The Gift

Oil on gallery wrapped canvas, 18 x 24 x 2 1/4 inches.  (The painting continues on the sides of the canvas.)  This is a scene from our farm in central Texas.  The sun was rising, and casting a golden glow on everything.  Mist was rising from the pond which was still in the shadow of the distant trees.  What a beautiful morning my dad and I witnessed from the hilltop!  I still miss him terribly, even though he moved to heaven over 8 months ago.  I've painted many paintings en plein air at the farm and from photos I have taken there.  It's a place of inspiration for me.

The Evening Meal

The Evening Meal, oil on canvas, 20 x 24 inches.  I painted this from a photo I took at my dad's farm.  It is a peaceful, beautiful place.  I hope, when you see this, that you can feel the peace.

Evening Beauty

Oil on canvas on panel, 9"x12".  This began as a plein air painting, but I completed it in the studio.  Evening is such a beautiful time of day!  This place is at my dad's farm in Leon County, Texas.  It's a beautiful place any time of day, any season, in any weather.

Grazing

SOLD  Oil on gallery wrapped canvas, 6 x 12 inches.  The 1 1/2" edges are also painted.   I painted this from a photo I took at my dad's farm in central Texas.  Can you see how peaceful it is there?

To the House

This is an 8"x10" oil on panel plein air painting of the driveway leading up to my dad's farm house.  The huge tree is an old elm that is beautiful in all seasons. 

Peace

Plein air, 8"x10", oil on panel.  It was such a beautiful, peaceful day with clouds slowly floating overhead at the farm.  I just HAD to paint the scene!

Pond in the Morning

Plein air painting, 8x10 oil on panel.  Yes, another farm painting.  This one was painted early in the morning (around 9:00) looking toward the east. 

Watercolor Sketches

Morning Sunlight--watercolor & ink sketch, 5x8.  These are in my sketchbook from our recent visit to my dad's farm.  I like to sketch with watercolors--they're quick and fun. I liked the way the shadowy foreground contrasted with the bright morning sunlight on the distant pasture.

Deer--watercolor & ink sketch, 5x8.  One evening, these 2 deer, casting deep shadows, came down to the pond for a drink.

                                      
SOLD Cows Grazing--watercolor & ink sketch, 5x8.  These cows aren't really purple; they're black, but in the evening light, they looked purple.  There has been a lot of rain this summer, and the grass is tall and plentiful.

Summer Evening

Plein air painting, 8"x10" oil on panel.  This is the third painting I did  at the farm last week.  I didn't quite finish it, so I finished it tonight.  I guess I can still call it a plein air painting since I did almost all of it on location.

Along the Fence

Plein air painting, 8"x10",  oil on panel.  My dad and I spent the week at his farm in central Texas.  It is so beautiful there!  I painted this from the deck on the back of the house.  The mornings were cool (66 degrees), but it was really hot in the afternoons (95 degrees).  This was done during a cool Tuesday morning.

Grasshopper

Oil on 6"x6" gallery wrapped canvas.  This is another of the little bird paintings in the Museum of East Texas exhibition (for more information, call 936-639-4434).  This little Eastern Phoebe is holding a grasshopper in its beak.  I loved painting these birds!  It was fun and challenging painting the 1 1/2" deep sides of these canvases.   

Veila's Back Yard

6"x8" oil on canvas on panel, plein air painting. About a week ago I visited my friend, Veila, at her home in north Texas.  It's about a 7 hour drive from my home in east Texas.  We had a great time painting and visiting.

Afternoon View

9"x12" oil on canvas on panel plein air painting: I went to my dad's farm in central Texas last week and painted this one afternnoon from the deck of the house. The horizontal row of trees and bushes is along a fence beside the road. From this view on the hill, you can't see the road. This huge old oak tree is beside the driveway which goes down to the road. The weather was beautiful and it was so nice to be able to paint en plain air.

Morning Drink

16x20 oil on canvas. I painted this from a photo I took at my dad's farm. I love to go there and I have done many paintings there and from pictures I've taken there. It's just a beautiful, peaceful place that has so many wonderful memories.

All is Well

SOLD
Oil on canvas, 48"x36"
Here is another painting that's in my show at the Museum of East Texas (936) 639-4434. This is late afternoon at my dad's farm in central Texas. It's a beautiful and peaceful place.

WHERE THE BARN WAS

9/25/10 Plein air 8x10 oil on panel. I painted this at my dad's farm in central Texas last Saturday. My grandfather's barn used to stand in this opening many years ago. It was a beautiful morning and I set up my easel and painted while I enjoyed the peacefulness of the place.

SPRING MORNING oil on canvas on panel, 12x16

Here's another plein air painting I did at the farm. It's a view from behind the house looking south.

DOWN TO THE GATE oil on canvas on panel, 6x8

This is another painting from the farm. It's the view from the front yard looking down the driveway to the gate at the road. It's a beautiful, peaceful place and I love to go there. It's where my grandparents lived and now belongs to my dad.

MORNING AT THE POND oil on canvas on panel, 6x8

This is the view of the pond from the gate behind the house. It was morning and the sun was shining and then disappearing behind clouds while the wind was blowing and making ripples on the water.

ALL IS WELL oil on canvas, 10"x8"

My mother-in-law, the sweet little lady I painted on June 30, passed away on Jan. 22 and we were gone to the Rio Grande Valley for over a week. We've been home for several days, now, and I've been back painting the past few.

This is a study I did and I'm now working on a big painting (48"x36") of the same scene, but I'm not finished with it, yet.

I'm also needing a bigger studio. I've looked at several places to rent, but... I'm now considering building a studio--well not me building it, but having someone build it for me. I'll let you know what I decide to do.