Chicken

This mother hen was painted last weekend. It is my first use of the pallet knife for painting--the background, not the chicken! If you look closely there is a little chick peering out from his mother's feathers. And is you look even closer, you can just barely see another one. This chicken was painted in oils on an 8"x10" canvas paael.

Scratchboard Lion

I just ran across this scratchboard lion that I did for that class I took in the fall. This lion came from the same photo as the one in the oil painting below. I love his serene face! The bone came from a prop in the class. The object was to add something three dimensional (from life) to the drawing. It looks like the lion is sleeping off a large meal. The scratchboard size is 8"x10". It was done in October of 2008.

Secluded Beach

In early February, I visited with a dear friend that lives on a beautiful island in the warm Caribbean. This painting is from a photo of a beach somewhere on that island. With it being in the forties here, I could use some more of that sunshine! This painting was done in oils on an 8"x10" canvas panel and was finished last week.

After looking at the photo of the painting, I discovered that the colors in the photo were extremely washed out. I have removed the old image and added a new one that is a better representative of the original painting. I must remember to check the images before I post them!

Daffodils

The daffodils bloomed really early this year. I cut a few and brought them into the house to capture these in oils. These daffodils were painted sometime in February. They are painted on a 5"x7" canvas panel. My daffodils started blooming in early February and they are still blooming. Of course I have different varieties which spreads out the bloom time..

Scooter, My Sister's Cat

Scooter is a cat that was a throw-away-cat my brother-in-law found in a parking lot. He was nursed back to health and now he is a really active an playful kitty. It was difficult to get him to pose and the photograph the painting was taken from is lousy, but anyway , here is my attempt to capture him in oils. I painted most of him in December, but finished him in March. He was painted on an 8"x10" canvas panel.

Elephant

Wow! I have been neglecting this blog for quite a while! I have been painting, but not as much as I would have liked. This post is a painting of an elephant I captured on film last fall. I did the painting in January. The elephant was swishing dirt on herself. Maybe she thought she was making herself more attractive! The elephant was painted in oils on a 5"x7" canvas panel.