Turtle Girl II
Each time I draw a girl finding a turtle it turns out a little bit different from the time before. I’m having *fun* so I’m just going to keep going with these turtle girls. Just like my first Turtle...
View Article“All Things Aqua” Challenge for Somerset Studio
My eye is always drawn to the color aqua, especially when it’s set off by black and white. These mini black canvases were perfect for my submission to Somerset Studio‘s “All Things Aqua” challenge. I...
View ArticlePainting for the Children’s Hospital
Remember my sketches for the children’s hospital? I’ve been working on the painting a little here and a little there. And I’m FINALLY done! Here are some of the photos I took during my progress. My...
View ArticleMiniature Sea Paintings
I recently purchased this new duvet cover from Pottery Barn. I love butterflies! But the picture over my bed doesn’t really go with my room anymore so I want to paint something to replace it. I...
View ArticleLarge Sea Painting For My Room
Here is the Music Player. You need to installl flash player to show this cool thing! This was the miniature sea painting that inspired the 30″ X 40″ canvas for my bedroom. Quite a difference in size!...
View ArticleGlad
Good-bye pastels… Hello primaries… Hope you like my blue-haired momma with her sweet baby. Thanks for stopping by!
View ArticleBandit Girl and the Bugs I
These are sketches for some bandit girl paintings I’ve been wanting to do. And here’s the first one! I added Diamond Glaze to the bugs and the eyes for a glass-like finish… This original painting is...
View ArticleBandit Girl with Ladybugs II
Here’s my second bandit girl with ladybugs! These designs are fun to paint and I’ve listed this piece, as well as the first one, in Knox’s Etsy shop. All my profits from this little shop are sent to...
View ArticleBandit Girl and the Ladybugs III
Here is the Music Player. You need to installl flash player to show this cool thing! I hope you’ve been having a wonderful summer in your neck of the woods. I know I haven’t been posting as much...
View Article“Girl with Opera Glasses”, after Degas
I started this painting 4 months ago. It’s called “Girl with Opera Glasses” by Edgar Degas. I sketched it onto a canvas that a friend of mine found in a dumpster. The things people throw out! It...
View ArticleHealing Wind
The inspiration for this painting came from the lines from Richard Aldington’s poem: “O Death, Thou art an healing wind That blowest over white flowers…” Once again, my friend found a large canvas in...
View Article“3 Seconds”
Knox was here with us for over 3 years, but sometimes it feels more like 3 seconds. The time was so short. Acrylic on Canvas, 24″ X 12″.
View ArticleHappy Birthday Knox ~ 4 Gifts Given and Received
Happy Birthday to my little son in Paradise. Knox would be 4 years old today. I think the hardest part is not being able to say “I love you”; not being able to hold him. He’s been gone 5 and a half...
View ArticleLittle Turtle With Pink Flower Shell
Here’s the cute turtle I painted for sweet Miss B., a little girl with Cockayne Syndrome here in the USA. Her mom told me she likes pink and cheetah print, so I designed a little turtle just for her....
View ArticleSea of Memory
Another large canvas found in a dumpster. A scene from the American West left unfinished. For this one I decided to try something new. No sketch. No plan. I turned it vertically and just started...
View ArticleLittle Turtle By the Sea
Another baby turtle for a special little girl in Germany. Her mother gave me some of her favorites to work from: the colors pink and purple, and the sea-side with sunshine and seashells. Just like the...
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