White Chrysanthemum

Oil on Cradled Panel 8"x8"

This flower has held on for many days waiting for me to be able to do this painting.... It is greatly appreciated! Turns out purchasing it was a good investment! It still looks good.

This morning I decided it was time to try a project I have been wishing to do for months and decades. I took photos of the painting process as I worked on the painting. The resulting video is right below this note....This is a small project. I would really like to do it with a large canvas. I had painted the Chrysanthemum last week, so I knew pretty much how I wished to accomplish the painting.

I would really like to do something similar with a large painting as I am exploring the resolutions of all the questions which arise while working. One day.....

Painting a White Chrysanthemum

Springtime

Daffodil

Oil on Cradled Panel 8"x8"

Finding refuge from greyness of April snowstorms by snuggling up with the colors of a bravely blooming Daffodil.

 

Empty Kimono

Oil on Canvas Panel 30"x12"

PEP $250 Unframed

PEP $350 Framed in simple Gold Frame

Like all of us, I felt deep heartbreak at the tragedy of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami. This is a tribute to all who lost their lives, their loved ones, and treasured possessions.

I treasure this blue silk kimono purchased many years ago as I do the memory of my few hours in Japan. All I saw and experienced was beautiful and enriching. Each time I look at this wonderfully crafted item of clothing, I remember the joy of memories of that time. 

Unframed

Framed in Simple Gold Frame

Swallowtail & Syringa

sold

Crocus, despite cold weather...

Early Spring Sunshine

Oil on Canvas Panel 6"x6"

Despite the cold, grey, windy, snowy or rainy days, when the sun finally broke through a few days ago, out came these brave and cheerful flowers! All of us enjoyed those hours of sun!

 

"...Beginning...", a book of verses from Genesis 1

Years ago I began a small sketchbook of images made with watercolor on Pen & Ink, of favorite verses from the Old Testament. I have selected at least one verse from each of the books of the Old Testament. Some books like Genesis, Isaiah, Psalms and Proverbs have many more. I have made it through Genesis and Exodus... with several more pages blocked out and verses selected. I liked the finished pages from Genesis Chapter One well enough to copy them and make a small book. This week I bound the book! Here are some of the verses and my interpretation in paintings. The words are from Genesis, Chapter One, verses 1 (above), 3, 6, 9, and 11.