Moo.

California cows do seem to be pretty happy. And happy paintings come from happy cows.

Brown One
oil on cradled gesso board
6 x 6"
lightly stained wood edges, suitable for immediate hanging
varnished + signed
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Something different

Sometimes paintings do just as I want them to. The end result is what I had envisioned for the piece. Other times, I fail and it's not what I wanted . But still other times, the painting leads me in a new direction. A little scary, but very rewarding. I'm so used to the small horizons and big skies--I didn't imagine I'd paint this today. Huge foreground and small sky. Huh. Well, there you have it.

End of Day
oil on cradled wood panel
6 x 8"
lightly varnished + signed
available in the shop soon
oil

Spring Glow

Another quick, sketchy painting done on a dark ground. Leaving some of the dark underpainting peeking through means no fussing. A type A person such as myself needs that every once in a while.

Spring Glow
oil on canvas panel
5 x 7"
lightly varnished + signed
framed

Almost Touching

I loved how these two trees' shadows were so close, but not quite touching. I'm also digging the new 6x6 cradled gesso boards I bought from Utrecht Art. When the paintings are dry, I'm going to stain the edges to bring out the wood grain. At first, using them was a nail-biter--I didn't want to screw up! The best part is I can just wipe them down and start again.

Almost Touching
oil on cradled gessoboard
6 x 6
signed
lightly varnished
wired for hanging
*sold*

Going Big! Happy Hillside

Painting small is so rewarding. I can manage all the parts of the painting at once and still finish it in an afternoon in most cases. To get out of my box a bit, I pulled out a 16 x 20 canvas (huuuge by comparison!) and attacked it without thinking. I needed to just pick up a brush and go. Otherwise I would have chickened out!

Happy Hillside
oil on canvas
16 x 20
back stapled, painted edges
lightly varnished
signed

Green Acres

...is the place for me!
faaarm living is the life for me
land spreading out so far and wide
keep Manhattan just give me that countryside...

I loved watching that show in reruns as a kid. I wanted a pig of my own I could name Arnold. I thought he was hilarious.

Green Acres
oil on cradled gessoboard
6 x 6
lightly varnished
signed
*sold*

Gateway

On my morning walk, I loved how the bushes were book-ending an overgrown path and a sweet wooden gate.

oil on gessoboard panel
5 x 7
lightly varnished
*sold*