Light On the Lily Pond

Light On The Lily Pond

6"x6" oil on canvas panel $110. SOLD

Artist Note

This is a beautiful lily pond 

which was illuminated

by a

single ray of sunshine.

Although I painted this from 

the photo I took, 

it was still 

very clear in my mind

making it so much easier 

to capture the mood.

I have always been grateful

for my visual memory.

My hubby, bless him, has not

much visual recall.

For him,  directions are given

 by miles and compass, north, south etc,

whereas I see the blue fence,

the yellow house, the big tree, etc.

I bet most of you are the same

as I am.

A little personal note.

As you probably have noticed,

 I have not been posting

anywhere near as frequently

during this past year.

Paintings are taking 

MUCH longer

because I am having  some

problems (quite a bit) with my vision 

but it will be corrected 

in a couple of weeks

when I will be having 

cataract surgery. 

Second eye early next month

Alleluia!

I wonder if any of you have had 

or know anyone who has had

experience with the monovision - 

where one eye is corrected for distance 

and one for close up?

Would you share with me, please?

I have been posting my older work

on Instagram and Facebook.

I hate to have worked so hard 

to build up to build up a following

only to have it all disappear due to 

age and mother nature.

Thanks for sticking with me.

Reflections On The Pond

Reflections.

6x8in oil on canvas panel  $135. SOLD

Artist Note 

This one is as much about 

the reflections as the 

lily pads and Koi. 

 I had started a series 

about reflections earlier this year

(March) but was thwarted in my

efforts by a health issue.

Here I feel the same pull to capture

the reflections as I did earlier.

The addition of the lily pads and 

colorful Koi makes it more enticing

Keeping it abstract.

All palette knife except for the fish.

Reflections On The Lily Pond

Reflections On The Lily Pond

8x6in oil on canvas panel $135 SOLD

Artist Note.

Number 8 

in the lily pond series.

The glow of the setting sun 

reflects on the water.

Sky and water  together- 

Beautiful!

I always have an 

emotional response

to this combination 

no matter what time of day.

Using the palette knife

I went for simple shapes of color

to suggest sky, hills, water and then 

adding the lily pads at the end. 

Its amazing what the eye can 

make out of

simple shapes and color.

Lily Pond at Capistrano.

Lily Pond At Capistrano.

8x6in oil on canvas panel  $150

Purchase HERE

Artist Note

Last week a member of the 

Artists Guild

visited 

 Mission San Juan Capistrano 

and sent me some 

amazing

Lily Pond photos. 

I cannot wait to paint some more

of them

When I lived in Southern California

I visited there many times -

(every time we had visitors!)

and have a book of watercolor 

sketches recording many a view.

Now, if only I can find it...

It is 5 houses ago!

LilyPond - Misty Morning

Lily Pond - Misty Morning

6x6in oil on canvas panel  $110.

Purchase HERE

Artist Note

Last weekend I was in 

Cloudcroft, NM.

Think of the name...

Cloud... croft. Land in the clouds!

I was lucky enough to enjoy

a misty morning and it was 

truly atmospheric and beautiful. 

So different from fierce colors 

and beauty the dry air creates

here in Las Cruces.

The Lodge Resort has a 

 large lily pond and I was able

to take many photos.

The colors were cool and muted 

with very soft edges.

(The Lodge also has a ghost - can you 

imagine her coming out of the mist!!)

The DPW Challenge has

The FOG Challenge this week

so hoping that the mist will substitute

because fat chance of me seeing 

fog in this neck of the woods.

I checked - there IS a 

difference between mist and fog 

even though they are both 

created with water droplets.

Thank you for visiting.

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