My Painting Project

Painting 3

2011-01-27T11:41:00.002-05:00

36" x 48"

oil on canvas

In this painting, I added a lot of texture and abandoned the brushes, painting with just my hands. It is hard to tell in this photo, but before I began painting the trees, I took maps and glued them down to the canvas to add visual texture for the tree trunks.

Painting 2

2011-01-19T15:46:00.005-05:00

6" x 6"

oil on canvas

I did this tiny painting of a path through the forest. I liked it, but it seemed that it needed to be larger. So, I painted it larger and will post the photo of it tomorrow.

One Year, 100 Paintings

2011-01-18T23:13:00.004-05:00

6" x 6"

oil on board

My project for the year is to complete 100 paintings. This is number one. It's from a picture that I took this past summer in Hilton Head. Because I didn't have much time to paint last year, I took pictures of images I wanted to paint, and am making up for the lost painting time now.

Peacock Feathers

2010-06-28T22:58:00.004-04:00

16" x 20"

mixed media

24" x 36"

oil on canvas

I've had this weird fascination with peacock feathers lately. I have this one feather that I've had for years, and I found it in a cabinet a few months ago. Since then, I have been doing all kinds of art based on that one peacock feather. Here are a couple of the pieces. I'll post more later.

Even more cyanotypes

2010-02-03T12:42:00.006-05:00

These are some more cyanotypes. I've really had so much fun with this process and am just waiting on the chemicals that I ordered to come in so that I can create large prints on fabric. These were made from transparencies of photos that I had taken, which were layered on top of each other and then I placed a few other small objects on top of the transparencies.

More Cyanotypes

2010-02-02T13:29:00.003-05:00

Cyanotypes

2010-01-30T20:42:00.004-05:00

I learned a new printing process last week and these are two prints that I made. It is so much fun and such a simple process. There will be more to come. Each image is 9" x 12".

Birch Trees

2010-01-27T21:42:00.002-05:00

30"x 40"

Oil on Canvas

Star Wars

2009-05-31T23:12:00.004-04:00

acrylic on canvas

each canvas is 20" x 16"

My son loves Star Wars right now. He kind of gets obsessed with whatever he is into at the time, to the point that he thinks of nothing else and talks about it incessantly, which can get kind of tiring to listen to. Last year it was Transformers. The year before that he was obsessed with keys. Now it is Star Wars. Anyway, he asked me to do some Star Wars paintings for his room, so these are the ones I did for him.

Red Gerbera Daisy

2009-05-25T22:15:00.004-04:00

40" x 32"

oil on canvas

SOLD

This painting is done on four seperate canvases, each hanging an inch apart from the other.

Trees in Spring

2009-05-12T09:32:00.002-04:00

20" x 16"

oil on canvas

I was looking for some scenes to paint for spring. I found these trees in an area beside the tennis court in my neighborhood, so decided to paint them. I had no interest in painting the tennis court.

St. Michael's

2009-02-28T22:14:00.003-05:00

11" x 14"

pencil on paper

Apples, Egg, and Bottle

2009-01-12T13:39:00.000-05:00

18" x 24"

pencil on paper

Christmas Ornaments

2008-12-21T23:20:00.005-05:00

30" x 30"

oil on canvas

Christmas is my favorite holiday of the year. It seems that my paintings have been very seasonal this year; maybe they always are, but I am really noticing it more this year. I guess I really am affected by the seasons and since painting is really just a way of keeping a record of one's life, much like a diary without words, I paint what I see during whatever season it may be. So these are some of my Christmas ornaments. I always love to paint with reds and reflections are always fun to work with too. Also, it seemed like I needed a Christmas painting in my house, because I am going overboard with the decorating this year and the flower painting that usually hangs in my living room doesn't really go with the Christmas theme that I have going on in there.

Autumn Road

2008-11-25T11:30:00.005-05:00

18" x 18"

oil on canvas

It's been a while since I've posted any paintings up here. I have been doing some things, just not anything I felt like putting up here I guess. Anyway, I've always loved the colors of fall, all of the oranges and reds. I decided to paint it before it was all over.

Great Smoky Mountains

2008-09-25T07:57:00.005-04:00

18" x 18"

oil on canvas

SOLD

I went on a trip to the Great Smoky Mountains last week. The mountains and the national park there are so beautiful. Of course when I go anywhere, I always come home and do a couple of paintings about it, so this is the first one from the trip.

Black and White Abstracts

2008-09-19T22:50:00.011-04:00

18" x 18"

acrylic on canvas

20" x 30"

acrylic on canvas

20" x 30"

acrylic on canvas

20" x 20"

acrylic on canvas

20" x 20"

acrylic on canvas

20" x 20"

acrylic on canvas

18" x 18"

acrylic on canvas

18" x 18"

acrylic on canvas

ALL SOLD

These paintings were all done to go in a bedroom. I just took some elements of the bedding and changed it up some to make designs that would look good on canvas. I saw a couple of pictures of the bedroom after they were hanging on the walls, and they do look good in there. I painted them a week ago, but didn't get them posted before I went out of town. Now I'm back and am catching up on things.

Calla Lily

2008-08-28T09:05:00.004-04:00

This is a video of me painting a calla lily. If the quality isn't the best it is because I filmed and edited it all myself on my laptop, so that's the best I could do in a very short amount of time. I think it might be featured on another website sometime soon. I'll let you know if and when it is. The painting is 28" x 36" and is oil on canvas. I did it for a friend of mine and when it is dry I will be shipping it to her.

This video is now featured on atlantawomanowned.com

Road Through a Vineyard

2008-08-12T11:57:00.003-04:00

15" x 10"

watercolor on paper

With this one I tried using more neutral tones than usual, with the exception of ultramarine blue and lemon yellow.

Autumn Trees

2008-08-12T11:53:00.005-04:00

9" x 12"

watercolor on paper

I was playing around with watercolor some last night. I tend to paint a bit more vague and impressionistic with it than with other mediums.

Sunflower

2008-07-31T10:08:00.004-04:00

12" x 18"

pastel on paper

I'm teaching a class in pastels starting in a few weeks, so I did this so I would have a new example to show. I am going to work on new examples for all the different media I'm teaching, so I will have some different kinds of work up here, besides just the oils.

Wall in a Salon

2008-06-30T10:59:00.004-04:00

I've been on vacation for over a week, so I didn't do any painting. Yesterday, I went and painted this border around three walls of a hair salon. I know, it's different than what I usually post up here, but I did paint it. I have a new painting I started working on last night, so I should be finished with it soon and post it then.

Napa Valley Vineyard #2

2008-06-14T17:04:00.005-04:00

18" x 18"

oil on canvas

SOLD

This is the second of my Napa Valley paintings, which I suppose the name makes pretty apparent. There is a bit more texture in this one and more red.

Napa Valley Vineyard

2008-06-11T14:10:00.005-04:00

18" x 18"

oil on canvas

SOLD

I have been commissioned to do a painting of a Napa Valley vineyard scene. I did this one and loved working with the colors so much that I am going to do at least one more before I move on to something else. I love the purples that show up in the landscape there, something that doesn't happen here in the southeast.

Also, I've been going around to some other painting blogs to see what's out there and read on one that someone uses around 60 different colors on their palette. I have never owned 60 tubes of paint at one time and wouldn't even know what to do with that many if I had them all. It would seem like so much effort to set up the palette that I wouldn't ever get around to painting. I am curious to see a palette like that though. I just use 8 colors: 2 reds, 2 yellows, 2 blues, 1 black and 1 white, and sometimes a neutral like a burnt or raw umber, but very rarely. Now I'm feeling like I should expand the palette some.

World of Coke

2008-05-24T22:58:00.004-04:00

6" x 6"

oil on masonite

In our city we have a museum dedicated to Coca-Cola. We visited it over Spring Break, and I thought that it was funny that my kids were really only interested in the "free" coke that they got at the end. I spent $30 and all day so that we could get a free coke. This is a painting of my son standing in front of a vintage Coke machine there that had sound effects, like a bottle opening, coke being poured, someone drinking, and then a loud burp at the end (which was of course his favorite).

A Walk on the Beach

2008-05-23T21:20:00.005-04:00

30" x 24"

oil on canvas

Daisies

2008-05-22T07:40:00.005-04:00

14" x 11"

oil on canvas

SOLD

Orange Slices

2008-05-12T22:23:00.005-04:00

6" x 6'

oil on masonite

Oranges

2008-05-07T11:31:00.004-04:00

6" x 6"

oil on masonite

Poppies #2

2008-05-05T22:29:00.006-04:00

9" x 12"

oil on masonite

SOLD

This is a companion piece to the other one.

Poppies

2008-05-03T21:52:00.004-04:00

9" x 12"

oil on masonite

White Trees

2008-04-30T13:20:00.004-04:00

6" x 6"

oil on masonite

I think I am tired of painting trees now, so this is the last tree painting you will see for a while.

Tree in Yellow Field

2008-04-29T21:33:00.004-04:00

6" x 6"

oil on masonite

Yellow Field

2008-04-28T07:50:00.001-04:00

10" x 8"

oil on canvas board

Pink Tulips and Trees

2008-04-27T20:34:00.005-04:00

8" x 10"

oil on masonite

This is another spring painting. I do love this season so much, especially for all the colors that appear.

Field of Yellow Daisies

2008-04-22T14:39:00.003-04:00

10" x 8"

oil on canvas

Field of Purple Flowers

2008-04-16T11:13:00.004-04:00

10" x 8"

oil on canvas

SOLD

Trees in a Field of Purple

2008-04-15T15:48:00.002-04:00

10" x 8"

oil on canvas

I am having fun with these tree paintings this spring. I've never really painted trees much before, but am really loving the way these fast little trees are coming along.

Red Tulip Field

2008-04-13T17:23:00.004-04:00

22" x 18"

oil on canvas

I did this painting for a friend who asked me a few weeks ago if I was ever going to paint something for her.

Orange Orchid

2008-04-05T21:29:00.003-04:00

4" x 4"

oil on canvas

I have a whole series of orchids that I have painted in the past, but they were all quite large. This is they first actual life-sized orchid that I have painted.

Morning Light

2008-04-04T15:55:00.004-04:00

10" x 8"

oil on canvas

I like the way the light came behind the trees in this one.

Bradford Pear Trees

2008-04-02T14:44:00.003-04:00

8" x 8"

oil on canvas

These are some of my favorite trees because they are so beautiful when they bloom. Unfortunately, they smell horrible.

Cherry Blossom Tree

2008-03-31T10:19:00.002-04:00

8" x 8"

oil on canvas

I love how all the trees bloom for just a few weeks at the beginning of Spring.

Lemon

2008-03-28T11:32:00.003-04:00

4" x 4"

oil on canvas

SOLD

Asparagus

2008-03-26T14:57:00.002-04:00

4" x 4"

oil on canvas

Field of Flowers

2008-03-25T11:40:00.003-04:00

4" x 4"

oil on canvas

Green Apple and Lemon

2008-03-24T10:06:00.003-04:00

Eggs

2008-03-21T23:11:00.003-04:00

4" x 4"

oil on canvas

Since Easter is almost here, it seemed pretty obvious to paint eggs. They are mostly just a study in whites.

Two Apples in a Bowl

2008-03-20T11:57:00.003-04:00

4" x 4"

oil on canvas

I love painting different tones of white, especially white on white. There are so many other colors that show up in the shadows.

Perfume Bottles

2008-03-19T09:12:00.001-04:00

4" x 4"

oil on canvas

Transparent glass is always fun to paint, but it always takes much longer than I think it will.

Pear and Apples

2008-03-18T08:41:00.003-04:00

4" x 4"

oil on canvas

Tuscan Landscape

2008-03-17T00:00:00.002-04:00

4" x 4"

oil on canvas

I have always loved painting European landscapes. There is something about the colors in both the sky and the land that is different there. It is much more difficult painting landscapes this small though.

Apple and Pitcher

2008-03-15T22:41:00.002-04:00

4" x 4"

oil on canvas

I'm not obsessed with painting fruit or anything. I just happen to have a lot of it at my house right now. I'll move on to other subjects soon enough.

Kiwi

2008-03-14T14:40:00.001-04:00

4" x 4"

oil on canvas

SOLD

Who doesn't love kiwi? They taste good and they are a nice green color. What more could you want from a fruit?

Pear, Apple, and Bowl

2008-03-13T07:54:00.001-04:00

4" x 4"

oil on canvas

SOLD

One of the pears was still sitting here, so I just added an apple and a bowl. The two little paintings look good together, if you like pears.

Three Pears

2008-03-12T13:20:00.001-04:00

4" x 4"

oil on canvas

This is the smallest canvas I have ever painted on with oils. Most of my other paintings are

4' x 4' or larger, so this is really small for me. I think I could fit over 100 of these tiny canvases into the last painting I did before this one. I guess all paintings pretty much take the same approach, but not nearly as much energy is required to paint this small, and it is definitely not as messy. I decided to go completely traditional with the still life and was able to get some good texture on the pears.