Say hello to my little friend! This painting was inspired by a close encounter of the arachnid kind. Walking outside to get the mail one sunny morning not too long ago, I walked full speed, face first into an occupied orb weaver web. There was a scream (from me, I didn’t hear one from the spider) as the poor web
I finally finished my painting series of a tree in a field at different times of the year. I started with winter (a borrowed painting idea), moved on to autumn, then did summer and finally spring. So no kind of order whatsoever. Soon I shall find a nice empty wall to hang the series on! These paintings were painted using
My child’s favorite kind of flowers are Zinnias, so I plant them every year, as many different kinds as I can find seeds for! They are big and bright and have neat little stars that often grow around their centers… perfect for attracting the interest of bees… and apparently kiddos! This one was a salmon colored one, mixed in among
I painted this one (semi-gloss acrylic on canvas) about a year ago in celebration of the early-blooming flowers here in the Western Oregon rainforest. Snow Queen is one of the earliest wildflowers to bloom and pokes its fluffy little purple/pink head up through the damp moss even before the last frost has come. Western Trillium (or Wake Robin) is a
A few weeks back a couple of my friends went on a moonlight hike (yeah, I would just break my legs and face if I tried that) on one of the hills looking down on the Eugene area. They took a picture of the city lights with the moon setting in the background, but since it was just shot by
This is a painting that I made of one of the pale pink and yellow columbines that continue to come back year after year in the shady corner of our back yard. The medium is acrylic (matte) on canvas. I feel like I would like to try painting this one again to bring out a bit more of the depth
This is an original painting I created of a dragon curling around and giving the onlooker a good stare down. Medium is acrylic on canvas. It started from a photo that I took of a pale sunset behind a lump of a tree… But things always seem to go sideways with painting. No tree… thought something more interesting than a
This is a painting loosely based on an idea that I borrowed from another artist — a glowing holiday tree in the snow. Medium is acrylic on canvas. I have gifted this one in particular to my parents for their holiday painting collection. I may try painting one with multi-colored lights next and see how it turns out. Please feel
This is a painting that I made of kelp swaying in the currents. The medium is acrylic on canvas. It is loosely based on a photo that another artist shared of a kelp display at the enchanting Monterey Bay Aquarium in California. (I have had the pleasure of visiting the aquarium twice in my life, and I highly recommend it
This is a painting that I made of some bright pink fuchsias in a shady part of my garden. The medium is matte acrylic on canvas. I really like this variety of fuchsia because of the striking red branches and veins on the leaves. The brilliant colors make them really pop, even in the shady areas of the garden, and
This is a painting that I made of an African Violet (Saintpaulia) houseplant. The medium is acrylic on canvas. This painting was gifted to my mother who loves African Violets and has a room in her house that is dedicated almost entirely to growing them. African violets have always been one of my favorite houseplants. They gracefully endure hardship, such
This is a painting that I made of a white face cow and her calf a couple of years back. The medium is acrylic on canvas. This painting was a gifted to my mother and father, who got to know their neighbor’s cow and named her “Old’ White Face” — she was very friendly and was definitely the boss of
This is a painting I made of a dark purple pansy that was growing in one of my window boxes. It is matte acrylic paint on canvas. I’ve got several kinds of acrylic paint — some is matte, some semi-gloss, and some glossy. I find that the matte has a very distinctive look, almost more like chalk — I will
This is a painting that I did of an owl in a tree with the moon behind. It’s acrylic on canvas. I have to be honest, here, I got the original painting idea from another artist’s painting that I saw when searching the web for inspiration. I’m taking it a step farther though, as I am doing a series with
This is a painting I made of one of our hens, Sisko, a black sexlink chicken. She is a real character! Painting is acrylic on canvas and became a birthday present for my dad.
