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

Bird of Descanso

I painted this from a photo I took with my phone. It is from one of my favorite places. Descanso Gardens in Glendale.

8" x 10"- $150

Sand Dunes in NZ

This is a watercolor I did for one of my daughter's Christmas present. Her friend and host, Elizabeth,  took the photo. N/A

King Arthur

While reading Don Quixote late last night I came upon a line that read, "...King Arthur of England who was transformed into a crow and whose return is awaited in his kingdom to this day."  I just thought that was interesting since I was painting a crow for The DPW Paint Challenge.  If you go there you can comment or just observe what all the different talented artist have done with the same challenge. 6" x 9" -$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

A Sunny Day In France

This is for the Lee Brown's A Day Not Wasted.  Lee Brown is a professional Photographer and he has kindly offered up a few of his paintings for artist such as myself to paint.  We then post them on his site and we all enjoy seeing everyone's take on the same photo. Check it out here ...
6" x 9" $100

http://leeabrownphotography.com/2013/01/january-2013-photos-to-paint-gallery/

Desert Ridge- Sketch

I love the desert. My husband and I have been enjoying hikes in Arizona with friends.
5.5" x 8.5"- $25

Chap in a Cap- Sketch

This is from the October A Day Not Wasted Challenge.  I never submitted it because I was late and my computer was not doing so well.  But I thought I would share him here.
9"x 12"-$25

Lily White

This is dedicated to a fellow artist who is not feeling well. Please pray for her recovery.
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Beans in Chardon,Ohio

My youngest loved her time working at Beans, meeting and working with wonderful people.
I hope her next job is just as rewarding.
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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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Cody

My sister's cat.

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I Break for Tea

This is this week's challenge for DPW we were supposed to paint our favorite mug. Since no photo was supplied I took my stuff outside into the sun and set up my own composition. I had never done that before! I enjoyed playing around with the objects. I then took a photo and printed it off and begun to paint. I LOVE tea and this is one of my favorites, Peachberry Jasmine Sutra which has a lovely color and smell. The big mug allows me to stick my face in it and smell it as well as taste it.
8" x 10" $ 100

I'm Sill in Love With You

This was for the DPW Challenge. The challenge was to get the values correct. We were given a black and white photo and told to paint it then check our own painting in black and white to see if we got it right. I think I got the values pretty close . 5" x 7" $ 100

Bag This

This is my submission for the rookiepainter. It was definitely a tricky one.
5" x 9.5" $ 100

Pitcher Picture

This is my submission for the Rookiepainter Challenge. The original photo showed all the pitchers lined up in a row. I decided, like some of the other artists, to change the composition. This is the first time I used the Masque pen. I need to work on either painting larger pictures or controlling the amount of fluid that comes out of the pen.  4.25" x 6" $50

Reflecting on Apples

Apples are one of my favorite subjects. I don't know why. This is for The Rookie Painter Challenge. I was upset about the line through the top apple. I did not realize that this paper had another drawing on the other side of it until it was too late. When the paper got wet it showed through and unfortunately dried that way too. .The other picture on the pack was an oil pastel that had stuck the next page to it so I did not notice. Lesson learned! Alas I will not submit it, but you can go look at the others if you want. 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