Summer Blues # 47, Summer Blues II # 48

Summer Blues is a a 4" x 5" acrylic on canvas.

Summer Blues is a 4 1/2" x 5" acrylic on canvas.



Park II, # 45, SOLD, Milkhouse Window, # 46

The Park II is 3 1/2" x 6" acrylic on canvas.

Milkhouse Window is a 4" x 6" watercolor on 140# Arches coldpress.

Happy Hour, # 44

Happy Hour is a 6" x 6" acrylic on masonite with paper clay faces. 

Visit it at the Dark Horse brewery in Marshall, MI.

Glad Horses, # 42, (Going to Germany), Morning Edge, # 43,

Glad Horses is a 9 1/2" x 13" acrylic on masonite.

It was an inspired by a field of gladiolas on Central Road near Bronson, Michigan.

Morning Edge is a 4 1/2" x 6 1/2" acrylic on canvas.

This piece was started at Pierce Cedar Creek Institute at

the PAAWM paint-out in October, 2011.

Autumn Trees II, # 41, SOLD

Autumn Trees II is a 6 1/2" x 8" ink resist and watercolor on

Arches 140 # cold press paper.



Autumn Trees # 39, SOLD, Walnut Tree # 40

Plein Air Artists of West Michigan (PAAWM) held their first retreat and art sale at the Pierce Cedar Creek Institute, near Hastings, MI.  It was a wonderful opportunity to paint from their scenic grounds. This center has an excellent area to display art. I will be part of a three-person an art exhibit with two of my art friends, Carol Hatfield and Bev Tippmann, for September 2012-November 30.  Thanks PAAWM for a great and informative weekend.

Autumn Trees is a 6 1/2" x 8" acrylic on canvas.

Walnut Tree is a "10 x 14" acrylic on canvas.



In the Sun, # 38, SOLD

In the Sun is an 18" x 36" acrylic painting on gallery wrap canvas.

January Moon, 2011 Elkhart Juried Regional

January Moon is a 12" x 16" acrylic on Ampersand has been selected

as a $500 Purchase Award winner in the Midwest Muesum of American Art 

33rd Juried Competition in Elkhart, Indiana.

The Yellow Shed, # 37, SOLD, Honorable Mention at Park Club

The Yellow Shed is a  11" x 15" ink resist and watercolor painting on

140 # cold press Fabriano paper.  This piece has been entered in the

6th Annual Juried Park Club Community Art Exhibit, 2011

in Kalamazoo, Michigan and received a honorable mention. 

Crow, # 36, SOLD

Crow is a 4" x 4" acrylic painting on gessoed Masonite.

Come to the Casbah, # 35 SOLD

Come to the Casbah is an 8" x 10" acrylic/paper clay on gessoed Masonite.

2011 Bean Creek Valley Art Competition

These three acrylic paintings were juried into the

Bean Creek Valley Art Competition in Hudson, MI. 

Early Commute received a blue ribbon.

This event is a fund raiser for the Thompson House Museum,

which is a Queen Anne styled home that also has beautifully restored gardens: http://www.thompsonmuseum.org/ 

Beside Still Water is a 12" x 20" acrylic on canvas.

Early Commute II is a 12" x 16" acrylic on gessoed Masonite.

Walk on Water is a 12" x 16" acrylic on Masonite.

Trick or Treat? # 34

Trick or Treat? is an 11" x 14" acrylic on gessoed Masonite. 

This is my entry for the Arts Alive, Full Moon and Bare Bones exhibit

which sets up next week.  For more information on Arts Alive exhibits

at the Tibbits Gallery, please visit http://www.artsaliveincoldwater.com/.

October Fest, All Michigan All Media Visual Arts Competition 2011

October Fest is a 12" x 16" acrylic on gessoed masonite. 

It's been boxed up and is traveling to Holland Council of the Arts,

All Michigan All Media Visual Arts Competition in Holland, MI to be

 included in their juried art show which opens on September 9,

and will on display until November 2, 2011. 

The actual barn is located near Jonesville, MI.

Hunt and Peck, # 33 SOLD

Hunt and Peck is a 4" x 6" ink-resist/water media on 140 # cold press paper. 

River Dawn, # 32, SOLD

River Dawn is an 18" x 26" acrylic on canvas.

Black Cat, # 31

Black Cat is a 4" x 7" pencil drawing out of my sketchbook.

Early Morning Roses, # 30

Early Morning Roses is a 4 1/2" x 6 1/2" acrylic on canvas.

Giraffe, # 29, SOLD

Giraffe is 7" x 12" collaged mixed media on #140 cold press paper.

Under the Sea, # 28, SOLD

Under the Sea is 9" x 9" collaged mixed media on #140 cold press paper.

Pink Fish, Blue Fish, # 27

Something's Fishy is a 10" x 7" collaged mixed media

on #140 cold press watercolor paper.

Whirly Birds, # 25, SOLD, and Galloways, SOLD # 26

Birdy Birds is a 5" x 5" ink resist and water media on #140 cold press watercolor paper.

Galloways is a tiny 3" x 3" acrylic on canvas.

Three Wheeling, # 24

Blue Trike is painted in acrylic on a 6" x 6" gessoed masonite panel.

Green Apples, # 23

Green Apples is painted in acrylics on a 12"x 12" gallery wrapped canvas.

Sleep Little One, # 21 SOLD, and Greener Grass, # 22

Sleep Little One is a 6" x 6" acrylic on gessoed Masonite. 

Greener Grass is painted in acrylic on a 6" x 6" gessoed Masonite board.
Each of these unframed paintings are for sale for $50.00 with
postage included to anywhere in the continental United States.

Tiger Lilies, # 20

Tiger Lilies was painted plein-air along Centennial road,  Coldwater, MI.

I used acrylics on 6 1/4" x 9 1/4" canvas and it's matted to fit a

9" x 12" frame. Tiger Lilies is $65.00 (includes shipping to continental USA).

Man at Work, # 19

Man at Work, is a figure study painted in acrylic on

12" x 16" on masonite at the Kalamazoo paint-out.

Summer Shade, # 18, SOLD

Summer Shade, is an acrylic on 6" x 6" masonite.

Girls, Girls, Girls, # 17, SOLD

Girls, Girls, Girls, is painted in water media and watercolor crayons. 

It's 8" x 12" and painted on #140 cold press paper with Masa paper.

Happy Hour, # 16

Ladies Nite is acrylic on 12" x 16" canvas.

Fertility Nymph, # 15

Fertility Nymph was created using paper clay.  It's approximately 4" tall.

Anything Goes, #14 SOLD

Anything Goes is in acrylic and paper clay on 6" x 6" on masonite board. 

I've been experimenting with paper clay and decided to try a 3-D look.

Marshall Bridge, #13

  Marshall Bridge, acrylic on masonite, 11 x 14,

was begun on location in Marshall, Michigan on April 23, 

with the Plein Air Artists of West Michigan.

Pretty in Pink, #12

Pretty in Pink, acrylic 6" x 6" on gessoed masonite.

East Lockwood Road, #11, SOLD

East Lockwood Road, acrylic on 6" x 6" gessoed masonite.

Catching the Red-eye, #10, SOLD

Catching the Red-eye is an acrylic on a 12" x 12", 1 1/2 deep, gallery wrap canvas. 

Good-bye Yellow Brick Road, #9

Good-Bye Yellow Brick Road is acrylic painted on a 6" x 6" Ampersand board. 

I used an old family photo for inspiration.

Lena and Bert, # 8

The painting of Lena and Bert is a 20 x 28 water media on

#140 cold press watetercolor paper.  This painting has been accepted

into the Michigan Water Color Society Exhibit, 2011. 

Time to Chat, # 7

Time to Chat is 8" x 10" illustration that was created

with an ink-resist technique on #140 Arches watercolor paper.

Lena and Bert, # 6

Lena and Bert, acrylic on mat board, 10 x 15.

My Blue Moon Group Art Group picks a theme to play with when we

get together.  The last challenge was to paint figures by concentrating first

 on the negative space around them.  My great Aunts from Missouri

posed for the photograph that I based this piece on.  This quick study

was done to help me loosen up and play with the shapes.

Day Robbers, # 4, SOLD, and Night Robbers, # 5

Day Robbers, ink-resist and watercolor 10 x 12

Night Robbers, ink-resist and watercolor 10 x 12