On the Court -SOLD

11x14 pastel on board
SOLD

Pink Wig and Earring - SOLD

11 x 14 oil on deep stretched canvas

SOLD
This is based on an antique mugshot.
Also, a featured painting on the Armonk Art Show website for 2011. (Very proud of that fact.)

Reeds and Canoe - SOLD

18 x 14 mixed media
collage, oil and pastel
 SOLD

Sparse Trees - SOLD

10x8 oil on panel
SOLD

I've only been working on this painting for a million years. I have finally gotten it to a point where I can look at it and not want to puke. (I just finished reading The Catcher in the Rye for the first time in my life. I'm pickin up on some catch phrases. I think it's a comedy. I think.)

Head Scarf - SOLD

6x8 oil on panel

SOLD

Girl with Pink Earring

5x7 oil on board

The Leather Jacket - SOLD

6x8 oil on panel
SOLD

Dawta #1 - SOLD

6x8 oil on panel
SOLD

It's amazing how much more is going on in the face when there is just a little smile. I didn't catch on to that until I was well into the painting.

The Family - SOLD

5x7 mixed media
SOLD
Let's see. From left to right - that's Horatio, Catherine and Walter

Pink Wig

8x6 mixed media
:)

White Lace Collar - SOLD

6x6 oil on panel
SOLD

Purple Side of Her Head - SOLD

8x6 oil on canvas

SOLD

If you haven't seen Michael Jackson This is It - oh may... it is awesome...! The choreography is amazing! Talk about an artist. I regret never having seen him live. Good stuff.

Purple Robe - SOLD

8x6 oil on canvas
SOLD

Bundled Up - SOLD

10x8 oil on linen panel
SOLD

I actually worked from two different photos for this one and struggled with my palette. I really intended to try to make it a little warmer than it is, but alas, the purple and blue prevailed.

Flamin' Red - SOLD

20 x 16 collage and oil on stretched canvas
SOLD

I did the painting below about 15 years ago, right after I finished my art degree. I was working from the same sources and the same wallpaper even back then. I guess I just never got it out of my system.

24 x 14 collage and oil on paper

Floral Blouse SOLD

7x5 collage and oil on board
SOLD

In the Den - SOLD

14x11 collage and oil on board
SOLD

Blue Shoulder - SOLD

7x5 mixed media on board - SOLD

This is a re-do. I had sprayed it with fixative and messed her all up. She needed to be done over. Boy howdy! Did I ever struggle trying to figure out what color I wanted to make her. (Reference: antique mug shot). I really liked the blue and green, so I tried to stick with them.

A Lot on Her Mind #2 - SOLD

14x11 oil and collage on stretched canvas
SOLD

First I would like to say "hats off" to all those who paint in a non-representational abstract fashion and can pull it off effectively. It is tricky.
I used less paint in the upper part of this painting than I did with the first (yesterday's). The marks you see are from the paper, old water colors. I felt it worked, and if I went back into it, I would just be changing it.

A Lot on Her Mind - SOLD

14x11 oil and collage on stretched canvas
SOLD

After I painted in the figure (and even before), I was not sure how I was going to resolve the rest of the canvas. After I put down some pieces of paper, the painting was telling me it wanted to go abstract, yet I was still unsure how I was going to pull that off. I set it aside and thought I would finish it in pastels after the oil dried. I felt it needed a companion, so I started another one (which I'll post tomorrow) in the same fashion. After I put down the pieces of paper on this second one, I stood back and started to laugh. It looked like she had a lot on her mind. Mind you, these images are from antique mug shots. So, I decided to finish the first one in this "a lot on her mind" theme. I was too impatient to wait for the paint to dry, so I finished her in paint.

Tap Dancer - SOLD

14x11 pastel on pastel board

This is my niece, Molly, from Fairbanks, Alaska. The photo I used as reference was priceless. Unfortunately, I couldn't capture her expression and smile which really were the frosting on the cake. The pastels were too clunky for any great detail. But this outfit and pose are so indicative of who she is (as I know her anyway, Fairbanks is a furr piece from NH.) - a delight!

Stream and Rocks and White Bow in Hair

18x24 pastel on wallis paper
$825

This is another pastel I did last May, but never posted it on my blog. I just LOVE the woods this time of year.

White Bow in Hair

10x8 collage and oil on linen board

SOLD

Cotton Candy Hair - SOLD

7x5 paper and oil on board

See how this painting was put together.

Scrubby Woods

12x16 pastel

I have been working on larger paintings and experimenting with some things, not with much success I must say. I struggled with a painting for two days only to wipe it out at the end of the day yesterday. This is actually a painting I did last spring, but never posted it on my blog. I love the woods in the spring with all the subtle colors! This is one of my favorites.

14 Years of Age

12x16 mixed media
$900

This painting is worked over an older oil painting using old wallpaper, pages from an old children's book, pastel drawings and oil paint.
Some other images

Broken Umbrella

20x16 oil on stretched canvas n/a

My mom has been on me to paint this for about 18 years. This is my son probably around age three. Finally, I felt I could oblige her. Merry Christmas, Mom!

Log Bench - SOLD

20x16 collage and oil on stretched canvas.
SOLD

Click here for this painting's process.

The Two Hunters

28x36

Collage and oil on stretched canvas
$2600

This one I must have picked up and put down at least four times before I finished it. Each time stopping when I couldn't take it any further. The reference photo was from my grandmother's old photo album. The caption for this photo was "Britt's Camp". I have to point out for those who may have missed it, the one is dressed in typical hunter attire, while the other in street clothes (or the typical dress of the day).

Blue Shirt - SOLD

6x8 mixed media on stretched canvas

SOLD

Concerned - SOLD

5x7 , mixed media on board