FRESIAS

                                                       11X14 oil on panel

Spotted these bright yellow Fresias at Trader Joes's (my favorite flower store!)  on a cold, wet, snowy day   and just had to paint them.  They were a reminder that spring is coming...someday!

I love my mercury pot with the yellow Fresias. I added  violet and light purple in the coloring to compliment the yellow flowers.

This is another triangle composition.  I think it is one of my favorite 
styles.

THE WHITE PITCHER

This is the final version...I  added a small berry towards the front and brightened the berries on the left.

This was more pleasing to me.

THREE AMIGOS

                                                             8X10 OIL, ON PANEL

I am painting these days with a new brand of oil paints...MICHAEL HARDING.  He MAKES them!.  They are so smooth and silky and last a long time on your closed palette.  I haven't had a drying problem on the canvases, either.  I love them!  I am slsowly collectikng the entire range of colors.  You can now get them at Jerry's Artarama.  My first ones came from England.

These three peppers were calling my name the other day.  I was looking for flowers and saw them instead..I enlarged my design three times before I got the right positions (for Me) to paint.

TANGERINE

                                                              6X6 oil on panel

I love painting with these two colors....makes me happy.  I am now sing Michael Harding's paints and I absolutely LOVE them! In fact, I will be ordering more colors this morning.  luckily, I can now get them at Jerry's Artarama online!

I am (trying) painting 30 in 30 days! This is day 6 of 30 and today is the 16th.  I have to paint when my great granddaughter (now 4 months old) sleeps.  Maybe I will be painting 30 in 60 days!  LOL  The main thing is that I am painting when I can!

CHERRY AND DELFT

I wanted to do the 30 paintings in 30 days, but, this is #3 and today is the 14th.  I have a lot of catching up to do!

Just finished three illustrations for book covers. I did the illustrated stories last summer.  There were  five stories, but, these 3 are the first to be published.  They are stories her grandfather told her and she wanted them for her grandchildren.  I can't wait to see a real copy of each!

LATEST PAINTING: THE WHITE PITCHER 9X12 OIL ON PANEL

Received these wonderful , juicy pears as a gift from my son and daughter-in-law.  They are Harry and David blemished pears.  You literally have to eat them over the sink as they are SO juicy and have a marvelous taste! If you have never had any of their fruit...you don't know what you are missing.

Decided I had to paint them.  I worked on the set-up for 2 days.  I have more pears, a bird on the left, etc.
Would add, then take away.  Finally, my daughter (who is my best critic) said get rid of the bird....this is the result.

I plan to enter them in several contests..so we shall see how it goes.  Will keep you posted.

JACKSON

This is a darling Jack Russell.  He is so tiny...still a baby. He poses so nicely for me.