Spring is Here

10 x 12 Oil on canvas board

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The lowly dandelion comes to life, still life that is. The bouquet of choice for toddlers to give to moms, but they really are a versatile plant, although pesty! I used to hunt the tender new greens with my father when I was little, and we would make salad with them, full of iron... good for you. My sister, the plant lover, has made dandelion wine, (I have never tasted it, so can't vouch), and she has roasted the roots and made coffee!! How's that for this pesky little ..... dare I say....weed! They don't last more that a few hours in a vase, (in case you had ideas for a centerpiece)!

Ovals

10 x 10 Oil on board

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Pines and Field

10 x 10 Oil on canvas

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A scene from one of my favorite walks, this field has many shapes from winter wonder to summer flowers and fall grass that is shoulder height.

Blue Sky Marsh

8 x 8 Oil on canvas

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It is getting brighter and beginning to look like spring, I think! Riding bikes, looking for new places to paint.

Key West Rooster

6 x 6 Oil on masonite

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One of the many roosters and chickens that roam the neighborhoods and streets of Key West. I will surely miss their crowing. They are very entertaining and comical, but proud.

Bike Sketch

8 x 8 Oil on masonite

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This is a fast sketch I did as an exercise. I hope to do a more finished one eventually.

Tidal Flats

8 x 10 Oil on canvas

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This is from a photo taken on a sailboat. The colors from all the different water depths, some shallow with sand or grass, really created these stripes. The greens and blues were of every shade. I think I will try a larger painting making the transitions a bit softer.

Mangrove and Sky

10 x 10 Oil on Raymar canvas

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I am so excited that I actually finished my first painting here in Key West. I was very happy I was able to find the time and actually get it done. As time went on, it was getting daunting to think about setting everything up, but now I am looking forward to doing another soon. I am very inspired by my surroundings.

No Bowl of Cherries

8 x 10 Oil on masonite

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Another in my mini series of cherries and reflections, minus the glass bowl, hence the title.

Stemmed Glass

8 x 10 Oil on masonite

$125.00 unframed

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I do love doing these still lifes with glass, I have to say that this looks better in person!

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Monhegan Landmark

5 x 7 Oil on masonite

$65 unframed

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A very famous scene on Monhegan Island in Maine, you have all probably seen it a hundred times. It was fun to do my version, would like to do a large one someday.

Turnips and Jar

6 x 6 Oil on masonite

$50 unframed

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Through the Pines

10 x 10 Oil on canvas board(raymar)Sold

$100 unframed

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This is another from Vinalhaven, one of the pine and rock studded islands off Maine. Endless subject to paint, you can understand why so many artists come and spend months here.

Bowl of Cherries

9 x 12 Oil on masonite

$125 unframed

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I don't know what it is, but the combination of the white cloth, cherries and reflection in this made it very enjoyable to paint. Simple pleasures!

Massacre Pond

10 x 10 Oil on canvas panel

$100 unframed, additional for framing

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History of the area has it that an Indian battle took place on this waterway, hence the name. I don't remember the date, but it conjures up some vivid images for me.