Snowflake Dove

Snowflake Dove

6"x8" oil on canvas panel  $150. SOLD. 

Artist Note. 

I have been wanting to paint 

this beautiful dove ever

since I since I first saw it. 

I have painted it seven times 

learning all about 

its shape, feathers, beak and that 

amazing eye...and this finally

is the closest to what it is like

and importantly...the one I like best.

An interesting fact.

I cannot find a thing 

about Snowflake Doves.

I have tried Google and books.

Zip - nothing.

Here is a pic.

Any of you know anything about them?

(David Gascoigne - an expert on the avian world)

They are so truly beautiful 

with the snowflake markings on their wings.

Asian Pears

Asian Pears 

8x6' oil on panel SOLD

Artist Note

The fruit was a gift from a friends garden 

She is an artist so she left a 

couple with branches. Happy smiles!

I tried something different with this one.

I first painted the panel with gray gesso

and then I painted it as I would

a vignette in watercolor.

I really liked the effect in a frame - 

it kind of makes its own border

so I am going to do some more this way.

Here are some greens made

from the 

Windsor Newton Perylene Black

Look how natural they are.

Top row - Lemon and P Black

Middle row - Yellow deep and P Black

Bottom row - ochre and P Black

The 3 blue/gray spots are with white added.

You can see why it makes good greens. I think it 

would be perfect for the ZORN palette

(Vermillion, yellow ochre, black, white)

because it is a beautiful blue-black

I am picking up steam with my painting.

I will be posting more often as I continue

to get comfortable with paint again.

Thanks for sticking with me...

you are the BEST!

Video Demo - Landscape!

Artist Note.
I came across this old video of me painting a landscape.
It was painted on Senso linen. 6x8'
It is at a MUCH faster speed than I paint!
Hope you enjoy it.

Waterlily Light #2

Waterlily Light #2

6x8" oil on panel   $150.

Purchase HERE

Artist Note

Here I am - back to the Lilypond. 

I am really captivated by the 

three components...

Water, plants, and light. 

It appears almost

 magical to me when

the sun casts through the shaded areas.

I can see why Monet devoted 

so many years to painting

his waterlily series. 

He bought the land and 

diverted water from a stream

to start designing what he wanted.

Seven years of planting, building

and creating.

Then he spent 30 years 

- the rest of his life-

painting it!

The two 80-ft oval rooms

in the 

Orangerie of the Tuileries. Paris,

where the enormous and stunning

murals of 

his water garden are shown

are often described as the

"Sistine Chapel of Impressionism."

Thinking about all the people

and animals who are 

suffering in

The Carolinas 

in the aftermath of Florence.

Sending heartfelt prayers

Anemones plus Hint

Anemones

8x6 oil on canvas panel SOLD

Artist Note

I really enjoyed painting this one. 

I can see red again!

And painting every day 

I feel the old flow 

is coming back.

I sent out my Fall Newsletter

with this new painting in it and 

was really pleased with the response. 

I am going to paint it larger

and see if I can capture the same 

color harmony. 

Easier said than done!

Artist Hint

I have added to my palette

Windsor Newton/Perylene Black .

if you do not already use it,

TRY IT!

It makes fabulous greens 

with different yellows. 

It also makes a beautiful blue/black

when white is added.

I am excited to find a replacement 

for my LeFranc Cassel Earth black paint. 

which I previously used for olive greens.

This Perylene black produces a much 

greater range of beautiful greens...

and I still get the olive with adding ochre.

I was told LeFranc & Bourgeois had a fire

and that is why it is impossible to get their

paint anymore.  

They were the oldest 

European oil paint manufacturer

and their Titanium White was a joy to use.

Sure hope they come back.

Santa Fe Adobe

Santa Fe Adobe

6"x8" oil on canvas panel  $150 SOLD

Artist Note.

Most of you know how much

I love living here in the southwest 

and this is the painting which

got me back into the flow

of painting again

after having cataracts removed.

I feel like a whole new person.

 I am enjoying seeing clearly.

Life is good

... but the painting part of my life

has only just starting to flow 

instead

of hit and miss.

I have completed

several paintings 

and I am going to 

show them first in my newsletter.

It has been sadly neglected

so I am hoping to make amends.

If you feel you would enjoy 

getting it about four times a year

you can sign up on my website 

using link below

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Enjoy your week.

Maybe I will be back before then.