My studio window looks out over our vegetable garden and on this particular, and rare sunny morning, I just had to capture the intense warm light shed upon it. I love the changing light on it whether it is cloudy or sunny, but this was irresistible! It is 6×6 oil on gesso board
And they all get a beautiful wooden frame handmade by my wonderful husband
I’ve been painting a whole bunch of new minis for the Juneau Artists Gallery this year. They have been very popular. These are all local Juneau, AK scenes
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This is my newest painting of a small boat launch in Juneau called Amalga Harbor. It was a beautiful sunny morning and we were going out to get some crab. I could not resist the contrasting warm light on the distant hill with the cool colors in the shady snow areas.
This past year was a bit of a surprise to me. As the year started out at the Gallery, I thought I had a good batch of minis (2.5×3.5 inches) and really did not plan to paint any more. As the months rolled on these little things began selling more than I anticipated and so I had to change course and do some more. I am finding that I rather enjoy painting them too. It still surprises me that I can learn so much by doing such a small work. But it is quite wonderful! And these beautiful floating frames that my wonderful husband makes for them are the bomb. I really enjoy seeing people’s reactions as they study them. I think some of them would like a magnifying glass to look a little closer…I may just put one there to see what happens.
These were made for family members as little ornaments. I copied the idea from Pintrest but made them my own. My family really loved them. I’m sure I will have requests to do them for the rest of my family. Two of them were for kids that recently purchased new homes and one was for a sister. Very cute and so fun to give a gift so personalized ( =
These are a couple of miniatures that I painted for my kids-to be used as Christmas ornaments. The truck was my Dad’s who passed away several years ago. I did that one for my son to remember him by.
The church was just a picture that I loved, and I did that one for my daughter. I don’t think you can see it in this photo, but I used a gold pen to add a few fancy accents in a couple spots when this was dry. It was a great touch. My kids loved them. I really love to be able to make personalized gifts, it’s the best!
This was a fun piece to work on. I have been practicing trees and ‘sky holes’ as well as low light effects. This is an 8×10 from a photo I took in Maine.
This is from a photo I took of a spot near my best friend. It is pretty farm country in central Maine. Again, I just love this snowy atmosphere where all the lines get blurred. It is challenging and thrilling to paint. I think I like to try to make it feel like I am enveloped in the painting sensing the snow all around me. This is an 8×10
Art with my Coffee 