Click Here to Buy for $200 - 6x6in. - oil on panel For almost half a year I have been dealing with a health issue that has greatly affected my life. I have been seeing doctors but they are so far baffled by my symptoms. Fortunately I am still able to paint, but that is just about all. Recently I made the hard decision to cancel my workshop that would have happened this summer, and I'm so sorry to those of you who were signed up for that. Recently I was referred to the Mayo Clinic and will hopefully get some answers there ..read more

  Click Here to Buy for $200 - 6x6in. - oil on panel My husband recently built me a new still life stage that I've been thinking about for years. (click photo to enlarge) The frame is welded steel. The stages or shelves are topped with wood and can be moved up and down as needed. The top one is for eye level views, as you can see in the second photo. The bottom shelf is for birds eye compositions, specifically larger ones that I have been hankering to paint. Eventually I will have a third, mid-size shelf for everything in between. The top bars are for clamping lights to, and draping ..read more

  Click Here to Buy for $200 - 6x6in. - oil on panel Everywhere I go I keep my eyes peeled for things to paint. I have a pretty big collection by now. Here are just a few of my favorites that I think make a nice team ..read more

  Click Here to Buy for $400 - 10x10in. - oil on panel This is a slightly larger piece I did recently of a scene I came across last year in Freiburg, Germany. There were quite a few small, awkward things happening in the reference photos, and I used my ipad and an art app to try out alternatives before and while I was painting. For example, the guy on the left was standing right at the edge of the ground shadow, so I moved him forward a little, which involved changing the shadow on his shoes, among other things. I thought the painting would be about the buskers, but when my husband saw ..read more

  Click Here to Buy for $200 - 8x6in. - oil on panel I don't often paint in a vertical format. For some reason it's harder for me to compose this way. But these pears insisted on it ..read more

  Click Here to Buy for $200 - 6x6in. - oil on panel When I have a bunch of fruit, I have a hard time not painting them in a glass bowl. I've done it lots of times. Here's one of my very first ones, from 2007 ..read more

  Click Here to Buy for $200 - 6x6in. - oil on panel In case you don't know, Daily Paintworks (the website my husband and I created and run) has a monthly contest with cash prizes! There are only 29 entries so far this month, so there's a real chance to win. Please consider entering soon (it can be any 2-D fine art - no theme - and you don't have to be a member). The top 15 picks get a free month and a featured spot on the front page ..read more

  Click Here to Buy for $200 - 6x6in. - oil on panel I was enamored with the little bits of pure blue in the bowl and its shadow where it meets white. Colored glass is so fun to paint. I keep looking for new bowls, but they are hard to find ..read more

  Click Here to Buy for $200 - 8x6in. - oil on panel I found the reference for this regal creature on one of the royalty free sites. I don't know what kind of dog she is. Any ideas ..read more

  Click Here to Buy for $200 - 6x6in. - oil on panel Pears can vary in personality. These have been pretty chill so far. They couldn't stand for very long, so I told them they could do a lying down pose. They fell asleep but they didn't snore ..read more