I was thinking about the Tangerine (color) challenge on Daily Paintworks, and when i saw this couple of paired up tangerines at my local product market, well….they became my models. But I wanted to do something….different! And before you say a thing, I know…not a really...

Ink (india ink with dip pen) and gouache on Arches 140lb cold pressed.  These are some candles that are just too pretty to burn, and my brother gave me these beautiful Waterford crystal candlestick holders the last year of his life.  Very special needless to say! This is a quarter of a...

This looks much better than I could photograph it.  Ink (india ink with dip pen) and gouache on Arches 140lb cold pressed.  The shakers appear whiter than the background and really they are all the same color, there is no paint on the shakers.  These are my big every flowing salt and pepper...

Another piece I did for upcoming show.  I got to choose who’s photograph I wanted to paint, and this Harley Davidson looking dude I found fascinating.  I’ll actually meet him when the show happens.  Cool beans! ink & gouache on gessoed paper $160 includes U.S....

14 x 11 in gouache on gessoed matboard $160 includes  u.s. priority mail shipping/handling — International collectors, please email me. Maude is a lovely girl, a wee shy, but knows what she wants.  Sweet Maude.  : ) Hover over the image to use ZOOM feature. ...

14 x 11 in gouache on gessoed matboard $160 includes  u.s. priority mail shipping/handling — International collectors, please email me. As many of you know, I am nuts, gaga, over the moon for Modigliani. I’m reading a bio of him right now and came upon a picture that inspired me...

14 x 11 in gouache on paper $160 includes  u.s. priority mail shipping/handling Happy New Year one and all…..thank you for following my art throughout the year. You inspire me!  Here’s the first of a series of icon type paintings I plan on doing.  Every day folks who love what...

14 x 11 in gouache on sealed and gessoed cardboard $160 includes  u.s. priority mail shipping/handling The texture is lovely on this, and it has such a dainty “feel”.  The way the gouache settles into the valleys and hills of the gesso is fascinating.  I’m definitely...

13 x 10 in ink and gouache on paper $140 includes  u.s. priority mail shipping/handling I did it, I did it!  Finished 15 ink and gouache paintings for a new series.  I actually ended up painting a few more, but odder sizes so i didn’t count them.  Yahoo…..onwards. ...

13 x 10 in ink and gouache on paper $140 includes  u.s. priority mail shipping/handling #14 ink in series….More on hot press….gotta love gouache, as it is opaque you can cover up a bad painting underneath!  LOL. Only one more Ink to go in my commitment for 15 total. And even...

13 x 10 in ink and gouache on paper $140 includes  u.s. priority mail shipping/handling I switched to hot press and this really took a lot of paint, and abuse!  I’m happy with the freedom of it. 13th in series.   Imagine this...

13 x 10 in ink and gouache on paper $140 includes shipping/handling The title says it all, whether I’m shooting a picture, or getting my life organized, Time to Focus! 12th in series. ...

13 x 10 in ink and gouache on paper $140 includes u.s. priority mail shipping/handling Just loose and free, and a dear pup appears. #11 in series. ...

13 x 10 in ink and gouache on paper $140 includes u.s. shipping/handling Quite the eccentric, yes?  Stylish gal, and amazing, no name, StyleSetter just seemed to describe. #10 in series. ...

13 x 10 in ink and gouache on paper $140 includes u.s. shipping/handling Back to faces…..Paula, seems a bit pensive, don’t you think? #9 in series. Imagine this painting...

13 x 10 in ink and gouache on paper $140 includes u.s. shipping/handling This broke….this lovely big old dish.  Before I threw it out I thought I’d memorialize it with this little painting.  The metaphor of it is not lost on me either….dark of the year, life with...

13 x 10 in ink and gouache on paper Price  includes u.s. shipping/handling Well, this one….#7, was just too fun to color.  I think it stands alone with just the ink. #7 in series.   Imagine this painting...

13 x 10 in ink and gouache on paper Price includes u.s. shipping/handling More in the ink series….I thought I had killed this painting off….and after that I didn’t care so much so I started making more marks with pens, and now I kind of like it lots!  It pops. ...

13 x 10 in ink and gouache on paper Price includes u.s. shipping/handling A new NOT face ink and gouache.  Good time of year for a gift box, methinks! If you are taking a second look at this, you’ll see that I added some decoration to the box and popped in some Opera for the ribbon. ...

13 x 10 in ink and gouache on paper $140 includes u.s. shipping/handling Loosely based on a sketch of my granddaughter who has worn glasses since she was 18 months old. No one is cuter than she is, seriously!  (Nanna boasting zone). #3 in series. ...

13 x 10 in ink and gouache on paper $140 includes u.s. shipping/handling At first I thought she would be a meditator….but she looks much more like she’s trying to figure everything out.  NOT what you do when you meditate LOL. #2 in series. ...

13x 10 in ink and gouache on paper $140 includes u.s. shipping/handling I’m continuing on with my ink and gouache series working up to 20 complete paintings.  Here’s my kitty. I challenged my extraordinarily talented artist friend, Kathryn Wills, to a 15 inks challenge.  Go...

14 x 11in acrylic on primed/sealed corrugated cardboard (keepin’ it green), varnished. This was a funny little floral that begged to be painted.  I really enjoy interior subjects, though this was imaginary interior.  Still counts,...

14 x 11in acrylic on primed/sealed corrugated cardboard (keepin’ it green), varnished. Every once in awhile, I paint something that’s not a face!  This was great fun, and turned out quite nicely.  I am in LOVE with painting on cardboard.  I talked with the Golden Paint folks,...

14 x 11in acrylic on primed/sealed corrugated cardboard (keepin’ it green), varnished. Another study of color fields….just playing around, but this one turned into quite the story….this is Eve, (I’m sure you got the reference from the title) and there she is, behind the...

14 x 11in acrylic on primed/sealed corrugated cardboard (keepin’ it green), varnished. I’ve been studying Mark Rothko’s color theory just a bit, and thought, hmmm, what if I just made a checkerboard pattern and limited palette…what would happen?  So, with the intention...

14 x 11in acrylic on primed/sealed corrugated cardboard (keepin’ it green), varnished. I took a wonderful workshop on minimalism (the process, not the art historical period) this weekend by the talented artist and engaging teacher Janet Moore.  Visit her site here, she has a unique...

14 x 11in acrylic on primed/sealed corrugated cardboard (keepin’ it green), varnished. I took a wonderful workshop on minimalism (the process, not the art historical period) this weekend by the talented artist and engaging teacher Janet Moore.  Visit her site here, she has a unique...

13 x 10in ink and gouache on watercolor paper $100 U.S. shipping/handling Lady Edith…I think she needs a Lord Harley or something, hmmm, will have to work on that. ...

13 x 10in ink and gouache on watercolor paper $140 includes U.S. shipping/handling Miss Caroline – so sweet in her little rain hat. Note: There is a painting on the back of this, but it does not show thru the thick paper. ...

13 x 10in ink and gouache on watercolor paper $140 includes U.S. shipping/handling Georgia, she’s got attitude, spunk, whatever you want to call it, you never forget her, she won’t let you! LOL. ...