Snowy Creek

 I said earlier that I was in a "snow phase".  This is another example.  A simple creek flowing through a snowy field.  The reflections of the sunset sky along with the perspective of the creek turned out nice, along with the fog in the background.

BRRR!!

Cosmos in Bloom

 

Cosmos are such great flowers!  I loved them in this image and had to paint them.  The color variety and the simplicity really grabbed me. I particularly liked the simple green background against the colors of the blooms.  I think that the red one is my favorite.

Sunset Bridge in Snow

 I think that I am in a "sunset phase" as I have been doing pieces that have a strong sunset element.  I guess that I like the vivid colors.  This one was fun as I was also able to add the snow effects into the piece.

This one has found itself in the home of Diane and Terry as they really liked it.  So do I !!

Arkansas Pies

 Janiel and I took a quick trip to Arkansas this summer.  While there, her brother Mack and his friend Bill took us on a wonderful driving trip around the state We learned a lot about Arkansas and even saw some of Janiel's relative's homesteads.

While we were traveling, Mack and Bill took us to a cafe in the little town of Keo.  The name of the cafe is Charlotte's Eats and Sweets.  They are known for their pies, made daily.  So, we had to have some and this is what they looked like.

We each got a pie - mine was cherry - and Bill even ordered one to go.  It's in the package in the back.

Rialto Bridge

 When it was announced that our new bridge at Siena Lakes, which connects two of the buildings, would be called the "Rialto Bridge", after the famous bridge in Venice, I just had to paint it (again).  The plan is to have the painting hung somewhere on the bridge to memorialize the name.

During the actual painting process, I had heard that AI could be used to help an artist evealuate the work. So, I actually used it to look at this painting.  It didn't paint it, but it gave me some ideas to improve it.  Amazing!!

Gold Pour

 It seemed like time to do some acrylic pouring again.  I get tired of literal paintings every now and then and decide to try some pouring of abstract designs.  Thsi is the result of one that I did while teaching Mary Ann, a painting buddy of mine, to do pouring.  She did a few nice peices and I did this one.  It uses a gold base color and then some neat blues and purples moved around with a palette knife.

It's going to hang in our apartment, I think.

Cookies&Cream

 I ususally don't do portraits or pet paintings.  But, some friends asked me to paint their son's dog, named Cookies and Cream.  How could I turn that down!

This little one is so cute and I fell in love with the eyes and the tail. It rurned out pretty well and now hangs in the son't house.