Adeline!

16x20

oil on canvas

Granddaughter number 3 who loves to dance and twirl!!

Portrait drawing class

I took an online portrait drawing class to learn some of the standards of portrait drawing.  These are a couple of my assignments.  Self portrait and a man from whom I bought a painting on the streets of Paris.  

Tiny Apple

6x6

oil on canvas

Since I've been working with hot wax, I thought I'd try one with cold wax!  

This tiny apple was seen in Vancouver, Canada.  

Looking Up

6x6 

Encaustic wax with oils on cradled board

Back into the Encaustic Center for this small piece!

Encaustic Portrait Workshop

12x16

oil and wax medium on board

Just spent the last 3 days in an Encaustics Portrait workshop at The Encaustic Center with artists Lori Murphy and Bonny Leibowitz.  It was so much fun not only working with portraits but with a new medium that includes using a torch and an iron!  Very addictive!  These are the results of three very intense days of work.  

Roadside Oak

Roadside Oak

18x24

Oil on canvas

All those oak tress you see along the road in the Texas Hill Country!  I just love them, their shapes and colors and age.  They are often alone in a field - the stories they could tell of Texas history. Anyway, this one was a lot of fun to play with the layers of colors and use a palette knife for texture (and because I always feel playful with a palette knife).  

Barn

11x14

oil on canvas

I loved how the sun was exploding off of this barn along with the shadows from the trees surrounding it.  

Village

9x12

Oil on canvas

I've always wanted to try a painting using blocks of color.  This was an interesting study.  Not so sure how well I pulled it off, but I enjoyed using the brighter colors and working on a more pared down composition.  

Moonlit Garden

 8x10

Oil on canvas board

Sometimes when I finish working on a painting for the day I will have some extra paint.  If there is enough left I will freeze it for use later, but if not, I just scrape it onto a canvas.  After layers and layers of leftovers this painting developed!  

High Meadow

High Meadow

11x14

oil on canvas

I have always loved this meadow in Yellowstone National Park.  It seems so peaceful and quiet (and wet!).  I enjoyed working on that aspect as well as continuing to develop my skills in painting distance.