Red Climbing Roses

 

 

​When I saw these gorgeous red roses

climbing up this wonderful old crumbling and patched rock wall

- well it was a painting waiting to happen.

 

6" x 6" oil on canvas panel

 

$35.

available on my DPW Gallery

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Garden Shed

 

 

 

​Painted for DPW's Garden Challenge.

I painted an old garden shed, and composed this painting

from the various flowers that grow on the property:

pink rhodies, a bed of blue irises, yellow azaleas, magenta clematis.

Besides the garden implements,

I added birds

and one little lady bug (can you find her) for interest.

 

6" x 8" oil on canvas panel

 

$35.

available on my DPW Gallery

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Front Porch

 

 

​A wrap around porch is a pleasant place

to sit and enjoy life;

with the bright colors of spring flowers

and the dappled shade and sunlight.

 

 

8" x 6" oil on canvas panel

 

$35.

available on my DPW Gallery

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Bird on a Twig

 

 

​It's late summer, the leaves are turning

and the Queen Anne's Lace dots the field of yellow grasses;

and this bird seems to be contemplating his journey south

as he perches atop a twig.

 

6" x 8" oil on canvas panel

 

$35.

available in my DPW Gallery

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Flower Fields

 

 

While traveling last summer,

I came across an old lavender field,

that was mostly overgrown

and dotted with other volunteer flowers.

A young mom and her daughter

were picking bouquets.

While their dog busied himself

chasing enticing scents.

Some photos I took

were the inspiration for this work.

 

6" x 8"  oil on canvas panel

palette knife work

 

SOLD

available in my DPW Gallery

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Geraniums in a Tin Pitcher

 

 

​Scarlet geraniums

in a white tin pitcher look lovely

against a bright blue wall.

 

8" x 6" oil on canvas panel

 

$35.

available in my DPW Gallery

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High Desert Spring

 

 

The seasonal rains

bring the desert wildflowers to bloom,

causing a golden carpet in springtime.

 

6" x 8" oil on canvas panel

 

available on DPW auction

starting bid $30.

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Tulips on My Windowsill

 

 

​These pretty purple tulips grow on my windowsill

from forced bulbs in an oval glass vase,

they bring a bit of color and springtime into my studio.

 

 

8" x 6" oil on canvas panel

 

available on DPW auction

starting bid $25.

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Stratus Blue Roses

 

 

Painted for DPW's Escape the Snow challenge.

Let me explain this painting and how it fits the challenge theme.

First of all, I like snow and don't find I need to escape it.

Second, when I can't paint plein air (outdoors) I paint still lifes indoors.

Third, painting itself is my way of getting away from it all.

I find myself caught up in what I am doing

and that in itself is a form of escape, so to speak.

So my 'escape' was to do this painting.

 

6" x 8" oil on canvas panel

 

available on DPW auction

with a starting bid of $30.

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Rose Quartz Roses

 

 

Painted for DPW 2016 Pantone Colors of the Year 

(rose quartz and serenity blue) challenge.

Pale rose quartz roses in a clear glass vase

against various shades of serenity blue.

 

6" x 8" oil on canvas panel

 

available on DPW auction

(starting bid $35.)

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Blue Teacup and Sweetpeas

 

​A pretty blue polka dotted teacup

sits on a black lacquered side table

next to a jar filled with sweetpeas.

Painted for DPW's "Teacup" challenge.

 

6" x 6" oil on canvas panel

 

available on DPW auction

(starting bid $30. see sidebar)

 

Lavender Pink Roses

 

 

 

Luscious lavender pink roses in a pearly vase.

The abundant foliage and daisies in a jar

with flowers scattered about waiting to be arranged.

Painted for the DPW  "Another Rose" challenge. 

 

6" x 8" oil on canvas panel

 

$35.

available on my DPW Gallery

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Last of Summer's Roses

 

 

The last of this year's roses,

full blown and dropping petals,

but still is a bright summery spot indoors.

 

6" x 6" oil on canvas panel

 

SOLD

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Calla Lilies

 

 

Thought I'd try something a little different

- it's fun to experiment with painting styles.

This work was done from a picture I took this summer while traveling.

The calla lilies were so tall I couldn't see inside their trumpet shaped flowers.

Thy were nestled in a garden of other smaller blooms of blues and orange.

 

6" x 6" oil on canvas panel

 

$30.

available on my DPW gallery

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Morning Glories

 

 

​A quick little sketch of the morning glories

 that almost inundated the mailbox with their bright blue flowers,

 before we had to trim them back.

 

7" x 5" oil on canvas panel

 

$25.

available on my Daily Paintworks Gallery

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Lemon Blossoms

 

 

I​nspiration for this painting

was the words to an old folk song by Harry Belafonte,

 that got stuck in my head:

 "Lemon tree very pretty and the lemon flower is sweet,

 but the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to eat."

 I had hoped that by painting this, I could exorcise the little demon.

 Not Harry, loved his songs.  We'll see.

 

6" x 6" oil on canvas panel

 

$30.

available on DPW Gallery

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42 Rue des Fleurs

 

 

​Another quaint and colorful painting

for DPW Balcony challenge,

 of a wonderful old building on Rue des Fleurs

in a little French town.

 

8" x 6" oil on canvas panel

 

$35.

available on my DPW Gallery

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Balconies

 

 

Painted for DPW "Balcony" challenge.

I love old building with character.

I jazzed up the mottled old plaster,

added more plants and bright flowers.

This was fun to paint.

 

6" x 6" oil on canvas panel

 

available on my  DPW Gallery

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White Poppies

 

 

​I revisited my 'White Poppies" painting

and touched up the background

and deepened the petal shadows.

Hit a few highlights here and there.

 I think it works better now.

 These white poppies were growing

 along the road in a little coastal town.

I was attracted by the movement of the petals

dancing in the breeze, but loved the way

 the lovely white flowers revealed blues and purples

in the shadow areas.

 

6" x 8" oil on canvas panel

 

$35.

available on my DPW Gallery

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Fireweed

 

 

​Fireweed is one of my favorite wildflowers

 (also I love the honey made from these flowers).

I painted this from a photo I took this summer of fireweed,

growing in a mountain meadow.

 I decided to paint it more abstractly

to emphasize the rich pale violet color of these pretty flowers.

 

 

6" x 8" oil on canvas panel

 

$35.

available on my DPW Gallery

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