I SEE THE MOOM

This painting was a challenge, trying hard to project the fact that it was the moon, not just a round ball with lines going through it. My sister took this picture at night through the trees, I loved it. When I decided to paint it, I tried to show the different degrees of color, in gray tones.

The name comes from my childhood memories, not sure how or from whom my mom hear say this, but she would say when we saw the moon at night, "I see the moon and the moon sees me, God bless the moon and God bless me". I have repeated this to my children and my grand children as well. The painting is done in Oil on a 12 x 12 Gallery Wrap Canvas.

SYMPHONY OF SEAGULLS

My latest watercolor, Symphony of Seagulls. This painting not only was from a photograph take by my sister Julia but not knowing, she named it! I had emailed her the finished painting and her comment was, I can hear the symphony of seagulls and the clashing and splashing of the salty sea against the sandy seashore! Might I say she is an awesome writer and photographer.

We love going to the beach, Cherry Grove, NC each year. Between us we probably could wallpaper every room in both our homes with beach pictures and still have left overs. Oh, but you can never capture the same movement, once you see it, its gone! Same with life, enjoy and treasure each and every minute.

STREET SCENE IN GERMANY

Street Scene in Germany was from a photo when Steve and I traveled to Germany several years ago. What an awesome trip! So much to see and enjoy, all the beauty of the buildings, the food and the most impressive thing was just how clean, no trash on roadways, non along streets, no cigarette butts in all the different places we went. 

This painting is a watercolor, matted and framed and the size is 17 x 21 1/2.

YELLOW HIBISCUS

This is one of my favorite flowers for the spring/summer time. Not only is it beautiful in the garden but just as beautiful planted in a pot. It comes in so many different colors, I really love the yellow. The painting is a watercolor, matted and framed, the size is a  17 1/2 x 21 1/2. This painting SOLD at the Roanoke Sidewalk Show June 2018. 

THE ANCIENT MAGNOLIAS

Magnolias are one of my favorite flower blooming trees. They're tough fragrant trees with elegant beauty. The blooms release their sweet floral lemony scent for almost half the year. These trees have been around for millions of years. Magnolia fossils date back to Tertiary period, 100 million years ago. They were around before bees were, so they relied on beetles for pollination.

It took me a longtime to finish this painting! I painted several paintings and kept going back to it until I finished, glad I stuck with it, I went larger than I've done in a long time. Its in Oil, on a 16x40 Gallery Wrap canvas.

NATURES BEAUTY IN CONE FLOWERS

Love Cone Flowers! They are so unique with their heads held high and their petals remind me of a skirt! A beautiful addition to any garden. This painting is a watercolor and framed measures 19x17 1/2.

MOM AND ME

"Mom and Me" was a gift to my daughter Robbin for Christmas 2017. She has loved elephants since she was very young. It was so much fun to paint, loved each and every brush stroke.

ANTIQUE TABLECLOTH

This painting was a redo of one I did several years ago. The table cloth was one of my mother-in-laws that she kept on her dining room table. I always just loved it. I think she would be so proud to know it is still being used. The painting is a watercolor and framed is 22 1/2 x 18 1/2.

TAKE YOUR PICK

Would you rather have a sunflowers, the pear or the red pepper? Take your pick. This painting is another oil on canvas and measures 11x14 unframed and with the frame is 15x17 1/2. What I loved doing in this painting was the cloth, the folds was so much fun to capture.

COME WALK WITH ME

COME WALK WITH ME is from a photo I took many years ago while walking on the Greenway over in southwest county. The part of the Greenway is called Murray Run. It is beautiful in the fall of the year with such beautiful colors. I did this in oil and it is a 11x14 canvas, its in a barn wood frame.

POND AT GREENFIELD

This oil painting is on gallery wrap canvas and measures 9x12. It is one of my favorite small paintings. If you have not driven to the Greenfield Industrial Park in Daleville you must go. Lots of walking paths and beautiful scenery, wild life and very peaceful.

GOSSIP

Can't you just hear that second bird from the left telling the one to her right all the gossip of the day? That was the first thing that entered my mind when Julia sent me the photo. Do we think the birds can really gossip? Silly thought, but strange if it where true.

This painting is a watercolor, matted and framed. Framed - 10 1/2 x 15, unframed without mat - 13 1/2 x 9.

"NO COW FOR CHOW!!"

It's a challenge naming my paintings! Some harder than others. My go to people for help are my husband, Steve and my sister, Julia. She is very creative and won the prize on this painting. Of course she also provided me with the photo. WOW, what would I do without her? When I see a cows out in a field, my first though is 'oh look at all those cows eating grass', its not until you look close that you see that are all different in one way or another. Another one of God's creations that are so unique.

'No cow for chow!!" is an oil painting on a gallery wrapped canvas and measures 11x14.

ROCKS ON THE BEACH AT TYBEE BEACH, GA

ROCKS ON THE BEACH AT TYBEE ISLAND, GA. welcomes you to an early morning sunrise walk. Tybee Island is outside of Savannah, GA, a small but welcoming beach that has so much to offer families that enjoy a quiet vacation. But can enjoy all the history in site seeing in downtown Savannah. I took this picture last year (2016) while walking on the beach early one morning at Tybee. It is an oil painting on a Gallery Wrap Canvas and is 14x20.

YOUR PREFERENCE?

This 8x10 Gallery Wrap oil painting was so much fun to paint. I enjoy doing fruit and flowers, in oil as well as watercolor. A challenge in some cases but enjoying. So as the name questions, what is your preference? Red Delicious? Gala? Or Granny Smith? YOUR PREFERENCE?.

MOO OVER

MOO OVER is a watercolor, the size framed is 18x22, unframed is 10x14. The photo was from the many reference photos that my sister Julia shares with me, she is so happy for me to use her talent for my talent.

DOWN ON THE FARM

This old barn was from the many barn photos my husband Steve has taken over the years. I have painted it a few times with a total different look. The painting is an oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas, the size is 24x30.

MISTY MORNING

I so enjoyed doing this painting in watercolor. My favorite thing was in the beginning, putting in the trees and the misty cool weather. If you have ever picked up a paint brush and started a new painting, it feels good to capture what you were trying to capture, something you'd never tried, and it worked. (from my standpoint anyway). The blue heron was a bonus with his long skinny legs, such a beautiful bird. This painting was done in watercolor its framed and matted. The size, with frame, 22 1/2 x 29, just the painting is 21x14. This painting SOLD at the Art on the Green in Lexington, VA April 2017.

ANYONE HOME

ANYONE HOME, is the title of this watercolor. The reference is from a photo at the Greenfield Education Center in Daleville, VA. The house in this picture is on the property of the old Plantation. It is one of the houses that was moved to another part of the Greenfield to make room for new industry coming to the area. Sad!

DELICATE IRIS'

I love painting flowers! This one is called Delicate Iris'. Its in watercolor and is framed.

OLD COUNTRY

This painting is a watercolor, I named it OLD COUNTRY. It is a street scene in Germany. The size is 13 1/2 x 15 1/2 framed.

SKETCHERS

Another painting in Forsyth Park in Savannah, GA. These students were Savannah College of Art and Design. (SCAD) As like the painting of the Guitar Man I ask permission to take their picture. Also a watercolor, framed and the size 17 1/4 x 17 1/4.

GUITAR MAN

While visiting Savannah, GA last year, 2016, this man was playing his guitar for folks strolling in the famous Forsyth Park. I ask if I could take his picture, very pleasant gentleman, said yes.

Needless to say this is the story of how the Guitar Man painting came about. Its a watercolor, framed and is 17 1/4 x 17 1/4.