Skyward / 6×6 in / oil on linen / ready to frame / $150 / purchase

I got this little kitty at a garage sale about 10 years ago. She used to be holding a fishing pole, but she looks more like she’s praying than fishing to me. With this painting, …

Let Down Your Peel / 8×6 in / oil on linen / $180 / ready to frame

I had a lot of fun setting this one up. Another satsuma, calling to her friend. I was experimenting with a low key pallet with a master color (orange). I think the shadows on the peel were the most successful part…

Satsuma and Stripes / 5×5 in / oil on panel / $125

Thanks Carol for the idea about painting gift wrapping! I was going to try the brown paper again today, but this was much more fun.

This morning I got out my 3/4 inch  bright brush and used that for most of this painting, and I like how that worked out.

Satsuma / 6×6 in / oil on linen on panel / $150

I hope everyone had a wonderful day yesterday! I had a complete blast.

I’ve started up several paintings of oranges and satsumas; this is the first to get finished. What’s it doing there? It’s sitting on brown paper. The brown paper is evading me and I’m going to make more tries at it. That’s a little piece of tape off on the far left.

“Dinoball” / 6″ x 8″ / oil on linen / $180

This is a painting of my son working a toy. I loved the light coming through his fingers, and that the toy looks like a baby bird or dinosaur.

4 of my paintings were accepted into Randy Higbee Gallery’s 6 Inch Squared show! Yeah!

“Herding Apples” / 6×6 in / oil on linen /SOLD

100% of the final bid will be donated to the charity Every Mother Counts. This is a great cause. Click here to see all of the art being auctioned.

The need: Every 90 seconds, a women dies from childbirth. Fully 90% of those deaths are preventable. The Aid organization Every Mother Counts is training midwives in Afghanistan, opening health clinics in the Democratic Republic of Congo and shipping unused medical supplies to South Sudan. These are tangible, practical projects designed to combat maternal mortality and injuries worldwide.

I tried something different today – a low key painting, and very warm analogous colors – yellow, orange, red and red-violet. Because this painting was for the Every Mother Counts auction (charity), I wanted to do a still life setup that looked a little like a mom and kids. Hope you like it!

By the way, aren’t these apples beautiful? We picked them of the trees at Walters Ranch; they’re plum size and shape and color!

Peach Tree / 6×6 in / oil on linen / $150

This is one of the many trees at the U-Pick farm. We went a few weeks ago, but the peaches weren’t ready yet… But my son got to ride a horse and a pony, so it was worth the drive.

I think this is one of my best paintings so far. I’m so happy with this little painting that I’m planning to do a really big one of the same subject.

SOLD / “Peach Seed” /6×6 in / oil on linen panel

We picked peaches at a fruit farm last weekend… They had a horse and pony for kids to ride, and my son rode both. Fun way to spend the day! And the peaches were delicious.

Playing In The Dirt / 6 x 8 in /oil on linen / $150

I wanted to capture the beets as they come out of the garden – dirt and all. What do you think?

Thank you Heidi for giving me these beautiful beets!

I’ve been limiting my pallet lately in a new arrangement – ultramarine blue, quin red, and lemon yellow (for the most part). I’m usually drawn to the warm colors on my pallet, so I’m surprised that I just love this color combination.

“Reflected Artist” /6×6 in / oil on linen panel / $150

Peach Seed

Un-framed $150.00 USD Framed $225.00 USD

I wanted to try painting reflections of things you can’t see in the picture… Can you find the window, the 3rd apple, and me?

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