Cobalt Mallet Bottle with Mission Figs

Available for Purchase

The past few months, I have been posting a few process shots (see below) of my paintings on Instagram.  It is fun to get feedback from the creative community there, and it is even more fun to see all of the wonderful artwork that is posted.  If you are using Instagram, I would love to follow you.  And if you would like to follow my posts, my ID is d_mcdowell.

Have a great weekend!

Temple Bottle with Red Onion and Crape Myrtle Berries

Available for Purchase

This is another beautiful bottle from Jury Smith's Bottle and Bowl collection.  It sparkled like a tiny gem in the early autumn light.  Such fun to paint!

I hope you're having a wonderful week!

Top o' the Muffin

Muffins always make me think of Seinfeld's muffin top episode.  Or maybe it was more the muffin stump episode?  Either way, I miss that show!

Have a great weekend!  Enjoy the return of football!

Sun Ripened Tomato

Private Collection - New York

A very sweet neighbor shared his tomato crop with us, and they are so good!  I love to grow flowers, but I can't grow a decent tomato to save my life.  Thank goodness for generous friends!

I hope you're having a great week!

Amber Mallet Bottle with Muscato Grapes

Private Collection

I loved painting this beautiful amber mallet bottle from Jury Smith's Bottle and Bowl website.  It was fun to see our landscape reflected in the highlight, and it seemed to pair perfectly with the black, muscato grapes.  (Which, by the way, are quite tasty!)  

I hope you have been doing well.  It has been a crazy summer here.  Some wonderful blessings and some difficult life events.  I will write more about that later, but it felt really nice to have a day in my studio to just paint.  There is something so therapeutic about pushing paint around on a canvas, isn't there?

Take care and I will talk to you soon!

Still Life with Asparagus

After four, blissful days of rain and cool weather, the sun is shining brightly here again. I can't believe that it is already the middle of July. Summer moves so quickly!

I hope you're having a wonderful weekend!

Daddy's Boys

Private Collection

These little boots belonged to my husband and his two brothers.  The toes are scuffed, and the heels are worn.  You can tell that they were well loved by all of the boys.