First flowers...need practice!

Hydrangeas
Created Spring 2007
(AKA Mistakes Galore)
Oil on Canvas Board
12 x 12
Not for Sale

OH MY...I just thought painting was easy. My first attempt at flowers and I just had to struggle. There were remakes to the container, roses became hydrangeas and vice versa...the layers of paint are actually visible! HA...the teacher finally said, "I think you just need to call this complete and move on". SO, I gave it to my MOM 'cause I knew she would love it just because I did it.

Let's try a landscape...

Fishing Hole created 2007
Oil on canvas
16 x 20
Not for sale

This is in the tidewaters off Tybee Island, Georgia. Captain Brian always brings us to this spot and it is beautiful! The rickety john boat was my addition to the scene since I could imagine one was probably pulled up there by us in one of our other lifetimes. I learned how to mix lots of BLUES and GREENS and to learn to see that the atmosphere does affect the things we see in the distance. Fun!

As I learn to do this...

Blue Pitcher created 2007 (Jan-Feb)

Oil on Canvas 11 x 14

Not for sale

This is the very first painting created in the class. My inspiration came from a cooking supply catalog and this subject was selected for it's simplicity...plus I loved the warmth of the wood. I learned some basics about shading, some tricks about glazes but mostly I let myself know that I can do this!