Blue Palmetto
Buy with PayPal Painting from imagination is a challenge for me. I get stuck on reproducing colors I see on location or trying to imitate what I see in photos.…
Sunflowers
Summer has settled in here in Columbia, South Carolina.... hot, hazy, and humid. Sunflowers are a perfect symbol of the hot days, and the cool blue background brings to mind…
Hydrangeas
June is hydrangea season in South Carolina and the recent showers are keeping them well hydrated. My cousin Pat offered me this lush bouquet from her yard to model for a…
Pink and Brown Irises
This week my cousin Pat offered me some bearded irises from her garden for painting. The delicate ruffly pink ones contrasted beautifully with the dark reddish brown ones.
Big Bold Roses and Lilies
Continuing my experiment with acrylics and pastels, I've complete the painting I started two weeks ago. I alternated layers of drawing with charcoal and pastels with acrylic paints to build up…
House Paint: Yes or No?
In the on-line workshop I recently completed, the goal was to loosen up by painting with big brushes on large canvases. We used latex flat house paint samples from…
Bounteous Blooms
What fun! This painting is big.... 36 by 48 inches. It's the last assignment in the on-line workshop Big Bold Blooms Wild Painting with Lynn Whipple. This was painted with…
Plein Air Day at Ladd Farms
Gardening gave way to a day of plein air painting this week. I was invited to paint with Barbara Yongue, Melinda Smith, and Donna Gore at Ladd Farms in Winnsboro,…
More Big Bold Blooms
This week I'm showing another piece for an online workshop called Big Bold Blooms Wild Painting with Lynn Whipple. The process involved toning the canvas orange, layering paint and pastel, pushing and pulling background…
Artist-Gardener Dilemma
Every year it happens. Spring. Suddenly there are warm days and sunshine. Daffodils and forsythia are blooming. It's a great time to be outdoors painting or gardening. Whatever else I…