MONET'S LANDSCAPE

This is a interpretation of one of Monet's landscapes. I did it in my style rather than his neither having the patience nor the ability to truly duplicate his work. I loved the play of lights and darks in the trees and the sense of the sun streaming over this quiet setting.

DO THIS IN REMEMBRANCE OF ME

Instead of the wine flowing out of the cup I chose a Cardinal. As we observe the Cardinal, particularly against the backdrop of the stark winter months, we are reminded that even when things appear bleak and isolated, there is always the presence of beauty, hope, and love.

Communion is the reality of what Christ has done for us and continually awes and overwhelms my heart.

"DO THIS IN REMEMBRANCE OF ME"

This is a painting I just started yesterday. It's only in the rub out stage. I've chosen to not put wine in the cup that is being poured out but instead to use a beautiful red Cardinal. Well he will be red.

HAND IN HAND

This little painting I did for a friend of her two children. The rocks were particularly challenging but I was so enamoured with the way the big brother was leading his little sister so carefully over the creek bed.

8x10

Oil on Canvas

BELLY FULL OF BERRIES

I talked about the flock of Blue Birds coming to my Holly Berry Bush this last winter during a heavy snow storm. At the time I was painting the little Blue Bird in my BIRDS ON A WIRE painting (below). It truly was an amazing experience. This is one of the little ones I caught on camera with another one hiding below him. There is something about hidden happiness in this painting. Blue Birds are a symbol of happiness.

12 x 24

Oil on Canvas

LEVI TRAVELING

This is our youngest grandson "Levi". He loves his red woopie and carry on pull duck. We were on our way to Australia and his travel essentials were complete.

6x9

Oil on Canvas

WILD FLOWER

I actually did this painting over a year ago but was unhappy with the background. It was a very hot coral. I reworked it and added a dark but wild sort of look. I think the whole thing came alive. ..."it's a wild thang"

18x24 Oil on Canvas

FOLIAGE HUG WITH RED POT, GRAPES, AND LEMONS

This seems to be my week for reworking old paintings. I totally changed the background for this still life and feel so much better about it. Perhaps it helps to get up at 4:30 and try to use the time wisely. Maybe I'm a before dawn painter.

20 x 16

Oil on canvas

PRIMA BALLERINA

We have a beautiful Magnolia tree in our front yard. It's 13 years old now and each spring it's such a delight to see more blossoms than the year before. It was hard to choose which blossom to paint. They each had a personality all their own. This one reminds me of a prima ballerina in Swan Lake.

20x30 Oil on Canvas

RED PLATE, PITCHER, AND PEAR

I wanted to do an interior scene and this turned out to be more of a still life. For a long time it was "very still" and I wasn't happy with it at all. I reworked it and have been pleased with the energy that finally happened.

18 x 14

Oil on Canvas

SUNFLOWERS 1

This painting is part of a series I've done focusing on Sunflowers. I did this some time ago and it was so personal that it has been two years since I could bring myself to make it public. These flowers have volumes to say and "joy unspeakable".

16 x 20 Oil on Linen

POPPIES AND POMEGRANATE FLOWERS

My goal here was to do a painting in red's and greens. I arranged living Pomegranate flowers with artificial Poppies. I loved the red, green, and orange combination. There seemed to be great harmony and energy between the living and the man made. A surprise to me.

24x20

Oil on Linen

WISTERIA

Looking out my studio window in the Spring is the most glorious view of Wisteria surrounded by Loblolly Pines and vistas that are stunning. When the sun shines on it all it is absolutely sacred.

18x24 Oil on Linen

TEXAS VISTA

I don't do Plein Air painting very often. I'm not sure why, I really enjoy it when I do. This is a little painting I did at Lady Bird Johnson's Wild Flower Center.

6 x 8 oil on panel

HIDDEN PATH

This is an image I photographed (and painted later) while riding in my husbands golf cart. He was playing at "Origins," a course on the West Coast of Florida. I loved the billowing pink plumes and the invitation to follow the path into those wonderful grasses.

8x10 Oil on Linen

GRACE IRENE

This is Grace. Our 6 year old Golden Retriever. In September of 09' Grace was diagnosed with Hemangiosarcoma. Cancer of the blood vessels. She was given 4-6 months to live. We are now entering the 10th month and we are so incredibly grateful. I wanted to paint her the way I see her, full of love and wonder. Grace is a joy and delight and a precious addition to our family.

BIRDS ON A WIRE

When I was a very young girl my grandmother did a watercolor of a group of birds on a wire. I always loved that painting. This is my rendition of her idea.

As I was painting the little blue bird (6th from the left) it was snowing very hard. Something it doesn't often do in central Texas. A flock of bluebirds came to feed on a berry bush outside my studio window. It was an incredibly stunning moment. (See BELLY FULL OF BERRIES above)

Canal Boat in Britain

This is a painting I did for my husband for this Father's Day. Years ago we took a canal boat trip in England. It was one of our favorite holidays. We have often commented "if you can't relax going 2 miles an hour then you can't relax." We did.

Celebrating Tulips or Tulips Celebrating

I just entered this in a contest and was accepted. I'm thrilled. I so love the vibrant colors. These flowers speak of joy of life to me. The larger tulip at the bottom of the painting seems very "coy", full of life but a bit shy.

22x28 Oil on Linen