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Abundance

 Abundance is finished. Started with Watercolor underpainting. The background remains watercolor  while the flowers ,Vase and apple are soft pastel.  Measures 16X22.. Photo reference thankyou to French photographer Wendy Hodgkins Corniquet.

Abundance WIP

 

For Sale at thearthivecollective.com

 

Jody's Dollie

I started Dollie in Watercolor on 300 lb HP paper

 I then applied Indian ink with a fine brush. Here I was about to throw it away as she looked like a black ALF. I then applied Golden acrylic ground for pastels and finished with soft pastels and pastel pencils.

 

Blue Heron at sunrise

  Completed this Painting. I was debating going over it in pastel but decided I like the light of the watercolor. This painting is 14X22 on 300 lb Arches cold pressed paper. It will be for sale on thearthivecollective.com.

Blue Heron WIP

 This is the latest painting I am working on . I have been painting a lot of birds recently and just finished a Domestica course that was subtitled from Spanish. A lot more detail to go on the bird so I must get at it!

Holly's Peonies

astel painting of Hollys Peonies done on 9x12  Richards unison Premium pastel board. 

Thanks Holly for the use of your photo. This painting was sent to Australia. 

Christmas card

Merry Christmas to all. This is the latest Pastel Painting I have done of our Puppy Gus. He is a year old now. This painting is my Christmas Card this year.

  

                  Tell your friends. I also do commissions

Fundy TrailPaintings

These are two more watercolors I did for Paint he Park but Hurricane Doiron has other ideas.

Paint The Park 2019

Rabbit cards

I painted these three Rabbit card Easter week. I gave the middle one to my grandson and just posted the other two to my nieces in Winnipeg as their birthday cards. Hope you like them!

Cruise Gifts

These two 5X7 paintings I gave as gifts to our Waiters on our recent cruise on Celebrity Eclipse. I have been painting a lot since then and in the last year but have been too busy to post. SORRY. I will try to keep more up to date this year. I have actually been painting a lot .

Spider Bouquet

This bouquet I also painted in February.I took the reference photo for this looking down on the flowers and the vase from above to exaggerate the pedals of the mums.The carnations and white rose diminish in the grander of the mums.I did several light washes on one petal at a time.

Feburary Tulips

                                        This floral study of Tulips I did earlier in February.

Cindy & her Goldens

I did this painting for a nurse I work with. It is of her with her dog and her daughters dog. It was a fun painting to work on.for the flesh tones I used a mixture of Cad. red, lemon yellow and yellow ochre; alizarin crimson and burnt sienna; and for the shadows cad red,burnt sienna and cobolt blue.the dogs fur was light washes of yellow ochre and the second dog had some terra rose added.

Trevi Fountain 2

This is my second painting of Trevi fountain and much smaller than my original painting. It is one of my favorite Roman landmarks.

Neals Yard in London

Many people would not believe that this beautiful,colorful spot is in downtown London.  Great shops and cafe here. I created this 8X10 with  both regular watercolor and watercolor markers as well as ink.

Vatican Guard

This painting of The Vatican Guard is from a photo I took several years ago of the Spanish Soldiers standing guard outside the main entrance to the vatican.

January Artist Challange

This past January I signed up for an artist challenge to do thirty paintings in thirty days. I only managed to complete 19 but I am pleased with what I accomplished as I also worked about 14 shifts Nursing and had the flu for a couple of days.
   The smaller ones are cards or 5x7  some are 7x11 and some 8x10.