Tree-lined Lake

This is a water miscible oil painting. It is 5 x 7 inches. It is the result of the painting project for About.com/painting. The project was to do a painting like Whistler. He did some paintings that were very subdued, atmospheric works with not a lot of contrast.

Cypress Swamp at Sunset Miniature

This is a tiny watercolor painting. It is 2.5 x 3.5 inches in size.

Hibiscus

I can't believe I got to create art!! It seems there is no time. Well, there probably is time, but you have to be kind of "in the zone." After chasing a toddler all day, I am mostly in a vegetative zone.


She sure is precious, though. : ) When I showed Chloe this painting, she made a little gasp and said she liked it. The cute thing is that she made a beeline for my bundle of colored pencils and grabbed the red one. I gave her a piece of paper and a clipboard and she started scribbling. I asked her what she was drawing and she said, "Flow" (flower). We signed her drawing and hung it on the fridge. Another cute thing has nothing to do with art, but humor me. I'm the grandma. I was carrying her up to bed for nap and was kissing her neck and shoulder. I didn't say a word, but Chloe said, "I uv oo too."

This painting is a pastel on 11 x 14 sanded board. I chose the black background to make a bold statement. I wanted it to pop, unlike my Mellow Sunflowers, which were supposed to be subdued.

Prairie Summer

This is an acrylic painting done on Gessoed watercolor paper. The size is 10 x 12.

Coneflowers

This is my most recent. It is done with watercolor pencils on paper. Matted size is 9 x 12.