Yellow Pink

6" x 6"
oil on Multimedia Artboard
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These flowers came from the remains of a flower basket given to my mother-in-law. She has been living for many years with Alzheimer's disease. Yellow was always a favorite color and her daughter remembered for her when she sent the begonia plant.
I picked the last few blooms as I liked the chubby little flowers.

Fuschia and white

6" x 6"

oil on gessoboard

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Last night I returned home late, after celebrating my oldest son's birthday. Unfortunately that meant I was a bit tired when I posted my note which in the light of day was a bit of a ramble. Sorry!

I am usually a day behind in publishing my paintings due to the fact that I have been relying on natural daylight for the photos and that is not always available to me at the right time.  I finally decided  that this was crazy and so I am treating myself to some new lights so that my images are less of a challenge. I had finished this painting yesterday but I was a little undecided about the fuchsia. I did ramp it up a bit, but only a bit. Anyway I do like this color so I left it glow in all its glory.

Painting orange slice

Oil on gessoboard
7" x 5"
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I found this small vase that my son made when we took a pottery class together years ago. It made an interesting contrast to the orange slice. I must admit I started these small paintings last year as a change from the larger abstract work that I usually do. I saw it as a way to work on a different scale and in a different medium as my large abstract work is done with encaustics. I now find these small works are compelling and hope that I can find away to continue to work on them as I take up my encaustics again for a show I will be in the end of June.

Pink Flower

Oil on gessoboard
6" x 6"
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I wanted to capture the delicacy of this flower.  I had some difficulty getting a good image of this without glare. I may need to figure out a better way to take photos.

White flower

 Oil on gesso panel
6" x 6 "


These simple flowers were calling to be painted.

Green apple

Oil on gessoboard
6"x6"



I liked the almost silhouette quality of the apples on the red plate. Have been doing a lot of painting and thinking about how I want my work to look.  These small pieces allow me to think with my paintbrush in hand.

Red Red

6" x 6"
oil on gesso panel



Well after being out of town for a while I found that the studio work slowly returned.  This is the only painting from last week that I was happy with. It has the more painterly brush stokes that I am experimenting with. I hope this week is a little more successful!

Apple Abundance

6" x 6"
oil on gessoboard

I loved playing with all the variations of red.

Yesterday I had hoped to go to a gallery in downtown Columbus. The Riffe Gallery has a show that will only be up one more week. I cruised around looking for parking, but no luck, the lots were full as were all the pay meters.  Oh well,  I went to my studio instead to work on a painting.

This is a 6" X 6" , oil on gesso panel.
I like the painting and will  apply varnish as soon as it arrives in the mail. I have not varnished a lot of my paintings but paintings with a dark ground really look better with at least one coat.

Red bell a gift

Having painted abstractly for years I needed to brush up on my more realistic painting. This red bell caught my eye and in addition I decided to play with reflective surfaces. I did feel rusty as I painted but it started feeling better as I continued. I don't think I will be whipping paintings off in 1 hour, as some of the daily painters can, but that's fine with me. This project is about the journey.

The painting is oil on panel, 6" x 6". The recipients loved it.

I am hoping, before I corral my husband into taking down the tree, to get some quality painting done today.