Garden Walk

Garden Walk
20 x 16
Oil on Stretched Canvas
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Just a whimsical, fun, sweet painting. 

Mt. Sneffles, Colorado

Mt. Sneffles, Colorado
10 x 11
Oil on Stretched Canvas
Framed and Signed
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I painted this in 2004. My paintings are stacking up and I need to find homes for some of them. This painting comes in a very unique frame. It is a western Colorado Mountain scene and the frame keeps with that theme of the west.

Autumn Drive
20 x 16
Oil on Stretched Canvas
Available for $285 plus shipping
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This painting has been a couple of years in the making. I've been painting it with a friend, doing the same one together.  Sometimes we go months without getting together. So mine is finally finished. May need some drying time. :)

Palette Knife Painting - SOLD

7 X 5
Oil on Canvas Panel
Palette knife painting
This painting is Sold

Palette Knife Painting Class

Today our group did a palette knife painting. Some had not done one before and for some it was their second. I think it was my third. The first one I did was of an old cabin with some sunflowers back in about 1972. This was for a college class. I still have the palette knife that I used for that one. I no longer use it, because I don't really care for it but keep it in my jar of palette knives for sentimental reasons. The second and third ones I did in just the last few months. So it was the blind leading the blind today. We all got a good laugh out of it when I was trying to tell them what to do but then having to say that I don't know what I am doing either. It is very different, but I think everyone enjoyed it and the change of technique. There was less fussing over details. It was fun and I think they turned out very nicely. They are all unique. Thank you Nel for letting us use your painting for a reference. Wish you had been here to teach us what to do. Maybe you would like to make a little trip to Ohio sometime!!
(You can click on pictures to see enlarged)

Below is the original painting done by Nel Jansen. You can check out her other beautiful paintings  HERE.

Autumn Trail

Autumn Trail
Palette Knife Painting
5 x 5
Oil on Gesso Board
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This is a small palette knife painting that I did with one of my painting groups. It was quite fun after we got going. I am ready to try another one. Below are some closeups where you can get a better idea of the texture of the painting.

In the Shade of Red - S0LD

In the Shade of Red
16 x 20 inches
Oil on gallery wrapped stretched canvas
 

Wheatfield Under Thunderclouds, after Van Gogh - For Jeremy

Wheatfield Under Thunderclouds
After Van Gogh
30 x 15 x 1.5
Oil on Stretched Canvas

This one is finished and it is for Jeremy. I think this is one of Van Gogh's lesser known paintings. Jeremy likes it because it reminds him of the view from where they lived once in Cheyenne Wyoming. This is number two of four requests. I think I will break from it for a while before starting number three so I can do some other painting. The next Van Gogh will be Bridge at Langlois. That should be interesting!!
 

Crow's in Autumn

12 x 6 x 3/8  inches
Oil on panel with canvas texture
Available for $75 plus shipping
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This is a more impressionistic painting. It is done on a gesso board that has a surface that is like canvas. This is the first time I have tried one of these and I really like it. It reminds me of painting on linen, which I love. I ordered this one from Blick's and I do recommend it. It has pre-drilled holes in the back for hanging without wires or a frame, which is great! The only problem is that I painted this one upside down! So the hole is on the wrong side. OOPS! Well, I did say it was my first time. :)

This one will go on Etsy as soon as it dries, so check there in a few days, if you are interested, or you can even let me know before hand by contacting me HERE.

Winter's Warmth

Winter's Warmth
36 x 24 Oil on stretched canvas

This is a nearly finished painting. I am just still contemplating where else to piddle with it. I started this one about 3 years ago and put it aside until just recently. Below is what it was before that, except I forgot to take a picture before I started revising it, so the sun is in there. Try to imagine it without the sun. It was pretty bland. The two photos below that are just more progression of the new revisions. It might be finished. I will be posting this one on Etsy pretty soon. 
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Country Drive

Country Drive
7 x 5
Oil on canvas panel
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Just a small impressionistic painting, can be framed or set on a little easel.

Home Away From Home, Revised - SOLD

Home Away From Home

40 x 30 x 1.5  inches

Oil On Stretched Canvas

Finished on all sides

This painting is SOLD.

The painting below is the original one. The above painting is the same one below but I have changed some things on it hopefully to improve it. Most of what I did is in the lower one third of the painting. I also brightened up the sun glow area. I am happier with it now. As of this date it still needs some more drying time.

Back to working on a snow painting now!

The Aspens

The Aspens
20 x 16
Oil on stretched canvas

This is a painting that I did originally about 3 years ago. I didn't care for the way the tree trunks looked so I have changed them and I think for the better. I don't have a before photo. I thought I did, but can't find it, so nothing to compare it with. If you like aspens and the feelings and thoughts that go along with them, then I hope you like this painting.
I finished another Van Gogh for Jeremy. I will post that soon.

WIP

It's been a while since I have posted on here so I thought I would give you a peek at what I am doing. I'm working on two paintings in particular right now. One is a large 3 x 2 feet and the above two photos are a little part of the painting. It is a snow scene and has some nice bright warm colors and a naked winter tree, about my favorite thing to paint, along with snow.

Below is a bit of the Van Gogh that I am doing for Jeremy. This sure does use up the paint! And it's not anything compared to the amount of paint that Van Gogh used. I don't know when I will get these finished. Probably not until next year! We have a busy two weeks coming up, but fun weeks!!

Standing in Yellow

Standing in Yellow
5 x 7
Oil on Canvas Panel


I planned to do this one with Sue's group, but at the last minute they were unable to come. So we will get to it later after the Thanksgiving Holiday. This is the one that I did to have as an example for the others to see. This was a really fun painting, again trying to be looser and succeeded pretty much.  Now if I can just get some of my perfectionist to loosen up also!

Snowy Dawn - Not for Sale

Snowy Dawn
12 x 12
Oil on Board

I haven't painted a really good snow scene in a very long time. It seems it used to be the about the only thing I painted. I do love snow. So does this little rabbit. I think I will frame this one and hang on to it, unless someone wants to buy it for $1,000. I think I am safe there. 
Thank you Alan Kingwell for sharing "A Winter's Dawn".

Old Rose Painting

Old Rose Painting - 1972
24 x 36
Oil on Canvas Panel
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I call it "Old" because it was painted before I was married. It was painted in 1972 and it has my maiden name for the signature. It is now hanging in Rose Marie Paden's living room. She was kind enough to give it a home. I forget about this painting since I don't see it very often. Funny thing is that we tried to sell it when we had a personal property auction once and no one wanted it. I haven't been able to paint lately, traveling, company, life, etc.  So I thought you might like to see another oldie. We were just at Rose Marie's for a visit and I took this photo of it. Not the best as it has some glare on the right side. I think I painted this from a magazine cover photo. Don't remember what the magazine was.
After I post this I am going to go do some painting on something newer!

Old Autumn Painting, 1983

30 Year Anniversary
18 x 24 inches
Oil on stretched canvas
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I had forgotten about this painting.  "Someone else" had it for a few years and they are finished with it so it found it's way back to me. I can't believe it is 30 years old!  Hope my painting has evolved some since then. I guess it is a vintage painting now.  Hmmmm, maybe I could sell it on my Etsy vintage shop! I wonder where all my old paintings will be 100 years from now.
Oh, that "Someone" was also finished with another painting that is very old, relatively speaking. I will post it another day.
BTW, no problem with "Someone" being finished with my paintnigs. Their tastes are just evolving too!!
P.S. someone took me home :-)

Snow is Coming

6 x 8 oil on canvas panel

Available when dry

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Again, here are two photos of the same painting. The one below I did with one of our painting groups. I even worked on it a little more afterward to try and get it more finished. I don't really finish a painting with the group lessons. I do that later. So with that said, since I first did this one I have been doing some more self education, finding videos to watch, reading books.  It is an ongoing process. The above painting is a re-do of the below photo. Not a different painting but the same one just revised. I think I like the top one better. No, I do like it better. It is more satisfying and that is a sign that it is time to stop playing with it and call it finished.

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Sunset Silhouette

7 x 5 inches
Oil on canvas panel
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I just added a few things to this one that I did with the group yesterday .
It will be available for sale when it dries. Contact me if you are interested. 

Cora's Corner

Cora's Corner
7 x 5 oil on canvas panel
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This is the painting we will be doing today for our lesson. This is from a photo that Cora took of a corner of their house. She though it would make a nice painting and I agree. 

The Old Apple Tree

The Old Apple Tree
8 x 6 inches
Oil on canval panel

This little painting is one that I did with the Home School group. For purchase information contact me.

The Sower, After Van Gogh

The above painting is revised from the one below. The sowers boots weren't working for me. I hope this is better now. 

The Sower - After Van Gogh
24x20 x 2
The sides are finished with black
This painting is for Jeremy.
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This above painting is for Jeremy. He saw the original while in the Netherlands and really liked it. Jeremy, this looks better in person.  This one is 20 x 16 x 2 on gallery wrapped canvas.  We got the canvas with the deeper edge and that will be painted black so that this can be hanged unframed. It will make the painting stand out more too. (Like it needs it!)  I might still play with it some in some places that are bothering me, but it is mostly finished. The next one will be the 15 x 30. Looking forward to that.

Below is the photo that I used for reference, of the original painting. Because of my camera and your computer monitor, the colors may be different for you. Some colors are hard to get accurate, at least with my camera. 

Before and After Ocean Scene - SOLD

10x8 inches on canvas panel.

The above painting is the updated version of the below painting that I did last year. I've been wanting to get to it and do some changes, so finally did. This above painting is not on a new canvas, but on the same one below and only added to. The mood of the sky is totally different and there is more definition to the wave action. There is a small change to the rocks and their reflections added. In the painting below I was limited on the time, so it was not the way I wanted to finish it. It was one that we did with our Home School painting lessons. I think having waited as long as I did to work on it, it turned out even more differently than it would have if I had done it earlier. Probably a good thing. Again, the bones of this painting were from Nel and she kindly allowed me to use it.

Van Gogh and Me

   In 2005 I had the privilege of going to the MET in NYC and there saw quite a few Van Gogh's original paintings. At this time I had painted two Van Gogh's for Jeremy. They are below. Carrie, my daughter, decided she wanted this one called "First Steps", so as luck would have it this was on display at the MET. So I was able to see it in person and get detailed photos and accurate colors so that I could do it for her. In the photo below me with the original, is the painting that I did. The colors look different from the original, but that is the camera's fault. The colors are the same as the original that I am standing by here. So now, I have a commission to do a few more Van Gogh's. Jeremy wants some to hang in his new office. For those that don't know, Jeremy is my son who recently became a Nurse Practitioner and has a new office with bare walls. So we will see what we can do about that! 

   Below the photo of me are the four Van Gogh paintings that I have done so far, First Steps, Night Stars Over the Rhoan, and then one of his many Wheat Fields and Cyprus paintings. Also a version of Starry Night where I changed up the color scheme to reds and greens and this one belongs to Amy now. Below that are some teasers for your, Jeremy!! I'm working on it! Lots of strokes in that one!!

   These painting are a lot of work. Van Gogh usually finished one in a day! Just a little tidbit - You can order copies of these from China for about $25 (The canvas that Jeremy just bought me was about $25!!) but I read that they have an assembly line and each person does a small area that they are very quick at, so each one is done pretty easily by multiple painters. But they are good nonetheless.  Just not special!!! 

Watch this short: Vincent Video It is awesome! It is a clip from the TV show Dr. Who and one of his time travel adventures.

Me with Van Gogh's original First Steps in NYC. Van Gogh actually copied this from Jean-Francois Millet. He was a great admirer of Millet.

My version of First Steps.

My version of Night Stars Over the Rhone. Some call it Starry Night Over the Rhone. 

My version of Wheat Fields and Cyprus

My version of Starry Night in Reds and Greens

Some Teasers for Jeremy!!!

Jeremy, this one is something else to paint. Especially the field!!

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New Project

It doesn't look like much yet. But this is just the beginning. I have a new "commission" from a certain favorite medical person who has an office with bear walls. Well, actually I did "loan" him some paintings to use until I get these new ones done for him.  This is mostly a teaser for you Jeremy!!
I have done several paintings like this in the past, some for Jeremy and I guess he liked them enough to want more. Excited to get this going!
Anyone want to guess what this is?
More to come!!

Prairie Thunder Snow - SOLD

Prairie Thunder Snow
12 x 12 inches
Original Acrylic painting on stretched canvas
Finished on all sides
Signed by the artist
This painting is Sold

When it is very cold out during the winter and I hear thunder, I am pretty certain that it will soon be snowing. So thunder on a very cold winter's day can be quite exciting. 
I think I would like to do this on a larger canvas.

Click on the closeups below to see them larger.