"LYLE'S ROSES"

Sunday,  was a beautiful fall afternoon here in Kansas City.  A friend and I dove out to the countryside and stopped at a lovely farm to do some sketching.  The owners gave us a bouquet of roses that had to be painted!!!!

"MUMS IN A CUP" SOLD

These tiny chrysanthemums are from my garden.  I love the autumn with all of the abundant colors.
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"ROMA'S ON THE VINE"

"FRESH FROM THE MARKET"

More fruit today!  These apples are from our local farmers market.  I am still using a limited palette of Cad yellow light, Cad red light, and Ultramarine Blue plus Titanium white.

Your comments are welcome

"THREE RED BARTLETTS"

The colors of harvest are abundant!

"THREE ON A PLATE"

This is #11 of my "painting-a-day" series.  I am enjoying the challenge of painting something new everyday.  Each new subject presents new problems.  This one was to depict the freshness of the fruit.  One of the biggest challenges is to get something on the canvas within two or three hours.  I am painting each one, without additional editing, so that months from now.... I can see if I have achieved growth.  Your comments are most welcome.  

"DESERT ROSE AND A PEACH"

I love this set of dishes, and have had them for years.  Always beautiful on any table!  

"LEMON GRASS AND LIME"

I'm back.........!  I had to finish several paintings for two exhibits for this month, and it took me longer than I thought it would.  This little painting was a good exercise to get me back on track.

"CADDY SHACK"

This is the 2nd painting I did for the Hidden Glen plein air event.  It is a beautiful 18 hole golf course located at Cedar Creek.  I thought this was the Golf Club (see how much I know about golf), but I just found out it is where the golf carts are parked.  I had to rename this one "Caddy Shack".

"SISTERS" SOLD

This painting was also painted in Fish Creek, in Door County during the week of the plein air festival.  It was three little cottages that faced the harbor.  I painted two of them, and that's where I got the title.  Artists were painting everywhere.  I often noticed tourists stacked up behind me... 20 - 30 at a time.  One young woman came by several times to check my progress.  When I was finished, she bought it right off my easel... I think I was as excited as she was.  She has been coming to Fish Creek for the summer since she was a child .... and just happened to stay in the cottage on the right!  It was a memorable trip, and hope to return again next year

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"WINK COTTAGE" SOLD

This event was so much fun!!! It was the final event for the plein air festival in Door County. The event was held in Fish Creek next to the harbor. We were given two hours to complete a painting. The bull horn sounded promptly at 9:00 am. and ended at 11:00. The paintings were placed in frames and put on our easels in the designated area. They were them auctioned off. Great excitement and fun!

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"ED'S LAVENDER FIELDS AND RED CHAIR"

I painted this last month during the Door County Plein Air festival.  It is a charming little Dutch Farmhouse B&B and gallery, run by Kansas City's own Ed Fenendael, complete with beautiful lavender gardens.  It is located in Baileys Harbor, Door County, WI.

"MORNING LIGHT IN DE SOTO"

This charming little farmhouse is located just off Highway 10 and Kill Creek Road in De Soto, Kansas.  It was a beautiful early spring morning....  my favorite time to paint.  

"GREEN MAJOLICA TEAPOT"

It was nice taking a few days off for the holiday.  I actually did get my studio organized... so everything is in order.  I have two paintings to finish for an upcoming exhibit, so I probably won't post for a couple of days.  This teapot drove me crazy!  The Majolica pattern on the teapot was extremely difficult.  I just wanted to give the impression of a leaf pattern.

"JAPANESE TEAPOT ON BAMBOO TRAY"

I love this tiny teapot, but when I finished painting it, I realized the pot and tray sits too low in the picture plane, resulting in too much background showing. Oh well, you win some, and you lose some :)

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"TEA FOR TWO" - SOLD

I think this is my most successful painting of the teapot series so far.  It went together quickly... it almost painted itself!
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"WHITE TEAPOT WITH FLOWERS"

This little white teapot is used daily and is a workhorse in my household.  The white was a real challenge to paint.  I learned a lot about reflections and how adjacent color affects those reflections.

"LEOPARD TEAPOT WITH CUP"

This little teapot is one of my favorites.  I enjoyed painting it.  The reflections and "spots" were fun to do.

"BLUE TEAPOT WITH WIRE HANDLE"

This is a little blue teapot .... one of several. I am painting a short series of teapots, hope you enjoy them as much as I will enjoy painting them.

"EXPRESSO FOR TWO"

I have had these little blue cups for years.  I thought it would be a fun project to paint.

"GARLIC PARSLEY AND TOMATO"

This is the first of my paintings a day series.  Follow along and watch my growth.