Sitting Pretty

 

11x14 watercolors

Who can resist painting sunflowers growing in profusion? Thought this was a good pose. The flower appears to be ready to be enjoyed by all.

My Benji

 

18x12 watercolors

The painting is of my dog Benji who is a living watercolor. He is tricolored and I thought the darks and lights in this photo would make a good painting.He is hard to paint because he has so much undefined hair.He is my pride and joy

Summer Dream Continued

 

14.5x13 watercolors

Another try at Rose of Sharon. I can't resist painting this wild, but delicate flowers.

Mid Summer Dream

 

11x14 watercolors

This is the painting I like best in the Mid Summer Dream Series.

Blue Dusk

 

11x14 watercolors
This painting was done for a challenge. Wet in wet was the method. I used a sponge to painting foliage.

Mid Summer Dreams 3

 

10x13 watercolors
This is another view of the Rose of Sharon.

Mid Summer Dreams Series

 

14x11 watercolors
This is a second of three from the Summer Dreams Series. I decided to see if the painting worked better this way than the way I originally painted it. Any opinions?

Mid Summer Dreams

 

14x11 watercolors

This was a wet in wet effort-my favorite method of painting. I have a bush of Rose of Sharon growing in front of my studio window. I look at the beautiful flowers every day. I could not resist painting such beauties. They are beautiful at all times of the day.

San Francisco Hill

 

14x10 watercolors

This painting was just finished. I painted it to enter a challenge. It was a true challenge for me to paint this picture, but I enjoyed painting it.

Dancing Colors

 

16x12 pastel on watercolor paper

Just playing with colors was my intent.

Buildings in Sunlight

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18x10 pastel on watercolor paper

Just playing with colors. This scene reminded me of city buildings-who lives in those, what nationalities or ethnic groups.?

Thinking in bright colors

 

8x10 pastel over watercolors

I started this painting as a wet in wet watercolor. The washes suggested flowers.Since I have been wanting to paint sunflowers, I decided to work with these beautiful yellows. I have been looking at sunflowers in my yard all summer.

Lake Jewels

 

17x13 pastel over watercolors

This is a painting done from imagination. After visiting this beautiful spot near home many times, I decided to imagine it in these tender colors.

Once upon a summer

 

11x14 watercolors

I have always loved the sea and in particular lighthouses. The memory of trips taken to various parts of the country to see lighthouses inspired this painting.

Blue Lake

 

13x11 watercolors

My love of lakes inspired this picture in my imagination.I also love the complimentary colors of orange and blue.