Winter Rose, 6x6 oil painting

Winter Rose

6x6 oil painting

on Raymar cotton panel

This flower gave me fits!  I painted it from life -- a rose from the miniature bush I bought at the market last year.  I struggled to keep the plant alive during our hot summer months, and once the weather cooled down, it bloomed like crazy.  It produces the most delicate white and pink roses, but what a challenge to paint it! The little glass jar is also from the market -- so cute, it had fruit in it.  The lemon was recycled from yesterday's painting, from the tree in my back yard.  Tonight it's going to be 29 degrees here in Mesa, so I think this may be the last of my lemons that you see.  I hope the tree survives.

This painting is available for purchase through Daily Paintworks. 

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Tea Time, 8x8 oil painting

Tea Time

8x8 oil painting

on Raymar cotton panel

My mother gave me several teacups that have been in the family a long time, and I decided to use them as painting reference.  The lemon was fresh off the tree in my back yard.

This is my Day 1 painting of Leslie Saeta's painting-a-day challenge for January.  So far, so good.

This painting is available for purchase on Daily Paintworks.

Happy New Year to everyone!

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Sunflower Trio, 6x6 oil painting

Sunflower Trio

6x6 oil painting

on Raymar cotton panel

Available through an online auction on Daily Paintworks.

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For Claudine, 10x8 oil painting

For Claudine

10x8 oil painting

on Raymar cotton panel

​This painting is for Claudine, someone I've known for 50 years.  Claudine and I went to high school together; and after high school, Claudine opened a successful beauty salon in Burbank, California.  When my son Chris was 14, he went with me to the salon one day, and he saw Julie -- Claudine's daughter.  It was love at first sight; and many years later, when they were in their 30s, Chris and Julie were married.  Now Claudine and I share two adorable grandsons.  She is a caring, generous and special person.

Matilija Poppy, 7x5 oil painting on linen panel

Matilija Poppy

7x5 oil painting on linen panel

Unframed

Recently I visited several of the California missions, and I found some beautiful Matilija poppies growing in the garden at Mission La Purisima, in Lompoc, CA.  I love to watch these large poppies floating in the breeze, and their graceful petals look like angel wings.  This painting is from a photo I took on that trip, and it's available on Daily Paintworks at http://www.dailypaintworks.com/buy/auction/287112.

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GVAL 5x7 Sale Tomorrow

Gilbert Visual Art League will hold its annual 5x7 Sale as part of the Gilbert Art Walk on Saturday, November 15, all day in Old Town Gilbert, AZ. We'll set up our panels on the lawn at Postino's (corner of Gilbert Rd. & Page Ave.). All paintings are 5"x7" and will sell for $25 each! Stop by if you're in the neighborhood.

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Painted Ladies, 16x20 oil painting

This painting is my donation to the 2014 Beaux Arts event at Scottsdale Artists' School, to be held on November 8. This silent auction is an important fundraising event for the school, and I'm grateful to them for the excellent instruction I've received there. You can view all the donated entries and get more information about the event at at ScottsdaleArtSchool.org, then click on Events.

Painted Ladies

16x20 oil painting

on stretched canvas, framed

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