29/52 Handful of blueberries, 6” x 6”, oil on canvas board I’m painting on location at the moment, so my plan is to work from photos, or...

28/52 Persimmons The school year draws to a close for us at the end of this week. The plan is to chill, take some walks and read some...

#22 Easter Bunny A fun little painting for Easter. I painted this cutie from a photo from the Tolle-Perry Easter painting challenge. It...

21/52 A bowl of pomegranates with the King on the top. All hand grown and picked by the hand of Odysseus. The composition was hard in...

18/52 I like to have an interesting angle in a painting and sometimes bringing things really close can add mystery. As long as...

17/52 I painted this in time for Valentine’s, but lost it (who actually loses a wet oil painting?). Anyways, better late than never eh?...

16/52 One more pair I couldn’t resist going back to the shoes and painting one more. I worked on an 8 x 8” canvas panel and REALLY loved...

15/52 Snowdrops Winter is dragging on. Summer is my favorite season these days but this year, these snowy months are downright tiresome....

14/42 6” x 6”, Oil Painting on Canvas Board Conversely, these are not like my previous shoe paintings. Sorry, couldn't resist. My...

12/52 Ruby Slippers I’m quite enjoying this shoe challenge. With Valentine’s Day so close, I had to paint some red heels. When I try on a...

11/52 Jimmy Who? This time I was challenged by my mentor Sarah, @sedwickstudio to paint shoes. I don’t wear fancy shoes (well maybe...

10/52 Pomegranate, Peppers and Cranberries. I painted this from a composition set up by my mentor Sarah @sedwickstudio. I fell in love...

9/52 Coffee or Tea? I was challenged to paint a cup of coffee by my mentor @sedwickstudio this month. I put it off a while, because I...

8/52 I painted with the news on in the background today. A new president and a new term. I hope for unity and peace over the next 4 years...

7/52 Snow Day Quail I haven’t painted a bird in a while, so here is one of my favorite birds of Reno. I am finding that I enjoy painting...

I am repeating the challenge of painting 52 paintings in 52 weeks. If we didn't have a pandemic around us, I would have a whole different...

A New Year starts and I’m looking forward to rebooting the painting challenge for 2021 - 52 paintings in 52 weeks. Here is a behind the...

52/52 DONE!!! I was determined to finish by today, so that now I can finish the holiday baking (plus today is my birthday!). I have to...

51/52 Sherry and Mince Pie This is what Santa has when he comes to our house (and pretty much all English houses haha). He gets a milk...

50/52 It’s a Winter wonderland outside today. I teased my kids this morning and told them it’s a snow day and they can stay home ALL day....