Musings…

  • Venice

    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…

  • Bowl & Flowers

    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…

  • I Do

    I Do

    18″x24″ Still-Life Oil on Canvas

  • Yellow House

    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…

  • Bailey Rae 2009-2013

    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…

  • Remembering

    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…

  • Peace

    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…

  • Lost and Found

    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…

  • Ethan

    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…

  • Tribute to Van Gogh

    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.…

  • The Beach

    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…

  • I’m Watching You

    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…