"Half a Yellow House" sold

I am getting ready to show my art @ One Oak Place and am scampering around looking for matts and frames.. a friend gave me a greenish small matt that really looked good on this painting.. (i had started in a workshop 2 years ago).. I chopped it in 1/2.. yes, it was painful, but it had to be done.
Sold @ my Reception

"A Roll in the Hay"

Went to paint with the Cormorant gals the other day and we all received the same large B&W photo of a scene to paint.. .. there were square bales on the photo, and that just wouldn't do... Again I added a farm yard, .. love the bales and purple sky.. a little disturbed by the goofy mountain shapes..

I "fixed" the weird mountian shape, (new photo)

Now it looks like a purple ribbon. what to do, what to do?        Donated to a silent auction..

"Stairway to the Farm" SOLD at Hawley Art Show

I used a photo i had taken so long ago, that i can't remember where it was... i loved the shadow coming down the steps and the neat rocks.. I made up the farm scene, as usual, it is a "farm" scene.. we paint what we know, i guess, altho I don't know much about farming but apparently had a good childhood and good memories of where i grew up..

I had several "farmer fellows" standing around but no machinery (that would have gotten a little cluttered) so decided to erase some of them and have a 'crop' growing or whatever.. fun..

SOLD @ Hawley Show...

Umbrella Della Invites You for a Drink"

I revisited this painting and turned her yellow umbrella into a table.. it suited her sly glare better.. lively colors and shapes.. a bit weird, tho.

SOLD @ my reception

Sharon's Tulips

This is a painting of a dozen (can only see 11 ) roses Carl gave to our friend, Sharon, for her birthday... I painted it in Acrylics and got out my old stamping stuff and had fun with the background.

GIFT  Jenna's wedding present..

"Hi, There, Remember Us?"

Oh, I enjoyed painting this SO much my cheeks (my face cheeks, that is) got all flushed ...

I used a photo i had taken of some guys i knew years ago.. i loved their caps and their beards.. I painted them to look earnest and wanting to be recognized by the "popular" (now probably overweight and crabby) girls they remember from their Hi School days..
  This painting won first place in the Watercolor division @ the Pekin Art Show.. Also sold this piece..  Yep!

Canoes in a Row

I used the same sketch in this painting as i used in "Boats in a Row". I did this one first, in fact, and also used some photos I took when we visited relatives "way up north" for the lake effect I wanted. Not sure if the canoes match up with the other boats.. but i am the artist and i can decide stuff like that.......... right??

I kinda think someone stole this as we were packing up from a show.  I don't have it anymore.   i guess that is a compliment.