July 8

I like to paint objects that focus on a brief moment in “ordinary” time…hot coffee and fresh croissant, eggs ready to scramble, vegetables almost to pretty to eat. I am fascinated when I stop and look and really see simple beauty right where I am at that moment.
And, too, I like to build a story within my mind as I paint…ordinary objects that have turned into precious memories…not just things anymore! My mother collected teddy bears, I inherited teddy bears, and so I paint teddy bears…remembering.
Enjoy all your moments of reflection.


#27 - "Now and Forever"
8 x 8; oil on Gessobord, $135 (unframed)

#26 - "Duo of Desire"
8 x 8; oil on Gessobord, $135 (unframed)

#25 - "Three Bells"
8 x 8; oil on Gessobord, $135 (unframed)

#24 - "Emeril's Mardi Gras Belles"
8 x 10; oil on Gessobord, $175 (unframed)

SOLD



#23 - "Vine Ripened"
8 x 8; oil on Gessobord, $135 (unframed)

#22 - "Three Big Boys"
5 x 7; oil on Gessobord, $115 (unframed)

SOLD



#21 - "Three Extra Large"
8 x 8; oil on Gessobord, $135 (unframed)

#20 - "Fresh and Flakey"
8 x 8; oil on Gessobord, $135 (unframed)

#19 - "Sometimes I Just Sit"
6 x 6; oil on Gessobord, $115 (unframed)

#18 - "Sometimes I Sit and Think"
6 x 6; oil on Gessobord, $115 (unframed)

#17 - "Sometimes We Share"
8 x 8; oil on Gessobord, $135 (unframed)

#17, #18 & #19 - A series of three Teddy Bear paintings
oil on Gessobord, $325 (unframed)

July 3

This is just a bit of a teaser…


#16 - "I Need a Hug"
24 x 16; oil on canvas

This is one of three paintings that I just completed and sent images off for a competition. These two characters have an essence of sentimentality to them because the quilt was made by my husband’s mother, the monkey is a toy from my husband’s childhood and the “Andy” is from my son’s childhood (his name is Andrew)…that’s three generations! The painting process is a lot more fun when I have a “story to work” within my mind as I paint. It also gives me great pleasure to know I can re-kindle happy thoughts from the past.
This painting must be for sale at the competition (if it gets accepted!), so if you’re interested in purchasing it, we must negotiate a time of sale, etc. I will have new paintings posted on the blog in the next few days…stay tuned…