"At Townshend's Teahouse in Bend, Oregon" sold

5"x7"

Oil on Gessoboard

I can already see that I am not going to get to do any artwork today--going to go to my husband's class reunion where I expect to get some inspiration for more paintings! Anyway, I decided to bring out this little painting which is one of my favorites. It is a scene from a teahouse downtown here in Bend. I loved the backlighting and effect of the women and objects silouetted against the window. Also, this is the first painting I did with alizaron yellow and a limited palette. It was quite an eye-opener for me!

This painting is also available framed for $180. If you are interested in that, email me and I can send you a photo of it in its frame.

"Morning Coffee on a Winter Day"

11"x14"

Oil on Board

for purchase information contact River Bend Fine Art Gallery

This is the painting I started the other day with the acrylics. The acrylics ended up being the base for the painting--I just couldn't stick with them to finish it out. I think it's because I had a pretty good idea of what I wanted to achieve and wasn't able to get the paints to do what I wanted! I may be wrong, but I think if I paint with acrylics, it needs to be more about working with the paint as opposed to trying to make it act like oils! I see work, though, that is acrylic and very painterly (Jeffrey Boron's comes to mind--see his link on the list on the right) and yet the paintings could well be oils. Also, I'm noticing this photo has a bit of a pink cast to parts of it--I am trying out a new photo-editing program, so will have to see if I can get it right!

"Simpatico"

8"x6"

Oil on Board

$100 plus $10 domestic s/h

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I saw these kids at the rodeo a couple of weeks ago and in going through my photos, I was so struck by their seeming independence from everyone else. They just seemed so mature, like they've had a whole lot of experience packed into their few years. I enjoyed the challenge of the limited palette in this painting.