Summer Lake

Oil on canvas paper 16"x20"
Doesn't this look peaceful and relaxing? Like a summer hideaway, that's got my name written all over it!

Winters End

Oil on Canvas Paper 12"x16"
I did this painting based on an exercise meant for watercolors, but as I haven't yet mastered watercolors (or really found the desire to do so), I did it with oils. I like it, but there's something missing - there must be something I can do to make it zing, but I can't figure it out.

Fly a kite

I did this one first:

acrylic on paper 8"x10"
I liked it, alot, so decided to do it again, only bigger:

acrylic on paper 16"x20"
I can't decide which one I like better; still practicing!

Gone Fishing

acrylic on canvas paper 8"x 10"
practice, practice, practice...

Duck Pond

acrylic and oil on canvas paper 16"x20"

Winter Solitude

Oil on canvas paper 8"x11"
Practice, Bob Ross style.

PJs Art Studio

Oil on canvas paper 12"x16"
Simple, yet fun. Another exercise from a book by Brenda Harris. It was good exercise.

Wet

Oil on Canvas Paper 12"x16"
I saw this painting at bed bath and beyond on a very large canvas and I really liked it and wanted to try it myself. I finished it in two nights, the first night putting down the basic undercolors and the second night blending and highlighting. There's probably more I could do to improve upon it, but I like the colors and the impression it gives and so: here it is. I need a better name for it - does anyone have any ideas?

Niagra?

oil on canvas 18"x24"
This didn't come out as well as I had hoped - I'm thinking about scraping the canvas and starting over again.

Fall Road

oil on canvas paper 16"x20"
This is another picture that Terye sent to me that I procrastinated before painting because I didn't think I could do the picture justice. It was hard and I don't think I did well capturing the distance and depth, but it was fun and colorful and in the end I will include it in the ones I offer for sale at the next craft fair. What do you think I should offer it for? $30

Horizons

oil on canvas 18"x24"
I drive by this scene on my way to work from Bill's house in the morning and thought it made a good subject for painting. I will try this during other seasons as well. It's really pretty when the mountains are covered in snow on a bright clear morning when the hills are green and the sun is bright. It's equally pretty when it's overcast and the horizons are misty...

Sanctuary again

acrylic and oil on canvas 16"x20"
I really liked this painting the first time I did it, so I did it again on a larger canvas, I'm keeping this one to hang on my wall.