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This bouquet was "cut out" by using a negative painting technique from a jumble of all sorts of colorful marks I had made all over the panel. I also added a large flower for a focal point and then used oil pastel to add some additional line work. Everything was very intuitive.

Hope you enjoyed looking at as much as I enjoyed painting it.

Red with Blue

Another long time since I posted; no good excuses.  This painting is mixed media (acrylic and oil pastels) on a prepared hardboard. It uses both negative and positive painting techniques.  Thanks for looking.

Flowers #2

Here's another example of a mixed  media painting.  Thanks for looking.

Quietude

My-it has been awhile since I posted last.  Last week was one of those when I couldn't seem to paint anything.  This painting was going nowhere until I took it to my art group and they confirmed what I didn't like.  They helped me focus on what I needed to change and I am happier with it now.  Thanks for looking.

Roses (Yellow)

These roses were such a bright yellow; the bouquet was at one of our local art centers.

Three Pears and a Bouquet

I hope you like this painting as much as I enjoyed painting it.

Gladiolas

Gladiolas have always been a favorite flower but I've always been intimidated to grow them.

Rudbeckia with Some Oranges

More flowers but this time within a still life.

This Spring's Hydrangeas

Though it was very cold here yesterday, I am beginning to see pots of hydrangeas ready for sale. Also, the Gold Finches are getting brighter in color and some plants are budding with their flowers.  Perhaps, that means that spring will be here soon?

White Tulips and Snaps

Again, I am trying to push toward a more modernist, abstracted approach to painting. 

Simple Gift

The impetus for this painting came from a photo that I transformed by my imagination and my need to produce a vivid, expressive interpretation all my own.

As an under painting, the surface was textured with the remaining acrylic paints left from each day's painting session.  Some of the colors may show through adding more interest. 

Tarnished Silver

Two pink roses in a dull silver cup on a dull silver tray.  Who has time to polish silver?

White Flowers on a Red Cloth

This is a redo of a painting I posted earlier this month, White Flowers on a Red Plate.  I wasn't that satisfied with it and neither were my artist friends so back to the studio and this is the result.  Hope you like it better too.

A Handful of Azaleas

Purple Expression

The impetus for this painting came from a magazine photo that I transformed by my imagination and my need to produce a vivid, expressive interpretation all my own.

Purple Flowers against Red

Again, playing with paint and happy with the results.

Lilies and Azaleas

Bountiful

The inspiration for this bouquet was one that the church's altar guild graced the church with recently. 

An original 10 x 8 inch, expressive, colorist, still life painting done in a contemporary style with professional grade acrylic paint . As an under painting, the surface was textured with the remaining acrylic paints left from a previous day's painting session.  Some of the colors may show through adding more interest.  It has been finished with a satin acrylic varnish.

Hydrangias and Daisies

 

I thought that this combination of flowers would be interesting and fun to paint and it was.

 

As with all my paintings, a final coat of semi-gloss acrylic varnish is applied to give further enhancement and protection.



Pear and a Vase of Zinnias

My bed of zinnias are now in full bloom and producing a plethora of blooms. Thanks for looking.

As with all my paintings, a final coat of semi-gloss acrylic varnish is applied to give further enhancement and protection.