Yup, Christmassy today.

I got to walk today!  While I was walking, I'm thinking, what will I paint today?  I wanted to do something Christmassy.  Up the street a bit, a neighbor's tree had lots of ornaments hanging on it, so I took photos with my iPhone.  So many.  Lots of shapes and colors and sizes.  I picked this one to paint today and thought that a smaller size would work better, but now I'm sorry because there was a lot of work in it and might have been better larger.  Anyway, it will look great on a mantle or bookcase, framed or unframed.  It's on Daily Paintworks - click here.

Ornament, 5x5"

Canadian Marsh and more

Canadian Marsh on a Rainy Day 8x10" oil on gessoed masonte

After a couple of years, I took this painting out to paint over it and brought it to a group painting event.  People liked it and said, "Work on it some more, don't paint over it."  So I did.  I added the tree and made the flood bigger.  It does capture the weather conditions and has a sense of solitude.  I was painting under an umbrella at first but then moved to one of those shelter buildings they have on park properties.

Pond Painting with ripples added.

You may remember this from about a week ago, I added the ripples I guess I'm in my lively attitude lately, brightening everything up, maybe because Spring has finally arrived.

John Greenlief Whittier Birthplace

I brought this painting to the Rhythm Cafe yesterday to replace a painting that was sold.

Sold one at Rhythm!

Go to this quick video to see a huge geese migration where he paints:  Robin Weiss, en plein air

I was so happy to hear that another painting of mine has found a good home!

Tiger Lilies, sold

Today was a painting morning with Marc Hayden and I started a small painting that I thought of just before leaving the house.  I took pictures of a bowl of fruit in my dining room with a couple of birds in it.

  I'm almost finished with the high-key lily pond painting.  I kind of like it, Marc thinks it needs a little more.

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Purple Pond Lilies

View this morning out my window, ice is melting! Bright Indian Yellow reflections.

Purple Pond Lilies, 5x7" oil on Gessobord

Ordered more frames today from King of Frame from their on sale section.  They were very nice and shipped them out today so I may be able to use that frame for the regional show entry if it looks good.
I finished this pond painting and started another one.  The other one is very high key, a challenge for me.