palmetto in the carolina moon light

folly surf report ...

no waves .... :(

pink flowered wallpaper

.... and a cup of tea

California poppies

Ode to the Palmetto

The Palmetto is the state tree of our adopted
home state of South Carolina.  Palmettos are
interesting to paint in both oil and in
watercolor.

gnarled

whenever I finish with a painting and I have left over
paint on my palette, I will use it to cover the next canvas
and sometimes something emerges while I am slapping
the paint on.  That's what happened in this case, for better
or worse... but it's fun non-the-less.

New Orleans Fairgrounds

jazzfest will be here before you know it.

asleep on the white rug

this painting was inspired by Clark, our new old dog...
He was sleeping and looked so peaceful ...
Clark is actually a piebald/dapple/ long hair/wire hair dachshund
and one day
I shall try to capture his beautiful coloring but for a quick study
 I was happy just to try to catch him in a "non-wired" mood. 

Ricky the white cat sunning himself

I love shadows for the mood they set. I painted this for my
husband's cousin, Bonnie, who so loved her white cat with
the beautiful blue eyes whom she named after Ricky Nelson.

untitled

Wow, Christmas was wonderful but I have "been away" a long time and need to get back into painting every day. I am beginning to understand why people go on "painting retreats" to some idyllic spot...something I will more than likely never do, just cuz I'm a homebody, but I need some inspiration in the new year of 2013. Happy New Year!
.... back later ...