"Red Poppies in Provence",14x11, oil on board

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"Red Poppies in Provence",14x11, oil on board

This is one of those paintings that fell together without much effort. No preliminary sketch, no intense thought behind it, just lots of vibrant color and fun! Loved painting it, and since it fell together rather quickly I have priced it well under my normal pricing structure to sell quickly. The photo does not do justice to the painting as the impasto and brush strokes cannot be seen.

Lots of lovely color and pieces of impasto in this one! Take your very own trip to Provence within this painting for a fraction of the price! To see some of my other paintings of the Provencial region, simply type the words, Provence, Luberon, , mas, St. Paul de Vence or lavender into the search box located at the top of the left hand column at my home page or visit my official website here.


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Lake of the Woods-plein air, alla prima, Florida landscape

"Lake of the Woods", 12x9, oil on canvas

I painted this little study of a lake in my neighborhood recently, before the weather turned bitterly cold! We Floridians do some physical adapting when we move down to Florida from the north- our bodies learn how to shed heat effectively so that we can better deal with the hot subtropical climate. Unfortunately, when we get cold snaps like the present one, our bodies are less able to adjust. I have been wanting to do some plein air painting, but it looks as though this week is going to be another rough one for my thin skin!

The above painting was done in pure color with a palette knife only. This is definitely one of those impressionist paintings that makes absolutely no sense until you step backwards a few yards! I made the reddish/pink roof the focal point in what was otherwise a low contrast painting that was done in mostly mid value range and used color to turn the planes. I finished it in the one hour and although the light had already changed from when I arrived, I made certain not to meddle with the first notes and that way I kept out of trouble. When I got home I wanted to work it some more in order to refine the shapes and details, but I resisted the temptation in order to keep the freshness and spontaneity of the alla prima painting. So I signed it and called it done. I'm looking forward to more plein air painting in warmer days to come!

Here was the scene that I painted in my southwest Florida neighborhood:




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Simple Gifts, fruit basket, still life with fruit, wine, orchid , eggs

"Simple Gifts"- 16x 20, oil on linen
I was delighted to find out today that I have won a merit award for "Simple Gifts", at Art Center Sarasota's new exhibit, "Show us what you've got!" This is the first time I have received a ribbon at Art Center Sarasota, and I hope it won't be the last. This is the third ribbon that "Simple Gifts" has won!

If you would like to purchase this painting, please contact, Art Center Sarasota at (941)365-2032.

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"All the way home"

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"All the Way Home", 24x36, oil on canvas

I always love the joy of going back home after an absence, even if the absence involved a vacation to a beautiful or exotic place. There is something very special about going home, and in this painting I tried to create a path of happiness leading to the ultimate place of peace- home.

John 14: Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.

I hope the house that God has prepared for me has a wildflower field in front of it!

This painting was a commissioned piece and it is sold. Although I rarely take on commissions, I enjoyed doing this one.

TeaTime- impressionist still life

Tea Time, 12x16, oil on gallery-wrapped canvas

This still life painting was done in an impressionist style. The brushwork in the painting is very painterly and I limited my palette to the beautiful combinations produced with burnt sienna and alizarin crimson. The greens are in the sap family , and overall it's a very subtle piece.





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