Cherry Sprig

5 x 7"
oil on Ampersand Gessoboard
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I got the idea for this painting while I was doing the dishes. The reason I was so responsibly cleaning the kitchen on a Saturday morning was to make room to prepare a veggie platter to take to a friend's graduation party this evening. At most parties in Eugene, you can expect to find a lot of vegans, so I try to stick to things like that. Problem is, so do most people. Long story short: I will be eating lots of vegetables and hummus tonight!

Pocket Paintings - Pink Lilies

Pocket Pink Lily no. 1
4 x 4"
oil on Ampersand Gessoboard
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Pocket Pink Lily no. 2
4 x 4"
oil on Ampersand Gessoboard
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Orange Flowers in Green Glass

5 x 7"
oil on Ampersand Gessoboard
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You know, we found this green bottle in the garage, caked with dust and spiderwebs. I wonder what it was originally for... It's getting a second (or third) life in my studio now, that's for sure.

Pink Lily

8 x 8"
oil on panel (built-in hanging slot)

Daily painting number 70.

Little Orange Flowers

6 x 6"
oil on panel (built-in hanging slot)
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Wow, four flowers paintings in a row. Hope I'm not getting boring! Anyway, these are Osteospermums. (Osteosperma?) I like the dark violet center surrounded by a ring of light lavender.

First of the Lilies

6 x 6"
oil on panel (built in hanging slot)
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This is the first Lily to open in the whole yard. I've been watching a large pink one by the front steps starting to color up, but then I noticed this little one just outside my window this morning, fully open.

I really like the orange/green combination in this painting, by the way.

Purple Flowers

5 x 7"
oil on gessoboard
$40
$5 s/h

I love this little bud vase. It's perfect for all of the tiny but beautiful flowers that are all over the yard right now. There isn't really anything in the painting to show scale, but I'd say it's pretty much life sized at 5x7.

Calla Lily

5 x 5"
oil on ampersand gessobord
$40
$5 s/h

In The Garden

6 x 8"
oil on canvas on panel
$50
$5 s/h

It's a perfect day here today. It really does rain just as much as everyone says here in the Pacific Northwest, but the summers make it worth it.

Little Green Elephant

5 x 5"
oil on ampersand gessoboard
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This is actually a painting of a plush stuffed creature made by my sister, Jessie. She made it for me, so I thought I would return the favor by giving her something to remember it by. If you would like to see a side-by-side comparison of the real vs. painted elephant, click here. To visit Jessie's delightful plush-making blog, click here.

Thanks for looking!

Rooster Egg Cup

8 x 8"
oil on panel
$65
$5 s/h

I think I am so drawn to this funny egg cup of my mother's because it reminds me of a children's book I loved when I was young - Friends, by Helme Heine. I think the illustrations are so great.

Japanese Doll

5 x 7"
oil on gessoboard
NFS

This is a doll my husband's grandmother brought back from a trip to Japan. We were in southern Califonia last week sorting through some items from her estate, and I got to bring this little treasure home.

Three Eggs

5 x 5"
oil on gessoboard
$50
$5 s/h

Blue Flowers

6 x 6"
oil on gessoboard
$50
$5 s/h

I'm back! It feels good to be painting again, even considering the phenomenon that I've seen referred to as "cold starts," meaning the first painting after a hiatus isn't usually the easiest you'll ever do. I had to wipe this one down once, but I'm okay with that. When a painting just isn't going right, the only way I can salvage it is to wipe it down. I tell myself that it's saving me much more aggravation - not to mention further wasted paint - to start over fresh. And I'm almost always right! I love being right.