doggie - 8" square

Very busy past couple of days! I thought I would get this post in between things and then couldn't get onto my blog because I forgot my password and had to reset it.

tulips - 14x11

Well, I got my photo lesson this morning and have a better photo.......I also did a quick still life before the agonizing pain of an infected toenail forced me to call the doctor. I spent my afternoon there and feel much better with treatment and some antibiotics. Since the pain actually woke me up in the middle of the night and got steadily worse as I stood and painted this morning I felt like I didn't have much choice but to go.

friends - 8" square

This isn't quite done but I am doing an experiment. I am going to ask my friend Mary (a graphic designer with mega computer skills) to actually demonstrate to me on my own camera how to take a reproduction-quality photo of this tomorrow morning. So, expect to see a vastly better image in Thursday's post (really).

nuevo laredo - 10x8"

I took a bunch of pictures a few years ago when I was in Mexico.........I love the white hot light of the place. This guy was leaning up against a very cool turquoise wrought iron fence and there were coca cola signs everywhere.

home again

I finished this one after I got home this morning. The weather is completely intense at the moment; very high winds and pouring rain. My outer front door actually blew off and broke! I might have some more touches to finish this when the sun comes out and I can see the true color.

winter light - 12x9"

I wasn't going to post this until it was completed but I have been rushing around all day and cooking. I am leaving for NY to visit my dad tomorrow so won't be be able to paint or post for a couple of days. My sisters and I have been trying to make our specialties in large batches when we visit so he can freeze them and not have to worry about cooking - I am bringing beef stew and kale soup. I might get to paint a little later, we shall see. Anyway, the background of this picture is beginning to emerge.........I have redrawn it once already.

profusion of leaves - 6x8"

I am working on some larger things so decided to do a quick study to catch the fleeting light of the plants on the windowsill over my sink. The abstract quality of this many leaves is important since there would be no way of accurately drawing each leaf without killing the impact of the entire scene. Mixed results but it was fun!