Pink Blossoms

Pink Blossoms
Original 48" x 72" x 1.5" Painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery wrapped canvas

White Spring Blossoms

White Spring Blossoms
Original 48" x 72" x 1.5" Painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery wrapped canvas

New Paintings 5.27.2011

Long Island Sound from Oak Point Beach, Bayville
Original 24" x 36" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery wrapped canvas

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Really Pink Blossom Tree
Original 24" x 36" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery wrapped canvas

New Paintings - 2.20.2011

Red Trees
Original 72" x 36" x 0.75" painting
Three 24" x 36" canvases
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery wrapped canvas

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Cherry Orchard
Original 22" x 28" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery wrapped canvas

New Paintings - 6.30.10

Blustery Day II
Original 18" x 24" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

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Summer Daisies
Original 16" x 20" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery wrapped canvas

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Rocky Mountain Meadow III
Original 12" x 36" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery wrapped canvas

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Fresh Tomatoes and Checkered Cloth
Original 18" x 24" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery wrapped canvas

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Oriental Blossoms XIV
Original 18" x 24" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

New Paintings - 03.08.2010

Abstract Pink Blossoms
Original 18" x 24" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

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Oriental Blossoms
Original 24" x 36" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

These are my most recent paintings depicting springtime blossoms. I'm anxious for spring to arrive and for the earth to bloom again.

Quote of the Day
"Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending."

Maria Robinson

New Paintings 9.28.09

Abstract Poppies on Yellow
Original 16" x 20" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

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Abstract Cattails II
Original 16" x 20" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

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Abstract Poppies XII
Original 16" x 20" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

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Apple Tree with Pink Blossoms IV
Original 16" x 20" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

My most recent paintings include new editions of several of my popular compositions. These are all 16" x 20" paintings and are attractively priced for patrons on a budget who want to indulge themselves with a new painting, or are seeking a gift for friends or family. I am working on two portrait commissions as well that have been a lot of fun to paint. I'll post photos of those soon.

Quote of the Day
"Once there was a young warrior. Her teacher told her that she had to do battle with fear. She didn't want to do that. It seemed too aggressive; it was scary; it seemed unfriendly. But the teacher said she had to do it and gave her instructions for the battle. The day arrived. The student warrior stood on one side, and fear stood on the other. The warrior was feeling very small, and fear was looking big and wrathful. The both had their weapons.

The young warrior roused herself and went toward fear, prostrated three times, and asked, 'May I have permission to go into battle with you?' Fear said, 'Thank you for showing me so much respect that you ask permission.' Then the young warrior said, 'How can I defeat you?' Fear replied, 'My weapons are that I talk fast, and I get very close to your face. Then you get completely unnerved, and you do whatever I say. If you don't do what I tell you, I have no power. You can listen to me, and you can have respect for me. You can even be convinced by me. But if you don't do what I say, I have no power.' In that way, the student warrior learned how to defeat fear.

This is how it actually works. There has to be some kind of respect for the jitters, some understanding of how our emotions have the power to run us around in circles. That understanding helps us discover how we increase our pain, how we increase our confusion, how we cause harm to ourselves. Because we have basic goodness, basic wisdom, basic intelligence, we can stop harming ourselves and harming others. Because of mindfulness, we see things when they arise. Because of our understanding, we don't buy into the chain reaction that makes things grow from minute to expansive.

We leave things minute. They stay tiny... It all comes through learning to pause a moment, learning not to just impulsively do the same thing again and again... The result is we cease to cause harm." --Pema Chodron

Work This Past Week

Rocky Mountain Sunset IV
Original 24" x 36" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

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Oriental Blossoms XVII
Original 48" x 20" x 0.75" painting
Three 16" x 20" canvases
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

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Autumn Path XXIII
Original 24" x 36" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

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Autumn Aspens VII
Original 24" x 30" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

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Poppies on Blue Sky XIII
Original 24" x 30" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

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Early Summer Sunrise II
Original 16" x 20" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

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Still Life with Daisies and Red Vase V
Original 16" x 20" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

I've devoted most of the past week to painting these pieces, as well as working on commissions. These paintings are all new editions from many of my popular compositions. The Autumn paintings are inspired by the coming change of season, to which I look forward with great anticipation.

Quote of the Day
"Even the best psychologist will tell you...that people don't really want to be cured. What they want is relief; a cure is painful." --Anthony de Mello

Today's Paintings 7.23.09

Abstract Autumn Trees
Original 54" x 24" x 0.75" painting
Three 18" x 24" canvases
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

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Oriental Blossoms XVI
Original 18" x 24" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

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Tall Red Trees VII
Original 18" x 24" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

Today's work includes a new composition Abstract Autumn Trees, and the newest editions in the Oriental Blossoms and Tall Red Trees series. As much as I love the greenery and sunshine of summer autumn and spring are my favorite seasons.

Quote of the Day
"Internal and external are ultimately one. When you no longer perceive the world as hostile, there is no more fear, and when there is no more fear, you think, speak and act differently. Love and compassion arise, and they affect the world." --Eckhart Tolle

Today's Paintings 7.10.09

Quaking Aspens and Colorado Peaks Commission
Original 24" x 36" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

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Twisted Apple Tree with Pink Blossoms IX
Original 24" x 36" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

Today's work includes a commission of my Quaking Aspens and Colorado Peaks series, and the newest edition in the Twisted Apple Tree series, a popular and staple among my compositions.

Quote of the Day
"Problems only exist in the human mind." --Anthony De Mello

Recent Paintings 7.6.09

Abstract Spring Floral II
Original 48" x 30" x 0.75" painting
Two 24" x 30" canvases
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

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Oriental Blossoms XIV
Original 48" x 36" x 0.75" painting
Two 24" x 36" canvases
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

My recent paintings include the newest editions in the Abstract Spring Floral and Oriental Blossoms series. Both these series have proven very popular. The first edition in the Spring Floral series sold quite rapidly, and Oriental Blossoms has been a big hit among my patrons as well.

Quote of the Day
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us." --Marianne Williamson

Recent Commissions

Quaking Aspens, Winter Park, Colorado Commission
Original 24" x 36" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

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Pink Blossoms on a Blue Sky Commission
Original 36" x 40" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery wrapped canvas

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Autumn Aspen Grove Commission
Original 48" x 30" x 0.75" painting
Two 24" x 30" canvases
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics

This post includes some of my recent commission work from some of my signature compositions. These paintings were originally inspired by scenes I've witnessed and photographed in Winter Park, Colorado, and upstate New York.

Quote of the Day
"You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection." --Buddha

Today's Paintings 6.15.09

Abstract Poppies VI
Original 30" x 40" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

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Oriental Blossoms XIII
Original 54" x 24" x 0.75" painting
Three 18" x 24" canvases
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

Today's work includes two new editions in the Abstract Poppies and Oriental Blossoms series. These popular compositions are among those that are doing well for me in recent months. As always, a big thank you to my patrons for their continued interest in my work!

Quote of the Day
"In our consciousness, there are many negative seeds and also many positive seeds. The practice is to avoid watering the negative seeds, and to identify and water the positive seeds every day." --Thich Nhat Hanh

Today's Paintings 6.7.09

Oriental Blossoms XII
Original 54" x 24" x 0.75" painting
Three 18" x 24" canvases
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

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Abstract Poppies V
Original 18" x 24" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

Today's work includes the latest in the Oriental Blossoms and Abstract Poppies series. My patrons love these compositions!

Quote of the Day
"The practice of peace and reconciliation is one of the most vital and artistic of human actions." --Thich Nhat Hanh

Today's Paintings 6.4.09

Fauve Farm VII
Original 24" x 30" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

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Oriental Blossoms XI
Original 24" x 36" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

I've spent the past couple of days working on commissions and needed to take a break from that to paint something to list on my sales venues. Today's work includes the latest editions in the Fauve Farm and Oriental Blossoms series. One of my commissions is a fauve piece as well, which I will post when it's finished. Sales have picked up a bit this past week, which is wonderful, and the commission work keeps trickling in as well. Thank you patrons!!

Quote of the Day
"Come what may, all bad fortune is to be conquered by endurance." --Virgil

Pink Blossoms and Spring Meadow II

Pink Blossoms and Spring Meadow II
Original 30" x 40" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

This painting is the latest in the Pink Blossoms and Spring Meadow series. The first in the series sold on the first day it was listed, which is always a pleasant outcome. This edition is larger than the first from the series, and includes more defined flowers in the foreground.

Tip of the Day
"Patience is the mark of true love." --Thich Nhat Hanh

Today's Paintings 5.20.09

Still Life with Lilacs
Original 14" x 18" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

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Oriental Blossoms (Commission)
Original 48" x 30" x 0.75" painting
Two 24" x 30" canvases
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery wrapped canvas

Today's work included Still Life with Lilacs, and a commission from the Oriental Blossoms series. Not a day goes by that I don't feel grateful for being able to support my family doing something I love to do.

Quote of the Day
"They always say that time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself." --Andy Warhol

Today's Paintings 5.19.09

Pink Blossoms and Spring Meadow
Original 18" x 24" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

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Honey Locust and Blue Sky
Original 18" x 24" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

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Oriental Blossoms X
Original 18" x 24" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

Today's work includes two new compositions: Pink Blossoms and Spring Meadow, and Honey Locust and Blue Sky, as well as the newest edition in the Oriental Blossoms series.

Quote of the Day
"You cannot find yourself by going into the past. You can find yourself by coming into the present." --Eckhart Tolle

Today's Paintings 5.18.09

Back Road Through Prairie Grass, East of the Rockies
Original 24" x 36" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

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Twisted Apple Tree with Pink Blossoms VIII
Original 24" x 36" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

Today's work includes a new composition featuring a big sky, Back Road Through Prairie Grass, East of the Rockies, and the latest edition in the Twisted Apple Tree with Pink Blossoms series.

Quote of the Day
"The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them." --Ernest Hemingway

Today's Paintings 5.7.09

Spring Cherry Blossoms
Original 24" x 36" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

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Abstract Poppies IV
Original 24" x 36" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

Today's paintings include a new composition, Spring Cherry Blossoms, and the newest painting in the Abstract Poppies series. The cherry tree in my back yard is almost in full bloom, and I can't wait until it really pops. It's been getting quite warm here lately. My husband had to put his brush and palette down to mow the lawn today. He's learning a lot and three of his paintings have already sold! I'm grateful that we have this opportunity to work together--we really compliment each other, and work well together.

Tip of the Day
Advertising--how do you know what's working? How do you track it? Google Analytics is recommended by Etsy, and I started using it a few months ago to get more information on traffic to my web site, blog, and Etsy store, including numbers, sources, etc. The site is easy to use, they generate the code you need to plug into your web site, blog, etc.

Quote of the Day
"When your mind is simply trapped by the image out there so that you never make the reference to yourself, you have misread the image." --Joseph Campbell