Sad News

 I am afraid I have to report:  

We had a house fire on June 21st that destroyed everything to include all my original art and digital copies.  The only record I have of years of work is on my websites.  My husband died in the fire.  I have been spending the last two months in a motel with a borrowed laptop, trying to put my life back in order.  This is an art blog, so I will skip the details.  However, it will probably be a while before I create anything new. 

It IS ironic that the last painting I posted is "Fire Element".

Fire Element

 For a long time, I have thought of doing an "elements" series.  I did this as watercolor MANY years ago.  This is acrylic - 16" X 20".  Hopefully it won't take me forever to complete the others.  

"Wings"

 I'm going to post this - just because I am tired of it.  This canvas fought me this whole way.  There is an almost finished painting under this one, that I was frustrated with and hated.  I painted over it.  Then my husband requested the new one.  And I fought with it too - but at least it's finished enough that I can call it done.  They can't all be winners.

Xmas2025 - no title

 Also wanted to post my Christmas card and Poulsbo Artist League miniature exchange contribution.  (5" X 7")

 

Magic on the Move

 I really enjoy fantasy art!  This is 16" X 20" - acrylic.  Not much to say here - limited palette of blues, golds, browns and white - with iridescents. 

Muse - acrylic, 16X20"

 Wow, I see that my last post was two months ago.  Husband very sick - took all my attention.  This piece was nearly done but sat on the easel for a long while until I could get back to it.  It's the idea that sometimes I don't know where the ideas come from.  

Sunbeam

 New painting up!  "Sunbeam" - 12" X 16".  Umm..acrylic:  phthalo blue, burnt sienna, iridescent copper, iridescent gold, iridescent pearl, and white.  This was not from my photo.  I found it on Bluesky (social media website) - and have the permission of the photographer.  This went quickly -- but I have two larger and more complicated pieces in the works.  

"I AM Starlight" - acrylic - 16"X20"

 "We are stardust, we are golden, We are billion-year-old carbon,  And we've got to get ourselves  Back to the garden."

- Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 

I had this one on the easel at the same time as the last - similar concept.  

"Welcome!" - acrylic - 16" X 20"

First painting of the year.  It's actually a little darker than this photo.  Not much to say about it here. 

 

Cookie

 Last post for the year.  I really wanted to finish this before the end of the year.  It's just a silly little thing I wanted to do to use up a 16" round canvas.  I doubt I will even show it anywhere.  BUT, if Andy Warhol can paint soup cans - I can paint a cookie.  "Yum" to avoid copywrite issues. 

 

Xmas Art Exchange

 I am doing something a little different for this year's 5" X 7" Art League miniature exchange.  I'm already done.  The painting looks like a gift-wrapped box.  It's a wrapped canvas that is an inch and a half deep.  

The back cavity is deep; and I will include a small, wrapped oyster shell that I have painted with a little starfish in acrylics.  

"Giggle" - 11" X 14"

 This piece is about looking toward the holidays.  There might be a show coming up where this would be appropriate.  I had it in a halfway stage for quite a while.  It's interesting that if I don't get right back to a painting, I sometimes loose the motivation.  I had to get to this before that happened.