Blog — Creative Process

Faith, Hope, Charity is a miniature oil painting on panel, 7 x 5 x .25 inches. These daisies embody fall's palette of colors: warm green, rust, orange, and gold with dabs of yellow.  Miniature oil paintings are easy to display. You can frame and hang your painting on your wall or display it on your desk or shelf. With a...

I've heard from many of you that you want me to start taking more WIP photos and videos. 😊 Here we go! This painting started with a simple pencil sketch on my art panel. Sketching out the composition works for me. It helps me avoid having to come back and scrape sections of paint off my art panels.   I...

I love to watch the excitement in children's eyes when they plant seeds in their gardens. The smiles! The squeaks of glee! As a little girl I enjoyed planting radish seeds. They grew quickly. It was fun. Within a few weeks it was harvest time! I loved the taste of radishes. I still do. I add them to salads and...

Peaceful is Floral Oil Painting measuring 24 x 18 x 1.5 inches on canvas. The oleander flowers were painted with subtle tones of white, sea green, pink, orange, teal green and mauve. The leaves were painted in tones of green, blue and black.  I knew I wanted to paint these gorgeous white flowers. I had a strong composition for the...

  🐻 May I introduce Bradley, the snorkeling bear? This bear loves exploring offshore reefs. He was quite the challenge to paint! Do you like how I painted his snorkeling mask & the reflections in the water? I had to really think through every part of this painting from the composition to the final choice of colors. There's something different...