Standing Tall

14 x 11"  Oil on Board

Daily Paintworks 

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These glads were painted right there in the garden at the height of their glory. Tall,  straight and bursting with vitality. So they were when I started, but glads never last for long, and since they only bloom once a year, you have to appreciate them while you have them. I thought painting them would be an easy job, but really, it was (they were) more complicated. The longer I painted, the more I saw them as an metaphor for life - blooming and fading - perhaps you will too.

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Porch Flowers

16 x 12 ” Oil on canvas

The Daily Paintworks 

 $99

This is a plein air painting as the flowers were outside on the front porch, and I stood in the doorway painting them. That was how the light was best. The dappled afternoon sunlight raked across the street, the yard, onto the porch and then on the flowers. And that is what this painting is all about - begonias on a table, yes, but really the effects of the afternoon light. I hope I’ve caught that!

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Saying  Good-bye

11" x  14"   oil on canvas

 $75

Adieu to this nice tree. It, and the many trees behind the fence are slated for demolition. This is where a new apartment complex is going in and the tree-lined parking lot is on its way out. Sadly, this guy is in an especially bad place - a new turn lane is desperately needed here. So everybody can agree: it's a good tree in a bad place. It seemed important somehow to capture its likeness and to quietly celebrate its life. It's been here a long time.

This piece is painted on all sides of the canvas. It can be framed or hung as it is.

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