Back at it.

I have been out of town to celebrate my mom's birthday and my grandson, Xavier's 3rd birthday in Omaha. I had a blast. When I got home I had three days to frantically get ready for the West Greenville Art Festival on Sat and Sunday. We had gorgeous weather, which made it so nice compared to last year's weather. I really enjoyed myself there. I sold some small paintings and met so many nice people. I'm glad it's over though, so I can get back to painting.
My sweet husband, Dave, kept my zinnias alive for me while I was gone, so I was happy to paint some of them today. I think I'm addicted to them. I love the colors and the variety of shapes and sizes. I placed some in a jar of water and set them on my deck railing so I could paint outdoors. During the oppressive heat and humidity of the summer, I brought them indoors to paint in the air conditioned studio, but I'm happy to be able to paint outdoors now that the humidity has gone way down, although, that sun was very intense. Now that the art fest is over, it can rain anytime. We really need it.

I have a bit of touching up to do on today's painting and then will post it soon.

"River Song"

I started out painting this "en plein air" on a bridge over the Middle Saluda River at Jones Gap State Park in June of this year. It's much larger than I have ever attempted outdoors and was quite a challenge. I made three trips to the park (about an hour from my house) to paint it at the same time of day and same lighting conditions. I also worked on it in the studio to finish it. I hope to paint this large again, but I better get faster at it or make sure to paint a subject closer to home. This will be hanging at the West Greenville Art Festival in the Pendleton Street Arts District the weekend of September 18 and 19. Stop by and say hi and see this piece in person.

Untitled

28" x 22 x .75" oil on stretched canvas

$575 plus postage

Recent Painitngs

Here's what I've been working on lately-more zinnias! When we got home from our 3 week trip to Omaha and Colorado Springs, I was happy to see that my zinnias were still alive.

All 4 are 8"x8" oils on gessoed panels.
$125 each unframed. .

$150 framed.

$10 shipping

Orange Begonias

I painted this piece earlier this summer but forgot to take a photo of it before I took it to the gallery. Sadly, the gallery had to close and all my paintings are back home.
The orange begonias have, since then, exploded in blossoms that have lasted for 3 months. I'm out of town right now, and I'm afraid when I get back home they will be fried from the hot sun. If that is true, I'm going to have to go out and find some more to enjoy for the rest of the summer.









Orange Begonias
10"x10" oil on canvas
$200.00 unframed plus $10 shipping
$225.00 framed plus $10 shipping

Juried in!

I was happy to hear recently that my painting "What now?"was juried into the Spartanburg Artist Guild Annual Show. This is the second year that one of my paintings made it into the show. I was so impressed with the quality of the art there and wanted to see if I could get one in this year to prove to myself that last year wasn't a fluke.
$250
$275 framed
add $10 shipping

Fishing on the Toe River

In May, I competed in a Plein Air Paint-Out in beautiful Burnsville, NC. This is one of the two paintings I entered. It was a cloudy day as I painted alongside the Toe River. It was so enjoyable. The competition was excellent. I was so impressed with the entries. I did not win anything that night, but had a great time meeting artists from the Ashville/Burnsville area. The judge did an excellent job (I agreed with her choices). I look forward to going back next year. This photo seems a little blurry, I 'm going to have to try to get a clearer one.
Fishing on the Toe River
11x14 Oil on Raymar panel
$350. unframed, $450 framed plus $10 shipping

Pallette Knife Zinnias

I decided just for the fun of it to try painting the zinnias with a pallette knife. It was fun, but not as easy as I hoped it would be. I spent a large part of the day on it, and it's so small.
8"x 8" oil on gessoed panel.
$125. unframed
$150. framed
plus $10 shipping