I had to pause my painting because we moved to Florida. We are close to family and very happy here. Soon after moving into our new little home with a pond behind it, we saw a Great Blue Heron standing in our backyard. We started calling him Petey. He shows up often and once even knocked on the back sliding glass door. I am now painting the things I love about Florida, starting with Petey.

This canvas is 24 x 36, so the Heron is almost full size. Welcome home, Petey!

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Decades ago I planted a magnolia in our front yard. She was absolutely beautiful. However, she lost many branches through winter snow and ice storms. When her top broke off I pulled a nearby branch with some rope and tied it to make it look upright. I forgot to take the rope off and her trunk grew around it! You can still see the very ends of the rope sticking through her strong trunk. Through the years I pruned her, cut blooms to bring indoors whenever I wanted, and shared branches with folks for decorations. And you know what – she is still beautiful! Perseverance!

This is a frameless canvas – 15″ x 30″

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One of my favorite books of all time is John Bunyan’s “The Pilgrim’s Progress”. This is an allegory of a Pilgrim Christian walking the dangerous, narrow path through this world to the next. To Heaven. When I saw a photo of Zabriskie Point in Death Valley National Park, I thought it looked just like the image I had of Christian’s journey. If you wander off the path you will end up in a deep dark valley. The bright colors off of the path represent the enticing temptations of the world. This is a small canvas – 9″ x 12″ but it holds a sizable spot in my heart!

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This is a beta fish. Actually, it is a pretty small fish, but the tail! Wow! I think this little fellow is pretty proud of what is behind him at all times. This is a small frameless canvas at 12″ x 24″ – but what a statement it would make on someone’s bathroom wall…

It’s mid-winter just now and I’m thinking of the warmth of Florida! This flamingo was lots of fun to paint especially when I found a little used filbert brush tucked away. What fun to use for the feathers! This is quite large at 20 x 30 and I think the colors would brighten any room! Especially a room in Florida!! Hint to husband!!

Believe it or not there’re probably three or four other cows under this one. With acrylics it is pretty easy to paint right over something you don’t like – thank goodness! My favorite part was giving this guy his messy cowlick on top!

I painted this one while dealing with daily migraines – I think that might explain his expression?

I was struck by the beautiful colors of the feathers of this macaw. As I was painting someone entered my studio and said it seemed like he was looking at her saying “How YOU doin? So there is the title. The canvas is quite long but still not long enough for his entire tail – you can use your imagination!

I enjoy painting common everyday things found in the home. Sometimes just a cluster of different shapes can make for an interesting painting. I especially enjoyed the frames for the glasses because I discovered a new paint color. Carbon Black is rich and opaque and I just love it! Note to self: use more Carbon black!!

This was a very ambitious project for me to paint moving waves. I started it when the Pandemic began – what a wonderful distraction it was from all the crazy in the world! This canvas is 4 feet wide and 2 feet tall – perfect for over my own couch! I especially enjoyed learning to paint sea foam and was just getting the hang of it when I was almost done!

I am in awe of God’s creating and sustaining beautiful waves all over the world but even more grateful that He helped me with this painting! Waves Of Gratitude…

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This was a large challenging painting! I loved the original photo with all of the various light reflections – the bottles, the glasses, even the grapes! Putting it on canvas took a lot of time but boy was it fun! It looks like a party to me.

So let’s Unwine!!

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Only one taxi on this normally busy New York City street? What has happened to the world?

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What fun to have movement in a painting. I enjoyed the color combinations here and painting the light reflections. But, I must admit, painting the flowing wine was my challenge… I worked and worked on it until it was pour-fect!