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Bluebird
Read more: BluebirdBluebirds are so pretty, I had to paint one for our bathroom. I love their bright eyes and beautiful colors. This is a pdf file, so you’ll have to click on the link to see it. Bluebird (oil 8 X 12)
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Stuffed Animals Portrait
Read more: Stuffed Animals PortraitI have a friend who likes to collect stuffed animals, and the other day she asked if I would paint four of her favorites. Of course I did; it was a ton of fun. I especially like how the bunny turned out. This is one of those whimsical paintings, quite a bit different from my…
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Blue Bouquet
Read more: Blue BouquetI like to play with acrylics as well as oil paints. This is a painting of a bouquet that a friend gave me awhile back. It took two days to paint; I loved the bright colors, and put the flowers in a copper pot in my kitchen for contrast.
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Hairy Woodpecker oil painting
Read more: Hairy Woodpecker oil paintingBefore I came to Michigan, I had only glimpsed a woodpecker twice in my life, from a distance. Because at our house we feed suet as well as birdseed, the woodpeckers come several times a day. I love the red head of the pileated, and how small the downy woodpecker is, but my favorite is…
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How Art is Like Baking Cookies
Read more: How Art is Like Baking CookiesI have a friend who bakes fantastic cookies for her friends. Below is a picture of her peanut butter and M & M cookies: As I was helping her bake the other day, I got to thinking: baking great cookies is a lot like creating a painting. -You start with raw ingredients that by themselves,…
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Birds of Michigan Series: Chickadee
Read more: Birds of Michigan Series: ChickadeeA few days ago, I finished a painting of a chickadee. I love chickadees, because they are the ones that watch out for danger. We have a hawk nearby, and when the chickadees give the alarm, all the other birds go completely still until the most alert chickadee gives the “all’s clear” signal. Here he…
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Learning to go on Etsy: The Confused and Bewildered
Read more: Learning to go on Etsy: The Confused and BewilderedOkay, I admit it. I’m new to this online marketing for art stuff. Below is a stock photo that shows how I felt yesterday, when I tried to create my first etsy listing: :Okay, maybe I’m a little cuter than this, but you get the idea. For months, all my friends have been telling me,…
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Experimenting with Spatter painting: Lake Michigan Shoreline
Read more: Experimenting with Spatter painting: Lake Michigan ShorelineOkay, since I’m mainly self-taught (well, I did minor in art in college, but they didn’t teach much painting technique, mostly drawing and design) I like to check out art books from the library, learn about techniques and…experiment. Sometimes they work out, sometimes they are disasters. I went to Lake Michigan a couple of weeks…
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Does Good Art Require Caffeine?
Read more: Does Good Art Require Caffeine?I admit it. When I get ready to start work on a painting, I require the help of caffeine. The photo below shows my favorite forms of consumption: Hot, black, dark roast coffee and dark chocolate. I love espresso, when I can get it, but will settle for Seattle’s Best Dark Roast at home. This…
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Birds of Michigan series: Titmouse
Read more: Birds of Michigan series: TitmouseRecently, I’ve been painting birds. I did a couple for one of the bathrooms in the house I live in, to complement a series of birdhouses that a roommate put up. They look nice together, along with the shower curtain that has…birds. I live where the birds constantly come and visit, due to the feeders…
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My Favorite Painting
Read more: My Favorite PaintingAs artists, we all have a favorite painting that we have created. Below is mine, because it expresses so much about my own personal beliefs. I call it “Faith” (acrylic, 16 X 20 on canvas board). I hope you enjoy it!
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Plein Aire painting of Atoka Lake
Read more: Plein Aire painting of Atoka LakeI love to paint outdoors, and capture the feel of a landscape on site. This is a plein aire (outdoors on site) painting that I did awhile back of the trees at Atoka Lake in Oklahoma. I was fascinated by the textures of the lichen growing on the bark, and wanted to show it. If…