Portrait

Ok, for the past four classes we have been painting our model. This doesn't really look like her, but i like the end result. Oil on panel, approx 12 x 15".

oh Homo sapiens...what has become of you?

This is an iPhone sketch. I may try it as an abstract painting.

Boulder Reservoir

Finished! This painting was slow, but fun to do.
8 x 10", oil on panel.

This piece is from a photo i took while with my daughter one summer in Colorado. These kids were having fun.

Addendum: I donated this painting spring of 2104(?) for a high school fundraiser, but did not know who purchased it or what has happened to it. I would like to know ...

Getting closer

Boulder Res - still in progress

This isn't going fast, but it is fun.

Today's progress.

Work-in-progress

Another petit genre painting in oil. Stay tuned.

Petit Genre

The "Laundrymat"

Painted this upside down. Oil on panel. oops, forgot to measure, but it is about 10 x 14".

Musica

First painting done in my Painting class at UAS this semester ... a warm-up of sorts. It is rather musical, as my son noted. I like it. It is approx 24 x 24", oil on panel.

...so today (2/7) i came back and named it.

Peaches

Peaches, after Julian Merrow-Smith. watercolor and pastel

5.5 x 4.25"
Left this as a watercolor and then had the urge to add pastel. It  very much changed the painting for the better.

Pears

H & D Royal Riviera Pears, watercolor, 3.5 x 5.5"

Another thank you card to my sis-in-law and family for the Harry and David pears she had sent to us in Klamath Falls. they were fantastic!

Challah

This is a thank you card sent to my daughter and her boyfriend for all the wonderful cooking and baking they did while visiting over Christmas.

January 2011, Watercolor, 3.5 x 5.5"

Thank you card.

January 2011, Watercolor, 3.5 x 5.5"

A funny little watercolor, sent to my folks for the Cliff Creek wines they sent us for Christmas!

2003 WRX

Gave this to my husband Matt, in a little frame with a black sandpaper mat (that is what was around). Watercolor. 3.5" x 5.5". Done very quickly because everyone was arriving home any moment.

OC&E Rails-to-Trails Trail in Klamath Falls

First post on my new "daily" painting blog - a little plein aire watercolor (3.5" x 5.5"). The bridge (in the distance) was built in 1898. The part of the OC&E Trail shown is near Hope Road in KF, Oregon. It was about 32 degrees, clear and beautiful.
My hope is to record my adventures in painting, mostly oils and watercolor studies, being open to trying lots of media. Seeing them on the blog will allow me to see if I have done what I wanted. I think this blog will keep my creative juices flowing.