Magestic Ancient Tree

Title: Magestic Ancient Tree

Size: 20 x 24

Medium: oil on stretched canvas

THE PAINTING:

Real thick paint dragged, layered and pulled across the canvas, carving out the shape of the old tree like a sculpture on the canvas. I wanted a modern, extra textured look on this piece, giving the old tree the rich character it deserves in deep colors and vibrant oils. Click on image to enlarge for a better look at the amazing textures.

Going on auction tonight. Some of my paintings have reserves, and the reserve price is always somewhere at the end of the title. I hope all of them end up in a good home.

My Favorite Red Shoes

SOLD

Title : My Favorite Red Shoes

Medium: oil on stretched canvas

Size: 9x12

A sweet, whimsical oil. A portrait of shoes, just for fun. I have a bit of a shoe "thing", like many women. It's really hard to pass up an adorable pair. Like a work of sculpture, a new pair that fit just right, is a beautiful thing. Have a great weekend!

Venice Reflections

If you are an artist and you've been to Venice....you have to paint it. It is irresistable! Fantastic old buildings and reflective canals. Unbelievable really.

Title: Venice Reflections SOLD

Size: 16 x20

Medium: oil on stretched canvas

Painted thick and chunky with my favorite knife and LOTS of rich buttery oils. Venice has charm and unique character in every little canal and every part of the very small city. It's just a joy to walk around and get lost in all the little alley ways or sip some chianti at a quaint vino bar and watch the gondolas go by.
One of my favorite Venice paintings to date!

Faces of the City, Manhattan Reflections

Title: Faces of the City

Size: 16 x 20

Medium: oil on stretched canvas

Going on auction tonight!

PAINTING: Inspired of course by my frequent visits to the "city"...I love it and am getting psyched about going back in a few weeks for a little visit. There is no place like it and I love to paint it in bright colors and rich textures with the rich buttery oils and my knife. The thick paint captures the energy and buzz of Manhattan.

Abstract Grizzly Bear

This is an extremely large: 36 x 48 commission I just started about a week ago of an Italian Vineyard. Tomorrow I will continue adding my cooler greys to the background mountain area and warm up my forground with golds and warmer greens. I have about three layers of paint to go! Today I blocked in the darker colors using mostly brush and a bit of knife.

This painting is SOLD

12 x 16

Title: Abstract Grizzly

Medium: oil on stretched canvas

Having a blast with bold fauvism color and my favorite palette knife. This painting is exploding with passionate powerful color and the strong aura of the Bear!

Vineyard Beginning to Turn

Musella vineyard Italy...so pretty and a constant inspiration for my Italy vineyard paintings. This photo shows the silvery olive orchard. I love Italy!

This paining is SOLD

Title: Beginning to Turn

Size: 20 x 24

Medium: oil on stretched canvas

I painted it lean to fat with the texture and dark to light with the color. It's got lots of painterly texture and color and I love it in a black or gold frame although it hangs without just fine. I 'm working on a very large Italy vineyard commission right now, 36 x 48. I'll attach some photos next time. I only have about a month until we move so I hope to get it finished in the next few weeks. It might be fun for some of you to see the progression of it.

Forest and Stream Tapestry of Color

Title: Forest and Stream Tapestry of Color

Size: large 20 x 24

Medium: oil on stretched gallery wrapped canvas

PAINTING:

Click to enlarge if you would like to see why I call this "tapestry of color". True to impressionism, up close, my work is a like a weaving of many colors, like intricate threads they come together and from far away you see the image. I have to like the painting both up close, including the texture, and from far away, so I developed this method of layering wet upon dry paint and then wet upon wet to get a real impressionistic, painterly look. I hope you enjoy it's rich color and texture as much as I enjoyed painting it!

Goes on auction tonight...don't miss it!