Sunset Serenade

Sunset Serenade
48 x 48 inches, oil on linen, $9800
available at Legacy Contemporary
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Saguaros and sun with a little moonlight mixed in, what could be better than that?

Portrait of Elizabeth

Elizabeth
18 x 12, oil on panel
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Elizabeth is my niece and almost a real fairy! I wanted to give her gossamer wings but I didn't think my sister would get it.

A portrait demands more than spontaneous brush work. Trying to get a likeness is such a tricky thing, overwork it and the painting looses it's spirit but not enough attention to detail and it's missing a good likeness.

I have two important goals, please my client and capture not only a physical likeness but a spiritual one. Lofty, I know, but this one was pretty easy, not much quess work since I see her often and know her well.

Sweetest Face

Sweetest Face
9 x 12, oil on linen, $1200
available at Legacy Contemporary
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Well, got nothin' else goin' tonight so I thought I'd post one last painting for 2007.

Happy New Year everybody!

Fascination

Fascination
10 x 12 inches, oil on panel, $1300
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available at Legacy Contemporary

I called this painting "Fascination" because I just can't get enough of it. It started with a painting for my daughter - "A Rose for Shasta" but that was about finding great colors to go on turquoise. Then I wanted to showcase the rose itself and usually I would be ready to move on. But no. I have to paint this again, there is more to say.

You may have noticed the change in my blog design. My thanks goes out to Cynthia at Colorado Art Studio for getting me started. She was brave enough to tackle her blog design with great results so I took a peek at her code and viola- three columns instead of two!

Settlers West Galleries, The American Miniature Show, February 9, 2008

Pasa Doble
9 x 12 inches, oil on linen
sold at Settlers West Galleries, The American Miniature Show, February 9, 2008
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I've been really happy with my little paintings of roses. I think next year I will enlarge some of my favorites to sizes like 36 x 48 inches.

I was tagged last night by Joan DaGradi who was tagged by Don Gray. I've never been tagged before but it was delightful to visit their sites and the sites of the artists they tagged. How this works is- I'm supposed to list 5 little known facts about myself and tag five other artists, linking to their websites. So here it goes.

1. I am a computer geek, I know more than my kids and I like to help people. I like writing code, SEO, designing sites for everyone in my family and helping my neighbors. Recently I got www.terrytiles.com up and going. I love David's work and it was a pleasure to help him with his business online.
2. I am ranked 22 on www.solitairecraving.com as I am addicted to playing every day.
3. I am dyslexic.
4. I don't wear much jewelry or ever make anything but I love, love, love to play with beads.
5. Almost all the chocolate I've ever eaten in my life has been in hiding, trying not to get caught by George. It adds a little adrenalin rush to the high of the pure, dark chocolate experience. lol

Many of the artists blogs I visit have already been tagged so I will try to tag artists I don't think have been tagged, who are friends of mine or related to me.

1. Shasta Molnar, daughter
   
2. Tim Schmidt, brother
   
3. Lynne Oakes
4. Rafe Terry
5. Pablo Villicana Lara