painting: bunny with daisies

Is there anything more innocent than a baby bunny? Perfect to welcome spring into your home. I used my bunny inspiration from a photo taken by DeAnne Hope.  8″x8″ oil and acrylic on wood board. Available here.

painting: summer lemons

This one painted itself. I think they are the most successful when that happens. There’s a tiny speck of blue on the rind of that top piece. Is it a mistake? It got there on its own. I left it, thinking it represents an imperfection on the skin, and natural that way. 8″x8″ oil on

wordless Wednesday

painting: indigo bunting

Do you live somewhere the indigo buntings visit? I do, but I’ve seen them only twice. The pink background gives this a little bit of a tropical flair, doesn’t it? 8″x8″ oil on cradled wood board. Available here. Painted from a photo shared by Dan Barrick.

painting: lemons

I love painting lemons. They are simple, yet so many colors can appear in those yellow shadows. My challenge is to make the slices appear lifelike–yet more so. 8″x8″ oil paint on cradled wood board. Available here.

a brief look at a WPA project

I was doing one of those internet rabbit-hole things, when another blogger led me to this article about textile crafts created for the WPA. Milwaukee WPA Handicraft Project Online Exhibit. The photos included here are ones I took directly from the article; I am using only a few to illustrate my comments. There are lots