Feather Doodling

oil on linen 16 by 20

A few years ago I shot a photo of my granddaughter sitting on the beach by a lake in Saugatuck, Michigan. She was intent on doodling in the sand with a feather she found on the beach. I loved her pose and the play of the lights on her and the sand.

Soldier's Kiss

oil on linen 12 by 16

This was done for a young teacher who thought her father was about to be deployed to Iraq. She wanted this image of her parents for her mom to have while he was away. We were going to provide him with a photo of it to take with. Fortunately, it ended up that he didn't have to go.

Warrior

watercolor

This was done from a photo painting challenge provided by the Different Strokes From Different Folks blog.

Indian Basket

oil on canvas board 8 by 8

This is another basket brought back from South America by my traveling friends.

Indian Pot

Oil on canvas board 6 by 6

I have some friends who regularly visit South America and during their last trip they brought back several pots, baskets and statues that they have kindly lent to me for still life painting. I plan to do small paintings of all of them. This is my first effort, with a few cherries thrown in.