Susans and Daisies

 6 x 8"
oil on linen
$75
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I love this little painting! I'm loving painting on linen. I'm craving the feeling of brushing paint onto that surface like some people crave....mmm. Chocolate?

Birthday Flowers

 8 x 10"
oil on linen
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This bouquet was my birthday present from my husband. As you all know, I do love flowers! I ordered some Utrecht linen canvases, and this is my first attempt at painting on them. They have a VERY smooth surface, but it's not slippery - the paint sticks to it very well, especially if you tone the canvas with a wash of something first. I definitely like the linen - it's kind of a cross between the canvases I usually use and the Ampersand Gessobord that I used to use more often, but have stopped using as much recently.

8 x 8"
oil on canvas
$85
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All of these delicious purple things came from a friend's backyard garden - what I really want to call it is a farm, but, well, it's just his backyard. All summer he has been offering us the pick of his crops, and since we have entered the season when most gardeners are frankly sick of eating their own produce, I took him up on the offer this week. It was MUCH easier coming up with the composition for this painting than figuring out what to cook with this eggplant!

Sunnies and Susans

8 x 10"
oil on canvas
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This was the last 8 x 10" canvas in my studio. Good thing I have a box on the way from Utrecht!

Sunflowers with "The Flower Seller"

12 x 12"
oil on canvas
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The backdrop for this piece is a print of "The Flower Seller" by Diego Rivera.

Memento Mori

8 x 10"
oil on panel
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Black-Eyed-Susans and Peaches

8 x 10"
oil on canvas
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I tried to grow my own Black-Eyed-Susans (aka Rudbeckia) twice this year. The first time, the seeds didn't germinate. The second time, I bought plant starts, and the deer ate them before they even had a chance to settle in. Our neighborhood is like a catalog for the many possibilities of deer fencing, no wonder!

Plums and Flowers

11 x 14"
oil on canvas
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Peaches and Pitcher

6 x 8"
oil on canvas
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Sunflowers with Lipstick Plant

9 x 12"
oil on panel
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I painted this one before the previously posted painting, but only just put the finishing touches on today. As you can see, it's fairly tight - mostly as a result of the smooth painting surface - and after I finished work on it, I was attempting to unwind with a looser version.

Nighttime Sunflowers

6 x 8"
oil on canvas
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Sunflowers by the Window

8 x 10"
oil on canvas
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Bottle and Jar

8 x 10"
oil on canvas
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I decided to go back and rework "Sunny and Blue" a little, so here is a link to the updated photo. I didn't change the framed version, so you can see a before and after.

Sunflowers with Blue Curtain

6 x 8"
oil on canvas
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Sunny and Blue

8 x 10"
oil on canvas
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It's sunflower season again, and I'm planning to use all of my huge vases for the extravagant bouquets to come!

Summer Sunflowers

8 x 10"
oil on canvas
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Stargazer and Dandelion

6 x 8"
oil on canvas
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I got the idea to use an old painting of mine as a backdrop in this piece from Jeanne Ludeke, an artist whose blog I visit regularly. I think her work is so cool!

Stargazer in a Jar

8 x 10"
oil on canvas
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I've updated the Studio Sale section of my Etsy shop, and I'll be adding more in the next few days!

Pink Lilies in a Glass

9 x 12"
oil on canvas
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There's a little hint of Sargent thrown into this one!

August Lilies

12 x 12"

oil on canvas

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