Milk Break
Milk Break , oil, 5x7", $109 I took the reference photos for this painting a few years ago when I lived in the farming community of Manchester, Michigan. It was spring and this little one was adorable!
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Canine Pet Portrait of Faithful Companion
Portrait of Suzy , oil, 10x8" SOLD Please say a prayer for Suzy's owner as she is very ill.
This Little Piggy
This Little Piggy , oil 7x5" SOLD I loved painting this porker! I used a photo from Paint my Photo . Cool site, cool pig!
Cupcake #1
Cupcake #1 , oil, 7x5", Available This is my first painting of a cupcake. Many more to follow. It was fun, but not easy! I worked from a photograph because I dare not have any in the house, or they will be inside me.
Dawn Breaks Over Mt Shasta
Dawn Breaks Over Mt Shasta , oil, 5x7", $109 I took the reference photos for this painting while on a trip up to Oregon over Thanksgiving week. It was a cold morning and the fog had lifted to this majestic scene.
White Maine Coon Cat
White Maine Coon Cat, oil, 7x5" Available I decided to participate in Leslie Saeta's " Thirty Paintings in Thirty Days Challenge ". I had fun painting this cat! I hope each and every piece I create will teach me something new.
Portrait of Margie
Portrait of Margie , Oil, 24x30 SOLD I just recently finished this portrait and wanted to share with you my process. Margie is a wonderful person; sophisticated, charming, warm and vivacious! During the photo session, we took photos throughout the house and deck. Margie is photogenic and all the photos looked portrait worthy. Then we decided on a change of outfit and Margie invited me into the bedroom. I loved the warm lighting from her nightstand and the cooler lighting coming in from a window in which hanged a stained glass piece. Margie was all excited to put on her attire that she was taking on her cruise through the Panama Canal. We both giggled like a couple of girls playing 'dress up'. We both knew we had a winner! Well, while Margie and her husband left for the cruise, and I got started on the portrait. I began sketching with a brush and paint thinned with mineral spirits. I am most concerned with placement of the elements and not a lot of detail. N...