Blue Rain

 

 

Painted for DPW "Party Dress" challenge. 

 I originally began this painting in acrylics a couple years ago.

 Never finished it until now - repainted it in oils.

I wanted to style this painting after John Singer Sargent's paintings of women,

 but a little more modern, by giving her a Vera Wang evening gown,

and long hair worn down on her shoulders.

My nod to Sargent's era is the long lace scarf.

 

14" x 11" oil on canvas panel

 

$125.

available on my DPW Gallery

(see sidebar)

 

Dancing in Sunshine and Rainbows

 

 

 

 

The idea behind this painting

is what inspires a child's imagination.

This little barefoot girl,

is pretending she is dancing on the clouds.

Her steps produce raindrops in the sunshine

and the colors reflect off the clouds.

 

The image is all pastel shades

 therefore the values are very similar,

which unfortunately (in the photo)

 doesn't come across as pure and crisp

and full of light, as they are in the painting.

They also appear a bit darker and with faint lines.

 

Click on the image for a truer idea of what the painting looks like.

 

10" x 8" oil over acrylic base

 

available on my DPW Gallery

$50.

 

Walking in Paradise

 

 

This painting is in homage to Jan van der Linden,

architect, artist, and my maternal grandfather. ​

When I was a little girl, I remember a painting similar to this,

done by my grandfather of an island woman in a red dress

 with a basket on her head.

She was walking to or from the local market.

I don't remember many other details, though. 

He had painted several works

from the time he spent on the island of Java

when my mother was a small child.

 

5" x 7" oil on canvas panel

 

available on DPW auction

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Lady in White Lace

 

​I was intrigued by this lady

 dressed in layers of white organza with lace trim 

and several colorful necklaces.  

She had a bandeau of white lace

 twisted around her dark hair

and tied into a 'flower'.

Couldn't resist painting her. 

 

6" x 6" oil on canvas panel

 

available on DPW auction

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Big Wheel

He could burn up the sidewalk on his Big Wheel
with his batman cape flying behind him.
5th in childhood memories series.

6" x 6" acrylic on canvas panel

for sale on DPW auction

Her Silver Flute

The 4th in the series on the memories of my children.
She played the flute and her music was magical.

6" x 6" acrylic on canvas panel

for sale on DPW auction

Snuggling With a New Friend

The 3rd in a series
painted from memories of my children's lives.
One of my daughters had a white lop eared rabbit,
she named snuggles.

6" x 6" acrylic on canvas panel

for sale on DPW auction

Flower Child

 Every child  loves flowers.
She will make daisy chains for her hair,
and pick dandelions and lawn daisies,
and bring her mom bouquets
gathered from where ever she found them.

6" x 6" acrylic on canvas panel

for sale on DPW auction 

BFF

When my oldest daughter was a child she loved animals. She had a white cat
that she loved very much. I am sure if the saying was popular then,
she would have said she was her Best Friend Forever.

6" x 6" acrylic on canvas panel

for sale on DPW auction

The Golden Hour

On a rocky point on the California coast,
these two sun worshippers watch the final minutes
of a glorious summer day - the magic hour.

8" x 8" acrylic on canvas panel

$40.

Pretty in Pink

A girls love affair with shoes begins early,
and she can't have too many pair of shoes.
Which to choose?

8" x 8" acrylic on canvas panel

$40.

Iced Coffee

Warmer days are for outdoor living.
While out for a walk, I found this fun scene.
Time to take a break from sight seeing or shopping
 to enjoy a favorite beverage. Easy summer living...

6" x 6" acrylic on canvas panel

$35.

Street Cafe

I found this scene of interest to paint. Are these people friends or strangers.
Because they all seemed to be absorbed in their own pursuits.
The cute little dog was the only one who noticed me,
in fact he never took his eyes off me
as I laid down a quick plein air sketch to finish in the studio.

6" x 6" acrylic on canvas panel

DPW auction

SOLD

Chief Crazy Horse

Painted for DPW's Statue Challenge.For the painting,
I used acrylic like water colors, on watercolor paper.
6" x 8.5"
$50.

This is the reference photo I used, which I took at the
Chief Crazy Horse Museum in South Dakota.

This statue is a prototype of the enormous statue
that is being carved into the granite of the mountain (below).

The Yellow Balloon

Painted from a challenge photo of a winter festival from Studio Atelier.
I made some changes from the original photo.

6" x 6" acrylic on canvas panel

$50.

Young Ballerinas

Backstage tension and final preparations for the dance.
(This was on my easel when the 30 days challenge ended.)

6" x 6" acrylic on canvas panel

$50. 

Mango Strawberry, Please!

Commissioned work painted from Hawaiian vacation photos.

8" x 10" acrylic on canvas panel

NFS

In the Afternoon Shade

Painted for DPW's "Polka Dot" challenge 

(after John Singer Sargent).

6" x 8" acrylic (used like watercolors) on canvas panel

$50.

The Gardener

Painted for Bill Guffey's Virtual Paintout in Gdansk, Poland.

I am not too happy with the way this painting photographed.

The flowers are really a little more yellow, than the gold shown here.

5"x7" acrylic on canvas panel

$50.

Out of the Tuscan Sun

Painted for Bill Guffey's Virtual Paintout on the island of Elba.

5" x 7" acrylic on canvas panel

$50. includes shipping US