"Friends of Mine"

"Friends of Mine"

12 x 12in oil on museum quality panel

$550

I would introduce you, but I have a feeling you've already met. 

Sunshine and Roses. 

Two friends a girl should never be without:))

Lexington, KY Workshop---Day Two

Talk about a bumper crop of daisies!!  Amazing what artists can do when given the space and time to create:))  It was pure joy to go from easel to easel and discover the perspective and juicy colors that each of the artists were bringing to life on canvas.

See for yourself:))))!

Told you it was a bumper crop:))))!!!

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"Le Banc en France" SOLD

"Le Banc en France"

6 x 6in oil on museum quality panel

$200

Nestled up against sun warmed stone walls, the white bench beckons.  Come sit a spell in this quaint French town.  You never know who will wander by and decide to sit with you to share stories.  Surrounded by a shady bower of vines, geranium scent hanging heavy in the air, friendships come easily. 

I know--you are curious as to why you are not in the picture.  Well, you just left to grab a bite to eat (fresh mozzarella with homegrown tomatoes) and share a glass of wine with a new friend .....Old benches, new friendships, just another ordinary day in France!

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"Bliss Blue French" SOLD

"Bliss Blue French"

6 x 6 in oil on museum quality panel

$200

Periwinkle blue is a favorite color of mine.  Obviously I am not alone in this ----  turn down any street in the south of France and you're likely to happen upon this delicious color dusted onto shutters, doors, gates and the like.  And what always makes the blue so blissful is the addition of just the right touch of pinks and reds in the way of a scented welcome. 

 On this spring day, I am heading out to the market to pick up a loaf of fresh baked--what else---French bread..:))  Later my friends (you know who you are...:)) and I will share it, with a big dollop of creamy butter, and sip our glasses of Merlot together....and since it's such a lazy, blissful afternoon.... we'll spend the rest of the day curled up in overstuffed chairs with our favorite books.  And maybe take a nap....Eddie says 16 hours of sleep a day is just the right amount....:)  This is one time I am not going to argue with Eddie....

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"Blanchisserie Fraiche...French Style" SOLD

"Blanchisserie Fraiche....French Style"

6" x 6" oil  on museum quality panel

$200

How is it that even the most mundane thing--- like laundry--- can fold  itself into a thing of beauty when surrounded by flowers and stirred with the fresh breezes of Provence.  Truly some of the most simple things in life hold within them such incredible gifts.  The smell of blanchisserie fraiche (fresh laundry) brings a sense of wholeness and  hope--a reminder of the goodness of life. 

So today, as you remove the clothes pins from your laundry on your French balcony--take time to bury your nose in the scent of a beautiful life...who said doing laundry couldn't be fun..:)))




 

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"A Taste of France...." SOLD

"A Taste of France..."

6 x 6in, oil on museum quality panel

$150

This sweet little place offers up boissons (drinks) for refreshment while thirsty eyes drink in the surroundings! I'm in this painting. Just inside the door with a cool drink in my hand. Is that you I see across the room?? Well, for the love of pete (l'amour de pete) come on over and sit with me....:)) How in the heck have you been??

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"Abundance"

"Abundance"

oil, 16 x 12 on canvas panel

$1025/ Framed

Thanks to everyone who commented on my new video I posted yesterday--I am having fun, so who knows what it could lead too...:)

Don't you just love the periwinkle blue in the umbrella above? I bought two shirts to sleep in this past week-end simply because they were that color---it's a happy, feel good color. Like sky and ocean it just conjures up all manner of things that connect me back to the pure joy of life...:)

"Cheap Thrills"

oil, 8 x 8in on canvas panel

I love my job. Seriously. In so many ways it is almost impossible to pin it all down....:)

Today I get to give away something that makes people happy. The winner for February of the painting give-a-way is...(here are your hints)...... She is a watercolorist. She is a really sweet lady. She has a home in the Bahamas (I have had to work at not holding that one against her this winter...:) And she was in one of my workshops last summer.

Ann Greely of Lexington, KY. is the winner. Congratulations Ann! Pin It

"Paris Garden Cottage" SOLD

"Paris Garden Cottage"

oil painting, 6 x 6in on canvas panel

$150

Sheds and garden houses are often a thing of beauty within themselves. Parked on the edges of lawns, tucked away in back yards, they give way to more color, more whimsy, more personality than the demure homes they hide behind. They always seem like people to me. The inside beauty that lies behind that initial covering we see....:) Being a lover of flowers and all things home grown, the quiet beauty that little garden houses offer up are a never-ending source of delight!

This fairytale place could be anywhere---it just happens to be at home here in Paris. I have admired it and photographed it more than a few times as it backs up to a public garden in town. This last gallery hop afforded me the chance to meet the owner---a beautiful soul and obviously, a lover of beautiful flowers!

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"A Day at the Beach" SOLD

"A Day at the Beach"

oil painting, 6 x 6" on canvas panel

$150

Now at first glance this looks like a carnation in a simple glass. However, if you squint, you can see the ocean, sunshine, and a big umbrella with yourself spread out underneath it.

See---I told you it was there!!

Now, squirm you toes a bit in the sand. Ahhhh......

Don't forget your sunscreen.....:)

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"Does Your Artwork Have the EBSA Stamp??"

Surrender

My studio is empty. Really empty. Today, the last of the paintings made the trip from my studio to the gallery for next weeks opening at Gallery B in Lexington, KY. The above piece is one of the largest works, weighing in at 36" x 36". All but two of the pieces for this show were done on Raymar panels, which I have grown to love. The "glide" on the surface of them makes for maneuverability with the brush that makes me happy. I love painting small. I also love painting the large ones. You won't be able to tell it here, but the large paintings like this one have so much presence when you see them in real life.

Eddie does some last minute inspection of the paintings before giving them the EBSA (Eddie Bill seal of approval). Oddly, the above paintings, of the 26 destined for Gallery B, were the only ones to receive the seal.

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"Calm" SOLD

One of the enjoyable aspects of painting is that we get to try on new things. Epiphanies can occur right in the middle of a painting. Between what color does to your brain, the power you feel when you lay that paint on thick and the TOTAL sense of adventure----no wonder painting is so ....well....so much fun you feel guilty taking money for it....at least until you see your latest framing bill, and then it all levels out...:)



The painting below is one of the new pieces for my upcoming show at Gallery B in Lexington, KY. It was, as you might imagine, unplanned. The flowers were planned. Eddie was not. Eddie just shows up when I put out fresh flowers. A bit of a rose connoisseur that Ed.

Since I love to write and I love to paint, with this show I did both. I included some of my writings on the surface of the paintings....I knew they would be mostly covered as I moved forward with the painting. But I knew they were there. And they were things of heart that mattered to me and help keep me on track for my intentions for this body of work.



So I thought you might enjoy seeing the first phase which is gold gesso and blue acrylic mingled. Then the words--then the painting. And my fun twist. I didn't want to lose the background I had laid out entirely, so I used Rembrandt Transparent White mix with some purple dioxan and did the background. The transparent white allowed some of the under painting to glow through which I was happy with. Transported me back to my olden days of watercolor and glazing..:)

Each and every day we are awash in a sea of abundance. Take a deep breath and let it wash over you.

The finishing touch on this painting was to go in with gold and paint the words Love, Joy, and Peace.

I hope it is hopelessly transparent......I love what I do.

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