My husband and I wanted to give a special gift to a family expecting a new baby. I did not want to give the usual baby clothes, toys etc.. So, I came up with the idea for a still life for the baby's room. This is the result of my work.     

                                                                      "The Tea Party"

                                                              Watercolor on Arches' paper

                                                                              8" x 8"

I am practicing a lot with a palette knife and really loving it! Here is one of the recent paintings I did.

                                                                        L'oignon

                     16 x 8 Oil on linen panel 

Still LIfe with Purple Iris

16" x 20 " Oil on Linen Canvas

Sunflowers and Shadows

Sometimes in the cold, dreary days of winter, I paint from reference photographs that I took during the warmer weather. This is a painting I did last winter on a very cold, dark day. The photograph was taken from a still life I set up in my porch during the summertime. I immediately became lost in the process of painting this one. The bright colors of the sunflowers are so warming and cheerful! It lifted my spirits and I hope it does the same to yours!

20"x 20" Oil on Canvas, Framed
$1575.00
On View at the Levy Gallery in Portsmouth, New Hampshire for the month of March.

Still Life with Golden Vase

I find great joy in painting colorful still lifes in the wintertime. This was done from a photo that I took a year ago. Whenever I receive flowers I quickly set up a still life and photograph it so that I have many warm, floral scenes to work with in the dead of winter. This is a very small painting but it packs a lot of punch!

7"x5" Oil on linen Canvas, Framed

SOLD

Lemons and A Pear

8"x8" Oil on Gessoboard, Framed

Vine Tomatoes

I saw these tomatoes when I was buying food at the market and I just had to paint them! I get excited whenever I have an excuse to use bold, bright reds in a painting. I also love to paint shadows and these were just to lovely to resist!
6"x6" Oil on Gessoboard, Framed

Three Acorns

I needed to get a study done and I was at a loss as to what to paint. While walking my dog in my field, I could feel the crunch of acorns under my feet. There seems to be more of them than ever this year. This was my answer. Here is the result.

6"x8" Oil on Linen Board, Framed