Alyssas' Roses (After Catherine Kline)

This was painted from a study of Catherine Klines' beautiful roses. I think everyone at one time or another has studied the roses of this wonderful woman-she was such an inspiration for all of us! Anyway I painted this for my granddaughter and I signed it Grammy. Can I say again I love roses? It is at this moment hanging in Alyssas' bedroom! Oh, Oh, Oh, I almost forgot to tell you, when Alyssa was really really little she called me (you won't believe this) Grammy Rose. Jaime told me she said one day "momma, can we go see Grammy Rose? She saw me painting roses and just put 2 & 2 together. Is that not adorable? I wonder if I should have named my blog .......... Art by Grammy Rose   or Grammy Roses Art Blog   or ....what do you think???

We The People

This was painted with an undercoat of acrylic then detailed with oil over the top. It was done in class so it was a good way to be able to get it done in one day. This is available for sale. (18x24) $350 + S&H 

Summertime

What really says summertime more than tomatoes ripening in the kitchen window? I loooove tomatoes and I loved painting them--the light hitting the tomatoes caught my eye  --i liked the deep red of the tomatoes to paint as much as I liked them to eat. This painting is available. $550 + S&H  (14x18)

Rolling Wave

I think the first painting I ever did was a knife painting of a seascape with waves crashing against the rocks copying  from an old Walter Foster book--and here I am again painting waves crashing against rocks again in a class! I do like to paint the seascapes! Someone on fb asked how can a gal from Kansas paint waves like that and I said cause i like too! lol This painting is available. (18x24) $250 + S&H

Sarahs' Peonies

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Peonies painted before & after class. This painting was in my studio (studio = joke actually a small spare bedroom)  behind a bunch of stuff & I really forgot I had it. I put it on fb and named it "forgotten flowers". Sarah saw it and immediately contacted me and purchased it! (she has 2 other paintings of mine) So I have changed the name to Sarahs' Peonies! This is in the collection of Sarah Kilgore. Thank you Sarah! xxoo

Sandys' Angel

This is a painting of an angel my niece made for me--I put it out in the front yard every summer & bring it back in when it gets cold--I cherish it. I thought it would make a good painting--I liked how the light fell on her & caused interesting shadows with the bush behind. This painting is available. (size 16x20) $450 + S&H

Flower Girl (study after Harlamoff)

This is another painting that I repainted after class--I looked at a picture that Harlamoff painted--and painted from that--as I have said before--the study of the old masters opens the eyes to alot of things. She is currently hanging on a wall opposite me -I love this painting. This painting is available for purchase. $750 + S&H (size 18x24)

Play Misty For Me

I enjoyed painting this in class --I enjoyed painting the misty fog and great wave--sometimes things just come together--the colors used in this are some of my favorites. This painting is available! $450 + S&H
(18x24)

Summertime Blues

This was painted over a failed painting and was a painting out of my imagination--I had not ever attempted a painting from thin air but it was a good exercise--notice how I worked in my favorite blues?
 "Sometimes I wonder what I'm gonna do
'Cause there ain't no cure for the summertime blues"
 Do you remember that old song by Eddie Cochran? It was running thru my head when I was painting this. whoops now I cant get it off my mind! lol
This fantasy painting is available..$450 + S&H (14x18)
(framed)

Roses with Crystal

I made this set-up with the same roses that are in the painting "Backward Glance" (We took pictures and painted from the photos). They were almost dying under the lights but were still beautiful, in that stage. How wondrous God made our world, with  beauty even in a dying flower. Anyway, the intricate crystal with the play of light bouncing here & there was almost enough to boggle the mind, I just had to simplify--same with the puzzle of the rose petals--it is so hard while doing but like child-birth the struggle is forgotten upon completion! lol This painting is available. (Custom Frame-11x19) $750 + S&H

Maine Lighthouse

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Another commission from a co-worker. Jim brought me pictures of his family's favorite vacation spot. I put this together from his picture with a little made up sky. They were pleased.Painting in the collection of the Hogan family..

Lots of Grapes

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This is another commission from my former boss Mike Hatfield (he has 3 paintings so far)He fell in love with my painting "Natures Jewels" which was not for sale so I found a old old painting with grapes in it and did this study after it (i cannot find the artist name anymore--but you can see it has an old world feel) As i said before you can learn so much from working from an old masters painting. Hat wanted grapes so this had lots & lots of them! :-) Painting in the collection of Mike & Susan Hatfield.

Fairy Park

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This was painted in an interesting class. We painted from a black & white photo of Central Park! The castle like building in the back was just imagination--after finishing this i thought it looked like fairy's could live there--This is in the collection of the Groll family.

Geisha Girl

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Enjoyed painting this pretty girl in class and after--the costume she wore was fun to paint, I liked the bright colors. This painting is SOLD.

Caught

Caught in the act --Bubba getting ready to destroy the pretty Christmas tree that I put in the bathroom--I painted this from a photo-- I enjoyed painting the different textures of the soft fur, the mirror and even the reflection took some thought---fun painting. I have had alot of people say this reminds them of their cat- so if this reminds you of your cat it is available! lol  (14x18) $450 + S&H

Flow Blue

What a joy this was to paint--I got to take a class with Elizabeth Robbins before she moved from Kansas --you know there are classes and then there are CLASSES. I felt like I was in heaven--what a wonderful teacher she is!. .. This is available.(11x14) Framed-$450 + S&H

Mother & Daughter

Another class project---I was so happy with this as it reminded me of my daughter & granddaughter--so naturally it went to their house to live



Tuesdays' Child

Mondays' child fair of face, Tuesdays' child full of grace---This painting is SOLD

Hide & Seek

I love to watch people look at this painting as it takes a while for them to notice the doll peaking from behind the flowers and when they spot her they always laugh because they are surprised. So then the title of the painting makes sense. This painting is available. $950 + S&H (customed framed)

Kristis' Flowers

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My friend loved daisys and I love sunflowers so Kristis' flowers was born. This painting is in Kristis' collection.

Bed & Breakfast

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This was another commission from a co-worker. He wanted a painting as a gift for his wife and brought me a photo of a bed & breakfast that they stayed at the year before. I'm a flower & still-life painter and the commissions made me interested in landscapes also!

Hydrangias

Another class painting--as i have said before, i leave my knowledge at the door and just let myself be led. Then I go home and repaint. I really enjoyed painting Hydrangias--they are one of my favorite flowers. I especially like the cool blues and lavenders. This painting is available. (18x24) $375 + S&H

Waiting

This was another painted in class ---this was a really fun one to paint. One of the guys at work said it had a spiritual feeling to it--i thought so too with the strong light in the sky, there is a peaceful feeling to this painting. This painting is for sale.
(24x30) $525 +S&h

China Doll

  This was painted in a class-a few years ago--I always go brain dead in class but love to go to classes as it is fun to be with other artists, and you can always learn something new. I came home from this one and almost totally repainted --I always seem to do that! Anyway, it was much fun to paint. This painting is SOLD!

Backward Glance

This was painted in a class several years ago--we would set them up and the teacher would critque and suggest things--I wanted to paint the roses reflected in the mirror with the gold frame, draping satin, gold vase--what more did it need? Well he insisted that I put in a nude he had a photo of and I was mortified! lol I carefully put her where the rose offered some coverage, enough so that I could live with it!. This painting is for sale. (custom framed) $850 + S&H

Lazy Hazy Plaza Days

This was painted from a photo Wil (a friend of Trudy's) took. The photo was taken at the Plaza Art Fair the same year my Moms painting was hanging at that fair. That was an exciting summer!Anyway back to my story about the painting, My friend Trudy showed me the picture and I loved it and I asked if I could borrow it to paint--Wil and Trudy were both delighted to let me. I loved the red lanterns and the bridge-I felt it had the mood of the plaza. I sent Trudy a photo of the  painting, and she forwarded it to Wil---his comment was "She has channeled Monet. It is beautiful." That was the best compliment I have ever had so I had to include it here---sorry i was thrilled!!!! This painting is available $650 + S&H

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Roses with Ribbon

Loved painting this!  ( I love painting roses) SOLD

Hats' Girls

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This was another commissioned painting. My boss wanted me to paint a picture of his beloved Pugs--he gave me several photos of them. I found 2 that I liked, & made up the backround. Mike laughed when he saw the painting, as he said they would have torn up the pretty flowers in a second!  This is in the collection of Mike & Susan Hatfield.



Natures Jewels

When I set this up, I wanted a feeling of the paintings I admired from the old masters- they seemed to glorify the wonder of God's creation. I felt the fruit was like jewels and tried to paint them that way. My son & daughter are fighting over who gets it when I am gone (can u believe that?) It is in my possession at this time and will be kept in the family. lol

Grandmas Bowl

Here is the last one of the 3 that I painted from the 2010 Harvest! This little bowl was from my grandma (My dads mom) that i found in my china cabinet -it is in the FrontYard Peonies too. So I was busy there for a while! This painting is available for sale. (8x10) $450 + S&H (framed)

Colors Of Summer

Oh how I loved painting this one--this was No.2 from the 2010 harvest--what fun this was to paint. This was one that came together so easily-love when that happens! I was pleased how it turned out. This was also SOLD to the same lovely lady that bought Front Yard Peonies. WOO_HOO



Front Yard Peonies

Picked these wonderful flowers right out of my front yard. This was the summer of 2010. The flowers were so huge! I did 3 paintings from this harvest and had a wonderful time setting them up and painting them--This painting is SOLD.



Angel Baby

This is a painting of my grandaughter, when she was not quite two years old. She is in her moms (my daughter) Easter dress--we had forgotten about the dress until she almost out grew it--her pose is her own idea--she is a real "girly-girl" and is to this day (she is 11 now). This was also a joy to paint (may I add-I think our loved ones are the hardest to paint but give us the most joy---how that happens all at once, I have no idea! The back ground was changed 5 or 6 times. When Alyssa saw the painting, she ran up to me and gave me a big hug. That was worth all the struggles I had with this painting. (NFS)

Mary

This is a painting I did from a photo of my Mothers wedding--It is a special painting that I loved working on. As a small child mom showed me the photo and I just loved it & thought it was magical, I thought she was beautiful. So when I found the photo in later years, I just had to paint it. This is the result--This painting won 1st place at my place of works' art contest and went on to win 1st place at the city-wide art show at Union Station, which was such an honor. It was displayed that year at the well known Plaza Art Fair. Needless to say, I was thrilled. My profile picture on this blog is of me receiving the award at Union Station--I think you can see how pleased I was! (NFS)