The Subject Is Roses

12 x 9"  Oil on canvas

The Daily Paintworks 
 $75

The subject is roses, the method is palette knife painting. We must all try new or different things, branch out and keep moving forward, and that is what I was doing with this painting by using just a couple of little knives and an awful lot of paint. So do I like it and want to do more of them? Truth to tell, this method has made me appreciate the brushes so much more! I do love the ease of the clean-up, you just wipe the knives off that's it, but I think the level of articulation that a brush can deliver is much more desirable. However, with all that paint, there is a certain amount of color blending I do find attractive - I hope you will, too! Here's a bit of detail:

This piece is painted on all sides of the canvas. You could get it framed, or leave it as it is. I would be happy to put a wire on the back.

To see more of my work, please visit my Gallery page at The Daily Paintworks, and as always, thanks for looking!

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Winter Flowers

8 x 8"    Acrylic on Canvas

The Daily Paintworks 
$85

The winter solstice has come, and for many of us, winter is here. This still life came about with flowers from my imagination, and the scarf from my coatrack. It has a very festive and holiday feel to it, and gives me a chance to wish you all a very happy Holiday Season, no matter how you celebrate. This is a time for kindness and good will, and I hope that feeling carries you into the future.

This piece is painted on gallery wrapped canvas (1.5”). The picture continues on all sides of the canvas and hangs flush against the wall. It does not need framing, but you could if you like. 

To see more of my work, please visit my Gallery page at the Daily Paintworks. Thanks for looking!

Daffodils at Night

9” x 12”  acrylic on canvas

The Daily Paintworks 

$85

I wanted to paint a simple piece with big bold colors. Starting from real life with real flowers, this piece took off into the land of imagination - daffodils in front of a window in some city, late at night.

This piece is painted on gallery wrapped canvas (1.5” deep), the picture continues on all sides. It hangs flush against the wall and does not need framing, but you can if you like.

To see more of my work, please visit my Gallery page at the Daily Paintworks.  If you follow the link, you can see how it would look. Thanks for looking!

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A Posey Party

11"  x 14”  

Acrylic on gallery-wrap canvas

The Daily Paintworks
sold

A bit of a departure from the usual, but so much fun! I was intrigued by this style and wanted to explore more. Slightly abstract, slightly more illustrative, it's straight out of my imagination. This piece was supposed to be quickly done, just a cute little idea I had. No such thing. It turned out to be intricate and absorbing, needing constant adjustment, constant re-working and lots of time. Still, I rather like it, and I hope you do too. There might be more in the future - ideas are just popping into my head!

This piece is painted on gallery wrapped canvas (1.5”); the picture continues on all sides. It hangs flush against the wall and does not need framing, but you can frame it if you like.

To see more of my work, please visit my Gallery page at the Daily Paintworks. This piece is also available as a print, tote, or pillow from Fine Art America. If you follow the link, you can see how it would look. Thanks for looking!

Leftovers

10" x 14"

oil on textured canvas

Daily Paintworks   $110

I went out to the garden to pick some flowers for a still life, but there was not much there. With the change in seasons and lingering drought, all I found were a few zinnias, dahlias, and some petunias. The leftovers, I guess. Still with this textured canvas and a bit of paint, they made a nice little painting.

To see more of my work, please visit my Gallery page at the Daily Paintworks. Thanks for looking!

Etude

8” x10”  oil

The Daily Paintworks 

sold   

An etude is a short musical piece for the practice of technique. Etude also means study, and that is what this piece is. It’s a study for painting roses (a lifelong effort) and a painting of a study, perhaps. It’s also a study for a larger painting, still in the works. It’s also a still-life painting, but then so many still-lifes are actually studies.

This piece is painted on all sides of the canvas,  it can be framed nicely, or hung up just as it is.

To see more of my work, please visit my Gallery page at the Daily Paintworks. Thanks for looking!

Not-So-Still Life 

18” x 24” 1.5”

  Daily Paintworks  $400

This piece is more than a still life set up, it's an exploration of shapes, color and textures. It is also bigger than the usual ones, which gave me room to try different things - slathering on with mounds of paint, wielding knives, brushes and scrapers. To say that it was an exercise in fun, or a journey of discovery seems redundant, but it was fun, and for every decision I made, every color I put down, I had to sacrifice other ideas and color choices. I think this is often what painting can be about, and why I love it so much! 

 

(some close-ups)

This piece is painted on gallery-wrapped canvas, and because it is quite deep, the painting goes around on all sides. No need to frame it (but of course you could), it hangs flush against the wall.

To see more of my work, please visit my Gallery page at the Daily Paintworks, or visit me on Facebook. Thanks for looking!