Welcome 2016!!!

I have been so busy with commissions, and the holidays I haven't posted in awhile, I still struggle with managing the different avenues of marketing my work, but I had a great year last year so I guess it works..  It has been exciting to look back on my journey and see my work improve little by little every day.  The hours and hours in front of the Easel are starting to pay off, I hope to continue improving and learning this year.  I am working on a very large commission that is tedious and arduous, unlike my normal loose style, so in between layers I have been able to do a few fun paintings that are available through the daily paintworks gallery or my etsy shop :

White hydrangeas in blue and white chinoiserie vase oil on archival wrapped canvas

White roses with gray background II

Oil on archival wrapped canvas

11 x 14"

White Roses with Gray Background

Oil on archival wrapped canvas

14 x 11"

Provence Landscape 

Oil on archival wrapped canvas 

16" x 16"

One day I will figure out how to add the buy it now button but if you click on the links to the right it will take you directly to my etsy shop or daily paintworks 

Happy Fourth of July!!!

I painted these geraniums in a blue and white vase on a small 6 x 6" linen panel in honor of the Fourth of July.  I needed to be able to get my painting fix in during a busy weekend of family fun.  I love how the small square paintings look in floater frames.   I photographed it in the frame it so my etsy clients can see for reference.  I am starting to connect with other artists through Instagram, Daily Paintworks  and Facebook and it is reassuring and supportive.

                               Fourth of July Geraniums

                                        Available for Sale through Daily paintworks or Etsy 

Blooming Red Geraniums

I Love Red Geraniums!!

I painted this slice of a red geranium in a terracotta pot on 16 x 16" square archival canvas.  It is avaliable through Daily Paintworks gallery or my Etsy shop,

SUNFLOWER BOUQUET

I am pleased with my new painting, its larger than I am used to but I love the impact of larger paintings even though they are much more difficult and time consuming.  I study with Nancy Medina.  I have attended her workshops and own her DVDs and I have improved so much with her techniques.  This painting is a very "Nancy" Style painting, but hopefully with my own style that seems to be in a constant state of evolution.  I like taking different classes and workshops and studying different techniques, experimenting, practicing  and bringing a little bit of them into my work, but want my own signature "look".

I am also still struggling with photography, cant get the settings right on my Nikon, I take most of my photos with my Iphone and they are decent but not great resolution.

Sunflower Bouquet in Blue and White Vase

Oil on archival wrapped canvas, 24 x 18"

available for purchase through my ETSY shop and Daily Paintworks Gallery

Sunflower Joy and a nice surprise!!

My latest Paintings I have been working on are yes, more sunflowers!! I painted these on a larger scale, 16 x 16  " panels, I did three of them, this is the first one, the other two aren't finished yet.  

The other exciting news for me was my Instagram of my topiary painting was featured on my favorite blog, The Enchanted Home :

Photos from Collectors

I love it when I receive photos of my paintings in my collector's homes!!

thank you June for sending me this photo of your beautiful vignette that includes my painting! we share a love of blue and white!