Daisy

Daisy

Oil on gallery wrapped canvas

20"x 20"

This is a sweet cow I met on a trip. I stopped to take her photo and she just kept posing for all my pictures! This just endeared her to me all the more. It was a really cold morning and there was ice on the trees and I could see her breath but she just stood like we were having a photo shoot! I hope you enjoy this piece!

30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge

Nest for One

6x6

Oil on Gallery Wrapped Canvas

Leslie Byrd Saeta is starting another 30 day challenge to artists where you paint one painting each day and post the photo on her blog. This is a great way for artists to push themselves and get in the studio every day. This is such a great way to gain new skills and be encouraged by all the other artists. I hope you will check in starting January 1st to see all the art I will be producing. I am going to try to paint small so that I don't fall behind! This is a huge commitment but hopefully, one that I will stick to. Thanks for visiting!

The Art Show at BA

The Art Show at BA

I had such a great experience at The Art Show at BA! The weather was a little sketchy but that did not stop people from coming out to support the artists and the school! It was fun to meet all the artists and learn the tricks of the trade. The staff and parents at the show were incredibly helpful and treated us like queens! Thank you to everyone who came to the show and I look forward to going back next year!

Painting Like A Crazy Woman

I have been painting like a crazy woman! When school started back and I did not have to be there I decided to paint as if it were my job, and wow it has really made a difference! First of all I have run out of places to put paintings, but I can see my painting growing as I learn something new every day! I am loving it! I ordered a palette garage and if you paint with oil and haven't seen one, you really should check it out. I use it to store my paints in the freezer but I can put the little strip right back on my palette and it takes up so little room in the freezer. I love it! I also signed up for Leslie Saeta's 30 paintings in 30 days but I forgot to post the first 2 days even though I painted....ugh. Hopefully I will do that today.
Hope you enjoy what I have to share today!

Happy

18" x 18"

Oil on Canvas

"The Buzz"

12" x 12"

Oil on Canvas

 Out My Back Door

14" x 14"

Oil on Canvas

 Wake Me Up

8" x 8"

Oil on Canvas

 Three of a Kind

8" x 8"

Oil on Canvas

 In the Window

12" x 12"

Oil on Canvas

Brentwood Fine Art Show

I recently received my invitation to participate in the Brentwood Fine Art Show and Sale so most of my paintings between now and then will be in preparation for that. The show will be December 6-8 in Nashville, TN. I am so excited about this show and will be sharing what I paint with you!

Three's a Crowd

24"x 24"

Oil on Canvas

The Dance

12" x 12"

Oil on Canvas

A Time for Sorrow and Loss

 In Memory of Brodie

18x18

Acrylic on Canvas

NFS

In Memory of Oliver

12x12

Acrylic on Canvas Framed

NFS

The last few weeks have been really rough. My sister and I both lost one of our special family members within just a couple of days of one another. Brodie and Oliver were both very big personalities in our homes and adjusting to life without them has been really difficult. Every time the door bell rings and no one barks or dinner time comes and there is an empty bowl, it brings tears to our eyes. So, needless to say it has been very therapeutic to paint portraits of these two sweet ones. We remember these sweet babies and their quirky personalities and their loyalty, devotion and loving spirits. Thank you for loving us so well!

Driving to Nashville

As some of you may know, my  best friend and her family were living with us until they found a home in Nashville. They moved into their new home 3 weeks ago and it has been exciting for them, but it has also been hard to not have them here everyday! SOOOOOO I have already been to visit them twice and the drive to and from Nashville is gorgeous! I spent an hour driving around farmland on my return trip last week. I took lots of pictures and have been planning out many paintings. I love farms anyway and tend to paint lots of farm type scenes so this has been so perfect! Here are a couple of landscapes for you to enjoy!

The Overlook
18" x 24"
Acrylic on Canvas

No Place Like Home
16" x 20"
Acrylic on Gallery wrapped Canvas

Rainy Day

Roses and Hydrangeas

20 x 16

Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas

When Life gives you Oranges

I have never really painted oranges before but I love my blue dinner plates and wanted to set up a still life with the plate in it.  So we had these oranges.... the kids kept trying to take the oranges off of the plate and eat them, it was complicated. However, I loved the contrast I got with the orange and blue, so another one of my favorite items in my kitchen is the turquoise antique kitchen scale so I pulled that out too. Had so much fun! Hope you like them!

Orange and Blue
12 x 12
Acrylic on Canvas

Weighing In
12 x 12
Acrylic on Canvas

The Fruits of Spring

People tell me you can look at my artwork and see what is going on in my life and I suppose that is true! When the flowers start blooming I paint them and when I travel I paint the places that I have been. I recently took a trip to Mooresville, Alabama with some friends and we visited 1818 Farms there. What a lovely place and fabulous people. I am sure I will be painting more from our adventures there.

The chickens there were some of my favorites, along with the goats and sheep ( coming soon).

Marsh Landscape
24 x 20
Acrylic on Canvas

Hydrangeas in Window
20 x 20
Acrylic on Canvas
SOLD

The Road Home
24 x 18
Acrylic on Canvas

Chicken Love
16 x 12
Acrylic on Canvas

Peace and Patience

Our pastor (Jean Larroux) has been teaching on "The Fruit of the Spirit" for the past few weeks. It has been so great to hear his wisdom and insight on Love, Joy and now Peace and Patience. In summary I have learned that the fruit produced by the Spirit is not generated by the hard work of keeping the law but by the harder work of believing the Gospel! I am not a naturally peaceful or patient person, but you know what, neither is anyone else! Our hearts do not naturally produce peace or patience because our hearts naturally love ourselves more than others. This is why we must always rely on Jesus alone to produce peace and patience in our hearts and love others with the peace and patience that none of us deserves! This is what I learned this week and here is what I painted this week. ( At least the ones I am willing to show you! ) The others need a little bit of PATIENCE on my part!

Church on a Hill

16 x 12

Acrylic on Canvas

SOLD

Girl Talk

12 x 12

Mixed Media on Canvas

Spring Break!

The week of Spring Break was a very productive time for me! Though the weather was less that cooperative I got in lots of quality painting time. I took a little venture back into some landscape work but still had to get in one nest painting since it was Easter week! Nests and eggs just have such symbolism in my life. Representing the safety we have in Christ and the hope of new life yet to come! I hope you all had a great Spring Break!

Barns

12x16

Acrylic on Canvas

Nest on Yellow

12x12

Acrylic on Canvas

Chapel

14x14

Acrylic on Canvas

Aqua Bike on Beach

12x16

Acrylic on Canvas

Painting Again....Finally!

After a detour from painting for a short time I  am enthusiastically painting again! I am so happy to be back in my element with all my paints, brushes, mediums and other painting paraphernalia surrounding me, and ummm on me! I have completed several pieces and have picked up a bird theme. I have always loved birds and nests and when the birds recently started showing up on my back porch to build their nests for Spring I just had to start painting and I knew they would be my muse! I look forward to posting my newest paintings here and hope to hear from you about what you think! 

12 x 12

Acrylic on Canvas

"Hope"

14 x 14

Acrylic on Canvas

"Psalm 91"

 Sold

12 x 12

Acrylic on Canvas

"Bind My Heart"

14x14

Acrylic on Canvas

"Safe"

14x14

Acrylic on Canvas

"Friends"

 Sold

11 x 14

Acrylic on Canvas

"Rest"