
I’ve been concentrating on working with a loose style. I tend to try to paint too precise (whether or not you can see it) and letting go of “it has to look real” is difficult for me. The blue sky in the above painting looks especially bright, and is not captured well in my photo (or at least not on MY monitor). I painted from a photo shared by DeAnne Hope. 12″x12″ oil on cradled wood board. Available here.

Byes are so summer-y and engaging. I painted from a reference photo shared by Marcia Akhter. 8″x8″ oil on cradled wood board. Available here.

Every time I paint waterlilies, the result is entirely different. I come back to them to try and capture their serene stillness. I painted from a reference photo shared by Julie Kraut. 11″x14″ oil on cradled wood board. Available here.