Saturday, March 31, 2012

My friend, Marian, and her husband, Ted, are avid orchid growers, and I started painting orchids shortly after visiting them and seeing their gorgeous collection...


Marian's Purple Cattleyas,
 21" X 25", (framed), watercolor on archival Arches WC paper.


$425.00, free S/H
I love this quote; it comes at a perfect time in my life.
"Everything in life that we really accept undergoes a change. So suffering must become Love. That is the mystery."

Katherine Mansfield

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Friday, March 30, 2012



Walking along a river's dry bed in Dublin, Ireland, I was enchanted by the boats sitting mostly in mud and then I realized that the tide was out causing this, (to me), strange phenomenon.


River Boats, 9" X 12", oil on canvas


$145.00, free S/H

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Thunder Hole is located in Acadia National Park in Maine, and it's name reflects the noise it makes when water goes crashing into the cave-like recessed boulders and out again.


Thunder Hole, 9" X 12", oil on canvas


$110.00, free S/H

Wednesday, March 28, 2012



What is as easy on the eyes, than a restored truck painted red...


Old Red Pickup, 8" X !0", oil on canvas


$135.00, free S/H

Tuesday, March 27, 2012





The Rascal House was a restaurant in Miami Beach for ages, and was famous for it's fast-paced service and great deli food. After enjoying many years as a place to meet and eat.
The Rascal House, 8" X 10", oil on canvas
SOLD

Monday, March 26, 2012





A great Basset Hound!


Oliver, 8" X 10", oil on canvas


$110.00, free S/H

Saturday, March 24, 2012



Along the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia...


 8" X 10", oil on canvas


$65.00, free S/H

Another in my California Cliffs series...


California Cliffs #10, 11" X14", oil on canvas


$135.00, free S/H

Thursday, March 22, 2012



I loved the colors of the late afternoon sun playing off the building and the man walking by...


Ms. Kim's School of Dance, 
8" X 10", oil on canvas


$135, free S/H

Wednesday, March 21, 2012



An interesting, and very curious-looking structure found along a road in Georgia...


Sweet Potatoes, 9" X 12", oil on canvas


$110.00, free S/H

Tuesday, March 20, 2012


Seven little doggies, all in a row, being led by a dog-walker in San Francisco...




Dog-walker, 9" X 12", oil on canvas


$155.00, free S/H

Monday, March 19, 2012



Lilly is my friend's beautiful little Corgi.


Lilly, 8" X 10", oil on canvas


$110.00, free S/H

Saturday, March 17, 2012





There's something about freshly-laundered clothes blowing in the wind. It's a sight that attracts many artists, including me.


Laundry Day, 8"X 10", oil on canvas


$135.00, free S/H

Friday, March 16, 2012

I came upon this colorful old structure when exploring Micaville in western North Carolina years ago. I believe it was a restaurant at one time, and is one of three views I painted.

Micaville Restaurant, 24" X 33", acrylic on Masonite panel.

$700.00 free S/H 






Happy St. Patrick's Day! 


I found this abandoned boat near the Irish coastline.


Sweet Repose, 12" X 16", oil on canvas


$155.00 free S/H

Thursday, March 15, 2012







Colorful store found somewhere along the way...


Fayco Kitchens & Baths, 8" X 10", oil on canvas


$135.00 free S/H

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

What more can I say; it's a great old pickup, and I just adore beautiful old cars!


Old Black Pickup, 8" X 10", oil on canvas


$135.00, free S/H

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

From a photo I took many years ago in Western  North Carolina. This was one of two abandoned army trucks in front of a very old unoccupied grocery store, and is my first attempt at painting a vehicle in oil. 


Old Army Jeep, 8" X 10", oil on canvas


$135.00 free S/H

Sunday, March 11, 2012



I was intrigued by this outlandish-looking movie theater while traveling in California.


Closed for Vacation, 8" X 10", oil on canvas


$100.00

Saturday, March 10, 2012


After Hurricane Katrina, many businesses were laid bare. Austin's was a store in Mississippi. Hopefully, they have rebuilt.


Austin's, 8" X 10", oil on canvas


$85.00, free S/H



What is more charming than a little art gallery and tearoom on a country road in Ireland...


Irish Art Gallery/Tearoom, 8" X 10", oil on canvas


$100.00, free S/H


Friday, March 9, 2012

A touching scene of two small children on a  Sunday afternoon in a park in Chicago...

Brotherly Love, 8" X 10", oil on canvas

$100.00 free S/H

Thursday, March 8, 2012







I have always found alleyways a little mysterious, so I ventured out and painted what most would consider mundane. Stop and look at what is around you.


Alleyway, 8" X 10", oil on canvas


$75.00

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

I used to look for forward to passing this wonderful old converted house in downtown Boca Raton, that is no longer standing - making way for "progress."


Alamo Cleaners, 9" X 12", oil on canvas


$145.00, free S/H

Monday, March 5, 2012



A lady walking away from the beach after spending the afternoon with friends. From a photo I took over 25 years ago at Miami Beach.


SoBe Lady, 8" X 10", oil on canvas




$115.00