MOUNTAIN BARN, 5X7, OIL, SOLD

Another plein air. There were 7 of us sitting in this farmer's field that day. After, we returned home to a wonderful picnic lunch with homemade bread and chicken curry sandwiches with yummy kettle potato chips and the sweetest black grapes. I think most of us took a little snooze after lunch. Life is good during our artist's retreat!

MONEY ISLAND, WATERCOLOR, SOLD

One of my very few attempts at watercolor. Thank you, Jini!

MOUNTAIN FARM, 8X10, OIL, CA SCHIFF SOLD

A farm down road from our vacation home in the mountains of North Carolina. It is so very beautiful there!

RIVER HOUSE IN WHITTIER, 8X8, OIL

I couldn't resist painting this cute little house on the banks of the Tuckaseegee River in North Carolina.

Purchase here.

TUSCAN VILLA, 20X24, OIL

I posted the study for this last week. The actual photo I used was cropped from a photo a friend purchased and framed. She asked me to paint this one for her and I agreed. I guess it was alright to do as it is not for resale. The way I understand copy writes, if it was copyrighted, is that you can reproduce, you just cannot sale. Of course, that does not explain all those paintings of Obama last January. I know all those artists did not personally take a photo of him or paint from life. Does anyone have input on this issue?

FLORIDA WETLANDS, 8X10 - SOLD

My friend, Donna Vines, and I went on a photo shoot one evening, out to the Viera wetlands. The wetlands is home to hundreds of species of waterbirds and assorted creepy crawlies like snakes and gators. Thankfully, we only saw birds. Thankfully, also, we saw a stunning sunet!
So, this painting is probably not correct, with the glow from the sun pulling your eye out of the painting, but somehow, I still liked it. I think the darkness provides enough interest to pull your eye back and through the painting.