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“Magnolia Jungle”, this is a small painting, 6″ x 8″, oil on canvas panel. This painting has SOLD.

Regularly painting for 5 years without much of a break, I am back to my palette after a month of not working. It was nice to not have the daily pressure of creating, but I did miss painting spring this year…

“Spring Morning” , this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel. $500.00 USD

For the last two days, when first I’ve walked into my studio I have smelled a most delicious, almost citrous odor. Couldn’t figure out what it was nor where it was coming from. This evening I went out to pick a wild flower bouquet to paint. As I was arranging it and turning on the still life spot lights to prepare to paint, I found the iris bud I had painted 2 days ago totally open in its full splendor. That is what had wafted out that wonderful scent and I knew I had to paint it now…

“The Moon Gate” , this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel. $500.00 USD

I discovered this garden in a local newpaper article. Went to see it and photographed it, but had not been able to paint there until today. It is one of the most incredible, small, 3.5 acres, gardens I have ever enjoyed painting in, bar none. The Chandor Gardens was designed and built starting in 1936 by British portrait painter Douglas Chandor. Some of his most famous portrait sitters were Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Queen Elizabeth. I look forward to creating many more images from this marvelous place. This particular image is of the Moon Gate Douglas built. Some of the imbedded decorative elements near the top are made out of whole soda bottles with the bottoms painted copper green/blue! The colored icons on the top ends are dragons denoting the prestige of the owner or of the house…

“Mountain Time”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″ oil on canvas panel, $500.00 US

“At The Main Gate”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″ oil on canvas panel, SOLD.

“Mesquite”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″ oil on canvas panel, $500.00 US

“Lily Life”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″ oil on canvas panel, SOLD

“Three Macintosh?”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″ oil on canvas panel, $500.00 US

“Flowers by the Pool”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″ oil on canvas panel, $500.00 US

“Good With Chips”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″ oil on canvas panel, SOLD

“Two To One”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″ oil on canvas panel, SOLD

“Its A Party”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″ oil on canvas panel, SOLD

“Wildflower Bouquet”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″ oil on canvas panel, $500.00 US

“Watertower, Spring Evening”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″ oil on canvas panel, $500.00 US

“Petunia Power”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″ oil on canvas panel, SOLD

“Coconut Cream”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″ oil on canvas panel, $500.00 US

“Artichoke”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″ oil on canvas panel, $500.00 US

“Path To Tom’s”, this is a Large painting, 18″x 30″ oil on canvas, unframed, SOLD.

“Taste Good, Too”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″ oil on canvas panel, $500.00 US

“Lily of the Field”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″ oil on canvas panel. This painting has SOLD.

“Lets Get Serious”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″ oil on canvas panel, SOLD

“Silhouettes”, this is a Medium painting, 9″x 12″ oil on canvas panel, $1250.00 US

“Come and Get It”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″ oil on canvas panel, $500.00 US

“Vessels”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″ oil on canvas panel, $500.00 US

“Pansy and Blue Vase”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″ oil on canvas panel, $500.00 US

“Abandoned Ranch”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″ oil on canvas panel, $500.00 US

“After Dinner”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″ oil on canvas panel, $500.00 US

“A Peter Martini”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″ oil on canvas panel, $500.00 US

“Pointless Key Lime”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″ oil on canvas panel, $500.00 US

This was a delicious slice of pie which I brought back from the Koffee Kup Family Restaurant in Hico, Texas. I had big plans to eat it this afternoon, but… well, the light caught it just so and I realized I had no choice but to paint it first. Forgetting that Kitz, the cat, was in the studio with me, I almost lost my after painting treat while checking email. Luckily Kitz found the pie container before the pie on my painting stand.

“Blue and Minneolas”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″ oil on canvas panel, $500.00 US

“One Short”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″ oil on canvas panel, This painting has SOLD.

“The Nap”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″ oil on canvas panel, $500.00 US

“Porcelain Rose”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″ oil on canvas panel, SOLD

“Fog, Oyster Boats”, this is a Large painting, 18″x 36″ oil on canvas, unframed, SOLD

This is one of my pointillist style paintings. This painting will ship FedEx 2nd day air or UPS 2nd day air.

“Front Door Sunset”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″ oil on canvas panel, $500.00 US

“Back to the Barn”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″ oil on canvas panel, $500.00 US

“Lets Play Ball”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″ oil on canvas panel. This painting has SOLD.

“Promises”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″ oil on canvas panel, SOLD

“Daffodil Portrait”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″ oil on canvas panel, SOLD

“Full Blown Bloom”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″ oil on canvas panel, SOLD

“A Rose Is A…”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″ oil on canvas panel, $500.00 US

“Last Shadows”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″ oil on canvas panel, $500.00 US

“Barnyard Evening”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″ oil on canvas panel, $500.00 US

“Spring Break Out”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″ oil on canvas panel, SOLD

“Winter Hillside”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″ oil on canvas panel, $500.00 US

“Icicles”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″ oil on canvas panel, SOLD

“A Small Pleasure”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″ oil on canvas panel, SOLD

“Peony Spotlight”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″ oil on canvas panel, SOLD

“Lemon & Baby Aubergine”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″ oil on canvas panel, $500.00 US

“A Far Cry”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″ oil on canvas panel, $500.00 US

“Understated”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″ oil on canvas panel, SOLD

“Mandarin”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″ oil on canvas panel, $500.00 US