Violets 2, sunlit flowers

"Violets 2"

8 x 10 inches

Acrylic on canvas

NOT AVAILABLE

Here is new version of the same violets. The sun was coming through the leaves and making some very cool colors! I was very interested in the warm and cool contrasts, and the petals of the violets that seemed to repeat the the patterns in the leaves.

I worked on this painting 2 -3 hours at a time, 2 sittings, yesterday and today. It has thick paint and an impressionistic style, which really emphasised the sun's glow.

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Violets, painting flowers step by step

"Violets"

6 x 6 inches

Acrylic on hardboard

ready to frame
SOLD

These violets are blooming in my window, so I couldn't resist painting them. I photographed the painting in progress, and posted it as a step by step painting lesson: click here for the lesson. 

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Let's Talk About This . . .

"Let's Talk About This . . ."

8 x 10 inches

Acrylic on canvas

NOT FOR SALE

This was way out of my comfort zone! My Daily Painters group is posting self portraits for tomorrows page. So I wanted to paint my portrait to include my husband, Robert Barr. I may work on it some more, but it is close. I painted yellow in the background for the joy he has brought to my life, and the red is for his genuine passion. I added some blue to symbolize my cold shoulder that I often turned his way when we first got married. (We have been married for almost 9 years now.)

His favorite saying is "Let's talk about it . . ." of course talking is not on his mind, and of course, all I want to do is talk about the issues at hand (and not in the bedroom!!!) We have always been able to laugh about it. He usually wins me over. He still has a great sense of intelligent humor, even with all the illness we have had to deal with these past few months.

His beautiful curly hair is all shaved off now (He had a shunt put in his head just before Thanksgiving.) He has lost 13 lbs or more in the last three weeks from having migraines. But today he didn't have the severe headaches he's been having, and was able to eat more than a few bites. We go back to Shands hospital this week to have more tests done and discuss the small tumor that is in his inner ear.

Please keep us in your prayers!

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Around the Bend, Florida Sunset

"Around the Bend"

8 x 10 inches

Acrylic on canvas

Not Available

I started this painting of some palms down the road from my house, but it reminded me a lot of the Peace River in Arcadia. So I added the water and played up the weeds.

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Iris Abstract, O'keeffe flower

"Iris Abstract"

8.5 x 11.75 inches

watercolor on acid free paper
Ready to frame

$475.00 

I have always been inspired by Georgia O'keeffe's flowers. I thought this one would look great in watercolors. I changed the colors somewhat and let the composition flow the way it wanted as I painted it in without drawing it first. I used to have my students at the high school do this type of art history study. Of course they had to do a report too!

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Sissie, Maltese, pet portrait

"Sissie"

9 x 12 inches

Acrylic on canvas

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I have been working on this little girl for a few weeks. I love her big dark eyes against all that soft white fur! This was quite a challenge, as shadows in white fur often look to dark or too light, hard to get the right balance. I am very happy with the outcome.

Happy New Year!!!!!!

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Best of Winter Too

"Best of Winter Too"

8 x 10 inches

Acrylic on hardboard

(ready to frame)
$700.00

Icy, foggy, and cold. Frosted trees, and rushing water . . .

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!

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Evening Grace, great egret, wildlife art

"Evening Grace"

5 x 7 inches

Acrylic on hardboard

SOLD

This palette knife painting is full of thick texture and bold color! I used a brush to paint the great white egret.

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Ironwood, palette knife, study of an old tree

"Ironwood"

6 x 6 inches

Acrylic on hardboard

ready to frame
$275.00

This old ironwood tree would have been great for October, looks like it should be in a scary movie! I was interested in all the bends and twists in the limbs. I left off the moss this time, because I didn't want to lose the structure of the tree.

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Book info.

Here is more about the book I am published in:

Some of my featured paintings in the new Daily Painter's book include: "Looking Up," "Wood Storks," and "Angel." There are five paintings featured on my page, along with a nice write up! The layout has one large featured painting and the rest are small on the side. Each has a nice caption.

To find more information about the book click here.

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Southern Pines, palette knife painting

"Southern Pines"

6 x 6 inches

acrylic on hardboard

ready to frame

$325.00

Did this painting from memory. I was practicing blending with a palette knife by painting this sky that I saw the other evening. I didn't get the clouds near dramatic enough, so I added the slash pines for interest.

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