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

Pear on a Branch-

This is a watercolor painting and watercolor pencil drawing that I did for the new Paint and Draw Together website. It is a great motivator, to paint from the same photo with other artists from all around the world. They then get to comment on your artwork as you can also comment on theirs.
5x7 $100

Mag Pie

This is from an online challenge called paintanddrawtogether.blogspot.com
We were given a photo and asked to paint a food magazine illustration. Hence the title of my post,  Mag (azine) Pie. This is a job I would love!  9"x 12"- $150

Tea Toodles

This is for the Paint and Draw Together Challenge.

6" x 9" $100

Henri Horace Roland de la Porte ala Me

This was from the Paint and Draw Challenge where we were asked to copy a master's work as an exercise.

May I just say it is definitely a challenge! Maybe it's my poor eye sight or maybe I just lack the patience to paint the basket so realistically as the original. I have an added respect for those artists of old. 
9" x 12" -$200

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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Tomatoes

Gosh, I haven't posted in so long! That doesn't mean I haven't painted it just means I was too embarrassed to post them. This one is for The Paint and Draw Challenge if you go to it you will see the original photograph and the submissions of other artists. We were supposed to have lost edges. It was a good exercise for me. Compare this to my bowl of fruit below and you will see more defined edges.  8" x 10" $100

Ahhh Beans !

This is in response to the Paint and Draw Together Blog Challenge hosted by Lela Stankovic who has been a wonderful virtual teacher to me . Not to say that I have mastered it by any means. I know I have a lot to learn and that is part of the fun. She challenged us by giving us a photo with nothing but a gray background and she asked us to use aerial perspective. I had no idea what this meant but she took time to explain it to me and gave me some examples. Now I at least know what it is and here is my attempt at it. N/A

Objects of Desire

This is my submission to the Paint and Draw Together Challenge 13. I just realized I missed the deadline by two days! Dang! Take a look at the original photo if you have time and let me know what you think. The flower was added at the end because the original photo reminded me of a Salvador Dali . So I know that he liked to float things in the sky so I thought I'd try it. The flower is a xerox copy,cut out from the painting I did last month. So with or without? I have not glued it on yet.
5" x *.5" $ 100

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

Plentiful Pomegranates

It all started with reading the novel, Traveling with Pomegranates By Sue Monk Kidd and her daughter Ann Kid Taylor. Which was a very good book by the way, about a mother and daughter's traveling journey as they find there way through life together. Anyway after reading this book I saw pomegranates everywhere. When I saw that it was this month's challenge for Paint and Draw Together I knew I had to do it! 
9" x x12" $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

An Apple Tribute

Last week I went to pick the apples off my tree in my backyard only to discover that they had already been plucked and were nowhere to be seen! I suspect a squirrel, maybe a whole clan of squirrels. Oh well, they have to eat too and they can't go to the grocery store like I can. So when I saw this challenge on the Paint and Draw Together blog I knew I wanted to participate.
8" x 10" $ 100