Pink Peonies no4

This started with a blue ground and the light areas wiped out. 

There are a few peonies left, just when I am starting to get the hang of it. Next Sunday I am going plein air painting in a rose garden and hoping for lots of great subject matter. 

6" x 8" oil on canvas on masonite panel.

Peony no 2 in watercolor

This is a previous peony painting in watercolor. Watercolor was my first medium. I still love playing with the medium to get those wonderful washes.

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Rabbit no 6

Just playing with some left over paint.

6 x 8 oil on canvas

Pink Peonies

I love the challenge of painting the complicated petals and the lovely pinks. 

8 x 6 oil on canvas on masonite panel.

Pink Peony no2

Another peonie, seems I can't get them out of my head, sort of like a song. 

6" x 8" oil on canvas on masonite. 

Pink Peony in Pastel

This is another entry in the Daily Paintworks challenge. 

10 x 14 pastel on le card pastel paper

Pink Peony in oil

This is the previous subject only in oil. I painted it for the Daily Paintworks challenge to paint the same subject in two different ways, colors, surroundings, size or medium. The first one is in watercolor in a 10 x 14 format. This one is in oil in a 6 x 8 format. To bid at auction click here

Pink Peony

My peonies are in bloom. These flowers usually have ants on them so it is not a good idea to pick them and use in a still life. I have done that in the past. 

10 x 14 watercolor on 300 lb. paper To bid click here

Sketch for Pink Peonie. Very light pencil sketch. This is a complicated flower and I don't always stay in the lines. Most of my watercolor sketches start out with a basic idea of how I want it laid out.

Poppy

SOLD

The poppies are out. This is from my friend Doris's garden. She has a lot of  beautiful flowers, so I may be back

.9 x 2.5 Watercolor on 140 lb. paper

White Rabbits

SOLD

Just for fun. Feeling the spring weather and no rain today.

9 x 3.25

Mums in a Teacup

SOLD

The sale of this piece will go to the "The Oklahoma Tornado Fundraiser" on the Daily Paintworks site. To bid click here

Darian

This young man is grown now with children of his own. When I was asked to paint this he was grown. I had to paint this from a old photograph. This is not my preferred approach but the client was a good friend.

8 x 10 watercolor on paper

Pink Peony

The peonies are in bloom now. I have several varieties this one is a darker pink but not as many petals

8 x 10 watercolor on paper

Illustrated children's book

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I had not been posting a lot lately. I was asked to illustrate a children's book so I was daily painting. As the readers of this blog know I am not a writer and jumped at the chance to illustrate.The illustrations are watercolor sometimes Photoshopped for editing. It just went to the designer so hopefully in a month it should be available.

Watercolor on paper

North of West Point

I always keep a camera in my car just in case. The clouds were beautiful this day and I combined them with a different scene below

15 x 26 pastel

Hannah at 16

I have to confess this started out as a 7 year old and I got my proportions off. So I named at as how this little girl will look like at 16. We shall see.

6 x 6 oil on Raymar panel

Cedar Tree

Today was a short painting day as the rains came and this was finished from a photo.

6 x 11 Buy

Laughter in Costume

I went to a pioneer village looking for interesting subjects. There were many demonstrators, but this one scene appealed to me more. I started a painting of one of the demonstrators making bread and never finished it. 

8 1/2 x 13 oil on gessoed paper Buy

Popcorn night

Saturday night I decided to have popcorn which lead to this painting. I guess I view everything as a possible painting.

8 x 8 oil on Raymar panel

Spring 2013 Magnolia

This was painted from a photo. I have been busy with a commission and missed plein air painting. 

8 x 8 oil on canvas click here to buy