Summer Red, White and Blue

Last summer my garden by the river was a profusion of these wonderful red poppies....I took many photos, but never painted them because I was sure they'd bloom again this summer. Not! In their place, however, have come these wonderful blue bachelor's buttons and some white yarrow. So I've put them together here with a patriotic twist---it is, after all July.
Oil on Canvas, 12 x 12

Clinton Reservoir Columbine

My artist friend Joan is here painting with me for a few days--we both are painting wildflowers. I spotted these nestled along the shore of the Clinton Reservoir...I think the painting is finished, although a little voice keeps talking to me ("yellow.....yellow.......yellow").
Oil on canvas, 8 x 10

Crazy for Daisies

It's wildflower time again in the Colorado Rockies, so I'm loving every sunny minute. These daisies and lupine are from my garden overlooking "our" river. This painting is going into the Buffalo Mountain Gallery this afternoon for the Continental Divide Land Trust Plein Air Paint Out event.
Oil on Board, 12 x 9

Sacre Coeur Neighborhood

I've enjoyed ambling through this artsy area so many times, and always promised myself I'd paint it. Finally did, and I love the result because it takes me right back to the streets I've prowled and delighted in. And it was fun to do a Paris scene after doing so many landscapes.
Oil on Canvas, 18 x 14, Private Collection

Egret's Perch

This piece continues my "Fog Series". I have always loved driftwood, and some of the Georgia beaches abound with it. So I decided to combine to two aspects, fog and driftwood, to create a tranquil, almost lonely mood. But when I finished....it seemed too lonely to me. So I added Mr. Egret.
Oil, 18 x 24

Vignoble en Autumne

Sometimes I have to labor long and hard to make a painting "work" for me. Other times, it just flows effortlessly...I don't know why. Maybe it's an energy thing, or special inspiration. Or good music. Whatever was the reason with this painting, it just seemed to paint itself. If only they could all be that way! Just as a test to myself, I'm going to try to paint this scene again, in a much larger format. Oil, 10 x 20

Fog Walk

This is my second "beach fog" painting; in adding a few people walking along the distant beach, I can feel myself right there, with that light mist on my face. I'm doing a series of fog paintings, both on the beach and capturing the Tuscan morning mist.
12 x 24, Oil on Canvas