"Purple Heart"

Honoring our Veterans and all who serve our country on this day.
8"x 6" oil on canvas  SOLD

Sunflowers class demo

I taught a class today.  I just love it when I get paid to paint and get to go home with a painting, too :-} Plus, they are all such nice ladies.  Only 5 made it out of 10 expected, but I get paid the same no matter what so it was a real treat to only have 5 students...much more one-on-one time. 

"Ominous" and "Twister" abstract watercolor

 "Ominous" abstract watercolor 3-3/4" x 5-3/4"

"Twister" abstract watercolor 3-3/4" x 5-3/4"
We were supposed to paint an abstract for our watercolor society summer challenge to present at our October meeting.  I never paint abstracts and didn't get around to it.  Then I remembered that I had these which I matted and framed. Most of our members are realistic painters, but we had tons of entries and they were all really fun to see. These were fun to do.  Can you guess what technique I used to create them?
Available at www.dailypainters.com

"51 Chevy" daily painting

Looking forward to a big classic car show in Palm Springs this weekend.  Can't wait to get tons of new photos for my car series.   "51 Chevy"  6"x 8" oil on gallery-wrap canvas.  SOLD

Shelby Cobra GT 500 (1967 Mustang)

One more down, gazillions to go. Can't believe how many cars I want to paint. This is one fast Mustang (1967). Available at DailyPaintworks auction.
I'm very pleased to announce that I have been invited to be a member of the DailyPainters group. I am proud to be a part of the group which also includes my friends Kay Smith and Vernita Bridges-Hoyt. You can see the Daily Painters at DailyPainters.com

"I Actually Had a V-8" daily painting

Since one of my recent car paintings was titled "I Coulda Had a V-8" I decided to actually have one. Oil on canvas, 6"x 8" Available at DailyPaintworks

Chocolate Covered Cherry daily painting

As a kid, for Christmas we gave my grandfather a box of chocolate covered cherries and a carton of Lucky Strike cigarettes every year. He said that's what he wanted. I still love chocolate covered cherries because they remind me of him. I don't think I'll be painting the cigarettes. 6"x 8" oil on canvas. Available at DailyPaintworks

"Red Hot Vette" daily painting

Boy, would I love to be driving this today. Who wants to go for a ride? "Red Hot Vette" 6"x 8" oil on canvas. Available at DailyPaintworks

Windy Palms

Living in the land of palm trees has always made me feel like I'm on vacation all the time. I love it here. "Windy Palms" 5-3/4"x 8" oil on canvas. Available at DailyPaintworks

"Old Fat 40" daily painting

Today's painting. A 1940 Ford Deluxe. "Old Fat 40" 6"x 8" oil on canvas. Available at DailyPaintworks

Summer Delight daily painting

I had originally painted this with a black background. It just didn't seem right for this subject. Didn't look appetizing or fun. Ice cream cones are supposed to be fun. For those of you with summer fading, hope this extends it a little. It took some getting used to when I first moved to southern California, but so nice not to dread winter. Here, we look forward to winter. "Summer Delight" 8"x 6" oil on canvas. Available at DailyPaintworks

"Route 66 Patrol" (55 Ford) daily painting

The 50's, Route 66, Classic Car, California......what's better than that? Oil on canvas, 6"x 8" Available at DailyPaintworks

"57 Chevy" daily painting

Today's painting. 6"x 8" oil on canvas "57 Chevy" Available at Daily Paintworks

Golden Pears watercolor

9"x 11" watercolor on Arches #300 cold press. Matted with linen and framed with a simple black frame. Available at Daily Paintworks $475 starting auction price with free shipping.

"Red Rocket Caddy" daily painting

I love old classic cars. This one certainly has some great fins. 8" x 6" oil on gallery-wrap canvas.
Available at DailyPaintworks

"Cadillac Sky" daily painting

Today's little painting. Oil on canvas, 8"x 6"  SOLD  

"Fuzzy Dice 56" daily painting

This little devil took forever...three days, actually. Instead of a daily I'm going to call it a thraily. I could have painted a full-size watercolor in the same amount of time. Any of you who do miniatures have my deepest sympathies. Painting small is much harder than large. "Fuzzy Dice 56" oil on canvas, 6"x 8" This one is SOLD , but you can find others at DailyPaintworks

"Dipped and Swirled" daily painting

Today's daily painting. "Dipped and Swirled" oil on gallery-wrap canvas, 8"x 6" Available at Richard Danskin Galleries.com    Contact gallery to purchase

Etude #5 "Palm Reflections" daily painting

Fifth in the series of mini 5"x 7" oils on Raymal panel.

"I coulda had a V-8" daily painting

I'm back painting cars again. Thought I'd do a few quick oils first before tackling some larger watercolors. I've got about 10 images selected. Now, to find the time. "I coulda had a V-8"Oil on gallery-wrap canvas, 8"x 6" Available at DailyPaintworks

Etude #4 Sunset Reflections daily painting

I just love the sunsets here. Can't paint them enough. "Sunset Reflections" 5"x 7" oil on Raymar panel. Available at Daily Paintworks
Also available as a free online puzzle

Sunflower to be published in book on Joy

My watercolor "Sunkissed" has been selected for inclusion in a book about joy written by Mary O'Connor. The book's working title is Five-Star Joy, a Travel Guide to the Best Places for Finding Joy. My image will be used for the profile of a woman who used gardening and the joy of sunflowers to deal with incarceration and other obstacles in her life. The book gives inspiration and ideas on how to find joy. Mary is a poet and published author and also paints in watercolor. She is currently seeking a publisher for the book on joy. You can read more about her at www.mary-oconnor.com
"Sunkissed" 10"x 10" watercolor on Arches #300 cold press.

Etude #3 "Mountain Lake" daily painting

This place was a beautiful lake alongside a bike path in Coeur d'Alene Idaho. I rode 60 miles in two days along this path. It's called the Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes bike path and follows the Union Pacific Railroad's right-of-way. What a beautiful trip. "Mountain Lake" 5" x 7" on Raymar panel. Available at Daily Paintworks

"Sunset Palms" daily painting

The latest in my series of little landscape studies. I have so many ideas for paintings in my head. It's so nice to be able to get them quickly on paper...or in this case, panel...and still have time to work on larger pieces each day. "Sunset Palms" oil on Raymar panel 7"x 5"   SOLD  Click HERE to work a jigsaw puzzle of this piece.
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Jigsaw puzzle of my art

I've created an electronic jigsaw puzzle of my "Heaven is a '57" watercolor. Click HERE to go to the puzzle. It's easy to create your own profile and make puzzles of your art. Thanks Tom Brown for sharing this puzzle link. The site keeps track of how many people solve each puzzle. I just noticed that 82 people have solved my puzzle in the first hour of posting. Fastest solve was 2 minutes 5 seconds.

"Deserted Isle" daily painting

The art of fun....or should it be.... the fun of art. I'm trying something completely different. I bought a ton of little 5" x 7" Raymar panels and am trying some quick studies. Since I took 7 years of French I'm going to call them etudes. All those lessons finally put to some use. For this landscape I used very liquid washes of oil and really enjoyed the freedom. Just made the scene up and called it quits after 20 minutes. Using a small panel instead of a stretched canvas removes some of the angst of feeling that you have to create a detailed masterpiece every time. This was very relaxing and satisfying. "Etude 1 Deserted Isle" oil on panel 5"x 7" Available at Daily Paintworks

Head On ('57 Chevy)

I started this painting two years ago. Finally decided to finish it this week. Sometimes you just have to be in the mood. So, there is hope for unfinished work. Watercolor 21"x 16"on 300# Arches cold press. If you like it you can vote for it in the August BoldBrush Painting Competition.
Click HERE to vote. (on the site click "like" to vote)

"Along for the Ride" daily painting

Had fun with this one. How can you not smile when looking at these little duckies? "Along for the Ride" 6"x 8" oil on canvas. Available at DailyPaintworks

"Melon Reflections" daily painting

"Melon Reflections" 6"x 8" Oil on gallery-wrap canvas. Available at DailyPaintworks

Tea Tart daily painting

I redid the background on this painting 4 times. I didn't like the first three attempts. As I wiped off the 3rd attempt it took on sort of a tea-stained look which I liked, hence the title "Tea Tart" Oil on canvas, 6"x 8" Available at Daily Paintworks