Sitka Clouds

Sitka Clouds
8" x 10"  Oil
$195.00 + $10. s/h

This is the second Sitka color study.  This is from the same spot as the last post, just in front of our B & B, but a different day.  This is really how much of our trip looked:  cool, cloudy, grayish, with the blue sky working hard to break through!

Sitka Sunset

Sitka Sunset
8" x 10"  Oil
$195.00 + $10. s/h

I wanted to paint the same scene in three different lights.  So, in searching through my photos I found this sunset from our trip last year to Sitka, Alaska.  This is taken from right outside the B&B where we stayed.  I have the same scene on a cloudy day, which I'll post tomorrow.  And, once more in different light the day after.

Just Below Lee's Ferry

Just Below Lee's Ferry

Oil  11" x 14"

$295.00 + $10. s/h

I know that I'm really fortunate that my husband and I are able to travel near and far.  This is from a road trip to Arizona.  Lee's Ferry is below the Glen Canyon Dam where you put in to raft down the Colorado River into the Grand Canyon.

Venetian Mask

Venetian Mask
11" x 14"  Oil
$295.00 + $10. s/h

A friend of mine purchased this mask in Venice.  I think it makes a great still life subject.

Bison On The Plains

Bison On The Plains
11" x 14" Oil on stretched canvas
$295.00 + $10. s/h

SOLD

I've painted this herd many times.  I love it when they happen to be near the fence when we're driving by.  There will always be several cars pulled over watching, photographing, just enjoying the majesty of the animals.

All In A Row

All In A Row
11" x 14"  Oil
$195.00 + $10. s/h

I love the big containers of fruit at Costco.  Not only keeps the doctor away, but makes for great paintings!

Cavalry Practice

Cavalry Practice
8" x 8" Oil on cradled panel
$195.00 + $10. s/h

Last summer my plein air group painted at the recreation center on Fort Carson.  We were so lucky that at the same time, the cavalry was practicing.  

Pohaku Park, Kaanapali Maui, Hawaii -- And, Some Fun News

Pohaku Park, Kaanapali, Maui, Hawaii

6" x 8"  Oil

$100.00 + $10. s/h

 This is my my last pein air Maui piece.  I'm sure I'll do studio works from my photos and plein air studies.  I had company for this painting!  This man asked if he could sit on the bench, put on his 

music, watched the surfers, and never looked at what I was doing.

A typical beach...lots of rocks and only a little beach.

I thought that a sunset was appropriate for my final Hawaiian post.

And, now for some fun news!  

This week I am a guest speaker on Artists Helping Artists, Blog Talk Radio.  The show is about "Starting Your Career After The Kids Are Grown."  Should be lots of fun, hope you can listen Thursday, March 8, 10:00 MST.  Here's the link:  http://www.blogtalkradio.com/artistshelpingartists/2012/03/08/starting-your-art-career-when-the-kids-are-grown  

Or, you can listen to the recorded version afterwards.   

Kaanapali Waves, Maui, Hawaii --And, Some Fun News

Kaanapali Waves, Maui, Hawaii

6" x 6"  Oil

$100.00 + $10. s/h

I was constantly mesmerized by the changing abstract shapes on the beach that were created by the waves as they continually rolled in and out.  I wondered if I could capture that on canvas, so turned my easel around and painted away.  This, too, might make a fun series.

I'm excited that I am going to be one of the guests on this weeks Artists Helping Artists on Blog Talk Radio.  Leslie Saeta is doing this week's show on "Starting Your Art Career After The Kids Are Grown".  That's me!  Hope you will be able to catch the show, either live or after the broadcast.  Here's the link:  http://www.blogtalkradio.com/artistshelpingartists/2012/03/08/starting-your-art-career-when-the-kids-are-grown

Kaanapali Beach Palms, Maui, Hawaii

Kaanapai Beach Palms

8" x 6  Oil

$100.00 + $10. s/h

I loved all the palm trees in Hawaii.  I think that I must have taken 100s of pictures of 

them.  Maybe I'll do a palm tree series one day.

This guy had just crawled up on the beach.  I had seen turtles swimming in the water, 

but how great to see him (her?) up close!

Kahekili Park, Kaanapali, Maui

6" x 8"  Oil
$100.00 + $10. s/h

This painting was also done in Kaanapali, Maui, a little further north than the last one, at Kahekili Park.  There is a great walkway for several miles through Kaanapali.  It's such a womderful way to get some morning exercise and  peek at all the resorts, hotels, and condos.  I'd spotted a great location the day before, and chose exactly which palm trees I wanted to paint.  I got there bright and early, set up, just got painting and it started to rain!  Luckily, there was a large covered area with picnic tables, so I moved over a bit and painted in the rain.  Of course, in a little while the rain stopped, the color changed and I had to make sure that I wasn't chasing the light. You go with the flow when plein air painting!

A friend commented about the sky in the background.  There is no sky in this piece.  That is Molokai, (once a leper colony) the  next island over, covered in clouds.  Another thing I hadn't realized before I got to Hawaii, you can see the other islands.  The water here gets deep really quickly off the beach.  The locals call the water further out, deep water.  It was distinctly darker.

That afternoon we drove along the coast on the north side of the island: