New Small Canvas Series

Poppies on Blue
Original 10" x 10" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery wrapped canvas

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Riverbend in Autumn
Original 10" x 10" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery wrapped canvas

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Poppies on Yellow
Original 10" x 10" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery wrapped canvas

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Abstract Poppies
Original 10" x 10" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery wrapped canvas

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Autumn Field at Sunset
Original 10" x 10" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery wrapped canvas

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Red Poppies
Original 10" x 10" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery wrapped canvas

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Purple Daisies
Original 10" x 10" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery wrapped canvas

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Dandelion Gone to Seed
Original 10" x 10" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery wrapped canvas

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Autumn Field at Sunrise
Original 10" x 10" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery wrapped canvas

I've painted several new small format paintings on 10" x 10" canvases. Visit my web site or one of my sales venues to purchase. Buy one at full price and purchase additional small format paintings for $10 off!

Recent Work

Abstract Poppies on Yellow
Original 66" x 28" painting
Three 22" x 28" canvases
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

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Red Trees
Original 24" x 30" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

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

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Utah Sunrise
Original 24" x 36" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

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Autumn Path
Original 18" x 24" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

New Paintings - 7.6.10

Poppies on Blue
Original 18" x 24" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery wrapped canvas

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Autumn Path
Original 18" x 24" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery wrapped canvas

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Poppies on Yellow
Original 18" x 24" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery wrapped canvas

New Paintings 02.11.2010

Red Trees (Commission)
48" x 36" x 0.75" painting
Two 24" x 36" canvases
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

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Red Poppies on Blue (Commission)
Original 4" x 6" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

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Abstract Spring Floral (Commission)
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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Still Life with Daisy Bouquet and Red Vase VII
Original 16" x 20" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

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Small Town in Fauve with Cows and Sheep
Original 18" x 24" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

This week's work includes new commissions as well as two new paintings I'm selling on my sales venues. All are based upon my signature landscape, still life, and floral compositions.

Quote of the Day
"The pain passes, but the beauty remains."

Pierre Auguste Renoir

Flowers on Blue Sky

Flowers on Blue Sky
Original 66" x 28" x 0.75" painting
Three 22" x 28" canvases
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

This painting is the newest in my abstract floral series of paintings. My abstract floral triptychs are a pleasure to paint and are popular among my patrons.

Quote of the Day
"Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace and gratitude."

Denis Waitley

New Paintings 9.30.09

Young America Road VI
Original 24" x 30" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

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

Today's work includes a new edition of Young America Road, a popular composition and one that I started with over six years ago when I began to paint as my day job. Still Life with Blue Vase is a composition that has also done well in the past. Both are a joy to paint.

Quote of the Day
"To relate to others compassionately is a challenge. Really communicating to the heart and being there for someone else--our child, spouse, parent, client, patient, or the homeless woman on the street--means not shutting down on that person, first of all, not shutting down on ourselves. This means allowing ourselves to feel what we feel and not pushing it away. It means accepting every aspect of ourselves, even the parts we don't like.

To do this requires openness, which in Buddhism is sometimes called emptiness--not fixating or holding on to anything. Only in an open, nonjudgmental space can we acknowledge what we are feeling. Only in an open space where we're not all caught up in our own version of reality can we see and hear and feel who others really are, which allows us to be with them and communicate with them properly." --Pema Chodron

Today's Work 09.11.09

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

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Apple Tree
Original 24" x 30" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

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Tulips Against Blue Sky
Original 24" x 36" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

Today's work includes two new landscape and a floral composition. Abstract Pear Tree is a variation on some of my previous abstract tree compositions, as is the Apple Tree piece. Tulips is a variation on my popular Tulips in Midday Sun composition, which was recently bought by a couple in Atlanta as a commission.

Quote of the Day
"Inner peace can be reached only when we practice forgiveness. Forgiveness is letting go of the past." --Gerald Jampolsky

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 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 4.26.09

Still Life with Blue Bowl and Cherries
Original 30" x 40" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

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Abstract Gerber Daisies
Original 22" x 28" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

Today's work includes two new compositions. Personally, still life paintings are among my favorites to paint, and I am quite pleased with how Still Life with Blue Bowl and Cherries turned out. Abstract Gerber Daisies is the newest in my abstract floral series, and I enjoyed the collaboration with my apprentice on this one, too. My commission work continues to thrive, and I am very grateful to my patrons for their orders.

Tip of the Day
Remember the importance of feedback on your sales venues. Feedback is your report card from buyers, and demonstrates to potential new buyers that you're a seller who's good to work with. I have 100% positive feedback on my sales venues in part because I go out of my way to communicate well with my buyers, ship their paintings well packaged and in a timely manner, and make the transaction as painless as possible for them.

Quote of the Day
"In mathematics the complicated things are reduced to simple things. So it is in painting." --Thomas Eakins

Cherries in Blue Bowl

Cherries in Blue Bowl
Original 18" x 24" x 1.5" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

I taught my workshop Selling Your Artwork Online today at Colorado Free University, so I had to pull one from the archives for this post. This is one of the paintings I did fairly early on when I started painting as a day job. My students at CFU today were great! I'm hoping that they will pass the word on to their friends too.

My husband and I will be teaching our workshop at Jerry's Artarama in Englewood, CO (South Denver) starting next month. Please visit our web site for more information, including how to register.

Tip of the Day
Determine what your main goal is for getting your artwork online: sales, increased exposure, online portfolio, etc. Define small, achievable steps that lead you toward the main goal. Do the research, look at FAQs, and ask questions on art community forums on various art and sales venues.

Quote of the Day
"Honor is self-esteem made visible in action." --Ayn Rand

Today's Paintings 4/3/09

Sunrise Poppies VI
Original 18" x 24" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Atelier acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

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Prairie Creek and Blue Sky
Original 30" x 40" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Atelier acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

Today's work features the latest in my Sunrise Poppies and Prairie series. The prairie landscapes feature large expanses of blue or red skies, sometimes with or without the creek. My patrons from all over the US have expressed their interest in the paintings from this series, and I enjoy painting them too.

My husband and I are starting a series of classes on selling your artwork online. There are numerous venues, strategies, and opportunities for artists and craftspersons to sell their work and quit their day jobs, depending on how much time, effort, and diligence you can bring to the table.

Starting next week I'll be featuring a Tip of the Day for how to sell your work online, so stay tuned.

Quote of the day: "Technical skills can be learned by almost anyone who has the determination to pursue it, but innovative ideas and the ability to express them come from some place beyond the material world." --Carole Ann Borges

Today's Paintings 4/2/09

Still Life with Roses and Peach
Original 16" x 20" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Atelier acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

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Red Poppies on Blue Sky XI
Original 48" x 20" x 0.75" painting
Three 16" x 20" canvases
Golden, Liquitex, and Atelier acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

Today's work features a new still life, and the newest edition in the Red Poppies on Blue Sky series, which is one of my signature series of paintings. One of my patrons has purchased two in this series--one for her home, the other for her office--because, as she says, "I only have to look at your paintings and no matter what I'm feeling at the moment it always brings a smile to my face."

Quote of the day: "A human being is a part of a whole, called by us 'universe,' a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest - a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty." --Albert Einstein

Poppies on Blue Sky X

Poppies on Blue Sky X
Original 30" x 40" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Atelier acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

Today's painting is the latest in the Poppies on Blue Sky series. This is the largest single-canvas version of this painting that I've done. My patrons really love this composition, and I've sold each edition in the entire series. This series was inspired by a friend's photo and my imagination.

I'm still getting a reasonable number of commission orders too. I have a few more in the pipeline, and am grateful for the work. Painting has been my day job for over five years now, and I want to keep it that way. So thank you, patrons, for allowing me to paint full time.

Quote of the day: "The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude." --Friedrich Nietzsche

Today's Paintings 3/12/09

Prairie Creek and Sky IV
Original 24" x 30" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Atelier acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

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Springtime Garden II
Original 24" x 30" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Atelier acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

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Poppies and Blue Sky IX
Original 54" x 24" 0.75" painting
Three 18" x 24" canvases
Golden, Liquitex, and Atelier acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

Today was one of those painting at dawn kind of days. I have been working on commissions for weeks now, as well as painting new pieces to list on my sales venues. Today's paintings are recreations of compositions that do well on my sales venues. The Poppies and Blue Sky series is hot right now.

I have two more commissions in the works right now, and requests for a few more in the works. My job rocks! I love to paint, and have taken on an apprentice (my husband), who up to now has been my back office guy--he does the accounting, computer stuff, and shipping. It'll be interesting to see how that works out. I was thinking the other day that I take things like how to hold a brush for granted.

We're also lined up to teach classes on selling your art online. One of our classes starts next month at Colorado Free University. We're also in the process of developing a webinar to teach how to sell art online. More information is available on my web site.

Quote of the day: "Without atmosphere a painting is nothing." --Rembrandt