8″ x 8″ Foxglove watercolor painting / $50 BUY at Daily Paintworks This foxglove watercolor painting turned into an experiment. The beginning of this painting was much different. Somewhere along the way I lost my intention and almost gave up. I outlined the flowers and leaves in black and still, I wasn’t happy. My […]
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Crown Imperial Flower 8″ x 8″ watercolor painting, unframed $50 / BUY at DailyPaintworks Third in my watercolor flower series. I used a painting of Pierre-Joseph Redoute for a reference. Some information about the original artist: Pierre-Joseph Redouté (10 July 1759 – 19 June 1840), was a painter and botanist from Belgium, known for his […]
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8″ x 8″ Hibiscus watercolor painting $50 / BUY at DailyPaintworks This is my second watercolor flower painting in this series for the month. I searched the depths of my hard drive for photos of flowers to find this one. There are many flowers which I’ve saved over the years but never painted. The reference […]
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8″ x 8″ Watercolor Tulip painting SOLD Recently I finished working on an illustration for a wedding invitation which I’ll share after the wedding. I was asked to paint in watercolor which is a medium that I haven’t used in many years. I thoroughly enjoyed the process. As a result, I plan to continue with […]
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8″ x 8″ crumpled dollar pastel painting BUY at ETSY Daily PaintWorks, where I also have my work displayed, has monthly challenges for artists. This month’s challenge was to paint something crumpled. I pinned the dollar to my wall and started painting. Knowing it would be complicated to draw and halfway through I thought “What […]
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“Strawberry on Top” 6″ x 6″ pastel, unframed $75 – BUY at Daily Paintworks Once when I was visiting a friend she had these cupcakes and I took a photo knowing that one day it would be a subject I’d want to paint. They were so pretty against the polka dot placemats. I played with […]
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6″ x 6″ pastel painting, unframed SOLD I’m stepping out of my comfort zone with this painting of a coffee cup. Abstraction was something I did a lot in my younger years. As I became more detailed with my work, leaning toward realism, painting in the abstract became more of a challenge. Although I want […]
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9.5″ x 6″ pastel painting, unframed $100 + $10 for shipping in the continental US I was looking through my files for something to paint and found this folding fan which I photographed many years ago. The background and the foreground have more of a pinkish hue. Sometimes Photoshop doesn’t play well. It’s close though! […]
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“Ramen Yarn” 8″ x 8″ acrylic painting on 3/8″ board, painted sides $200 with free shipping in the continental US I was going to knit and once I found this yarn ball in my stash I decided that I’d rather paint it. Since the yarn looks so delicious I named the painting “Ramen Yarn”. I […]
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“One Bite” 8″ x 8″ pastel painting $100 with free shipping at ETSY One Bite is another piece that I painted for my YouTube videos. I’m keeping it relatively simple so that the followers can see that it’s possible for them to do as beginning pastel painters. This was a fun painting. The reference photo […]
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“Clementine” 5″ x 6.5″ pastel painting $75 / BUY NOW at ETSY I’ve had a YouTube channel for a number of years where I share instructional videos for the beginner pastel painter. I fell behind on creating videos and I’m now attempting to get back on track. It’s so rewarding to share what I know […]
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“Tall Stack” 12″ x 16″ x 1 3/8″ acrylic painting, painted sides $375 BUY NOW at ETSY Yes, more rocks. I think this is the longest I’ve continued with a series. This is number 11 and I might continue. If you’ve seen enough rocks and want to see something specific I’d love to hear from […]
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