Bird of Paradise

While painting this beautiful flower I thought of Gauguin while in the tropics. Perhaps it is because it is winter and I miss the warmth of the sun. 
5"x 7"  $50

I'm Just a Lily Pad

This is from a photo I took at The Getty in Malibu. There is a lovely courtyard with this pretty pond.  The view of the Pacific Ocean from here is also quite amazing.
5" x 7" $ 50

Purple Tulip

This is my second attempt for the Purple Tulip.  This one shines much more than the first. It was for the Paint and Draw Together Challenge.
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Glorious Groundcover

This was painted for the DPW challenge. We were limited to the colors we were to use, we were asked to paint from nature not a photo and we were given an hour. So this is what I came up with. Definitely better than an old painting of mine that I painted over. Still if I had more time...
5' x 7" $50

A Rose For a Friend

This is my submission for Paint and Draw together. It symbolizes the love I have for my friends and family. 7" x 8.5" $ 100

Extra, Extra Lemons Please

I painted this watercolor for the Paint and Draw Together Challenge. The title comes from my husband who always makes this request when we go out to eat. He loves lemons with his ice tea and one wedge just isn't going to do it, especially with refills!
4.25" x 6.5" $50

Flower Craze

This was done for the Monthly Sketch Project and the photo reference was taken by Jennifer Rose .

Okay so I was doing this painting and it felt very blah at first so I had a moment of temporary insanity and went slap happy with the brush. I had just got done watching 3 episodes back to back of American Idol ,since I got behind watching the Olympics and with the first version of this painting Simon was saying this,"This painting is so dull ,spice it up next time. " So I did, now I don't know if he'll like it or tell me it looks like his Grandmother's wallpaper. I kinda like it myself. 8" x 10" $100

Rose's Friend, the Bottle

Well, this has been cropped a ton. The original photo by Leslie Hawes was very beautiful but my shadow turned out murky and the bottle looked awfully lonely without his shadow so I gave him a new friend from my garden instead. This is for the Monthly Sketch Project Blog. Check it out and join us.
6" x 7" $100

Spring has Sprung

This is my post for the April Virtual Sketch Date. I did the back ground first around the blocked in areas for the flowers.
It is a watercolor on hot pressed paper. Thank you to Jeanette Jobson for providing the reference photo of a rhododendron bud from her garden.
7.5" x 10.75" $50

Sunset Flower

This is of a painting of a flower that Hannah took a photo of at a garden in Pittsburgh. This is my first oil on stretched canvas.
9" x 12" $ 150

My First Oil Painting

This was my first oil painting that I did while attending Lorelle Miller's wonderful art class. It was painted from a photo I took at The Biltmore Estates in North Carolina. N/A