Positano Italy

Title: Positano Italy

Medium: oil on stretched canvas

Size: 20 x24

This painting is SOLD

PAINTING:

One of my favorite Italian cities....Positano. Italy is fantastic and so scenic. From the clusters of houses on the distant hills to the abundant flowers and ocean, it is a perfect place to paint. I captured all my favorite details in this painting in thick impasto texture. One of my favorite paintings to date.

TODAY:

House and studio are packed up and we are ready to start driving! Very excited to head west!

Italy Lake Como Flowers

Title: Italy Lake Como Flowers

Size: 20 x 24

Medium: Oil on stretched canvas

PAINTING:

This painting is rich and textural and has many layers of paint. I love visiting this gorgeous place and when I paint Lake Como I recall many great memories. Love the pops of vivid sunny color!

This new painting will go on auction tomorrow night.

TONIGHT:

We are still amongst boxes and much still needs to be packed up so stress level is high around here. I'm actually blogging in the middle of the night here because I just can't sleep. Maybe tomorrow we will make better progress. I'll try to keep posting this week but it may get more and more difficult during this move! Thanks for checking in!

Poetic Love Story in Red

Title: Poetic Love Story in Red
Size: 12 x 24
Medium: Oil on stretched canvas

THIS PAINTING IS SOLD.

PAINTING:
Every once in awhile I stray from my very familiar landscape background and revert to my old classical training of portraiture, but put my own twist on it. I think poetry and beauty go hand in hand and this piece holds a very special place in my heart. I hope it speaks to you as well.

TODAY:
My husband has returned from Vegas to help me with the rest of our big move! Yeah! I am now a happy woman.

All that Jazz

Title: All that Jazz
Size: 16x 20
Medium: oil on stretched canvas and a bit of gold leaf

PAINTING:
I have had a lot of interest in this painting lately and it is one of my favorites so I am putting it back on auction tonight! I love the bright colors and play of teal/blues on yellow/golds and super thickly textured paint!

THE MOVE:
Thanks for all the well wishes and kind emails. The move is going well so far. We are going to finish packing up everything by Monday and then we need to begin loading the truck!

Proud and Poised Rooster

Title: Proud and Poised Rooster
Size: 16 x 20
Medium: oil on stretched canvas

SOLD

THE PAINTING:
Rich, thick and impressionistic palette knife work defines this bird. Slightly larger than my last rooster and framed or unframed he makes a great focal point in a room. I love painting these colorful roosters using lots of blue tones with bits of teal on a golden yellow background. The colors all set eachother off just perfectly I think. Thanks for checking in and click to see close -up if you like to see more detail!
TODAY:
Day 1 of packing up and out. Everything is going smooth as silk so far. Hope you are all staying cool....it's hot and humid today!

Hawaii Sailing in Paradise

One of my collector's sent this photo of her commissioned painting hanging in her dining room. Thanks so much for the photo. I always love to see how your new paintings look in your home! It looks fantastic on this wall color and I love the wide gold plein air frame....classic and elegant!

Title: Hawaii Sailing in Paradise

Size: 20 x 24

Medium: oil on stretched canvas

PAINTING:

Listing one of my favorite summer tropical paintings on auction for a great price. Rich and thick and colorful. This painting was a dream to paint and since I am always yearning to sit on the beach and listen to the surf, this painting is about as close as I can get for awhile!

What I wouldn't give to be there right now!

NEWS:

Packers come start tomorrow! I will be taking many paintings in the car with me when we go next week, proper care and movement of my paintings is a priority. Oil paintings travel just fine though. We've moved so many times I lost count over the last 20 years...maybe 17 moves now, and I've never had one painting damaged in a move, knock on wood!

Summer Bouquet

Title: Summer Bouquet

Size: 18 x 24

Medium: oil on stretched canvas

PAINTING:

I finished this one last week and am posting it on auction tonight! I am getting carried away with flowers but it is hard to resist with everything blooming around me. This lovely painting really shows well and when you see it you will want to reach out and pick a bloom because it is so 3-dimensional. I loaded up my palette knife the same way I love to spread cream cheese on a bagel. Super thick, but I used a very expensive new white by Gablin that dries much faster so it is already almost dry.

STAYING POSITIVE:

I'm working on believing in this: DON'T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF. AND IT'S ALL SMALL STUFF.

I know it's true but as a type A slightly nuerotic personality...I still need to work on it. I think I still sweat too much sometimes, so to speak.

It's been a rough last couple of days: kids in finals in school still. Packers come in 2 days and my car broke down last night so I had it towed off this morning.

Lots of bumps in the road but I'm almost at the top of the hill and I hope there's a great view!

Thanks for checking in. Try not to sweat!