right above his front door! He's been snapping a few photos as they've hatched. He graciously agreed to let me paint from them. This is not at all what the image looks like, but it's my first interpretation. I did another version I'll post soon.

Oil on panel, 6" x 6"

NFS

Spring Greens

My only sibling, my sister, passed away a few days ago. Cher was 56. I've been painting some, but mostly gently easing into her passing, savoring the signs of life in spring and feeling very grateful. I'm BIG into fragrance...so LOVE the lilacs, apple blossoms, mock orange, lily of the valley that leave me intoxicated with their scent! I know all is as it should be...and I'm finding feathers everywhere!

Oil on panel, 6" x 6", $100 + $10 domestic shipping

 
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Breathe Easy

This one's for you, Cher...may you breathe easy now, my sis. I love you.

Oil on panel, 6" x 6"

NFS

Coming Soon

I love this time of year when the apple blossoms, lilacs, crab apples and lily of the valley are all in bloom in our yard. I'm a scent addict!

Oil on panel, 6" x 6" SOLD

King of the Mountain

I loved this guy's stance. Sort of territorial, wouldn't you say? I like how the only bit of real warmth in this piece is his beak. Do you see just a hint of his spotted tail feathers?

Oil on panel, 6" x 6", $100 + $10 domestic shipping

 
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Headlight

Going for the drama here with the dark background.  This was painted on a panel coated with black gesso and then I went over the background again with a mixture of Alizarin, Ultramarine and Pthalo Blue. Here's some great painting music.

Oil on panel, 6" x 6", $100 + $10 domestic shipping

 
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Big Red

I love the challenge of making a subject emerge from the background. I toned the panel with Cad red for this one and let it show through in certain areas of the rooster. I like the effect and the glow you can achieve by doing this. I also thought more about line for this painting than I usually do. Here's the musical inspiration...and I was. :o)

Oil on panel, 6" x 6"

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Bee Happy

This is one of those feel good paintings! Sunflowers and bumblebees. This subject seemed to warrant a bit more intimacy, so it's 5" x 5". And here's some feel good painting music. 

Oil on panel, 5" x 5"
SOLD

Suspended

Must be the season but my interest these days has been on flowers. More to come!

Here's today's musical inspiration. 

Oil on panel, 6" x 6" SOLD

High Five

This is the final of five forsythias. I really enjoyed painting this series. I love the subject and the color combination. So thankful to my photographer bud who sent the images along. Here's some awesome music for painting.

Oil on panel, 5" x 5", $100 + $10 domestic shipping

 

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Two of the pieces are 6" x 6"

and three are 5" x 5".

In Full Bloom

Here's the musical inspiration. 

Oil on panel, 5" x 5", $100 + $10 domestic shipping

 
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Out on a Limb

This is the first of three smaller ( 5" x 5" ) forsythia paintings. I like the intimacy of a smaller piece for this subject. The three would make a sweet trio. I'll post the others over the next two days. Here's some of the music that had me feelin' all right. :o)

Oil on panel, 5" x 5", $100 + $10 domestic shipping

 
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What Kindle?

No offense to eBook readers...I'm just not there yet. These are actually not books I've read. I purchased them long long ago before I was even a painter...just because I loved their weathered look, their worn edges, their smell, their feel...their soul. I'm very pleased with how this painting turned out....but I gotta tell ya, it wasn't easy gettin' there! So much reflected color and light, angles, etc. Books are near and dear to my heart. I read every night before bed...unless the Celtics are playing on the west coast  and have a late game! Here's some of the musical inspiration. 

Oil on panel, 6" x 6"

SOLD

For those inquiring minds who want to know...here are the book titles, top to bottom: 
Lucile, Premier Livre, Dame Care, The Prince of the House of David, The Transplanting of Tessie, No Place to Hide, Arthur Bonnicastle, The Face in the Aspic. 

Foursythia

I painted this for the Daily Paintworks Warm/Cool Challenge. Here's the great music that had me boogying while I painted.

Oil on panel, 6" x 6", $100 + $10 domestic shipping

 
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For Sythia

This is the first in a series of five forsythia paintings. Try saying that three times fast! I don't have a forsythia bush. But my friend does. He surprised me with many reference photos of them in my Inbox recently. Virtual flowers...what a gift! Here's some FUN painting music. 

Oil on panel, 6" x 6", $100 + $10 domestic shipping

 
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The Lone Ranger

This is a beautiful twisted piece of driftwood I brought home one time from our land in Cape Breton. We attached it to the deck railing to hang a bird feeder from. It's received LOADS of traffic. I love the simplicity of this composition. In fact I have lots of other reference photos of the grackles on this 'pole' and I'm thinking they'd look great on some larger tall narrow canvases. Here's the musical inspiration as I painted. Love it!

Oil on panel, 6" x 6"

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Straight and Narrow

I'm not sure if these are ravens, crows, grackles... but I love their attitude. Such characters! This reminded me of performing on the balance beam in my younger (much!) gymnast days. I'm pleased with the contrast of the soft background grays. Here's some fun painting music.

Oil on panel, 6" x 6", $100 + $10 domestic shipping

 
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Tender Flesh

I've done a similar piece before, but wanted to try a different color scheme. This version was inspired by the Daily Paintworks Challenge to create a mostly white painting. I'm really pleased with it. And here's the rockin' musical inspiration that I'm lovin'!

Oil on panel, 6" x 6"

SOLD