Signature Series Commissions

Dear Friends,

I'm so excited about using these amazing, self-stretching, large format canvases from Big Daddy Canvas. Starting this week, I'm offering what I call my Signature Series Commissions.

Quaking Aspens

I'll be drawing from my body of work - 10 years of compositions - for the series, and featuring them on my sales venues Etsy and Yessy. You may also select compositions from my web site portfolio.

Lemon Tree

These paintings will be new original paintings of my original compositions, available on 48"x72" or 36"x60" self-stretching canvases.

Fall on Young America Road

The compositions I'm selecting are among my favorites, and have been highly sought after by my patrons over the years. I hope you enjoy these paintings.

Sunrise and Autumn Fields

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 02.01.2011

Abstract Red Tree
Original 18" x 24" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma Acrylics on gallery wrapped canvas

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Catskill Autumn
Original 18" x 24" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery wrapped canvas

New Paintings - 10.26.2010

Autumn Fields at Dawn
Original 22" x 28" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery wrapped canvas

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Tall Tree and Mountains
Original 22" x 28" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery wrapped canvas

New Paintings - 02.17.2010

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

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Springtime Daisies (Commission)
Original 24" x 36" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

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Still Life with Daisy Bouquet and Red Vase VIII
Original 8" x 10" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

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Abstract Crabapple Tree II
Original 18" x 24" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

My newest paintings include a new composition - Abstract Cherry Tree, as well as new editions of some of my signature compositions.

Quote of the Day
"If a thing loves, it is infinite."

William Blake

New Paintings 02.04.2010

In Flight
Original 16" x 20" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

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

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Abstract Crabapple Tree (Commission)
Original 24" x 30" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Chroma acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

My newest paintings include a new landscape composition entitled In Flight, and commissions of my Abstract Crabapple Tree and Rocky Mountain Sunset compositions.

Quote of the Day
"Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves."

Henry David Thoreau

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

Abstract Crabapple Tree

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

Today's work includes a new composition: Abstract Apple Tree, inspired by the tree growing on the north end of our property, which backs up to the Van Bibber Creek drainage and open space. This modest stretch of land was in large part what inspired my husband and I to choose the house we bought over nine years ago.

Quote of the Day
"Healing yourself is connected with healing others." --Yoko Ono

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

Abstract Apple Tree III

Abstract Apple Tree III
Original 30" x 40" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Atelier acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

This is the latest edition in the Abstract Apple Tree series. Part of my newest decorative line of paintings, I'm putting more emphasis on earth tones and larger "over-the-couch" type of works. A patron is requesting another edition in this series for her new home. She has some very specific color requirements, which I am happy to provide--in fact, it actually helps me when a client let's me know what works for them, as it takes some of the guess work out of painting something that meets their specifications and requirements.

Quote of the day: "Art is just something that human beings need to do. Some get to make art every day. Most just make their art when they get the chance. History does not care. History gets the work." --Peter William Brown

Autumn Aspen Commission

Autumn Aspen Commission
Original 12" x 36" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Atelier acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

This is one of two commissions I'm painting for a patron who contacted me after viewing my work on one of my sales venues. She asked me to reproduce two paintings that had previously sold, which I often do for patrons, and specified the canvas sizes she was interested in.

I offer to reproduce any of my paintings as commissions, and include standard canvas sizes and prices in my sales venue listings. I have found that a lot of patrons often require different canvas sizes for the space they are decorating, and appreciate having other options than the canvas size that I happened to choose for any given painting.

Current pricing for reproductions of my originals can also be found on my web site.

Quote of the day: "Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting that speaks." --Simonides (500 B.C.E.)

Today's Paintings 3/15/09

Abstract Apple Tree II
Original 30" x 40" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Atelier acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

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Autumn Aspens Commission
Original 30" x 40" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Atelier acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

Today's paintings include a new, larger version in the Abstract Apple Tree series. I'm using more earth tones in my decorative line of paintings.

I also completed a commission in the Autumn Aspens series for a patron who's a school teacher in Oregon.

Quote of the day: "Art should astonish, transmute, transfix. One must work at the tissue between truth and paranoia." --David Whiteley

Today's Paintings 3/13/09

Autumn Aspens V
Original 12" x 36" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Atelier acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

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Lemon Tree VI
Original 24" x 36" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Atelier acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

Today's paintings are reproductions of popular compositions that I have had a lot of success with, and which my patrons typically snap up. I'm fortunate to have a large body of work to draw from, having been selling my originals for over five years now. I've had the good fortune to have built up a decent client base, and have had the privilege of sending my paintings across the globe to brighten people's homes.

Quote of the day: "Art must be an expression of love or it is nothing." --Marc Chagall

Path and Pink Blossoms

Path and Pink Blossoms
Original 24" x 36" x 0.75" painting
Golden, Liquitex, and Atelier acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

The weather here has been very spring-like the past few days--too windy for my tastes, but warm enough to break out the capris and and sandals. This painting was inspired by the cherry blossoms that will present themselves in a few weeks, and which I truly enjoy seeing every year. I love the spring here: a time of renewal, new life, and sometimes lots of heavy, wet snow!

Quote of the day: "What art offers is space - a certain breathing room for the spirit." --John Updike

Twisted Apple Tree with Pink Blossoms

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

This painting sold today on one of my sales venues. I enjoy painting this composition because of the contrast the pink blossoms have with the blue sky. The tree trunk seems to get more twisted every time I paint it. The weather has been very spring-like the past few days, and I look forward to seeing real blossoms on the trees in a couple of months.

I made some great progress on the Alaska painting today. My publisher is anxious to see where I'm at with it, but I didn't have good enough light for a photo today. I will post an update here tomorrow.

Quote of the day: "Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen." --Leonardo da Vinci

Recent Works

Pear Tree V

Original 30" x 40" x 0.75" painting
Golden and Liquitex acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

Prairie Sky and Country Road II

Original 30" x 40" x 0.75" painting
Golden and Liquitex acrylics on gallery-wrapped canvas

These are two paintings I've done in the past two days. My sales have really picked up this week, which makes me a happy camper. I'm going to be getting started on the large Alaska landscape commission that my Atlanta-area publisher has ordered for one of their clients.

The Pear Tree series is one of my favorite ones to paint. I recently sold a variation of this composition to a woman in Brooklyn who bought it as a wedding present. The Prairie Sky series is one I've done several different compositions for. I love painting the huge sky and clouds, and my patrons really love it.

Quote of the day: "Odd how the creative power at once brings the whole universe to order." --Virginia Woolf