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Freshly Painted Blossoms

Blooming 12 x 12 Acrylic on Canvas (sold) Two more paintings from my Tohono Chul show.  Big, fat, happy blooms.   Freshly Cut 11 x 14 Acrylic on Canvas (sold) The weather has been quite warm around here (a little too … Continue reading

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Artfest~ Workshop 3

My last class was with Lynn Parrella.  She asked that we not take pictures during class 🙁 but the techniques I learned from her class were completely worth it. We covered a lot of different methods and we needed to … Continue reading

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spooky portraits

I finally opened the Halloween decor box and put everything up.  I did it before the kids got home from school, so they were excited to see everything all festive. I found two little frames at the thrift store a … Continue reading

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purple ~ color challenge wk5

Sadly, the creative color challenge it at its final week.  Purple is and was the challenge for the week and for me.  I was totally into a purple craze through high school and college. Purple was my color and everyone … Continue reading

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let the sunshine in

“When yellow sneaks into my day, I race outside to jump and play, I twirl around for dizzy fun, And spin under the yellow sun.” ~ Julia Aigner-Clark “There is a sun, a light that for want of another word … Continue reading

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you are beautiful

you are beautiful I have a friend who has a birthday coming up. I made this for her because sometimes she can be a little hard on herself. She truly is an amazing, funny and beautiful person and I thought … Continue reading

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scattered sun

Scattered Sun (print available in my shop) I love it when the sun scatters through leaves and branches, breaking into little pieces that dance magically all about. Don’t you? Just had to get my paints out today. It feels like … Continue reading

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summer & the sea

Happy Summer Solstice “In the Sea” “For what ever we lose, it is always our self we find in the sea.”~e.e.cummings This painting was inspired by the Solstice Earth Spin.  I painted this using the brightness of the long day … Continue reading

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butterflies

I was inspired last night to paint. That inspiration hit me at about 9 pm making me wide eyed and painting wildly until midnight. I woke up at 7:30 and headed straight to my table to finish them.  It’s strange … Continue reading

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girl with orange dress

A new painting for my house. I usually don’t like hanging my paintings in my house, but there are a few that I really like and keep up. All the others alternate pretty frequently.  I really like the layers on … Continue reading

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