Elegant Irises

 Irises are the Queen of the Spring

Garden in my opinion.  They rise up

colorful and stately providing us with

 much beauty. For me that seems to say

 'winter is over'!

Birches in the Snow

 The hint of warmth in the sky reflects nicely on

the snow making it more appealing.  I'm very fond

of birch trees and pines too.  Adding them to my 

painting gave me an easy finish.

Lion King

 

This lion has such soul!  The eyes grabbed me so I

had to try and capture that look in paint.

Dripping Pina Colada

 I was teaching a class on how to paint on Yupo 

paper which is synthetic so the paint just lays on

 top, takes a long time to dry.  Finished the leaves

 and placed the wet painting on an easel.  You got it! 

 The paint dripped and therefore finished itself. 

 I honored what was provided naturally by gravity.

These Boots are made for Workin"

 I've always wanted to paint cowboy

boots.  Decided I didn't want to do the bright 

ones with the pointy toes.  More appealing

to render a pair that had carried their cowboy

through hard times as well as the good ones.

Great Horned Owl

 This is a Great Horned Owl.  It spoke to me with

it's amazing piercing glare and lovely feathers.

I painted it carefully, choosing bright colors to 

announce it's importance in the owl kingdom.

Alaskan Starfish

 I received the opportunity to work from photos 

taken of sea life in Alaska.  The starfish in that

 area are very bright in color and provided an 

interesting reference for a painting.

Sea Birds

I painted this scene to give as a donation to a local

non-profit whose purpose is to house and protect

 abused children, the Hibiscus Shelter.  My painting 

was used in an auction to raise funds to support this

 very worthy cause.

 

Elephant Family

 

I really enjoy painting animals and particularly like

animal families.  This image caught my eye as it portrays

the closeness shown by the elephant Mama as the little one 

playfully bumps her leg.