Article on Line's and Color's blog

Thank you Charley Parker for this wonderful blog entry about me and our group show at 16 Patton Gallery. Lines and Colors is a terrific blog to follow. It has a lot of interesting artwork with great commentary.  Enjoy his blog

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Navigation, 48"x36"

This is a really big painting for me, 48"x60", it's going to be hung at Mason Murer gallery in Atlanta GA, as part of a group show. The opening will be Nov. 11, 2011 from 7pm to 10pm. The openings are always a blast. The gallery is as big as a football field and the artwork is very diverse. And there's always a big turnout.

New paintings for show in Asheville NC

Airmail,  40"x50"

These 4 paintings will be my contribution to a 3 woman show at 16 Patton Gallery in Asheville NC. The opening for the show will be Oct. 22, 2011 from 5pm to 8pm. The other 2 artists are my good friend Karin Jurick, and Suzy Schultz. I love going to Asheville, so this will be a really fun night. Good friends, great art, and one of my favorite cities.

Stand Off,  30"x60"

Sarah from Mountains, 36"x48"

Wisdom,  36"x36"

Catching up with my blog!

End of Summer, oil/canvas, 36"x48"

This painting was one of two paintings I sent to Miller gallery for a group show Sept. 30,2011

Principle gallery show

Becoming Centered
36"x48"
Oil/canvas

Falling into Place
30"x30"
oil/canvas







I was very pleased to have been invited to present 2 paintings for a still life show at Principle Gallery in Alexandria Virginia starting April 15. Although sometimes my paintings have more going on then a normal still life painting, there is definitely an element of still life present in each one. Here are the two paintings I choose for the show.

WindowScapes: My First Book

I just finished my first book! It's a 12" x 12" hardback book with a dust jacket. My husband Neil put it together on blurb and it looks great. Our copy arrived the other day and the quality of the paintings and the construction is great. The book is being offered through the blurb bookstore. When you click on the link it takes you to my page where you can preview the entire book and purchase it if you like. 

My Magazine Cover!

In January 2011 my work was featured on the cover of  The Laurel of Asheville Magazine, plus an article in the magazine. I have recently started showing my work at  16 Patton Gallery in Asheville and this was such a great introduction for my work into Asheville's amazing art scene. If any of you want a great art and food vacation, you don't have to go all the way to New York, Asheville has fantastic Art Galleries and the restaurants were great too. Neil and I are mostly vegetarians, and the vegetarian restaurants were everywhere!

I thought the article was beautifully written, and the quality of the photo's were the best magazine reproductions I've had printed of my work.

All Things that Fly

Hello, it's been a while since I blogged. I've been experimenting with new ideas for paintings. I am inspired by my husband Neil's beautiful paintings. He often works with dark backgrounds, and it adds a wonderful drama and intensity to his work. I wondered if I could continue my love for painting interiors, but place the furniture on a dark background. Here's my 1st attempt. I think it worked well, and I think I could continue to explore this theme. But I wonder if it works for other people. It's all well and good if you love your own creation. But it's more fun, and profitable, if others  find beauty in the paintings as well.

My life with kitties

Neil and I had a great time in Charleston. The opening of the show Women painting Women was a real high point for me. The intensity of the passion in those paintings was beautiful, and the quality of work was also amazing. It should be in a museum. But I loved Robert Lange's gallery and he and is wife were so gracious to Neil and I. We were sent a photo of us taken the next day in the park, during the painting in the park morning. It was really cold, but I was so happy to be there with all those wonderful artists and our good friend Karin Jurick. We met some really nice people and some cool dogs too.

Unfortunately, a few days after we returned home, our sweet angel kitty, Scout, died unexpectedly, and it's been a challenge to get used to not having her here. But in a weird way, I still feel her all through the house. For those of us who work from home, our pets are such constant companions. She was such a happy cat, I just know she continues to find joy wherever she is. Thank you everyone for your kind comments on Neil's blog and facebook. All those wonderful thoughts made this much easier. Here are some new paintings I've been working on. I'm trying to add more animals to my compositions. It's so much fun!

New painting,  Accidental Scholar, 36x36, will be available at 16 Patton Gallery in Asheville NC

Bovine Beach

I've been in the mood to paint animals. Neil's been working on his amazingly, beautiful cow. She takes my breath away every time I walk into our studio. She looks like she's been painted by Rembrandt. So I decided to paint my version of cows. Not so dramatic as Neil's, but kind of whimsical. This painting is 36x36", and will go to Mason Murer gallery, with Neil's cow.

wrapped chairs with crows

I know most of you will think this is a bit dark for me. But I do have my dark side. Actually, I originally painted this painting several years ago when I wasn't adding anything but tied chairs in the paintings. But I recently got this painting back from a gallery, and thought it needed more. I do love crows. They are so smart and cool looking. So here it is now. I just love it. It's 40"x40", I'll be sending it to Mason Murer gallery when it dries. Just in time for Halloween.

Buttermilk

It was fun painting this windowscape with the buttermilk pancakes because I could really spend some time focused on the still life. Those pancakes are making me hungry! Click here for the ebay auction link.

Turbulence

In contrast to my cheerful Ocean and Fruit painting of last night, I've decided to try my hand at painting a tornado. I don't know if anyone will find it as interesting as I do, but it's something I've always wanted to paint. I'm so fascinated by tornado's, very fearful of them, I could never be a storm chaser, but I think there is a beauty in their power. This painting will be offered for auction on ebay tonight. Click here for the link.

Watermelon and Cherries

I'm starting this week's ebay paintings with a bright beach painting. The contrast between the turquoise ocean and the bright red fruit adds a punch to this image. My husband Neil's paintings of cherries inspired me to paint some cherries of my own, they were calling out to me. If you would like to place a bid on ebay click here.

Winter Guest

I don't know about you, but on the rare occasion that it snows in Georgia, I just love it. It's really calming and comforting to just stay home and watch the snow accumulate. So this painting is all about that. Winter Guest will be auctioned on ebay, click here for the link

Sparrow Mountain

Oh the billowing curtains! How I love them. Click here to bid on this painting

Beach Read

Working smaller and faster for my series of 12x12" and 12x16" paintings for ebay has been a great experience. I'm continuing to paint familiar themes of windowscapes, but every week I'm trying out new ideas. Last week it was a sleeping cat, and a flower arrangement. This week I'm going to attempt to paint a tornado! It's also inspired me to take more chances with my larger paintings for galleries. Watching my husband Neil paint his cow painting made me want to paint cows too! So I'm working on a large windowscape painting of cows on a beach. Neil and I will put both cow paintings in our Atlanta gallery, Mason Murer. I think they show 2 very different views of the beauty of the common cow. Tonight I'm offering a very familiar theme, a scene I think of as my Beach Read series. I think everyone can relate to the feeling of time slowing down at the beach, you can watch the water, feel the breeze and catch up on your reading, or re-visit a wonderful book that you can read again and again. This painting will be offered on ebay , click here to see auction.

Mountain Bluebird

Mountain Bluebird 12x16",o/c

I've painted this bluebird about 5 times now. Every time I paint him, he turns out a little bit different. I love the softness of his feathers and of course the beautiful blue color. The hydrangeas are a new subject for me, but I was pleased with how they turned out. This painting is up for auction on ebay, click here for the link.

CatNap

CatNap  12x16 o/c

I've had a cat in my life since I was 18. I love all animals, but a cat can make a house feel like a home. So all you cat people who think a sleeping kitty is a wonderful sight enjoy this painting.

This painting will be available for auction on ebay, click here for the link.

SeaFruit

12 x 16 oil on canvas

One of the things I love about painting this theme "WindowScapes" is that within one composition, I get to paint a landscape, an interior and a still life painting. That keeps things interesting and fun, and I think that the buyer of the painting gets 3 paintings in one. I'm all about a bargain! This painting will be available as an ebay auction , if you would like to bid on this painting click here.