A Day to Remember - SOLD

Sometimes we see a picture and it takes us back to a particular day and time.  A lazy day doing nothing but being together and for some reason we remember the way the grass felt, the sun was shining and the comfortable time we shared.

Santa Portrait - SOLD

10" x 8" oil on stretched canvas with deep sides (1 1/2" painted) Ready to be displayed

I never get tired of painting this face.

Ringing in Christmas - NFS

I am thrilled that Jill Wellington would allow me to use a reference photo for this painting that she provided.  I fell in love with this little girl dressed in white with a Christmas bell in her hand.  I also love the way this painting came to life on this unbleached linen.  This painting was done in oil with a palette knife.  I love to learn new things and I have been using a palette knife more and more.  This method of painting provides a texture and work with the paint that is hard to replicate with a brush.

Love You - Gifted

12" x 12" oil on linen panel

Sometimes I am unsure what draws me to a picture but this arrangement was a photo a friend took of flowers from her yard.  I think I loved the way the flowers and the vase worked together playing off the colors in each.  My frustration is that there are some paintings that cannot be captured adequately in a photo.  I think the colors are even better "in person".

Hello Pumpkin

8" x 10" 

acrylic on stretched canvas

$125

Have You Been Naughty or Nice? - SOLD

8" x 10" oil on thin linen panel

This painting was created from a reference photo from Gretchen Hunter from the facebook site, Photos for Artists.  This is a wonderful page where photographers share photos that artists can use without copyright infringements.  I am thankful for good photographers.  You can't always get this guy to come into your studio for a sitting :)

My Tribe - SOLD

12" x 12" oil on stretched canvas

The reference for this photo comes from Willam Holcomb at Oak Hill Trading.  Thank you!!

Holy Cow - SOLD

10" x 8" oil on linen panel

Moovin' On - SOLD

8" x 10"

oil on linen panel

Don't Look Back - SOLD

8" x 8" acrylic on wooden canvas with sides 1/2 " painted black - works well on small stand or framed or not

The reference photo for this painting was provided by Carolyn Lavender Alexander.

Sunny Side Up - SOLD

8" x 8" oil on wooden canvas

Little Bird Blue - SOLD

8" x 8" acrylic on wooden canvas - sides painted black

A friend recently asked me to join Alabama the Beautiful and I saw the reference photo for this darling little bluebird taken by Sibyl Davis Parker.  She graciously let me use the photo. I love this little guy.

301 Cleveland Street - SOLD

A lot goes into a "home".  I am getting ready for a visit from some dear girlfriends.  As I walked around my yard to trim and set out some mums I saw the trees we planted 5 years ago and the landscaping we completed.  It was hard work to plant but now it looks really good and I feel a certain connection to it as I know how bear the area was and now it needs to be "cut back".  A teal colored door, a new coat of paint.  Slowly we make a house a home and memories are made.