paint brushes

every one paints this at one time or another
don't you think?

autumn sunrise, autumn sunset

8x8 oil on canvas

apple season in Ellijay, Georgia

16x20 oil on canvas
In October we drove the "apple trail" through
North Georgia, stopping at stands along
the way to buy apples, and jams and jellies
and pastries...yum.

spooky moon

8x10 oil on canvas

olives and red

8x10 oil on canvas

you got me singin' the blues

16x20 oil on canvas
I am always revisiting painting people
because the subject is one that I can
really mess up by working it too much, so
I try to finish a painting with people in it
in one quick session. I like to look for shadows
because they can help set the mood.
I feel like I have a lot to learn when it comes to
human subjects! Always a challenge.

on the road

20x16 oil on canvas

Pick Me!!

just a plum

4x4 oil on canvas
...and it was delicious

Aspen roads

5x7 oil on canvas
Colorado in October is a gift
from a generous God.

Way West of Chi-town

12x12 oil on canvas
When I was growing up in Illinois, Naperville and all the
western "suburbs" of Chicago were interspersed with farms.
Most of these family farms have disappeared. But my memory
is of a barn and silos, the house with a solitary shade tree, and acres
and acres of crops.

Fall is in the air

8x10 oil on canvas

I wanted to capture the bittersweet feel of the season.

jewel tones

oil on wood

oil  on wood

I thought I would have a little fun with the pears.

oil on wood

tipsy pear

8x10 oil on canvas
I have noticed that pears seem to be a popular subject
for daily painters.  It must be because they come in so
many different shapes and sizes and colors. I liked this
one because it couldn't stand up by itself. It was a little
different and that's a good thing! what do you like best
about painting this fruit? Besides eating it afterward that is!

mini pumpkins

mini pumpkins oil on board 8x10

I love October. I think it's one of the prettiest months of the year.

october cornfield

6x6 oil on canvas

reflections

Fall theme continued ...... 16x20 oil on canvas

Fall 2012

10x10 oil on canvas gallery wrap

We're going up to Dahlonega GA  in a couple of weeks.  Hoping to see some color!

fall is here already

16x20 oil on canvas