Wee ones

 More creation from the studio.  These are all 6x6 Ampersand Panels.  They are a fun way to create in a loose, figurative manner.  I hope that you like them.

 This is Amy.  I love the interaction of the reds/oranges with the green variations of the background

This is "Brookside".  It was originally intended as an underpainting for some unknown subject.  However, I fell in love with the movement of the composition and added a minimal number of strokes to keep that lightness quality.

"Button" is just fun.  The background really adds character to this painting.

"Fragile Spring" is just so lovely and fresh.  It feels like my grandmothers' garden come to life.

"Happy Valentine's Day" just makes me laugh.  I know that it is past Valentines Day, but this little guy sure looks like he is ready to present you with his Valentine offering.

"Desert Rose" is a juxtaposition of the fresh and soft against the hard and rough. This painting started as an abstract background with a lovely white flower as the focal point.  But, as it evolved, the flower petals became softer and softer and the background became edgier and edgier. The background bleeds through in areas, highlighting the translucence of the flower petals.

Latest from the lab

This beauty is 12x12 gallery wrapped canvas.  I was experimenting with yellow greens and violets and she came to life.  I call her "Weathering the Storm" because it looks so stormy in the background.  

This is "Dissolving Like Spun Sugar", another 12x12 gallery wrapped canvas.  She is an experiment with the use of walnut oil as a medium.  As you can see, I used the oil quite heavily.  It was interesting that the oil kept spreading and running over a period of hours.  The mediums that I normally use stay in place.  I think it is a very unique piece.

"Gossamer Wings", 16x20 gallery wrapped canvas is another in ongoing  experimentation with transparency.  I love the way that the background color comes through the petals of the flower.

"Moonlight at the Garden Center" is a gallery wrapped 24x36.  My husband has been experiencing some medical issues (nothing serious, just attention-getting) and I was not able to paint for a week or so.  When I finally got back into the studio, I just wanted to fling paint around.  And I "ran home to mama", so to speak, with a return to Phthalo blue, one of my favorite colors.  The vast majority of this painting was done with a 2 inch wide, ratty, disposable brush - like the kind you would use to paint bits of door trim.  I had intended to use the brush only to lay in the general shapes, but I just kept going and going.  The painting just poured out me. 

This is "Standoff".  She is roughly 20 x 30 gallery wrapped canvas.  I call her Standoff because she is just so thorny.  She obviously needs some room and, perhaps, doesn't play so well with others.