Wonder

 I named it this because of her expression and because she is a wonder. This painting is currently at a show at the Tall Grass Gallery in Park Forest, Illinois until mid September 2021.

                                                       oil on linen board  11 by 14 inches

More Koi

Another underwater scene to post on Daily Paintworks. But I mostly painted this because koi are so beautiful and fun to paint.

                                                                      oil on board   9 by 12 inches
  

Blue Lagoon

  More underwater scenes.

                                                                                     oil on board  8 by 8 inches

That Looks Interesting

More Maya. Currently at the Tall Grass Art Gallery gift shop.

                                                                              oil on board  9 by 12 inches
  

Alina

My beautiful granddaughter.

                                                                              acrylic on board  11 by 14 inches
  

Serious Maya

Another in my Maya series.

                                                                      oil on board   10 by 10 inches
  

Deanne

  Portrait of one of my son-in-law's sister. At it's home with her in Florida.

                                                                acrylic on board  16 by 20 inches

 

Cat Buddies

Commissioned portraits of two cat pals.

                                                                           oil on board 10 by 10 inches
  

About Roses and Peonies

This painting will also be in the abstract show at the Tall Grass Gallery in Park Forest Illinois beginning in early October 2021.

                                                                            oil on canvas  20 by 30 inches
  

Crosswalk

Moving towards some abstraction with acrylic. My granddaughter fell in love with this painting so after it finishes its stint in a show at the Tall Grass Art Gallery in Park Forest Illinois starting in early October, it will be hers.

 

acrylic on canvas  18 by 24 inches

 

Zoom

Commissioned portrait.

    

oil on board  9 by 12 inches  

Sasha

Commissioned portrait of Sasha, another cutie who has sadly passed on.

                                                                                        oil on board  8 by 10
  

Sonny

Commissioned portrait of Sonny, a very smiley dog who sadly is no longer with us.

                                                                                oil on board  8 by 10
 

Mini Daffodils

When I got these with my Whole Foods grocery order I was surprised at their mini size, but decided to paint them anyway.

                                                                     oil on board   9 by 7 inches

 

Happy Yellow Flowers

These came in a mixed bouquet so I don't know what they are, but I thought they were cheerful.

                                                                     oil on board  8 by 10 inches

Jeanne Again

Commissioned drawing of my friend Jeanne in her ballerina days. So graceful.

                                                graphite on paper   15 by 22 inches

Two Peonies

More STRADA easel challenge painting. Really forces you to paint every day from life. You don't have to complete a painting every day, you can work on them over a few days. But I chose to do a small one every day.

                                      acrylic on board   8 by 10 inches

 

 

 

  

A Single Rose

  Another STRADA easel challenge painting.

                                                         oil on board    8 by 8 inches
 

Happy Roses

One of the paintings from the STRADA easel 31 day challenge to paint every day from life.

                                     oil on board   8 by 10 inches

 Two Koi

Another Daily Paintworks challenge to paint an underwater scene.

                                                     oil on board   8 by 10 inches

Maya Again

This child is so cute I can't resist a series.

                                              oil on linen    9 by 12 inches

 Orion with Dreads

This is a portrait of my grandson when he still had long hair, since all cut off. But he was happy to have the memory. 

                                                             Acrylic on board   12 by 16 inches

 Maya

 This is a portrait of my son-in-law's niece Maya, what a happy girl.

                                                                   oil on linen board  9 by 12 inches

 After Antonio Mancini's Resting

 This 8 by 10 oil painting on linen board was done for the Daily Paintworks challenge to learn from copying a master work. This is just a part of the painting, my favorite part.

 

 Museum Patron

Actually my daughter looking at one of my favorite paintings.

                                                        oil on linen   18 by 24 inches