"My Sister Got Married" SOLD

I entered this in the Pekin Art Show this year and it SOLD.. i had also entered it into the RRWS National Exhibition but it wasn't selected.  Apparently I hadn't added it to my blog.. so here it is.  I so enjoyed painting this. The photos I used for reference were of a dear friend's daughters wedding, altho I made up most the folks in the background.

Patio Shadow SOLD

Since we just spent a few days @ "The Lake" and am getting ready for a show @ "The Lake".. i decided to paint this using a photo i took @ "The Lake" a long time ago.  I so love these old metal chairs.  I really stuggled painting the shadow on the boards.  I don't want to talk about it............... 

 I framed it in a red frame.. colorful.  SOLD



Sold @ Cormorant Show

Almost White Iris SOLD

SOLD to Brita .

This is the second entry to the BAGA show. I have painted this Iris before and kinda like the blue showing thru on the edges.  Our iris patch is in full bloom right now and it is too ***### cold to sit out on the patio and look at them..  Spring of 2013 sucks. 

Sunset @ the Farm SOLD @ Sweetdreams.. 1-14

I entered the BAGA 12"x12" show in Bismarck. This is one of the entries. Seems the farms i paint, always automatically end up looking like "where I grew up".. This is acrylic on wrapped canvas. I enjoyed attempting to make warm stripe and cool stripe in the landscape.



monterey bay in Acrylic gifted to Jandy

I enjoyed doing this scene in Pastel a couple of weeks ago, but the Acrlyic version is brighter and larger (16" X 20")  This is what i accomplished over the Memorial Day weekend.  This and going out for sushi.. otherwise, lazed about, as the weather was just plain sh---..    

I revisited this painting, mostly just changed the ski color. Oops I deleted the other one..

Showing my stuff

Last Thursday, I set up my art exhibit @ the Northern Home Furniture store, downtown Fargo, to help celebrate the first "Cork and Canvas" event of the summer. It was fun, altho we were on the far north end of Broadway with a lot of other "wine-giving" places for the fans to visit first.  I also attempted to change the title of the evening to "Canvas and maybe some Cork"..  no luck.
Sunday i will have a booth at the first Spring Arts Fling to be held at the Bluestem Center for the Arts in south Moorhead. It will be sponsored by Trollwood Performing Arts, The Arts Partnership and Moorhead Community Ed.  Should be a "cultural blast", in a good way.

Monterey Bay Gifted (add on to purchase)

Painted all day Saturday with some RRWS friends.. It was a "pastel" day . I haven't worked in Pastel for about 25 years and had given my pastel supplies away a few years ago. (I kept one small set)  I enjoyed doing this and hate to think about getting all excited about pastels and going out to buy them.  Food for thought..