"Champagne"
11" x 14" oil on canvas
Ahhhh........champagne.
Isn't champagne wonderful? So bubbly, my tongue fizzes with each sip. Its too bad 2 glasses is my limit. Perrier water has the same effect.....my new drink of choice!
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Monday, September 3, 2012
First Friday Show...
I'm hanging 14 paintings on Snow City Cafe's sunny, yellow walls!
Artist reception will be this Friday, September 7th
5:30 until 8:00pm
The paintings will be up and for sale until October 3rd.
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Float plane shacks...
"Float Plane Shacks" oil
8" x 10" canvas
There is a lake not too far from my neighborhood. It's a take off and landing strip for float planes. I used to take my boys there when they were young....we would eat our little sack lunches and watch the planes take off and land. We were right there on the edge of the lake....and you could feel the engines rumble in your chest as they blew by. Wow, nothing better than that with little boys. I'd watch their faces while a plane would be taking off....my oldest son would talk and point the whole time, I couldn't hear a word over the engine noise, but I shared his excitedment. My younger son would just shake with excitement and point.
This painting is at Lake Hood, these adorable little shacks are at each float plane "slip" as they call it, Like a water driveway for a plane. It's parked next to it's little shack. People plant flowers and paint these little shacks fun colors....the lake is like a small community of tiny houses, very Hansel and Gretel.
I had fun painting here that day!
Thank you for looking!
Friday, August 24, 2012
Vintage cooler....
Coolers on a bright sunny day.
This was an odd summer, it just seemed to fly by. Maybe it was the late start.....maybe more rainy days than sunny ones? Maybe I was distracted. Anyways, this little painting puts me right back on the day it was painted...a warm, bright, long Alaskan day.....and a little sunburn on my shoulders.
It was a good day.
Thank you for looking!
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Drawings....
There is a life drawing session each Tuesday night here in Anchorage.
These are a few of my drawings from these sessions.
If you are interested in drawing the figure, it's open to anyone....
there's a $15 drop in fee for the 2 hour session. Go to the Upstairs Studio at
406 G Street (the door next to Phil's Deli-
We draw from 6:30pm until 8:30.
Friday, August 10, 2012
Bar and Lounge
"Bar and Lounge"
30" x 40" oil
Another neon sign.......even in daylight, they still fascinate me.
Friday, July 27, 2012
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Look to the sky.....
Just before sunset...
Pullman, WA at sunset
I've had clouds and sky on my mind these past few months. I seem to be engaged in a totally different task when I look up and see some incredible sky hovering above me........just flaunting itself in front of my eyes, while I carry in the groceries or check the mailbox. As if to let me know a beautiful painting is always waiting for me to paint....every day....any minute, I'm just not making time for it.
The two paintings above were done on a hilltop in Pullman, WA. The sun was setting and we grabbed all our gear and raced to catch the last of the light and color of that evening sky. Fun! I loved the speed and immediacy of these paintings.....color only! My last lesson of the trip and I had no idea it was going to be taught. Thank you Henry for teaching me these past few years, I have appreciated all you have taught me.
Monday, July 23, 2012
4th Avenue
"Fourth Avenue"
30" x 40" oil
This painting is from 2006, but it's dear to my heart.
This one marked the start of me taking oil painting seriously.
Soon after this painting, I created space in my home for a studio, and gave myself permission to buy lots of canvas and paints! And that's where all the fun began!
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Friday, July 20, 2012
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Monday, July 16, 2012
Friday, July 13, 2012
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Monday, July 9, 2012
Saturday, July 7, 2012
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Monday, July 2, 2012
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Friday, June 29, 2012
Just finished
"Protected"
24" x 36" oil
I just finished this one. I like how it turned out. I have a thing for goggles, gas masks and really anything with metal or chrome against your face!
I love the contrast of soft colorful flesh against something machined and masculine.
I've always loved contrast......high contrast black and white photography was where it started in my tender, teen years. Then contrast with color....now I love contrast of color and subject matter next to each other.
Besides.....you just have to admit it....gas masks are so cool! They're very symbolic to me.
Thank you for looking!
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
More figure paintings....
"Waiting for Spring"
24" x 30" oil
"Quiet Man"
18" x 24" oil
"Ready to Ride"
18" x 24" oil
Monday, June 25, 2012
Figure/people paintings
"Fiona in Goggles"
18" x 24" oil
"Waiting for Mr. Right"
30" x 40" oil
"Fiona in Red"
18" x 24" oil
"Fresh Pizza"
16" x 20" oil
"Reflection"
oil
"Pretty in Pink"
24" x 24" oil
A few recent paintings
"A Race to the Finish"
11" x 14" oil
"Another Scoop"
12" x 12" oil
detail of "Waiting for Mr. Right"
"Enameled Pot"
12" x 12" oil
"Old Flame"
12" x 12" oil
"Apple in Cool light"
8" x 10" oil
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