This painting is from a photo I took of the Paloduro Canyon from the top. I liked the way the canyon floor seemed to flow, like a river. The more I look at it, the more I'm beginning to like it.

This one was an experiment in painting over a black underpainting. It's a copy of another artist's lovely painting, and worked very, very well using the black underneath. I think I got a little reflection when I photographed it... Gave this one to my friend Joburta for a housewarming present when they moved to Wellington. Miss seeing her every Sunday...

I painted this over black as well. These are some of the bluebonnets that came up in one of my flowerbeds. And yes, one of them was actually that shade of pink. (Of the bluebonnets that came up this year, two plants have pink flowers, and one has lots of flowers...)

This is a movie set built in Iceland for a Viking movie. This one is on the "willing to give it away" list. I like it, but have nowhere for it.

I painted this from a photograph "loaned" to me by my sister-in-law. They went to Italy on vacation and took this picture somewhere in Tuscany. (She doesn't remember exactly where.) So I snitched the picture and painted this. I found a perfect spot for the painting on my wall--she can have it when I paint something I like better. (wink)

And this is a smaller (8x10) oil of pears.
(Okay, there's an apple and a cherry in it too, in case you're confused...)
I like painting still life.

I've decided I can manage faces as long as most of it is hidden. I gave this one away at the big literacy booksigning at RWA in Reno.

This is one of my favorites. I finished it last fall, but didn't get around to taking a picture of it till I brought the new painting home. The painting was boring and the highlights on the leaves looked like white paint smeared on the leaves until I painted the shadow on the sand. Instantly, everything took on amazing depth and really looked fabulous. Which is why I love it. The spouse's favorite is still the little boy on the swing (which is on the next page of paintings--I've been doing this a while. Have lots of paintings).

This one looks brighter than the photo, I think. Still like it. It's a church in Texas, down somewhere around Westphalia or Brenham or Lagrange...
Gave this one to the fella's baby brother (who is over 40 now).

I have more paintings...link here for those I completed earlier...or link here to go back to the newest paintings.