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Studio Clean-Out Sale 2019
STUDIO SHELTER ALERT: Shelter is maxed out… Artist cannot foster more paintings until these find loving homes. Adoption fees have been drastically reduced! Visit the shelter today and rescue one of these adorable paintings. House-trained, vaccinated and ready to bring love and beauty to your home. That’s just my silly way of announcing my annual…
Stroll Down Redcloud
I am blessed to live in a very beautiful part of the world. This year the wildflowers have been amazing! A few weeks ago I went out plein air painting–one doesn’t have to go far here to find something wonderful to paint. I finished with my first scene, then turned to begin packing up… And…
Bitterweed Grace
Life lessons: the bitter can end beautifully. I know it can, because just look at these flowers! They are so beautiful– and this year they are so plentiful!–and yet the are named bitterweed.Brown bitterweed. I wish for a better name for them, one more suited to their joyful abundance, sunshiny spirit, and laughing dance in…
Pink Tea for the Ladies
It never fails that I learn something delightful when I paint. Sometimes it’s something about painting, but often it’s about the subject of the painting. I’ve learned about bees, bluebonnets, pollinators and pink ladies. These flowers, called Pink Ladies or Pink Evening Primrose are a common sight along our highways this time of year. I…
Virga over the Pecos
I’ve always been fascinated–and somewhat frustrated–by the phenomenon of virga. Because there could be so much MORE water if it just made it to the ground! Living in New Mexico, we saw it a lot though. Virga is when you can see that it’s raining but the rain doesn’t reach the ground. Generally it’s an…
Chilly on the Beach
One daughter, my middle daughter, is a flight attendant. This fits her personality and lifelong desire to travel perfectly. She is also a bit of a photography hobbyist. Recently she posted a lovely photo of a beach, commenting that it was too cold to really enjoy that day, but at least she was on the…
In the Bud of the Morning–O
… With thanks to James Stephens for the title. Still painting daisies. In the cool light of the morning, the daisies awake and sing to the day. I’m quite busy this week with appointments and getting ready for the spring show at the Highland Arts Gallery. They requested a few more paintings to add to…
A Daisy a Day
A Fairy Story Once upon a time there was a girl and a boy who were given to each other as a gift by God. They fell in love, of course, and sang silly love songs to one another, gave each other flowers and trinkets and wrote sappy letters. They married, and God blessed them…
Nimbus the Cat
How do you paint a cat? That depends. If you’re overly stubborn like I am, you may try to paint him freehand. In which case, be prepared to erase A LOT. When I first started trying to paint animals, I would print out a copy of the photo the correct size, then transfer the important…