Elaine

I just finished this beauty.  My friend, Cis, gave me some photos of succulents that she saw on her African trip.  I just loved the elegance and grace of this particular one and had to capture it on canvas.

Experiments

 

These are the same canvas.  The one on the left is the abstract that I created in my class this week.  The one on the right is the cactus that I painted on top of it today.  My reason for taking the class was to understand abstracts better so that I could have more interesting backgrounds in my paintings.  The class was great and I learned a lot, which I put to use today.  I am quite pleased with the results.   Thanks Dena and Jo for all the great lessons.

Natalie

"Natalie" was a wonderful experiment with light.  I am particularly pleased with the soft yellow greens in this painting.  

I am looking forward to a class that I will taking next week on abstract painting.  It is being taught locally by two of my favorite abstract artists.  I am looking forward to having something fun to show you from that class.

Shades of Mardi Gras

Marie, 20"x24"

I recently finished this painting.  I was experimenting with background techniques taught by Vie Dunn-Harr.  I am quite pleased with the outcome and just love the colors.