red, red rooster

Another fun rooster. Roosters seem to be very popular with my fans! They sure are fun to paint! This one is 10" x 10".

apples in a row

This group of apples couldn't be happier together. I tried keeping my brush strokes loose and fluid. Let me know what you think of it...

blue finch

I had a very busy painting weekend. How fun! This is another cute tiny bird. He is 4"x4", $100 framed.

stans records

This was a fun one. A very cool retro sign in downtown Lancaster, PA. The store has been there as long as I can remember...sometime in the craziness of life it's comforting that some things don't change. 10"x10" original oil painting $450.

dreaming of summer

This is a larger painting, 30"x30". I can't wait until it's time to sit on the beach and feel the sun on my face...

rockaway beach babe

This painting of a beautiful beach babe was from a photo taken last summer during a fun visit to Rockaway Beach. Long before Sandy came along. Hope life makes it's way back to "normal" for everyone in Rockaway and all the much loved beach towns. 8"x8" $300 framed. SOLD

happy valentine's day!

Emily (my daughter) and I were taking some photos at Central Market for me to use as painting reverence. Of course the Miesse caramels caught our eye! So we just had to buy a box of caramels, not just one or two caramels, we needed an entire box of them. Just too yummy to resist — they were gone in no time! Maybe another photoshoot of caramels is in my future :). Happy Valentines Day! Eat all the chocolate you want today! This painting is 8"x8" $300 framed.

mischievous otis

So I moved my painting studio from my work office to my home at the beginning of the year. I never had the pleasure/challenge of painting with my kitties nearby. One of the first days of having everything set up and spread out around me Otis comes to see what I am up to. Not even giving it a moments thought he steps right on my palette of paint. Right smack dab on the french ultramarine blue. Oh no! Now what? I grab him right away. I'm holding him in the air thinking now what?? I tuck him under my arm, grab the laptop and run into the bathroom. I google "how to clean oil paint off a cat." I have to clean him first with olive oil, then soap and water. It was quite a process since it spread before it got better. He's no worse for the wear. It was an interesting lesson. What a good boy, sitting still for me to clean him like that. It actually seemed like he thought it was fun. The challenges of working at home!

rooster

This rooster is 6x6. I need to start working on some larger, bit more long-term paintings, but I seem to be in a comfortable spot with these smaller paintings. The "ugly" phase goes by much more quickly and I don't get a discouraged in the middle. Maybe I'll start a larger on tomorrow to challenge myself. Let me know what you think. The rooster was fun and quick...and safe, for me...

sheepish

This 18"x18" painting was really fun. I had done a smaller palette knife version of it and was able to keep this one loose and fun, too. The color palette is soft and warm. Let me know what you think!

green apple

This one is still wet. I really tried my best to keep my painting loose and free this morning. Happy Friday!

field of poppies

This is a bit larger painting. The colors were very fun to work with. Did my best to keep it loose. Enjoy!

Central Market, Lancaster, PA

Here is another painting I did of Central Market, Lancaster, PA.

my 30 paintings in 30 days collage

is it happy hour yet?

So glad that it's finally Friday! This cute little 4x4 painting is in honor of Friday happy hour. Cheers!
$100 framed.