There's nothing like being snuggled up in a quilt when it's cold outside. This model still looks unhappy about the cold, but I am happy that we have some rain along with the cold. Maybe she needs some hot chocolate.
I love these colors! This painting is a watercolor landscape. It is 15" x 11".
Hello Morning is a happy little rooster that I painted with acrylics on masonite. The colors are cheery and his attitude is cocky. He is in a show at Round Rock Art Space through the month of December. You'll know him, He's the one in the fancy green frame.
I know I haven't been posting as often as I should. It doesn't mean that I haven't been working, just that I am working too much. Sometimes it is difficult to stop to take pictures and post. 
I love the sparkle of the paper in a watercolor painting. This painting has that sparkle and to me it looks like the sun is shining through the leaves. The colors remind me of a crisp autumn morning in the mountains. It is a landscape and it is 14" x 11".
I thought I would show my latest poppy piece. It is 24" x24" and it an acrylic. It will be in a show called the Four Friends Classy Art Show in the Georgetown Library the month of December. The reception is Sunday, December 11, from 12:00 - 3:00. If you are in the neighborhood stop by and have a cup of coffee.
I am working on a series of small acrylic paintings of poppies. This one is 10" x 8". It is on gallery wrapped canvas. I have a little trouble with the photos, but I am working on it. They look much better without the glare!
This watercolor is 22.5" x 15". I combined two things I really like and came up with a painting that I like. Yeah! The thing I like best about this painting is the color, but I also enjoy the superimposed shapes. I hope you do too. It is a floral.
I love the colors of Autumn and the red berries that decorate the bushes this time of year are to me a promise as sure as a rainbow. They tell me that after our short winter there will be a renewal. It is interesting to try to capture that feeling in painting. I will put this painting in the floral category. It is 9" x15" and it is a watercolor.
I love the colors and shapes of these wonderful vegetables. I used them to create interesting negative shapes and color contrast. This is a watercolor, but I used a little white to bring back the bright background in some areas where the paint went uninvited. I will work more with this subject matter.
Watermelon always makes me remember hot summer days, when I was a child,sitting in the backyard with a big juicy slice. This still life is 10.5" x 10.5". It is a watercolor. Now that the days have turned colder, it is a nice memory.
Can you tell I have a difficult time with titles? This still life was fun to paint. I enjoyed the challenge of the pineapple and balancing the rich colors. This painting is 22" x 15". It is a watercolor and can be matted and framed to a 28' x 22" standard frame.
I love the feeling of this piece. She looks so introspective. The colors and shapes tell me that she is just taking a quiet moment after a lot of activity. This one has opaque watercolor, a medium that I am exploring quite a bit these days. The size is 14"x11". Figurative painting has always been my favorite.
Sue Nosler Gray and I are having a show and we would love to see lots of people at our reception in Austin on Sunday. 
This watercolor has been fun to work with. I started with color as a dominant theme, using complements. Then textures, reflections and edges became important. It is a still life and it is 11"x15". I think the peach looks pretty tasty.
This watercolor floral is one of several that were done from my sunflower purchase of the summer. I love the bright,sunny color and the sturdy look of sunflowers. This one is 10"x14".
This watercolor landscape does have some opaque watercolor in the negative spaces. I love the soft colors that create a glow. This piece is 14.5"x10.5".
Don't these two look like they have a good view? I would love to be with them, on the water. It has been such a hot dry summer. I painted this from a friend's photograph. I love the shapes in this watercolor. It is 8.5"x14" and it is a seascape.
Produce is wonderful now, and I am loving the red and green peppers. Lots of juicy color made this one fun to paint and the color reminded me of Christmas. It will add color to someone's kitchen all year round. It is 10.5"x13.5", so it will fit nicely into a 16"x20" frame with a mat. It is a still life done in watercolor.
I found this little bowl in my Mom's china cabinet. It looked like a challenge, so I asked her if I could borrow it. There are three bowls that stack inside each other. I will have fun with them, I think. This still life is only 6.5"x6.5". It is watercolor. The difficult part of this painting was the blue design inside the bowl. I had to work on values to make the blueberries show up. They were yummy.
Springtime Celebration is a watercolor and ink painting that takes me back to my time living in Arizona. I love the variety of hues and organic shapes in the cactus, but my main focus was the light pattern that played across the surface. I used black ink to exaggerate the pattern.
Primaries refers to the juicy colors in this still life of flowers and interesting copper and glass. It is a watercolor and it is 21.5"x14.5". I love pushing color and value in watercolor. I also wanted to paint the different textures that I saw in this piece.
This small watercolor is 8.5x8.5. It is part of my Roadside Impressions Landscape series. I was working on creating volume and distance. It is also a new experience working so small. Fun too!
This small watercolor is part of a series that is about the impressions that I am left with after a drive through the Hill Country. I love the textures and soft colors of the vegetation along the roadsides.
I painted this 7.5'x5.5" still life of three juicy cherries as a warm up for a demonstration. I am not accustomed to working this small, but I like it. It is fun working with the juicy paints, designing and layering quickly until just the right feeling is achieved. I will be painting more of these studies.
The Grape Pickers is a small watercolor of children enjoying a sunny afternoon under the grape arbor. It is 17"x13". I always have enjoyed painting figures and when my children were young, I had them pose for me quite often. I like this painting because of the sun patterns that contrast with the cool shadows.
This small, transparent watercolor is of a colorful and stately, but bossy rooster. It is 13.5"x10.5". I enjoyed painting this bird with attitude.
This acrylic on canvas is another abstracted landscape. I was thinking of Missouri when I painted this one. I loved all the trees there. The people were great too. This one is all about color and shape.
I am working on a series of abstract landscapes that are acrylic on canvas. They are 24" square canvases and that is an interesting shape to work with. I was thinking about the Texas Panhandle when I painted this one.
This is a painting that calls to me in the summer. It is a little crooked, but I think the colors work and it has good movement. I wanted to see how it looks "published" on my blog.
I decided to add this cheery painting. I love red and organic shapes. I pushed this red about as far as I could. I started this painting as a demonstration and completed it later. It is small, but it demands attention. I just had to add it to my blog.
I have painted these pond plants and dragonflies several times and I never get tired of trying to get just the right feeling. This one is light and airy, with interesting negative spaces. I like the crisp whites and bright colors. I am not sure if it is finished, but I thought I would post it anyway.
Okay, this one is about the hat, but the pose said to me that this cowboy is tired and has just come in after a long, hard ride. Still no face. Another story that you get to make up. This is fun.
Another figure that is all about hands and not face. I think these pieces are the beginnings of a new series: Faceless Posers. It is a lot of fun to figure out ways to create a figurative image without it being all about the face. I do like the mystery.
