Waiting for the Rest of the Band SOLD

I started this painting in Janet Flom's workshop.. attempting to be loose, i didn't do any sketching.. just went at it with the paints. I finished it the other day and enjoy it as the photo i used was taken when we were in New Orleans for our 25th anniversary.. 24 years ago.. can that be right????

April, 2012, I revisited this painting , added the bike and some more color, framed it for my One Oak Show.

"Mother Said We Can't Swim For Another Hour" SOLD

Milt, who paints with us on Thursdays @ the Hjemkomst, gave me an old B&W photo of 6 kiddies sitting on the bumper of an old car. A wonderful photo.. I painted my interpretation of it with watercolor on w/c paper that had gesso on it.. I remember the old adage about not being able to swim for an hour after we ate.. maybe it is true but the wait was awful.
Sold while on exhibit @ Uncorked

"Just a Barn"

I happened to have some watercolor paper that i had added gesso to, so i attempted to paint on it using watercolor ....

When in doubt, paint a barn, i always say!! it was fun to move the paint around, lift it, reapply, wipe out, reapply, etc.

This Painting has been erased and changed to "Tulips in a Ball Jar V" ! ! !

"Empty Home" GIFTED

I painted this in Janet Flom's workshop.. on Yupo paper.. had never used it before and what fun to see the paint "take over" and almost paint itself.. the paint can easily be removed with water, so if i sneeze on this, it will be a completely different painting......... Gift

"Playing Pinochle with the Big Boys" SOLD

I took a quick photo of this fellow playing cards (when we went out for a drink on Carl's birthday). He was so much smaller than his partners, it was comical. I attempted to be painterly and have interesting shapes in the painting (it didn't work, as it looks like most of my other paintings, but that is OK !???)..

The "fish fry" lettering gives it the feeling of an AMVETS club.

sold @ Edgewood 5-14