Sunflower Lovers



















3' x 3' Oil on gallery wrapped canvas. This is the third painting that I have done that is was inspired by these two particular sunflowers that I watch grown together in my garden. From my kitchen window, I could see their friendship turn into something more.

Best Friends



















This painting is 3' x 3' oil on gallery wrapped canvas. The images are created from composite sketches of sunflowers I grew in my garden last year. There is something majestic about sunflowers that makes them very fun and challenging to paint. This piece will go to the Ann Arbor Art Fair.

The Mod Squad








3' x 9' Triptych composed of (3) 3' x 3' gallery wrapped canvas' and painted in oils. This piece is a commission for a new salon opening in my neighboring town of Saline, MI. I grew a row of Zinnias in my vegetable garden last year and loved all the variety of color. The salon owner was looking for something bright and funky to be the focal point of the styling room. I purposefully composed each Zinnia with a different 'do! I hope her patrons enjoy the piece. By the way, the name of the business is "Mod Squad Salon".

Spring Poppies
















22' x 28' Oil on Gallery Wrapped Canvas. This one was 90% complete months ago and the spring poppies inspired me to wrap it up. Lushly painted with my palette knife. Stay tuned as I have three other poppy pieces in the works!

Show Opening - Pfizer R & D Corporate Gallery

















This is such a lovely venue for my work! Lots of natural light supplemented with Halogen spots. There are 15 pieces hanging in this show. Check out my website if you would like to see them all. Now it's time to get back to the easel! I keep thinking that I will start working small with my daily painter buddies; but the paintings in my head keep coming out onto big supports! The little ones always lead me to develop the subject into a bigger presentation. So you may not see me posting as often as those working smaller; but know that I am painting and do visit often or better yet subscribe to my blog and every new painting will be emailed to you as soon as it is posted.

A Thoughtful Moment
















4 x 5 feet, oil on gallery wrapped canvas
Just completed the finishing touches on this big one. I hope you enjoy looking at this piece as much as I did painting it. My 16 month old is particularly fond of it. She calls my flowers "Wow-wuz". Maybe I should think about renaming this one...... "Wow-wuz"!

My Gorgeous Girls




















4 x 3 feet, oil on gallery wrapped canvas
If you wonder why I haven't posted in a while it isn't because I traveled over Thanksgiving; I have had this piece going for a couple of weeks now. This is another for my sunflower series. The foliage is getting more interesting to me as I explore the subject of sunflowers. I now know why the masters painted so many of these beauties as they are very challenging and gratifying when you capture bits of their majesty. This piece is fairly loosely painted relying on a deep plum under-painting to add depth and character to the subject.

Warrior Princess














18 x 24 inches, oil on gallery wrapped canvas
Warrior Princess seemed to be the only fitting name for this one. She looked so brave and beautiful with the big leave looking like a shield. Another beauty from this past summer's garden.

Moonlit Sunflower III















11 x 14 inches, oil on gallery wrapped canvas

This is the last of three for the moonlit sunflower studies. Actually, they look quite nice in a group. I think I will work on the Sunflower I a bit more and display them together as a montage. They are screaming for big gilded frames.......but that will have to wait for now. I hope you enjoy them. I have had a lot of fun working on them and have fallen in love with the consistency of my new Graham's paint....like butter!

Moonlit Sunflower II



















11 x 14 inches, oil on gallery wrapped canvas

This is another study for a large piece. I like the brush work on the flower better on this piece than the last one.