Pear and Blueberries - Sold

"Pear and Blueberries"

6"x 8" Oil on linen mounted on board

sold

I love to spotlight my fruits and vegetables with a little drama and using a light from above gave these little beauties a special chance to shine in all their God given beauty!

Wild Pears and Pottery- Sold

"For the Picking"

9"x 12" Oil on Gessobord

sold

I find myself looking for fruit trees and certain flowers everywhere I go. Once I find a fruit tree such as a peach, apple or pear I remember where it is and go to borrow leaves or maybe fruit sometimes.  Often I'll use store bought fruit with the leaves of a certain tree for that freshly harvested illusion. On this occasion I hit the jackpot as this pear tree was in front of an abandoned house and the fruit was there for the picking. 

Three Peaches and Bottle - SOLD

"Peach Round Up"

8"x 8" Oil on linen panel

sold

Peaches in the South..... nothing finer than that!! The old bottle has been in the family forever and the painted bench I found in a little antique store in Brookhaven, Ga.

Braves Hat, Ball and Peanuts - SOLD

"Braves Fan"

8"x 10" Oil on Gessobord

$250.00

sold

I had to celebrate the great season our Atlanta Braves are having!! I lived in Atlanta 53 years and although I recently moved to SC, the Braves will always be my team!! Go Braves!!

My illustration background allows me to feel very comfortable with this type of subject, it was fun, fun, fun!! Peanuts, anyone?

Raspberry Jelly in Bell Jar - Sold

"Bonnie's Homemade Jelly"

8"x 8" Oil on mounted linen

Sold

This subject revisited from a few years back- same image, different background and size. The perfect pop of color for your cozy kitchen. 

Sunflowers and Copper- Sold

"Sun and Copper"

8"x10" Oil on linen panel

sold

I'm loving some new Linen panels from Jerry's Artarama by Senso. They are mdf board wrapped with linen and retain the nature linen color gessoed with a clear gesso.  They have a lovely texture that really encourages me to put the strokes down looser. The painting goes much quicker than on my usual Gessobord with the smooth surface but Gessobord is still my favorite  for super realistic painting but I'm going to stock up on these! Enjoy the sun and enjoy your Summer in full swing now!

Lemons and Blueberries - SOLD

"Bowl of Lemons with Blueberries"

6"x 8" Oil on Gessobord
sold

Thank you for visiting my website. I appreciate all the support I have on FB and instagram but since I've been back to painting after a 4 year "break" I have noticed that blogging is not as popular as it once was. I guess the format is a little more time consuming and other means of posting artwork reaches a greater audience. It doesn't appear that artists are shutting down their blogs but just aren't as consistent in posting on them. For now my blog is my "website" and a really good journal of my work over the years. I don't know a better way to archive past works for viewers and myself. For that reason alone I keep it going. I welcome any comments about artists and blogging in 2018.

I enjoyed painting this painting for the color change. No red in this one! The background is my favorite color and it looks so beautiful with the yellow lemons. It is a funny thing but still life paintings with anything red as subject matter seem to be favorites. I've painted a lot of strawberries, red jelly, red grapes, etc of late and many by request or commission. It's nice to have a break from red!