Daydreaming

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The inspiration for this painting came from my daughter's cat, who I sometimes get to catsit.  When he comes to our house,  he roams from room to room,  telling everyone his troubles.  Once he settles down, he peers out the window and daydreams and sleeps the day away.

This painting is painted on gessoboard that was toned in red.

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...and Justice For All

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The inspiration for this painting came from an evening out with my husband. We were sitting on the patio of a restaurant as the sun was setting. As I turned around to look at the sun, I saw it glinting off a courthouse and the sun was peeking under some clouds. I caught a quick photo and the rest is history. Painted on a reddish toned board, you can see some of the red peeking through.  The diagonal  power line helps direct your eye to the focal point,  the courthouse tower.

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Mother and Child

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I spotted this cow and calf during a painting event in the midwest.  They were a sweet pair and the calf was definitely being sheltered by its mother.  It was a moment I wanted to capture.  I painted this on a wood grained panel that had been treated with a clear gesso.  I loved the look of the wood grain and decided to leave a portion of the painting unfinished to save some of the beautiful background.
I liked this look and may try to do this again in other paintings.

Her Favorite Earring

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Here is another cow, this one a dairy cow, wearing her favorite earring.  I painted this on a board that was gessoed clear, allowing the wood grain to show through around the edges.  The painting is cradled and then framed with a stunning black floater frame, adding dimensionality to the work.

When In Italy

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On a trip this summer to Italy, I had the great fortune to be able to paint with a great instructor, Joe Lombardo, from Columbus, OH. We painted in the Tuscan region of Italy and each day was very inspiring. One of the days was spent at a Ceramics school where we painted on site. At the end of the session, we were treated to a traditional Italian cocktail, the Aperol Spritz. Comprised of prosecco, Aperol (a bitter orange/rhubarb liquor) and soda water, it was the perfect ending to the session. It's a very pretty drink and a great subject for this painting.

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MUNCH!!

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During a recent plein air event, I was able to take lots of photos from the ranching communities where we were painting.  Since I was raised on a farm,  I have a very strong connection to farm animals,  and this cow caught my attention.  She was calmly munching grass and I caught her staring at me when I approached with my camera.  Great memories of farm life came flooding back.  I painted this on a gessoed panel toned with violet and you can see some of it peeking through.

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This is reposted from a previous post earlier in the year for the benefit of new readers and a new website.

AUTUMN GLOW

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Since our move to Utah, I have been doing lots of hiking. The inspiration for this painting is from a hike into Big Cottonwood Canyon near Brighton. It was a clear bluebird day and the colors of the surrounding trees and grasses were at their peak. I decided to paint on a black toned gessobord as an experiment and I like the result. This painting is offered on my auction page through Daily Paintworks.

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