Blog — Creative Process

A few months ago, I went to visit my Mom and her husband in San Diego. It was a wonderful visit. This time I asked if it would be alright to paint during my stay. Mom said yes. (Thank you, Mom!) I brought my favorite brushes and art panels with me. (I like to paint on museum series Gessobord™.) I...

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...

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...

A few months ago I got a call from a dear friend. She was in the middle of putting together a wall of art that tells the stories of her family. She wanted an original conversation piece. She commissioned me to paint a wedge of cheese. 😀 We decided that swiss cheese would be fun. I went to work. I...