One Painting a Day

5"x7" A little daily painting that is all about atmosphere. Look at how the fish glows in the light!

12"x12" Darkness and light and a quiet observer.

7"x9" n fs Something strange. I can't decide if it is more powerful for being so loose and brushy, or if the same sense...

9"x12" Something magical. The last time I worked with this canvas it was the first time I had ever tried to paint anenomes, an...

5"x7" Waterlilies have always fascinated me..... waterlilies themselves, and I'm pretty sure Monet had a hand in it as wel...

18"x24" Painting the Tiny Human! In her nightgown. In the yard. And a rather larger painting than I'm used to, and I belie...

9"x12" s old A beautiful early morning on the shore, the light making everything so delicate and high-key. And a beautiful ...

8"x8" A little bit of magic for the Strange Dreams Artist Collective's Seasons exhibit, which opens on the 15th.

5"x7" click here to purchase This is the first year I've had a juneberry, and the flowers are these fascinating composite...

9"x12" s old Wandering around the garden, enjoying the bright June sunshine and the wonderful flowers. June is such a wonderf...

5"x7" s old Little bitty daily painting of a very happy pollinator. I love the contrast between the gold of the bee and the p...

5"x7" Trees are seriously intimidating subjects, there is just so much going on. And then all those wonderful greens. I have u...

5"x7" Birds are always so wonderfully paintable... this one posed beautifully, holding so very still while waiting for a fish ...

5"x7" s old Focusing on the wonderful bright sunlight, and the way it makes some of the shadows on a sleeping flamingo absolu...

5"x7" sold And right back to birds again! Wonderfully bright-colored bird that I've only painted once before and definite...

5"x7" s old Look, it's not a bird! Not even an animal, something edible! Lol, something creamy was just meant to be today...

5"x7" Having another daily painting go at an awesome, intimidating, wonderfully sculptural wildcat.

5"x7" Capturing all of the excitement of a group of flamingos flapping dramatically, splashing in the sun.... it is quite the ...

5"x7" Something special. I LOVE mourning doves, they have the most subtle colors and the sweetest little sounds. There's a...

8"x10" s old One of my darling little hummingbirds. She is wonderfully vocal, and of course so shimmery.

5"x7" n fs A beautiful little spoonbill, absolutely glowing. They are some seriously freaky looking birds though, don't l...

5"x7" A wonderful little bottle, because I need to work on my grasp of greens, and because it's shiny. Of course. With a d...

5"x7" When in doubt, fall back on a favorite subject. And a very strong light source.

5"x7" s old Pretty birb. I guess it is mostly about the eye!

5"x7" s old Another beautiful little bird. And some experimentation with brushstrokes, I really learned some things here.

5"x7" s old A wonderfully bold, curious little bird that absolutely glows in the sunlight!

10"x20" sold Oh I hate to see this one go anywhere, but I'm not surprised she found a home right away

5"x7" sold Beautiful, beautiful sunlight. I have t remind myself periodically that the light is what makes a painting.

12"x12" I brought picked a magnolia flower from the tree on the way back to the studio to paint, and it smelled so wonderful. ...

5"x7" click here to purchase Yes, I'm working on another one of those still-life-with-jellyfish pieces! When in doubt, pa...

8"x8" s old Because avocados are really wonderfully paintable. That is really the only reason. Also I've been playing mor...

5"x7" Beautiful blues on a tiny little painting.

5"x7" s old A deer quietly gazing into the sunlight.... she was wonderfully unafraid, it's usually harder to catch one ca...

9"x12" Sometimes it feels like I ought to do every painting twice- once to get everything realistic and "right" and ...

9"x12" Sometimes I need to repaint a painting and make it looser. And brighter.

5"x7" click here to purchase Beautiful, ridiculous birdy.

12"x16" s old Unexpected things coming together, goldfish choosing to swim alongside a beautiful draft horse....

Lovely peaceful commission

Part one of a lovely two-part commission....

9"x12" click here to purchase Another birdie! They are put together in such an interesting way. And then those eyes are just ...

5"x7" s old Strange pretty fishie. It actually does have those three blueish scales!

5"x7" Having some more fun with these! They put the strangest lights on the octopus tanks in aquariums, though.

5"x7" Trying to work out how tentacles work, visually. It's one of those things where we all have a symbol for it in our h...

5"x7" Seems appropriate for a cold rainy day....

9"x12" Ok, just for the record, painting shadows on a patterned surface is HARD. But that pillow is just irresistible

Do you see how the little chickadee just saw its reflection in the unicorn horn?!? I am so proud of that omg. So this is a detail of a 20...

5"x7" s old This gorgeous creature has taken to hanging out on my back porch. She's great about posing, and the noises sh...