Goddess of the Flames

This piece is super tiny, only 3"x3". I love creating finished paintings on pieces of wood I've used as paint palettes. The final painting is the result of many happy accidents.

"Goddess of the Flames"

Image description: abstract painting with a figure-ish form in the center of black flames. The background is multi-colored.

Mixed Media

3"x3" on wood

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Sparkle

Just a reminder to all of my friends...you sparkle so.

Acrylic

Original available for $15.

12"x11" on cardboard

Prints available on request.

(Printed image may be slightly cropped for printing purposes.)

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Full Bloom

"Full Bloom"

Acrylic
Message me if interested in purchasing - $15.

12"x8" on cardboard

Prints available on request.

(Printed image may be slightly cropped for printing purposes.)

My original paintings are available in my online gallery.

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Lines and Curves

"Those who think only in straight lines cannot see around a curve."

-Romina Russell

"Lines and Curves"

Mixed Media

Original available here for $12

12"x11"" on cardboard

Prints available on request.

(Printed image may be slightly cropped for printing purposes.)

My original paintings are available in my online gallery.

Let me know if you're interested in prints of my paintings.

  I welcome commissions.

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Flowers Bring Happiness

Flowers bring happiness.

Acrylic

Original available here for $10

5.5"x5" on cardboard

Prints available on request.

(Printed image may be slightly cropped for printing purposes.)

My original paintings are available in my online gallery.

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  I welcome commissions.

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Friendship

"Friendship"

This was based on a tutorial by Danielle Donaldson.

Original available here for $15.

6"x5.5" on deconstructed watercolor journal paper

Prints available on request.

(Printed image may be slightly cropped for printing purposes.)

My original paintings are available in my online gallery.

Prints of many of my paintings are available in my Etsy shop. 

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The Earth we Share

We need joy as we need air.

We need love as we need water.

We need each other as we need the earth we share.

- Maya Angelou

"The Earth we Share"

Acrylic and Ink

Original available here for $15.

5.5"x5.5" on a wood leftover from a friend's woodworking project.

Prints available on request.

(Printed image may be slightly cropped for printing purposes.)

My original paintings are available in my online gallery.

Prints of many of my paintings are available in my Etsy shop. 

Let me know if you're interested in prints of my paintings.

  I welcome commissions.

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Spotted

I had to take a sick day today as I was on day 4 of having a cold and fever. But I made the best of it by doing a sweet tutorial by Danielle Donaldson between naps. I'm pretty much in love with this little spotted bunny.

"Spotted"

Original available here for $15.

5.5"x7.5" on deconstructed watercolor journal paper

Prints available on request.

(Printed image may be slightly cropped for printing purposes.)

My original paintings are available in my online gallery.

Prints of many of my paintings are available in my Etsy shop. 

Let me know if you're interested in prints of my paintings.

  I welcome commissions.

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Radiate Love

I found this quote after I finished this piece...and I love it!

"Let your light shine.

Be a source of strength and courage.

Share your wisdom.

Radiate love."

-Wilferd Peterson

Radiate love, my friends.

"Radiate Love"

Original available here for $15.

2.75"x2.75"x.5" on wood leftover from a friend's woodworking project.

Edges painted. 

Prints available on request.

(Printed image may be slightly cropped for printing purposes.) 

All works are copyrighted and all rights are reserved by the artist.

My original paintings are available in my online gallery.

Prints of many of my paintings are available in my Etsy shop. 

Let me know if you're interested in prints of my paintings.

  I welcome commissions.

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Simply Beautiful

Sometimes I simply like to paint something pretty.

"Simply Beautiful"

Original available here for $15.

2.75"x2.75"x.5" on wood leftover from a friend's woodworking project.

Edges painted. 

Prints available on request.

(Printed image may be slightly cropped for printing purposes.) 

All works are copyrighted and all rights are reserved by the artist.

My original paintings are available in my online gallery.

Prints of many of my paintings are available in my Etsy shop. 

Let me know if you're interested in prints of my paintings.

  I welcome commissions.

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Home is Where the Heart is

Feeling whimsical this morning playing around with color on a discarded piece of cardboard.

Home truly is where the heart is.

"Home is Where the Heart is"

Original available here for $15.

8.5"x11"

Prints available on request.

(Printed image may be slightly cropped for printing purposes.) 

All works are copyrighted and all rights are reserved by the artist.

My original paintings are available in my online gallery.

Prints of many of my paintings are available in my Etsy shop. 

Let me know if you're interested in prints of my paintings.

  I welcome commissions.

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Where flowers bloom so does hope...

A little Lady Bird Johnson wildflower love.

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This painting is part of a year-long online art class (instructor Angela Kennedy).

Overflowing with Happiness

Here's the fourth in my series of sweet little potted plants. Love creating these!

This painting is part of a year-long online art class (instructor Martha Lever).

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Filled with Joy

Here's the third in my series of sweet little potted plants. So much fun!

This painting is part of a year-long online art class (instructor Martha Lever).

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Most of my paintings are for sale and I welcome commissions.

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Blissful Creation

This painting marks the completion of a fourth year of creating a painting every single day. That's 1,461 paintings in 1,461 days! Whew! Thank you to everyone who has joined me on an incredible journey that has changed my life for the better in so, so many ways!

And as I enter my fifth year as an artist I'm going to make some changes. In the year ahead I want to focus on improving and trying new things. I want to take more art classes, I want to spread beyond paints to other media, I want to take on more commissions, I want to create videos, and so many more things. My blog and Facebook/Daily Paintworks/Twitter/Google+/Pinterest postings will change. I'll still be posting on my blog daily, but I won't be pushing to complete a painting of the day. I'll be taking on bigger and more detailed work that will likely take me more than a day to complete. (This has actually been the case for a while and I have been making myself a tad crazy...in a good way...creating extra paintings so I could still maintain my painting a day pace as the big painting I worked on took multiple days). So I'm going to give myself the wiggle room deadline wise and take you along with me through the process of creating my paintings. I'll continue to post my completed paintings as I have in the past.

This makes me feel both excited and vulnerable. Now everyone will know that all of my paintings go through an "ugly" phase (or phases, more accurately) before I consider them done. And actually, I never do consider them finished, but they all do come to a reasonable place to stop. I'm super excited to share this process!

So thank you for joining me on my fifth year of blissful creating!

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Who's a Big Chicken?

So the other night I felt like a big chicken.

The little guy and I were at the gym and he really, really wanted me to work on my vertical jump. Well, I'm barely five feet tall and my legs were not gifted with length...so when he put the platform in front of me and said, "Jump!" Well...I couldn't. Every fiber of my being said, "Nope!"

There was simply no forcing me to do it. And then right after I felt like a big chicken I remembered that chickens are AWESOME. So I decided to feel awesome instead.

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It's Hip to be Square

With family in town I've loaded up my phone with tons of adorable photos...which has prompted my phone to nag me about the lack of space. So I started going through my oldest pictures and came across a photo I'd taken some time back of three sweet little flowers. I remember being so taken by their nifty squarish petals. How cool of Mother Nature to prove that it's hip to be square.

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Three Times the Love

So here was the little guy's plan for tonight.


5:30 - Workout at the gym with mom.

6:30 - Go shopping a the thrift store.

7:00 - Go back to the gym for a second workout.

8:00 - Go to Target.

8:30 - Go back to the gym for, yes, a third workout.


Now while the kid gets major points for both working out with his mom (me) and for wanting to go thrifting, I'm choosing to be a total spoil sport and here is the plan that I say I'm willing to do.


6:30 - Go shopping at the thrift store.

7:30 - Workout at the gym with mom.


Little guy: "OK, I think a light workout is good tonight."


An hour workout is a "light" workout. Being 48 is so different than being 16.

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Divided

It's funny how people see things in different ways. But maybe it's just my Netflix binge watching that alters my view.

This piece I did with India ink is in a style reminiscent of the early work of artist Marie Laurencin. I think the idea is to have her look sweet, mild, and kind, but all I keep seeing is demon eyes a la "Supernatural". Ah, well, works for me. I like it.

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My Heart Swells

It was like old times today.

When my kids were little we'd all load up in my car, or on our bicycles, and head up to the neighborhood elementary school. I worked there as a teacher and they learned there as students. It was an awesome one-stop-shopping experience. And then my big guy moved on to middle and high school, and then my little guy did the same, and then I was left at the elementary school all alone (not counting all of the students and staff that remained, of course).

But today my big guy was subbing for the woman I work with and my little guy was there volunteering for track and field...there we all were under one big roof again!

My day was made!

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