Etsy Shop Now Open!! I am going to give bargain prices on my oil paintings to make room for more! "Colorful Spring Bunch...

I try to paint everyday so I do get behind in posting here on my blog.  It sure seems like Facebook has kinda taken over the enthusiasm...

This is Bessie. She is enjoying the spring sunshine. In this cold here in Florida this one was comforting to paint. I love cows.  Wish ...

Above is gouache and below is oil. I love gouache. Colors can layer over each other--similar to oils.

I won't make 30 paintings in 30 days but if I can get 3 a week I'm doing good!  This is St. Catherine Laboure right across the stre...

This is a paint-over of a recent scrape-off.  I could still see the design so I painted over it leaving the background showin...

 This one was very hard to paint. Trisha put a red light on the green apples and it was hard to make myself paint the colors that I saw rat...

I really enjoyed Trisha Adams' workshop this weekend. I think that she has helped me move along to seeing color much better. I ...

Last night I went to a very special presentation at our Cummer Gallery by local artist Jim Draper.    I really enjoyed seeing ...

This was an interesting process to this little 6x6 painting. As I try to set up simple still lifes I try to make it pleasing to my eye ...

This blue pitcher always makes a painting pretty. It's not the easiest to paint with all the designs but it's one of my favor...

These beautiful daisies were fun to paint and with each still life I think I am improving in my quest to paint from life. Sometimes it wor...

So this is Day 4 or Leslie Saeta's 30 paintings and 30 days challenge. Sometimes I see an acrylic painting in my studio that was...

"In the Blue Glass Vase" 12x12 I wanted to paint this one just with the palette knife which I think is fun to do. I...