Aspen Light

Aspen Light
Oil 16" x 20"
$595.00 + $20. s/h

No matter what time of year, or what time of day, an aspen grove is pretty dramatic.  As aspens grow in large colonies from a single seedling, you rarely see just one aspen, except those planted in yards.  Aspens spread by means of root suckers which may appear even 100 feet from the parent tree.  An individual tree may live from 40 - 150 years, but the root system of the colony is long lived.  The largest aspen colony is here in Colorado (that was a Jeopardy question!)

Last winter I painted several aspen paintings which started with a canvas toned in violet.  I loved the way that dark color peeked through it's complementary fall aspen leaves.  So, for this piece I decided to once again tone the canvas, but I mixed the violet with white for a more lavender color.  I left lots of it peeking through in this painting, also.

Music Of The Water

Music Of The Water

Oil 9" x 12"

$195.00 + $10. s/h

This is another piece from one of Colorado's creeks.  I love the motion and movement of water.  When you're out painting, or fishing, the babels and harmonies of the water can be mesmerizing.  Thus, the title:  Music Of The Water.

Up The Creek

Up The Creek
Oil 8" x 6"
$100.00 + $10. s/h
SOLD

This is another little piece from the same fishing and painting day on the western slope as the last post.  We were near Paonia, Colorado.

Here's the work in progress and my friend fishing off in the distance, up the creek.

Dancing Light

Dancing Light
Oil 6" x 8"
$100.00 + $10. s/h

The week before last was a fun week.  A friend or ours from high school came for a visit (actually, she and my husband go all the way back to the same grade school.)  After a few days here in Colorado Springs, we headed over the the western slope (for those of you who don't live in Colorado, that means on the other side of the continental divide) to her in-laws ranch.  It was a great visit!  I got to meet Chief, who I painted in January.  Click here to go to the painting of Chief.  I also got to meet the young couple who own the painting.  That was really nice.

While on the ranch my husband and our friend went fishing and I painted by the side of the creek.  I loved the way the reflections, light and ripples seemed to dance across the water.

This is the view from where I painted.

I took a break and turned my easel around to critique the painting from my resting spot.

Here are the happy fishermen!

Pink Gerbera

Pink Gerbera
Oil 6" x 6"
$100.00 + $10. s/h

I love to have a bouquet of flowers in the house.  This was the last remaining flower in the bouquet.  It seems like the gerberas are often the last flower to stay blooming.  The bouquet started fairly large, then got smaller and smaller as I remade it.  This one lasted almost 2 weeks!

The flowers in our back yard are doing pretty well!  The lilies are in full bloom and the hollyhocks are just starting to blossom.  Not sure why, but there aren't as many coreopsis this year as there usually are.
Maybe the dry winter.

Relaxing and Tranquil

Relaxing and Tranquil
Oil 8" x 10"
SOLD

This little river is just outside of Vail, Colorado.  And, I'm happy to say that this painting just sold at Summerland Gardens.  I'll have to run over there with a replacement!

The 4th of July

Labor Day on the 4th of July
Oil on cradled panel 8" x 8"
$195.00 + $10. s/h

I posted this piece on Labor Day but thought that it was perfect to post it again on the 4th of July!  It is a painting of the flag that my paternal grandfather was given for his service to our country in both the World Wars.

May you all have a great holiday and remember the incredible history of our country.