Chair in My Garden

This is another altered photo. This was taken last season. The chair was a $1.00 find at a yard sale. I thought it looked nice placed among the flowers.

Jonquils

This is an altered photo. It was done with my Nikon D 50 and Corel Photo Paint.

Sunflowers

This is my latest painting. It is acrylic on stretched canvas, size 16 x 20. I used the brush and knife on this one. I used heavy bodied paint for some texture.

Cowboy in the Rain

This drawing was prompted by a request to design a CD cover. The musician wanted a cowboy in the rain, sitting on a stump, holding a woman's scarf. This was my first attempt. The musician asked for some minor changes, which I made. The musician is still interested in my drawing, but his recording was delayed by an injury. I am looking forward to my art being on his CD.

One Man's Trash is Another Man's Treasure

Here's another weird one for you. I think I've been watching too much Planet Green on TV. I just had to find a use for the pretty plastic sleeves the newspapers come in. I manipulated some of the plastic and my little grand daughter said, "flow". (It is pronounced like flower only without the er on the end.) Well, if an 18 month old can see a flow, I guess I can put it out there. This is a 16 x 18 stretched canvas which I covered with recycled tissue paper. I applied this with gel medium. I used some acrylic paints, pastels and applied my "trash". The bright, shiny flowers are the newspaper sleeves. I added large button centers and black wire stamens. The smaller, daisy-like flowers are made from paper egg cartons that I tore into petal shapes. I painted the upper daisies with acrylic and the lower one is done with pastel. The centers of the daisies are the little glass spheres sold for scrap booking. I had a lot of fun with this one. My husband named the piece for me.

Irises in oil pastel

This is an oil pastel on paper. The size is 11 x 13. You might notice that the corner is torn. My sweet little grand daughter did that. I think with some creative cropping, it will be just fine. Maybe I should frame it for her room. What do you think?

Poppy

This is a quick study using watercolor and oil pastel on paper. The size is 9 x 11.