Abundance 

11 x 14"   Oil on Canvas

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$150.

Obviously, this piece is a fantasy! Painted with a sense of bliss, I put the things I love in it and paid no attention to the reality of of the scene. Beautiful flowers in a beautiful setting, with the feeling that somewhere not far off, beautiful music is playing. 

It is for sale, but won't be available for several weeks, as it has to dry.

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

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    Summer Harvest 

         11 x 14"   Oil on canvas  

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Nothing like thoughts of summer to chase the winter gloom away! Where I live, it seems like the apples and the the tomatoes are ripe at the same time - right as the sunflowers are at their peak. They make a wonderful collection on the kitchen table, perfect for a still-life painting.

This picture is painted on all sides of the canvas, it can be framed, but it can also be hung up just as it is.

To see more of my work, please visit my Gallery page at The Daily Paintworks. Thank you for visiting here!

Pewter Roses 

         9 x 12"   Oil on canvas  

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                                                                             $125

This piece has has been a challenge as well as a pleasure to paint. Started as an experiment with a black and white photo, the idea was to produce a loose, easy piece in gentle pastel colors. Not how it ended up! It feels as much like a colored photograph or drawing as a painting, and is, well, mostly grey. Gray is not a color I naturally turn to, and mixing all the colors down to their lowest shade was a bit of an effort. But it felt right, and it felt as though I should just keep going to the finish. 

This piece begs for a frame, in my opinion, but it is painted on all sides and could be hung up on the wall just as it is. I am happy to put a wire on back.

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

 

The Side Yard  

           9 x 12"    Oil on canvas 

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                                                                  Starting bid:  $95

Each morning on our walk we pass this house. With the sun coming up over the trees the side yard gets lit up and becomes a work of art, a harmony of greens and violets with the occasional dash of orange - a symphony of  secondary colors. But the apricot tree here, old and venerable, is the star of this show.

This piece is painted on all sides of the canvas. It can be framed, but it can be hung up just as it is. I am happy to put  a wire on back.

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

A Cloudy Sky

14 x 11"   Oil on Canvas

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$95

Sometime, you just need to paint the landscape. You need to paint the trees - the clouds and grass and a horizon that goes on forever. I wanted to paint all those things, but I wanted to paint with texture and cragginess, not just the look of the landscape, but the feel of it as well. I wanted the feel of those clouds moving in.

This piece is painted on all sides of the canvas. It can be framed or it could be hung up on the wall just as it is. I am happy to put a wire on back.

 

 

To see more of my work, please visit my Gallery page at The Daily Paintworks. Thank you for looking!

      Cathedral of Trees  

 16 x 16 x 1.5"    Oil on Gallery-wrap Canvas  

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Starting bid: $295.

It seems like when you walk through a wooded area, the branches rise up, crossing overhead, joining together to create a kind of cathedral, a church made of nature. That was the idea behind this scene. It reflects my "inner landscape." It's a journey of color and light - all is vivid around me. (It may speak to you the same way.)

         

This piece is painted on gallery-wrapped canvas and continues on all sides of the canvas. It is meant to hang flush against the wall and does not need further framing - unless you want. It comes with a wire on back, and is ready to hang.                                                  

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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Daffodil Season

11 x 14"   Oil on Canvas

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 $150

The nice thing about February is that the spring flowers begin to bloom. First the paper whites and the daffodils, then hyacinths and tulips. On the west coast, when winter usually means grey days, the bright and sunny yellow of the daffodils are like little heralds, proclaiming the coming of spring. 

Painted on all sides of the canvas, this picture can be framed or hung up just as it is - I am happy to put a wire on the back.

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

 Gladiolus

20 x 10"   Oil on Canvas

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  $195

Too much time in solitude, no doubt! With the shelter-in-place restrictions still in effect, it has been months of painting alone. And possibly overthinking...  I wondered what would happen if you took a great master work and turned it into a floral - remove the famous figures and put some flowers in their place. I won't tell which famous masterpiece this is, but you might have guessed.

This piece is painted on all sides of a gallery-wrapped canvas and needs no further framing. It is ready to hang on the wall.

To see more of my work, please visit my Gallery page at The Daily Paintworks. And again, thanks for looking!

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Spring Blooms

14 x 11"  Oil on canvas

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 starting bid: $150

In Northern California, it is not unusual for all the spring garden flowers to bloom all at once, after the rainy season. So it was with the irises, the roses, and most welcome of all, the peonies. The geraniums are like a support system for the rest of the garden, they are always there for you. Before the spring flowers fade, I thought it would be a good idea to go out there and paint them all!

To see more of my work, please visit my Gallery page at The Daily Paintworks. Thank you for looking!

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Tulips in Solitude

14 x 11"  Oil on canvas

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starting bid: $95

Like much of the world, during this time of pandemic, we are in quarantine - that is to say, sheltering in place. The joke among artists -visual artists - is that this is normal for us. But the sense of isolation is very strong, and shows itself in our work. That is certainly true for me, for this piece.

Painted on all sides of the canvas, it can be framed, or hung up just as it is. I am happy to put a wire on back if you wish.

To see more of my work, please visit my Gallery page at The Daily Paintworks. And as always, thank you for looking.

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The Reading Chair

11 x 14"  Oil on Canvas

sold

This painting is about many things: It is a study of warm and cool colors, a study of a study, a tribute (if you will) to these days of social isolation and sheltering in place. 

Artistically, I was interested in contrasting the cool light from a window on a snowy day as it met with the warm light in a cozy room.  It's also a study of an interior - a reading corner - and trying to make the ordinary seem special. And finally, it's a small tribute to our current times, where we are forced to remain isolated, often indoors, protecting ourselves from the coronavirus pandemic.

My thanks to the photographer who worked patiently with my ideas!

This piece is spoken for, but I enjoy painting illustrations, and would certainly consider painting a favorite interior as a commission.

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

                                                                                                                       

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First Irises

14 x 11"   Oil on canvas

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starting bid:  $125.

The first irises are blooming madly in my yard. Of course they must be brought inside. They are, to put it poetically, a herald of spring. Once inside, it seemed only right to paint them - and how quickly this painting came about. Some paintings need to be "just right," and you work tirelessly to get them that way, others just spill out onto the canvas. This was one of them.

Painted on all sides of the canvas, this piece can be framed, or you could just hang it up as it is, I am  happy to put a wire on back.

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

Peonies

14 x 11"  oil on canvas

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sold 

I wanted to paint a picture that came from the heart, needed no introduction or explanation, and satisfied my need to create something that I, myself, admired. Since it is a little early in the year to find a mix of  peonies in bloom, I had to use my imagination and some photos. So without a story line or actual set-up in front of me I came up with this - peonies on a table, something beautiful emerging out of the darkness.  

When it is fully dry and varnished, I will get a fancy frame for it. For now I am selling it just as it is, unframed.

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

Afternoon Tea

14 x 11"   Oil on canvas

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sold

What can be more pleasant than afternoon tea? To sit and dream, or read perhaps, or just think about all the lovely flowers coming out of the garden.



This piece is painted around the edges of the canvas -  it can be framed, or hung up just as it is. I am 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, thank you for looking!

Happy New Years!

Happy New Years!

 

"Snow Queen"

16 x 12 "  Oil on canvas

It's New Years! Again! Wishes for hope, peace and happiness for the coming year are all around us. Good health, prosperity and contentment are there as well! I hope all these things come your way, along with new experiences and great surprises you didn't even expect!

I am taking a little time away from the easel to pursue other goals, but I will be back, and hope to see you then.  I have posted a painting that symbolizes, to me, all the good things a New Year should bring.


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


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

Sunflowers,  Yellow and White

16 x 20"  Oil on Canvas
$195.

To say these are "sunflowers, past" seems so sad, although, technically, since it is December (in Northern California), they are from the past summer.  I never tire of trying to get sunflowers just right - to me they symbolize hope and warmth, each new flower full of promises. I like to think each one has its own personality, and try to capture it.

This painting is already framed, simply and beautifully.


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

Candy Flowers

12 x 12 x 1.5"

Oil on Gallery-Wrapped Canvas

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"Looks like candy!"  This was the comment that gave this painting its name. Imaginative and colorful, this is a work of whimsy and caprice, nearly abstract, it was painted just for the fun of putting paint, colors and shapes together. 

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This piece is painted on gallery-wrapped canvas, and the painting goes around all four sides. It does not need further framing and is ready to hang, just as it is.

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

The Rising Moon

24 x 36"   Oil on canvas

sold

This painting (straight out of my imagination) started as a "paint dump" -  a way to use up excess paint. When I have too much paint at the end of a session, I ply it on an extra canvas. At some point an image or idea takes shape and I work with it. It's one of my favorite ways of painting. No rules, no constraints, just see what happens while not wasting paint. I'll bet many artists do this.

As the images began to take shape and I began to see a story - the moon rising over a distant land, like something in an old adventure where something compelling is about to happen. It's that quiet moment before excitement begins! 

Before it was finished it was sold, and then, thinking about the people who bought it, I was able to finish off the details with them in mind. They are some of my favorite people, so it was really a lot of fun!

It's a big painting, so I've included details:

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

View from the Bridge

10 x 8"    Oil on canvas

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 $65

This is Amsterdam, known for its artistic heritage, distinctive buildings, famous canal system and rich history. The Virtual Paintout is traveling through this beautiful city, and we artists, using Google Street View are able to paint or draw the local landscape.  Standing here on this bridge, looking toward  Old Centre, you can see those tall old buildings and the church domes that make this city so special. To see what I painted, you can click here.

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

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Fall Color

9 x 12”    Oil on Canvas

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The seasons are slow to change here in Mountain View, where I live. So although winter is less than a week away, the fall color has the trees ablaze. This view is the from the parking lot of my bank, and though I have stood right there, I did not see this - a scene waiting to be painted - until a friend sent me a picture he had taken with his camera! Thank you, Paul!

This piece is painted on all sides of the canvas. It can be framed, but you could hang it up just as it is.

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