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.

JACKSON

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

GINGER LILIES

I had one plant ...then four.....then 12...!  I have given them to friends and I have used the ginger root...but how much ginger can you use??? The flowers are very fragrant and lovely. I have to move mine to another spot this week as they are beginning to emerge with tiny green shoots.  They seem to outgrow each spot I plant them in ......I really will have to search this time. 

Day 1 of RATATOUILLE FIXIN'S

I saw an eggplant in the grocery and thought..oh, i"ll make some ratatouille.  I had a zucchini at home plus everything else, so I was good to go.  While laying everything out on the counter....I saw a painting set-up!  I see I forgot the Canola Oil bottle....I will add that. It is always a project in progress. LOL

Day 2 Magnolia

I am almost there.  I cannot decide if I want "suggested small flowers" in the background..or not.  The inspiration came from the decoration above my bedroom closet doors.  The creator used crooked willow with the magnolias and filler flowers.

WHITE VASE WITH YELLOW TULIPS

original oil on 9x12 Italian Archival Linen Panel.  I love painting tulips.  I usually paint them in one of my many Delft bowls, but, this little white vase was a new "find" and I had to use that.  The tablecloth was made by my Grandmother.

day 2 of THE WHITE VASE AND YELLOW TULIPS

• You can see the difference in day one and day two....I am not sure where it will end...but, I do have more to paint.  I see a purple halo to the left of the vase...that wiLl disappear!

FALL CAMELLIAS

                                     original oil on 11x14 Belgian Linen

These camellias are called Pink Perfection and are my lovely fall bloomers.  It is right outside my front porch and is a very prolific bloomer.  I planted my yard so that something is blooming every month of the year...which is great for my painting!  It took several years to plant, but, now they are all doing well and getting older and bigger.

BLUE AND WHITE TEAPOT AND ROSES

 Before and after................original oil on 9x12 Belgian Linen                              

LILIES AND PERSIMMONS

                                    original oil on 8x10  SOLD

TWO RED PEARS

                                    original 6x6 on linen panel

One of my daily paintings....all are available and look good in a grouping.

LARGE CUSTOM DESK

before and after....with hydrangeas.  The client loved it!    SOLD

GARDENIA

                                         original oil on 6x6 panel

This one was painted for my three daily showcases:  Daily painter, Daily  Paintworks and Fresh paint Daily.  I try to paint everyday for these..sometimes I will paint two in one day just to have a backup for when I don't paint.

This gardenia came from one of my two prolific bushes.  I love the smell of
gardenias almost as much as the Magnolia!

MAGNOLIA #2

                                           original oil on 9x12 panel

Being currently shown at Richard Strauss Galleries on Laskin Road, Virginia Beach, VA.  This was one of the 78 photos of the large magnolia I had.

BLUE PLATE SPECIAL

                                    original oil on 12x16 Italian Linen

Love blue and white pottery.  I have quite a collection of it.  Some is Delft from Holland those are my favorites. 

STAR MAGNOLIA AND DELFT

                                            original oil on 11x14 panel

My Star Magnolia is a small tree by  my driveway.  When in full bloom I have people stopping and inquiring as to what it is.  The nickname is  Tissue Paper Tree.  When in bloom it looks like tissue paper flowers that you make.  The bloth was made by my Grandmother.

RANANCULAS AND LACE

                                     original oil on 9x12 panel     SOLD

TWO CLEMENTINES

                                      original oil on 8x10 panel   SOLD

ORANGE POTPORRI

                                       original oil on 11x14 panel

Love the smell of the potporri and when I added the oranges...well, it was divine.
this was in last year's WPSE show.

DR SWEENEY'S MAGNOLIA

                                          original oil on 9x12 panel

My daughter brought this home for me...it is the largest Magnolia bud I have ever seen!  I took 78 photos of it as it opened on my dining room table.  Every time I walked past the room I could see a change..and had to take a photo.  Magnolias are my most favorite thing to paint.