New Tree Painting

 

4 FEET WIDE   BY   6 FEET TALL

This is the largest painting I have ever created.   I am under 5 feet tall which is a foot shorter than the painting.  It was necessary to stand on a stool to reach the top when it was on the easel.  Often with cold wax applications of paint it is easier to work flat so it wasn't necessary to work upright all the time.  This will probably be the only painting I ever create this size.  If you have a large space for this painting let me know it needs a home.

 SOLD

Today I became a member of the Tawas Bay Art Gallery.

The assigned space allowed for 6 paintings.

  After only 2 hours this painting sold, Thank-you.

Meadow

SOLD

24 inches wide x 48 inches tall, oil and cold wax on cradled hardboard.

The woods are dark and shaded then you notice the light, your pulled toward the opening and there lies a beautiful meadow.

Opening

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6 inches tall x 12 inches wide original cold wax and oil painting on cradled hardboard.

As were heading to the end of fall this will be a reminder of more colorful days.

Chatty

12 inches x 24 inches original cold wax and oil painting on cradled hardboard. 

Leaves chattering every where. 

Petoskey Michigan

Somebody's Gallery

302 E Lake St.

Petoskey, MI 49770

Now displaying my paintings.

Meet me at the gallery July 7, 2017

Standing Birch

36 inches tall x 48 inches wide

cold wax oil on cradled hardboard

SOLD

Beautiful textured background and trees 

ad exciting elements to the painting surface.

Wandering

SOLD

12 inches wide x 24 inches tall x 1.5 inches deep 

Cold wax oil on cradled hardboard.

Into Deep SOLD

24 inches tall x 48 inches wide x 1.5 nches deep

Cold Wax Oil on Cradled Hardboard

SOLD

Wonderful place in the forest

Verge

36" w x 48" h, cold wax oil on cradled hardboard.

SOLD

Busy and having fun in the woods

Forest & Field

12 x 24 x 1.5 inches cold wax oil on cradled hardboard.

Window view of nature.

Engaged SOLD

24 x 48 x 1.5 inches 

cold wax oil on hardboard.

TWO TREE'S ENGAGED IN CONVERSATION.

Below Grade

11 x 8 cold wax oil 

on Arches oil paper

Pockets of color below the horizon.

Off the Beaten Path

SOLD

3 Ft x 4 Ft x 1 5/8 inches deep

cold wax oil

Around my house are acres of state land to explore. Sometimes it's more fun to get off the beaten path and discover new places.   One time we jumped off trail and came upon thick brush almost impossible to get through yet sensing something ahead.  We broke through into a clearing and there stood an enormous oak tree almost six feet around.  Surrounded by the thicket and the canopy from the tree we were completely enclosed in the forest.  It became our special place to visit for many years.

Work in Progress

On the 4th of July weekend while camping and kayaking on Lake Huron with friends and family drove right by this abandoned home.   Still working on values and color decided to put in the birds at the end of the painting session yesterday, now waiting for this layer dry before I go on.  

Painting these abandoned houses has turned into a great adventure for me.  Not really searching for them just keeping my eyes open. 

In 2005-2008 when the housing market went upside down so many people walked away from their homes this maybe the aftermath. To date I have photographed 11 different homes.

After telling my husband about stopping at these houses he suggested that I carry boots and my gun when I travel and be  more prepared approaching these places.   Most of these houses are hidden in tall grass that's creepy to walk through and wearing tall boots does offer some comfort from snakes and other things.  Sometimes they are in a remote location and that is part of the challenge.

 This will be the 3rd painting in the abandoned home series, would like to hear your comments about this subject and what effect this disaster caused on you or someone you know.

Meander

This picture is a little blurry since I rushed to take a photo on my Ipad not with my good camera.  This was my plein air painting for a recent event in Dexter, Michigan.  It was wonderful they allowed 4 days of painting which allowed me one day to get there and paint, were busy remodeling our kitchen, along with working on a 24" x 48" commission and some daily paintings.  This is the best photo available because the painting sold.  This was just a little update on my current happenings and the variety of paintings that keep me busy.