Still Life with Cardinal

Trying to combine my two loves...still life and cardinals.

I hope you're doing well and staying warm. Spring is on it's way!

Still Life with Old-Fashioned Roses

These roses are from my Mother's garden. I don't often work from photographs, but these seemed perfect for Valentine's Day. Their soft fragrance and velvety petals take me back to my childhood and the wonderful memories.

I hope you had a sweet day! Happy painting!

Silver Bowl with Blackberries

I am fascinated by reflections, and this little silver bowl did not disappoint! It turned into a self-portrait of sorts, and that is always fun.

I hope you're having a great week! Happy painting!

Study in Gray

It is a cool and cloudy day here, so this painting is very low key. It is a still life of mostly found things. After a recent thunderstorm, I found this little nest blown from our pine tree. Fortunately, all of its occupants were grown and gone. I've had the dove's feather for a while. I stumbled across it on one of my morning walks, and Mark found the old glass bottle for me. It was filled with dirt, but it washed up nicely. The little egg is the only non-found item. I used a reference photo taken of a nest in our holly tree a few years ago. I'm attaching it for you. If you would like, please feel free to paint it or use it as a reference.

I hope you're having a great week! Happy painting!

Hawkeye

Private Collection

Yesterday, I had fun painting this little guy! When my friend Jessica sent this photo, I loved everything about it. The angle, the colors and most especially, Hawkeye's sweet face. Too cute!

I hope your week is off to a great beginning!

Still Life with Temple Bottle and Cherries

I received the beautiful temple bottle from Jury Smith this week, and I couldn't wait to paint it. Her  "Bottle and Bowl" online store is an invaluable resource for still life painters. She is incredibly talented and so sweet. If you haven't visited her store yet, please do. 

For a little daily painting trivia, I think this is my first self-portrait. Usually, I paint myself out of the reflection, but for some reason, it seemed to work with this bottle. It sort of made me look skinny. Who can resist that? Lots of fun!

Have a great weekend!