Geisha Red 10 by 10 gallery wrap

$120.00 10 by 10 oil on gallery wrap canvas.

Red rose, Red rose

This small painting is 4.5″ by 3 inches and is for sale for $22.50 Watercolor on artist grade hand made paper

Roses roses roses

Watercolor on paper 4.5 by 3 inches $22.50 plus 3.5 shipping…

Young Love ( Koi)

16 by 20, oil on canvas $300.00
Two small Koi find each other in a big pond.

Butterfly Blue ll

6 inch by 6 inch watercolor on paper 35.00

Butterfly blue revisited

I love butterflies and I love these colors !

6 by 6 inches $35.00 watercolor on paper

Metamorphosis ( a Koi into a Dragon)

when thinking about the legend of Koi and how they will be transformed into a powerful dragon if they can swim upstream and leap over the powerful falls, I envision the little koi spinning and spinning faster and faster, till little by little the fish scales turn into armor dragon scales and the little barbell whiskers turn into fire flame throwing tentacles. What once was will never be again.
This wonderful painting is 15 by 22 watercolor on very nice watercolor paper $400.00 The koi on the right can be seen a little better in person, the glare of the plastic bag ( i use for storage) is making difficult to see.

Baby Snapping Turtle finds his way to my pond

Here is a photo of just one of the four baby turtles I have living in my water garden, I plan to take them down to the creek at the wild life preserve ( in North Carolina) when it gets a bit cooler.

They are very shy and usually hang out in the mud at the bottom of the water garden but he is pretty small so I can still pick him up.

Geisha Goodbye

This painting is part of my series of paintings about geisha. I love the way the skin looks on their neck as it peeks out of their white make up. 10″ by 10″ watercolor on canvas,
(gallery wrap) 150.00 plus s& H

Geisha Red

10 inches by 10 inches. oil on canvas 150.00
This is the second in my geisha series.  I don’t manipulate  the photos of my paintings but on this photo I should have.  The painting is actually very white and this photo makes it look a bit blue.

Fall waters

This piece is 12 by 11 inches… its a Watercolor on paper and is for sale for $ 175.00

Floral Skies

this 8 by ten on masonite is for sale for 50.00. plus 5.50 s& H.
I can’t really explain this piece but sometimes thats how it goes.. you start painting without really knowing where a painting will end up or why you have painted it. I like it even though it wasn’t planned out.

Some interesting and not so interesting facts about me

I have never been able to decide what is my favorite color
Overwhelmingly fascinated with the universe
Love to read/study
Dogs make me smile
I frequently laugh out loud while watching TV
A subtle breeze against my skin will stop me in my tracks
I have a 1000 Gallon Koi pond tucked into my small condo patio.
I tend to over volunteer
I want to travel but seldom go anywhere
Sushi, avocado, chocolate, coffee with crème, bar b que chicken and toffee are some of my favorite foods.
I love boxes any kind or shape and if they have a lock or latch…even better, wood, glass, metal, paper, I’m fascinated with things that hold or hide things.
I overfeed everything that lives with me.
I seldom cuss
I frequently listen to short stories on my ipod, I love being read to.
I’m a bit of a geek, I love all new electronic gadgets.
I have four computers.
I often lose sleep to paint.
I love cooking shows
I watch project runway
Artistic Tattoos catch my eye, I always wonder how people can decide what to get .
I used to be addicted to running, now I only run to the fridge.
I walk thru the woods with my four labs 3 times a week, it calms me.
I like baths, showers always hit me in the face.

a second space to paint

I’m painting in watercolor these days and also in oil…. so I had to set up a small easel in my upstairs bedroom. You can see G man my funny guy giraffe. This is just the first pass and I will tone down the bright blue background. This painting is from my animals with attitude series. I painted it in Watercolor and I decided ….I’ll do this one also in oil.

The butterfly above is watercolor and gold leaf… I need to get that painting finished… also a large Koi painting in oil is hanging there and needs to be re-stretched and finished.

In Memory of Cecilia Price ..not for sale on DP

This small watercolor painting was painted by my good online friend Cecilia price.  What a wonderful  artist and person she was. She passed away saturday evening and she will be missed by her friends, students and  of course her family.

If you would like to see some of her free lessons she has a website and a blog a you tube site, and she even wrote a book.  Take a minute to google her and see her complete profile.