Painting

Beast in the Box – fabric/oil painting

Beast in the Box – fabric/oil painting

When making this particular artwork (which can be displayed as a triptych or as separate pieces), I was a bit influenced by my 10 year old step-son... We had just purchased several musical instruments for our household, and he spent a great deal of time composing his...

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Lil’ Miss Pink Tonka

Lil’ Miss Pink Tonka

I feel like I'm in a different world...hot pink is very unusual for me! Although I might be going through a phase, because there's also a pink hibiscus flower painting that's waiting for me to finish it! But this oil painting of the little pink Tonka truck is special...

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Oil and Watercolor Plein Aire works

Oil and Watercolor Plein Aire works

These are overdue, but as of now they're finally here! Last month during the Francisco's Farm Arts Festival in Midway, I did these two paintings...It took most of two afternoons and lots of SPF30 sunblock to complete both of them. The first is oil on textured board. I...

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Bathroom Herbalist/Apothecary Mural

Bathroom Herbalist/Apothecary Mural

I've got another day left to work on this bathroom, but it's nearly finished... There are several areas to this mural, each featuring different herbs and a few types of mushrooms. I'm using acrylic paints with some gel mediums and will seal it when I'm finished. If...

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Tape Landscape in acrylic

Tape Landscape in acrylic

Here's another painting that I did awhile back. It was purely for fun, and it still has a certain playful quality that makes me smile. At the time, I was experimenting with brighter, non-representative colors, and a slightly less photo-realistic style. The paint is...

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Somethin’ Fishy

Somethin’ Fishy

It's about that time of year, isn't it? Time to dust off the ol' fishin' gear? Although I am still working on my quilt, I've taken a break from it to push some paint around. These two fishing lures are a few from my collection---well, I don't actively collect them,...

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Painted horses

Painted horses

Phew--time really flies! I've been especially busy since the weather has turned a bit springy here in Kentucky. Several weeks ago, I went with a friend to a horse farm down the road, and we painted for a few hours before the weather got too bad. I also took some...

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Strappy needs a friend (or two)

Strappy needs a friend (or two)

Since this painting is no longer in my possession, I figured I'd take a few moments to talk about it. Oh, and add it to my Gallery, of course. I painted this over 5 years ago (my! how the years go by) and swore that I would paint another version similar to this one. I...

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