Mixed Media Artist - daily painter of portraits, flowers, abstracts and birds
9×12 acrylic portrait painting
Available for purchase here
This painting was created with all my artist friends in mind. It’s courageous to be confident, and you were born with courage. Keep doing what you’re doing. The world needs your art.
Keep your head in the clouds
Never stop making your dreams come true.
Happy PPF!
Joanna
Oil portrait painting
Available for purchase here
Blind kitty Sweet Pea
Miya
Acrylic portrait painting
Available here
There is a hidden message in every waterfall. It says, if you are flexible, falling will not hurt you!
Mehmet Murat ildan
Sweet Pea kept circling around the window because she could hear this little guy outside. She may be blind, but she has incredible sense of hearing. I play string with her, and there’ll be all kinds of noise going on in the house, fans, tv blaring, dishwasher running. Doesn’t matter, she still knows exactly where the string is on the floor. Have I told you how amazing she is lately?
New! Fresh off the easel. Red Haired Girl From Texas Acrylic portrait painting Available here
Greg and I had a scare on a dirt road the other night, not the road in this photo, another road. There wasn’t a sign that said the road was impassible, and it was a county road, so it should have been maintained.
I was driving along, very slowly, and the next thing I knew it was as if we had left Kansas, and were on a tropical island somewhere, minus girls in bikinis, pretty ocean water and drinks with umbrellas. Minus anything fun, except thick beach sand. The front end of my car had sunk all the way up to the hood. Ah, of course, it made perfect sense. A road made out of beach sand in KS. Happens every day around here, since we’re so close to the ocean, and all. haha It was thick thick thick. I could barely stand up in it when I got out of the car. Crazy!!
3 rocks
Called AAA, but they wouldn’t come out. They have to have their trucks on pavement, they said, but they would reimburse me for a tow truck, if I wanted. While we waited for the tow truck, Greg and I dug the sand out from underneath the car with our hands. What a mess. We were so hot, sweaty and dirty. It was about 90F, and humid.
corroded tin box
Things started to look really bad when the tow truck couldn’t come out the road, either. It was too narrow, and he’d have to back in about a mile. The truck wasn’t 4 wheel drive, so he was afraid he’d get stuck, also. Luckily, we got a super sweet driver, tho, because he walked in, and helped Greg push me out. I really don’t know what we would have done without his help. Can you believe he wasn’t going to charge us a cent for his time and trouble? We ended up giving him $50, which he accepted, and it sure made us feel better. What a sweet soul. We’ll be forever grateful. We’d probably still be out there, if it wasn’t for him.
3 turtles on a stick
It was dark, about 11pm when we finally got back on pavement. We had completely blown our chance of seeing the sunset, and all I could think about was Sweet Pea and Fred home alone. I’ve learned my lesson. No more dirt roads for this girl, not in my car, anyway. Greg’s got 4 wheel drive, so from now on, he’s driving. Whew!
I Hear You Calling
9×12 inch print
Available for purchase here
old dirt road
I don’t know what it is about these old dirt roads, but I do hear them calling my name, if I stay away for too many days.
School Girl
black and white portrait painting
Available for purchase here
paint cups
She Won’t Let go
girl and her chicken portrait painting
SOLD!
Prints now available here
This time I was spying on him.
Watermelon
Red haired girl taking a big bite out of her watermelon portrait painting
SOLD!
Prints are now available here
Happy PPF, if you’re visiting on Friday. I haven’t been around to party for a couple weeks, so be sure to click on the banner up there, and scroll down to see what else I’ve been up to lately.
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Girl with long reddish brown hair, wearing a black dress, holding a black bird in her hand – figurative painting. Winter scene. Snow, and slate blue sky. This wintry vision I have in my head comes from a vivid memory I have of my Mom, and how she would tell me to stand outside in the snow with a tiny piece of bread on my hand. She said if I was quiet and still enough, a bird would land on me, and I would get to feed him. aw! How I wanted that to happen!! This is the tenth time I’ve painted this painting, and each time it comes out slightly different. All paintings have been sold, except this one of a girl wearing a masquerade mask.
This last photo shows what the painting might look like framed to help you visualize it. The frame isn’t included in the purchase of this painting. I don’t offer any framing services.
She’s Your Soft Landing
acrylic portrait painting
available at Etsy or directly through me
Enough!
Acrylic portrait painting of a woman with her lip curled up in a snarl
Don’t mess with her!
6×6 on canvas panel
Available for purchase on Etsy SOLD!
blue and brown paint cups
I’ve been using acrylics much like watercolor paint lately. I mix the colors in these paint cups, and add water. The paint doesn’t dry out nearly as fast this way. It’s getting to that time of year where I consider switching to oil paint. The spring and summer months are brutal on acrylic paint, and it dries on my palette before I get a chance to use even a small amount. I’ve often thought it would be best to use oils instead, and this year I’m going to do it. I have a bag full of my mother’s oil paint, which I’ve been saving. There’s never going to be a time more perfect than now, right? I’m a little nervous because oils are a whole new ballgame, but it will be fun to experiment, and change things up. Who knows? I might never want to return to acrylics once I get the hang of it.
prepping 4×4 canvas
Casual Attire
Portrait painting of a woman wearing a blue bonnet and cape
8×10 on canvas panel
Available for purchase on Etsy or directly through me
I can see what kind of day it’s going to be around here with the butt buddies.
zzzzzzzz
Sweet Pea snores, and it’s the cutest thing in the world. The other day she came up on me, here at my desk. I got so comfy that I fell asleep holding her. Next thing I knew I woke up to her snoring in my ear. Soooo adorable. I could have died right there. :)))
What’s your Monday looking like or dare I ask?
