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Venice
In between learning to paint with oils, I needed to create something in a familiar medium, to remind myself that I can do this! I…
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Bowl & Flowers
Bowl & Flowers is a still-life practice piece. My main purpose here was working the shadows, especially on the concave bowl. This is a complete…
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I Do
18″x24″ Still-Life Oil on Canvas
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Yellow House
For this assignment we each chose a photograph to use for inspiration. Our teacher, Lois Jones, is teaching us how to edit what we see…
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Bailey Rae 2009-2013
In Spring 2013 I began taking classes at the Paint Creek Center for the Arts. We mostly do quick still-life studies and I rarely leave…
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Remembering
Coffee cup in hand,Don’t Make Me Call The Flying Monkeys!Classic Jazz on the player,Thump, thump, ping, swoosh… Puppy dog by my side,Eyes half-open…Sound of the…
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Peace
During the course of my surgeries and recuperation I began to write poetry and look to others for inspiration and wisdom. I found this wonderful piece…
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Lost and Found
The next few years would prove to be a very difficult time both physically and emotionally. I had two growing, busy, little boys and my arthritis…
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Ethan
Before I left Kathy’s class, I had one more piece to complete: a stippling of baby Ethan. My idea was to draw Ethan at the…
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Tribute to Van Gogh
I took a break for about a year and a half to be with my boys. Eventually, I ventured back to art class with Kathy.…
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The Beach
In May of 2006 I found out that we were expecting baby boy number two. Dylan would be three in December and it was a…
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I’m Watching You
I had spent so much time focusing on the tiny details in my pastel paintings that I wanted to approach the next one differently. My…











