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Foliage
34/52 Foliage Today was another perfect painting day in the Glass Box Studio. I ditched the idea of a bright palette and went with the...

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Jun 14, 20211 min read


Orange Lily
33/52 Orange Lily, 6x6, oil on canvas I am absorbing the surroundings, taking photos and making sketches. Generally, it feels like...

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Jun 10, 20211 min read


Artist in Residence
32/52 Halved Avocado Hi from my misty Mendocino studio! I have fallen on my feet getting a month of art and exploration time, in a pretty...

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Jun 7, 20211 min read


Pink Peonies Al Fresco
31/52 A little birdie planted a seed that sent me on an imaginary visit to Europe. I love vintage chairs and al fresco dining, so I think...

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Jun 3, 20211 min read


Sunflowers and Tulips
30/52 Sunflowers and Tulips This is the first little painting that I did on my trip to the coast. I will probably do some plein air...

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May 28, 20211 min read


Handful of blueberries
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...

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May 26, 20211 min read


Persimmons
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...

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May 22, 20211 min read


Honey Bee Happy
26/52 Honey Bee Happy It’s been a tough week this week for my family, but especially for my daughters. They have had their last week of...

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May 18, 20211 min read


Old Times
When I lived in England, I used to go fossil hunting near the River Severn. My Dad had the habit of finding really cool fossils, like a...

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May 13, 20211 min read


Watercolor Show
I have put some of my watercolor paintings into a group show at a local museum called The Wilbur D. May Museum, Reno. The show is called...

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May 5, 20211 min read


Sarah's Orange
24/52 Citrus Snack It feels likeI have been painting watercolors for a hot minute now, so I needed to have a quick break and come back to...

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Apr 20, 20211 min read


Floral Watercolor
23/52 I haven’t painted in watercolour for ages and I really wanted to have a go of painting something fast today. Well. I ended up...

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Apr 12, 20212 min read


Feeling A Little Abstracted
Earlier in the year, I deleted a bunch of my abstract and general work from Instagram. I felt that it looked much cleaner with it being ...

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Apr 9, 20211 min read


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

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Apr 3, 20211 min read


Easter Eggs
I’m having a few days off with the kids for Spring Break, so this is a painting from last year that I may not have posted. I didn’t add...

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Mar 28, 20211 min read


The King of Pomegranates
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...

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Mar 22, 20211 min read


Snow Crocus
19/52 Snow Crocus I’m hoping that this is the last time I paint snow for a while! We had a weak flurry yesterday, but Spring is trying...

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Mar 16, 20211 min read


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

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Mar 10, 20211 min read


The Lost Valentine
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?...

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Mar 5, 20211 min read


More Converse
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...

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Feb 26, 20211 min read
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