Guest House

 



Our fruit trees are beginning to blossom

with their spring color.

Time to clean the birdhouses

we have scattered about the property,

readying them for our feathered guests.

 

6" x 6" oil on canvas panel

 

available on DPW auction

starting bid  $25.

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Magic of Spring

 

 

The groundhog has spoken for an early spring,

so this is my contribution to DPW's Groundhog Day challenge.

Spring has a magical quality about the season.

I wanted to depict this element in a whimsical way

and yet maintain the beauty of the time of year.

Dragonflies are a particular favorite of mine, 

as they flit about the serene floating lily pads and  lily flowers.

 

6" x 6" oil on canvas panel

 

available on DPW auction

starting bid at $25.

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Santa Fe Spring

 

 

Painted this for Bill Guffey's Virtual Paint Out Santa Fe challenge.

 Spring in New Mexico, with the white blossoms, and bare tree yet to green out.

 I particularly liked the peachy adobe house

 with the bright gorgeous shade of turquoise trim.

 

5" x 7" oil on canvas panel

 

available on DPW auction

starting bid $25.

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Spring Thaw

 

 

As I mentioned before,

I take along some books by artists I admire

while traveling.

This painting is after Johannes Vloothius

 

6" x 8" oil on canvas panel

 

available on DPW auction

starting bid $30.

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Spring's Pastels

 

 

​For her Rite of Spring,

 nature dresses her subjects in festive bright pastels,

 bringing to the new season warmth and color.

 

7" x 5" oil on canvas panel

 

$35.

(Available on DPW Gallery)

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Bluebonnets

 

 

​A spring morning in Texas,

 the bright green leaves on the trees

 and patches of  lovely bluebonnet wildflowers

against the misty purple hills.

 I like the road,

which suggests that this pretty landscape

 is somebodies ranch home.

Lucky them!

 

8" x 10"  oil on canvas panel

 

available on DPW auction

with a starting bid of $40.

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Springing Forward

 

 

 

​Sometimes during the gray days of winter

our thoughts turn to the brighter days of spring

with all the lovely flowers and warmer weather.

 

 

5" x 7"  oil on canvas

 

available on DPW auction

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Blue Skies

Painted for Dana Marie's Artistic Sentiments Challenge - "Blue Skies".
Something some of us have rarely seen for a long time.

6" x 6" acrylic on canvas panel

DPW auction

Signs of Spring!

Painted for DPW Spring challenge.
Ginger loves flowers. She will bring buds and petals as gifts.
She knows she shouldn't help her self to the table bouquets,
so she hides behind the curtains and enjoys the scent.
Until no one is looking....

6" x 6" acrylic on canvas panel

DPW Auction

Spring Storm in the Tetons

Painted this from a photo I took while in Western Wyoming,

one of my favorite places. The Tetons Rockies are amazing in spring.

But beautiful and majestic in all seasons.

6" x 8" palette knife acrylic on canvas panel

$50.

I Will Stand By You

This painting was submitted to Alice Thompson's Calypso Moon Artist Movement, April challenge.  This blooming cherry tree (Sakura in Japanese) is in the yard of an elementary school in Japan. It is old and venerable, often pruned, and with its branches shaped by the wind making it a perfect symbol of wisdom and strength. Along with Mt. Fuji in the background, they are signs of hope for the children, and all the people of Japan in the light of the recent disaster.

The painting's title is from the words of a song by Rascal Flatts. This song gives another layer of meaning to this painting.   Ever since I first heard this song, it has moved me in many ways. In this instance, it is how I think the people of America, and we as artists, feel about the people of Japan. Listen to it and see if you don't agree.  "I won't let go! .  Thank you to Alice Thompson for a most meaningful and interesting challenge.

7"x5" acrylic on canvas panel

$50.