My Mom

After I finished this painting of my mom, she asked Kathy and Patty, my pre-teens, if they thought she really looked that old. Both girls answered "Older gramma."

So, be careful what you ask real young ladies. It might not be the answer you are looking for.

Mom was 85 at the time and to the young girls she seemed very old; to me she looked great.

Sail Boat

What a lovely boat. I spent the morning here wishing I could get on that boat and sail out to sea. I have never been on a sail boat. I spent spare time all my life on motor boats of various
sizes. Love the time on the water. I had fun painting this scene. A wonderful day under the clouds. It must have brought up a memory for someone as it sold the first time I displayed it at the Foley gallery.

Brownsville Pomegranates

These beautiful things grew outside the door of the Brownsville, Texas Art Studio where I taught for 18 years. They were heavy on the bush and wonderful colors. I took this branch into the studio and tied it up onto a background to get a great view of it with it's shadows.

Brown Jugs

What fun, stacking these jugs up on things to make this set-up. I did this in Texas with a group of artists I painted with a couple times a week. We had fun bringing things in to mix and match. We also included goodies we shared as the day continued on. We often set the goodies on the table for a while so we could include them in the paintings. This was one I passed up when they started to snack.

Blue Feather Pen

This was fun to do also. The old lamp was mine, the used books belonged to one friend and the ink and feather pen was another's. Of course the flowers were grabbed by the armful out of the front yard of the studio. We gave the pen a try but couldn't make anything readable with it. So glad I have ball-point ones to use.

Birds in Flight

Well, I suppose you have guessed that I did not do this Plein Air. The darn birds just wouldn't hold still for me, I have to click pictures and go home to paint them. They were swarming around for a free hand out. They will eat most any treat you offer them on the beach down on Padre Island on the Texas Gulf Shore.

Autumn Colors

Finally more paintings! Jeanne just got back from her cruise so...she came over and helped me get some more of my paintings on my blog. Hope you enjoy!

"Autumn Colors" is a painting with some of my favorite colors; these autumn hues are reflected in lots of my paintings.