I finally finished my painting series of a tree in a field at different times of the year. I started with winter (a borrowed painting idea), moved on to autumn, then did summer and finally spring. So no kind of order whatsoever. Soon I shall find a nice empty wall to hang the series on! These paintings were painted using
My child’s favorite kind of flowers are Zinnias, so I plant them every year, as many different kinds as I can find seeds for! They are big and bright and have neat little stars that often grow around their centers… perfect for attracting the interest of bees… and apparently kiddos! This one was a salmon colored one, mixed in among
I painted this one (semi-gloss acrylic on canvas) about a year ago in celebration of the early-blooming flowers here in the Western Oregon rainforest. Snow Queen is one of the earliest wildflowers to bloom and pokes its fluffy little purple/pink head up through the damp moss even before the last frost has come. Western Trillium (or Wake Robin) is a
This is a painting that I made of one of the pale pink and yellow columbines that continue to come back year after year in the shady corner of our back yard. The medium is acrylic (matte) on canvas. I feel like I would like to try painting this one again to bring out a bit more of the depth
This is a painting loosely based on an idea that I borrowed from another artist — a glowing holiday tree in the snow. Medium is acrylic on canvas. I have gifted this one in particular to my parents for their holiday painting collection. I may try painting one with multi-colored lights next and see how it turns out. Please feel
This is a painting that I made of kelp swaying in the currents. The medium is acrylic on canvas. It is loosely based on a photo that another artist shared of a kelp display at the enchanting Monterey Bay Aquarium in California. (I have had the pleasure of visiting the aquarium twice in my life, and I highly recommend it
This is a painting that I made of some bright pink fuchsias in a shady part of my garden. The medium is matte acrylic on canvas. I really like this variety of fuchsia because of the striking red branches and veins on the leaves. The brilliant colors make them really pop, even in the shady areas of the garden, and
This is a painting that I made of an African Violet (Saintpaulia) houseplant. The medium is acrylic on canvas. This painting was gifted to my mother who loves African Violets and has a room in her house that is dedicated almost entirely to growing them. African violets have always been one of my favorite houseplants. They gracefully endure hardship, such
This is a painting I made of a dark purple pansy that was growing in one of my window boxes. It is matte acrylic paint on canvas. I’ve got several kinds of acrylic paint — some is matte, some semi-gloss, and some glossy. I find that the matte has a very distinctive look, almost more like chalk — I will
This is a painting that I did of an owl in a tree with the moon behind. It’s acrylic on canvas. I have to be honest, here, I got the original painting idea from another artist’s painting that I saw when searching the web for inspiration. I’m taking it a step farther though, as I am doing a series with
This is an original painting by me, acrylic on canvas. I was inspired by a very fuzzy bee that I spotted and took a picture of on one of our wild-colored sunflowers. She looked extremely content, all fuzzy and golden in the warm sunshine, and wandering around the face of the sunflower in a leisurely manner. I hoped to capture
This is an original painting by me — Oregon Berries, acrylic on canvas. I was inspired to create this painting because I love taking drives up into the mountains in early summer to pick berries. The Cascade foothills in July in western Oregon are full of red huckleberries, red and orange salmonberries, wild strawberries and Salal berries. Not only are
