"Evening in Dodds Hollow"

6"x8"

Oil on Board

$125 plus $10 domestic s/h

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Summer evening in Dodds Hollow, which is in the Klamath Basin in southern Oregon. . . I grew up on a farm here and I think it will always be about my favorite place. In this painting, the hay is cut and ready for my brother to get it baled.

"Simpatico"

16"x12" unframed, 22"x18" framed

Oil on Board
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I did a little 8x6 of this subject a couple of years ago and have wanted to go larger with it ever since. I love the solid feel of the two of them together, taking care of each other. The scene is at a rodeo. Maybe you'll recognize the cowgirl in the boots, hat and dress from another painting.

"Watermelon Party"

6"x8"

OIl on Board

$115 plus $10 domestic s/h

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In July I led a painting workshop and this is one of the paintings I did during it. I've had that piece of cloth for three years now and have been intimidated by it, but when I sliced up the watermelon, I just had to put them together! It was a really fun painting to do.

"Happy Hour at 900 Wall"

16"x12"

Oil on Board

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A local restaurant, 900 Wall, is the setting of this painting. I enjoyed painting from the perspective of the loft and I was attracted by the late afternoon light.

"Little Reader"

Linoleum Block Print

$55 includes domestic s/h

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I carved and printed this linoleum block print as a gift for the mother of the subject. Like yesterday's post, this is one of those pieces that was just a joy to do! This is a very limited edition of 4 prints plus 1 Artist's Proof. I used Daniel Smith water-base relief printmaking ink on a lightweight Japanese-style archival printmaking paper. The prints were made without a press and the image measures 5 5/8" high by 5 3/8" wide.

"Becky and Ty's First Dance"

12"x6"

Oil on Board

NFS

After nearly two months since my last post, it's good to be back to my blog! Even though I haven't been posting, I have been painting alot! This is a recent painting I did as a gift for a niece and her husband who married in July. I can't say how much I enjoyed painting this! I don't think there's anything quite as wonderful as painting someone you love--I swear I was smiling the whole time!

Commissions of this sort are welcome!!

"Table for Four" 2nd time around! (sold)

16"x12"

Oil on board

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I've been working on this second version and like it much better. I think the colors and composition work better and it was definitely much easier not working on the dark gesso for this one.

It's been very strange not working on something for my blog very often lately. I really miss not having time to paint or draw for it nearly every day, but also, it's been good to take some time to think about why I do it, what I'd like to try, etc. I absolutely love making the little paintings and hope to get back to it soon as I can. The teaching I've been doing has got me inspired to do some pen and ink wash drawings as a practice and watercolor sketches, too, just to try to shake up my seeing a bit!

"Table For Four"

20"x16"

Oil on Board

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I've been teaching most of this past week and working on an illustration job, but finally got to paint! I've been working on this for a couple of days and it just isn't the painting I had in mind!! I prepped the board with the venetian red gesso and it was hard to bring it up to a higher key. I think I'll do it again without the dark gesso. I love the subject, the way the light streams in from the east windows.

The classes have been great. My friend, Mary Marquiss and I co-taught a class called "Dance of Line and Watercolor". In the morning, I would work with drawing skills with the students and in the afternoon, Mary would work with them in watercolor, taking the concepts from the morning and using them in paint. We will be offering it again in August through wwww.artscentraloregon.org.

"At the Cafe Counter"

12"x16"

Oil on Board

sold

I just finished this commission of a painting I've done just a few times before! It is still a pleasure to work with this subject. This couple is at a cafe in Portland, OR called the Byways Cafe. It's a great little place with an Americana travel theme going on and looks like a diner out of the 50's. Good food, too!

I'm taking a couple of month's break from being in the Daily Painters Gallery (www.dailypainters.com). I need to be putting my energies towards painting for an upcoming show, illustration work and marketing and it's difficult for me to do that and try to do small paintings regularly, too--if you've been following, I'm sure you've noticed!! I'll be posting whatever I'm painting on my blog, though, so keep on following, or become a follower! I appreciate you all!

Pair of Iris Blossoms

8"x6"

Oil on Board

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I co-taught a class today in which we drew and painted some beautiful tulips. I was so enamored with painting flowers that I plucked these from their stems when I got home and painted them! I'm having a really hard time adjusting the color of this photo for some reason. The background has a lovely pale yellow color, not so reddish as it appears in my photo and the left iris is definitely purple--not dark blue.

Little Will and His Golden Book

6"x6"

Oil on Board

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This is my grand-nephew on his recent first birthday delving into a Golden Book--hard to believe they are still around! I used a panel I prepped with Venetian Red gesso by Daniel Smith and really liked working on it. I've tried black gesso a couple of times and liked it but found it really difficult, too. This is something I look forward to trying again!

"Airplane!"

6"x6"

Oil on Board

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I know it's nearly summer, but the way this little girl is bundled up shows you what early "summer" has been looking like in Bend this year! Not that it looks like it matters to her! She's having too much fun. I think I'd like to find a swing myself!

"Erica Coloring With Oil Pastels"

6"x6"

Oil on Board

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This little painting is of one of the children in the recent "Portrait" class I taught. She really went to town with the oil pastels!

"At the Wedding Reception"

8"x12"

Oil on Board

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I've been working on this painting the last couple of days which is of a couple from a wedding I attended last month. Besides the subjects, I was attracted to this scene because of the lighting and the challenge of the skin tones. The table was sparkling with the light coming from behind as the bride and groom were listening to toasts being offered to them. The wedding was at a vineyard outside of Livermore, CA. A beautiful setting and evening!

Painting in Process--At the Diner

12"x16"

Oil on Board

Commission--NFS

This is a commissioned painting and if you have followed my blog, you'll have seen the subject before a few times! I have always thought of myself as not liking to revisit subjects, but this year I'm finding out it isn't necessarily true. There are a few that I just don't get tired of exploring--the mothers/children and this one are two of them.