Friday, September 18, 2009

" Dreams of a Soldier"



18" x 24" Oil


This is a painting of my first husband and I and how I felt vulnerable and pensive and scared during the time he was in Viet Nam. (I felt like when your a little kid and they did the air-raid drills and you would get under the desk with your arms over your head to protect yourself) He would write me letters and I would read them over and over till the next one came. My only thought was him and would he come home. I felt like a ballerina turning piroettes round and round dizzy in a vortex of worry and fears clinging to these letters as our only                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        during this year. When Johnny was in the most serious situation of his life, he constantly stratagizing .

Seaside Siren


24" x 36" Oil Painting

Summer Rainier Cherries



12" x 12" Oil Painting I changed the background and wanted to show both. I like the dark background much better it lets the cherries be the star of the show.

Have a Bing Cherry , Go Ahead Try 'em


Thursday, July 2, 2009

"Crimson Beauty"


Wednesday brought torrential rains and there was only one die hard student there for about the first hour so I painted on this beauty that was started as a demo over a year ago and never got finished. I only had started the bottom center petal of the largest bloom and of course all the yellow and green. I always start with yellow.
One hour into it two more students came into class and I had three more petals almost complete. Demonstrating to the three students that showed up. Today I finished it up after a few hours of work.
I'm pretty satisfied with it so I'm posting it. I may decide to put some loose golden background swoosh's because there are a few small blotches here and there if you look real closeyou can see them. I love it as a botanical but... out those d___ spots and their still there. Grrr!

Monday, February 16, 2009

Me and My Hi-C

In 1972 I lived and worked in Clearwater tere was this fabulous friut and vegatable market called "Little Big Market" on South Fort Harrison. I used to shop there often. One day in the late '70's I was shooting for my photography class
and got this shot of one of the street people that lived behind the market. I could hear him smack his lips and aaah at the refreshing flavor of his Orange drink that was given to him by the owner of the market. I won awards with the photograph and finally thirty some years later decide to paint it as its one of my favorite photos.