Fire Hydrant 8 x 6

My second "daily painting" - a fire hydrant - a common enough sighting, but I loved the shadow and light on this one. 

Seagulls 6 x 8

Here's my first "daily painting" - only took a week to complete - I was sidetracked by a lot of other stuff - did this from a photo I took in the Florida Keys a couple of years ago - the perfect subject for this little vignette.

$50 plus $12 ship/handle

Happy New Year and guess what my resolution is!

I need to work on my practically non existent drawing skills.  I've cleaned and organized my studio.  Got everything in order and it's time to get to work! 

Chair with Pillow 20 x 16

Another chair portrait. I needle pointed this cat pillow years ago - I don't own the zebra rug, but thought that would be a fun addition. In the upper corners are (l) my Sue Ann Shoes painting. An old shoe store in Wilmington, NC. The other is a fanciful abstract.

Chair Portraits: this wasn't a totally original idea, but I've made it my own. I have one more in the draft stage and am always on the look out for new candidates. Anyone have an unusual chair that needs to be memorialized?

Black Chair in a Green Room 14 x 11

SOLD Last summer I started a series of "chair portraits." Finished this one today. My brother claimed it before it was finished. I'm proud to say that it will hang in Manhattan (New York not Kansas).

Let the Cat out of the Bag 18 x 18

Finished! This reminds me of my dear departed Scout - the prettiest black/white cat ever!

Availabe at Tidewater Gallery in Swansboro

Cookbook Cover

I was pleased that one of my paintings was selected for the cover of our church's cookbook. The shrimp trawlers are iconic Swansboro -

Red Peppers 14 x 11

The inspiration for this was the combo of the beautiful graphics on a large can of roasted red peppers and this silly little chef cheese shaker that I bought at a yard sale. I like it!

Still Life with Plums 22 x 28

Giving myself a pat on the back here - I think I did a good job in capturing the transparency of the glass globes.

Many Cupcakes 20 x 16

Cupcake Rainbow 20 x 16

Cupcake Trio 20 x 16

Cupcake 14 x 11

A friend issued a challenge - my daughter loves cupcakes - paint something for her birthday. OK, the gauntlet was thrown down - and in the next days I will post the results - this is the first of the series.

The Old Theatre in Oriental (NC)

Sunshine and Shadow

This says "welcome home" when you come in the driveway.

Starfish Chair

My favorite chair in my living room.

cupcake no. 1

A friend has asked me to do a cupcake painting for her daughter. This is pencil/wash sketch. I plan to do more, they are fun, to get the perfect cupcake/composition/color combo.

Sunshine and Flowers

Haven't painted in a while - trying to get back into creative mode.

Cupboard Still Life

This is a triptych - composed of 3 12 x 24 paintings of some of my TJ Maxx treasures.

Riverview Cafe (downtown Wilmington)

A colorful restaurant on the Wilmington waterfront -

For Sale

This forlorn vehicle has been "for sale" at a local auto shop for a long long time.

Silent Auction - Sword and the Spirit Christian Fellowship

Happy to support this fund raiser for a worthy cause - we lived in this New York State town for several years while our kids were growning up and made life-long friends. Silent Auction is April 17th.

http://www.swordandthespirit.com/

Silent Auction - Children's Montessori School

I was honored to donte this painting to support fund raising at the Children's Montessori School in Jacksonville NC.

Abandoned 16 x 20

This lonely building is located in Trenton NC - we pass it every time we head north. The building has great "bones" - it may have been the local bank, it's one of the most substantial buildings in this little town.

Park Florist

A Buffalo institution, Park Florist has been in business as long as I can remember. It used to be the "place" to order prom flowers, Easter plants, etc. It's still in it's original location - across from Bennett High School on Main Street.