Rear Doors 2-24-25 Title changed to " Alley Cats " 4-26 Sold at FMVA show

Well, today i added a couple of cats.  I didn't draw them ahead, i just sloshed the paint on with eyes and a pink nose.  they are so cute and i don't really like cats.  Title needed to change, as well. 

Hard to explain where the idea of this came from. I did see a painting on the PC of a pinkish wall with blue door and window plus lots of flowers.  I liked the feeling it had.   This is done is Acrylic. I also think the interiors that Van Gogh did stick in my psyche. (Whatever, sounds good)   
 

Cold, but Calm 3-17-26 sold at G4 today to dear bookclub friend.

1-26  I added darker color to the water on this painting hoping it would help with the distant feeling of the lake that i wanted to capture. Also make the rocks more believable.   

 I've been looking thru old photos of my old paintings for ideas.  This turned out really emotional for me for some reason.  Turned out way different than the watercolor I did in the 80's that i used for reference.  But I think just remembering my art journey gets me teary.  The artists and friends I've met and still have.  sigh!!!

"Accessories from Long Ago" Sold off Facebook to friend

 I volunteered to do a demo during the studio crawl at G4.  it was fun but had more comments about my glasses matching my shirt than about my watercolor technique.  not surprised!  

I added the hats and mannequins in back after i got back to my studio, listening to Classical MPR .. 

Once in a Blue Moon SOLD

7-21-25  Added a little more cloud action to this.  not sure if it improved it.  they look a bit like cauliflowers now, ugh.   
 

I stopped my car and took a photo of this cloud formation while driving on University Dr. a while ago.    The theme for Nov at G4 is "Space, Moon Stars "  So I am ready. 

 Acrylic painting done in one afternoon, after hearing that my sweet cousin, Janice, is being put on Hospice.  Creating art does get one through the day, sometimes.  

Wyeth by Judi Traded for hand made doll.

 My turn to put on the program for HAGS, I talked about Andrew Wyeth and his wonderful art.  Then Donna C suggested we each paint something like our favorite artists and put them in the display window at the Hjemkomst Center next month.  This was fun.  Seeing his show in Seattle with my nephew and his family was SO wonderful. Lucky me

Rocks and Roll 2 (first Posted in April "24) SOLD in Hawley.

1-31-26   Just couldn't leave this painting alone. Son, Matt suggested i add rocks to make it look like a pile. I dabbled most of the day on it.  Since there was gouache painted on background, it made the pigment milky and weird. you can say i turned stones into boulders.  maybe.   

 I just had to change the background on this painting, colors were dirty looking.. .  I covered it with gouache and "oh my" what an improvement.  (Had to go into my studio and look/see how to spell gouache again)   

I just watched a video of Bob Dylan singing "Like a Rolling Stone" and thought that would be a good title as well.  Art and Music are so important to me, as are Pot Stickers, Pirate's Booty Puffs, Cashews and my family.  Life is good.  

Three 8" X 8" Van Goghs #3 sold at G4

 

 Painted these to decorate a dinner table at the "Art Over Dinner" event at Cormorant Village this week. It was so fun.  and I'm sure the dinner will be as much fun.  A great group of artist, eating, drinking and talking smart art, how can it not be?  

Our Starry Starry Night table was so cool.  The dinner, live music and speaker were all excellent.  As was the company we had at our table.  Thanks Donna, Paula and Vicki for such s fun evening.