Strawberry Basket still life pastel painting SOLD
6″ x 6″ pastel painting, unframed SOLD This strawberry basket painting was one of the most challenging paintings I’ve worked on. Achieving the likeness of plastic wrap was more difficult than I anticipated! I was going for realism (obviously right?) yet trying to maintain a painterly quality…
Clouds and Fields pastel painting SOLD
SOLD Day 3 of the 30 in 30 painting challenge A quick little landscape painting today. My focus was on keeping it loose. I’ve always loved watching clouds and painting them. Every painting has a part which I like the most. In this one I love the foreground colors.
Lotus flower pastel painting SOLD
10″ x 7″ unframed pastel SOLD An older piece that slipped away. The lotus is one of my favorite flowers along with the calla lily. An interesting fact – An individual lotus can live for over a thousand years and has the rare ability to revive into activity after a period of being…
Coffee and a Crow acrylic painting SOLD
The Visitor 6″ x 6″ acrylic painting (unframed) painted on panel SOLD I recently sold my last of the morning coffee series of paintings. I love the theme so here’s another with a different slant. Is it a crow or a raven? I’m not always sure but they are both my…
Ready for Summer 2 SOLD
6″ x 6″ acrylic painting SOLD I was asked to paint something very similar to the last painting “Ready for Summer” which sold. Since I don’t want 2 people owning the same painting I reversed the umbrella and chair, and also added some clouds. Ahh . .the magic of Photoshop.…
Alarm Clock pastel painting SOLD
“Alarm Clock” 8″ x 8″ pastel painting (unframed) SOLD This painting of an old alarm clock was an experiment in values which I finished a few weeks ago. I couldn’t decide if I wanted to post it mostly because I wasn’t happy with my circles. I’m guessing that perhaps Dali painted…
Dramatic Rose pastel painting SOLD
“Dramatic Rose” 8″ x 8″ pastel painting (unframed) SOLD I’m back to working with pastels for a while. The vibrancy of colors can not be beat, at least in my experience. I saturated the colors of the petals to bring out more contrast and changes in value. I’m very happy…
Sand Castle Dreams acrylic painting SOLD
“Sand Castle Dreams” 8″ x 8″ x 1″ acrylic painting (unframed) painted on a cradled wood board SOLD A little reminder of the simple things. So many creations start with a simple bucket full of sand. The sand was the biggest challenge in this painting. My favorite part is the sand…
lime slice acrylic painting SOLD
“lime slice acrylic painting” SOLD 8″ x 8″ x 1″ acrylic painting (unframed) painted on a cradled wood board I just finished a larger acrylic painting and had tons of paint left on my palette. What to do? Paint a few simple still lifes. The next one will probably be a…
A day at the beach SOLD
“A Day at the Beach” seagull 9″ x 6″ pastel painting (unframed) SOLD Dally Paintworks, which I’m a member of, has regular art challenges for painters. This weeks challenge is The Summer Vacation. My daughter shared a wonderful photo of a seagull on the beach with me. I’ve been…
vegetable scraps painting SOLD
“Veggie Scraps” 8″ x 11″ unframed pastel painting SOLD This painting began as an experiment between realism and abstraction. Although it became mostly realistic I think the various cut veggies take on an abstract look. The inspiration came preparing a meal. I was making crab cakes and had a bunch…
portrait of a child and a dog
8″ x 8″ pastel painting It was a week of portrait work. Meet my grandson Coen. There were so many photos to choose from and this is one of my favorites. I just love his expression. The reference photo was small and a bit fuzzy so I needed to work out some of the…
