PONY RIDER
oil on linen
5" x 7"

Portraits are challenging but also the most fun. Have been researching palettes used by famous portrait artists of history. There are so many different recipes for mixing flesh tones! I'm happy using yellow ochre, cadmium yellow medium, alizarin crimson, burnt umber, ultramarine blue, black, white, burnt sienna, raw sienna, cadmium red light, and (who knew?) viridian green to tone things down! Colors are like musical notes... permanent rose and cerulean blue helped bring out the highlights in the purple ribbon.SOLD

JANA IN BOILED WOOL JACKET
oil on linen
8" x 10"

An old snapshot of Jana wearing a sweater I knit years ago fell out of a book. No one knows who took the photo and Jana doesn't remember where it was taken. Couldn't resist painting it. Progression shows pennies holding wet canvas off my scanner. Still some glare from wet paint in turtle neck... it's really darker. Difficult to do a portrait in such a tiny size. This one deserves to be painted again but much larger. SOLD

NOAH2
oil on linen
7" x 5"

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NOAH
oil on linen
7" x 5"

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ANNA
oil on linen
7" x 5"

First painting for 2009. Anna last summer at the Grand Canyon, painted from a snapshot. SOLD

3 ORANGE SLICES
oil on linen
4" x 6"

Working on large illustration job. Will not be posting as often for a while.
SOLD

RED PEPPER

    RED PEPPER

oil on linen

     4" x 6"

Have been lost in the tangled world of computer tech for at least a week.  Can finally see the light after toasting the mother-board and restoring what was left on new computer.  Sheesh!!!

I'D RATHER BE PAINTING!!!

Computer problems. Will be back soon!

CHRISTMAS 08
oil on canvas
5" x 7"

This beauty was parked at Casey Pass, Venice, Florida. Couldn't resist turning it into our Christmas card. The surfboard and Christmas tree were already on it, just added myself, John, Shadow and Charley. Why can't we build cars like this anymore?
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STEVE
oil on canvas
7" x 5"

Really pleased with this one! Steve from Englewood Frame Shop, a nice guy. SOLD

JONI
oil on canvas
7" x 5"

This one worked out well with the vee neckline and the vee frame samples. My friend Joni at her frame shop, Frames of Mind in Englewood, Florida. SOLD

SELBY GARDENS
oil on panel
5" x 7"

Lured into painting this because of the little dabs of light on the building. Subject far to complex for a quick plein air sketch. Oh, well...

JANA
oil on canvas
10" x 8"

Happy Four Oh, Jana! SOLD

JOAN
oil on canvas
7" x 5"

Joan making her Wallace and Grommet face.
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ORANGE FOR BANSEMER
oil on canvas
5" x 7"

Watched a live webcast by Roger Bansemer last night which inspired me to snatch a neighbors orange from a tree while walking the dogs this morning. Painted this as a way to thank Roger Bansemer for all his useful information!

JULIE
oil on canvas
7" x 5"

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RACHAEL SKETCH
oil on panel
7" x 5"

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BEACH PEOPLE #4
oil on panel
4" x 6"

BEACH PEOPLE #3
oil on panel
4" x 6"

Experimenting with sky and sea colors. No reference used and was not painted en plein air, so I guess this should be called en plain brain.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING ALL!

BEACH PEOPLE #2
oil on panel
4" x 6"