11 x 14 Oil on board
We found this nest in the grass under a tipped canoe.  We put the canoe back right away and went swimming instead.

4 x 6 Oil on Board
Sometimes the best things come in small packages.  This little painting has hung in every room in our house at one time or another. I use brighter colors more comfortably in a small painting.  My favorite part is the cinnamon sticks.

My adult students have their annual show on Friday, May 17, from 6-8 PM.  These are some examples of their work.  I hope you can join us.

8 x 10 Oil on Board
This eye level still life was inspired by the Peale family.  They were from the Philadelphia area in the 1700's.  Their fruits and vegetables were bug bitten and far from perfect, but they were beautiful.  The warm color of peaches is one of my favorite hues.

12 x 16 Oil on board
It's all about the pepper!  This piece hangs in a hallway in Wisconsin.  Garlic and onions have interesting translucent skins.  This painting glows in the rather dark area where it is hung.

8 x 6 Oil on Board
This was begun at a National painting conference as a demonstration of my painting technique.  The board in the background was an old door we found in the basement of our first house.  Peeling paint can be very attractive visually. The twisted paint cast shadows on the raw wood underneath and the minerals from the wood stained the aged paint.  The subject matter is very good for this area.  Someday I'll have to paint some Indian Corn again.

16 x 20 Oil on Board
To get the perspective on this painting, I sat on the ground under our apple tree and took a photo looking up at the sky.  We called this painting "Looking Up".  The tree has died since then.  The painting lives on!

9 x 12 Oil on board
This painting is currently hanging at the Miller Gallery on Elm St. in West Springfield.

16 x 20 Oil on board
This pitcher had my favorite bug, a dragonfly, in dimension on it.  I couldn't resist it, the warm colors and the nature inspired me to paint it several times.

10 x 20 Oil on board
The wall paper on the background was painted.  Once I entered a piece like this to a show and they assume it was decoupage and rejected it.  It was flattering in a way.  I got revenge by entering it into another show and winning best of show.

11 x 14 Oil on board
The roses grow on a trellis in my front yard.  The balloon flowers grow in a patch a few feet away.  The combination seemed perfect.  Grey is always a safe background, and by adding a little red to it, it is less stodgy. 

12 x 12 Graphite on Illustration Board
This piece will be in my students show on the 17th.  Everyone brings a piece of art that they completed this year and this will be my contribution.  Still love this little thing.

20 x 24 Oil on Board
This was the painting that won me the faculty award the year I was at Paier College of Art.  This is a Trompe L'Oeil with a sense of humor.  The hook will not fit into the eye, the hinges are very rusty.  The little doll pin cushion was very old,  faded and has rotted since then. The brass piece was originally used to sweep crumbs off the dining room table. I thought it was a fancy dust pan.  This painting is hanging in San Francisco in a craftsman style house.