Succulents

San Diego Botanic Gardens is hosting "Art Expressions" this weekend.   Our Daily Painters Project Artist Collective painted botanical themed paintings and are displaying them in the Paul Ecke Building in the gardens.  The show will be up until the first week of September.  These succulent paintings are my new pieces for the show.

Succulent I

 

Unfortunately the lighting on this appears different from the first painting ... in reality it isn't!    I need a little work on my camera skills.

Succulent II

Catching up with Summer ....

This summer has flown by and although I have been painting I have not been posting!  
It is now time to play catch up.  As you scroll down you can see I have been painting outside, plein air, doing still lifes as well as painting in anticipation of a trip to Italy this fall.    Enjoy!

The Fair in Plein Air
11" x 14
Oil on Canvas

Moonlight Secret -- SOLD
8" x 10
Oil on Canvas

Tuscan  Gift
11" x 14
Oil on Canvas

Geranium
6" x 6
Oil on Panel

Favorite Things

What more can you ask for?   

Favorite Things  8 x 8" Oil on Panel

Lily in Living Color

The Daily Painters will be on the San Dieguito Art Guild's Mother's Day Art & Garden Tour this Saturday and Sunday at Cris Weatherby's studio.   This flower was painted for the tour - it is a close up of a beautiful flower arrangement a friend gave me.  Thank you for inspiring me!

Lily in Living Color!  8 x 8" Oil on Panel

Wine and Flowers   Oil on Canvas   11 x 14"

It has been quite a while since I have painted in a format other than 6 or 8 inch square.   However, my subject matter has not drifted far from my favorites ... glass and sunflowers.   Sometimes the comfort of the familiar is just what you need!   I set up this still life but also took a photo with my Ipad.   It was fun using both painting from life and technology tricks at the same time.   This will be on display at the art show on May 6 at MartinFine Art as well the San Dieguito Art Guild's Mothers Day Tour and then on to the Off Track Gallery in June if no one has decided to adopt it!  Cheers!

Mom's Taos

I am painting for the San Dieguito Art Guild's Mother's Day Art and Garden Tour.  I think of Taos when I think of my Mother. She often said her most precious moments were the summer days in Taos spent watching and listening to her children play.   I think we become a part of every person and place we love.  My brother took this photo of me and my sister in Taos a year after losing my Mom.  She was truly with us that day!

8" x 8" Oil on Panel

Rose & Rose

Rose 

Rose Again

I have been trying to get focused and work on one thing at a time.   This week I painted the same rose from 2 different angles and two different backgrounds.   While I still am not completely happy with the outcome I am happy with the process.   I found myself learning more about what not to do that what to do.    Sometimes making mistakes is the best way to learn!

6" x 6   Oil on Panel