Silver Springs Doe, deer, Wildlife, Daily Painting

"Silver Spring's Doe"

9 x 12 inches

(ready to frame)

Acrylic on hardboard

This doe was fairly tame, and she would let people get close enough for photos. I tried to pet her but she moved away. She is one of the deer that the resort at Silver Springs had rehabilitated.

I just thought it was so neat that she came so close to me that morning. I put her in this setting, which I have painted once before. I tried to brighten it up as the morning colors were still a little on the dark side. It gives a nice mood to the painting though.

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Early Birds, Impressionism, Wildlife, Daily Painiting

"Early Birds"

8 x 10 inches

Acrylic on hardboard

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Just love the morning sun in this little Daily Painting. It is done alla prima (all at once.) The small egret kept coming closer to the great blue heron, then the heron turned his back to me (as he is positioned here) and flew away!

There is also a small alligator in the water, he was one of five I saw that morning. most were much larger.

Don't worry, I was up above the water line with piles of rocks between us! This is from Nubbin's Slough, Lake Okeechobee.

Water Lily, Watercolor, Daily Painting

"On the Lake"

(Water Lily)

5 x 7 inches

Watercolor 

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I took more than 50 pictures of lilies on lake Okeechobee, before the drought. (We still can't get the boat in the water!) Now and then I paint another one of those pictures, they are all so unique. Everywhere I looked there were tons of lily pads, buds, and blooms! I was so struck by the multitudes of them that I felt like I was on a different planet.

I have been practicing watercolors as I have been giving private lessons and one of my students is in love with watercolors! We are having too much fun with them. Enjoy!

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Out Fishing, Blue Heron,Impressionism Landscape

"Out Fishing"

(Great Blue Heron)

8 x 10 inches

Acrylic on gessoed board

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This is a painting lesson. If you would like to see it by steps and see how to get a good start in acrylic painting, click here: free painting lesson

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The Ghost, Barn,Birds, Impressionism Landscape

"The Ghost"
9 x12 inches

Acrylic on gessoed board

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This is one I did in November 2006. I have added water and birds, and more foliage. I struggled with leaving as it was, because it really captured the essence of the memory I had of this old barn. But I kept seeing water and birds making it a stronger composition. Making it better won out over keeping the essence of the memory. Now it reminds me of a barn I saw near a pond recently.

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Crepe Myrtle, Watercolor, Plein Air

Crepe Myrtle Study

9 x 12 inches

Watercolor
$500.00

Went out at sunset and rushed through this splash of color! I have wanted to paint these for quite sometime, but they are on the side of the house that rarely gets sun. So I had to do them quickly. I like the shadows on the house, and the loose painterly quality.

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Iris Study, Watercolor, Daily Painting

Iris Study

9 x 12 inches

Watercolor

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This is a demo I did for an art lesson. I plan to strengthen the grass and stem, as they don't seem quite finished yet. But I liked the colors and the effects of watercolor in the background. This is not completely an original, the lesson came out of a book. I did change the composition some, but most of my demonstrations come from books.

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Old Timer, Grizzly, Wildlife Impressionism

"Old Timer"

8 x 10 inches

Acrylic on hardboard

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It's all about the texture and the color, not the subject! I used the paint very thick and and love the way the light hits this grizzly bear. I painted this from one of my photos. He was at a zoo, but I changed the back ground to a place in Montana. We had lots of bears out there, and what an exciting thing to see them in the wild!

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Pretty in Pink, Floral Impressionism

"Pretty in Pink"

9 x 12 inches

Acrlic on canvas board
Ready to frame
$650.00 plus shipping

I was interested in the different shades of pink against all that green! It was a fun, fast, thick-paint kind of day. My goal was to do it alla prima, but I ended up going back this morning and touching up a couple of places that didn't agree with me.

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Heaven's Touch, seascape, horse and girl, 30 x 40

"Heaven's Touch"

30 x 40 inches

Acrylic on Gallery wrap canvas

(sides are painted)

$5,000.00

Detail:

I have been working on this painting off and on for almost a year now. It is all about contrasts and texture, as far as the technical aspects go.

This painting is far reaching too. Emotionally we all have things that need healing. Sometimes a sunrise or a sunset, a cup of coffee with a friend, or a moment of silence can touch us deeper than anything else at that time. This painting combines some of those ideas: dreams I have had, horses I have ridden, prayers cried out from the depth of my soul in my most turbulent times. Always God reaches out and heals the hurt a little more.

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Singing the Blues Again, Plein Air Painting

"Singing the Blues Again"

8 x 10 inches

Acrylic on hardboard
$450.00

Went out in my yard again this morning and painted these plumbago plants again. I set up on the opposite side so I could include the trees, and more sunlight. the down fall was that it was much hotter for me as well.

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