The Targets

The Targets... I did this painting to pass the time while I waited to leave on vacation. I didnt want to just sit, and my next painting is a large portrait of Elizabeth 1st, and that was nothing to begin right before leaving. This is a simple painting, basically showing the two targets that are most often aimed at from verbal abusers. The mind (or soul) and heart.

Jumping Through Hoops

Well, I was beginning to wonder if I would ever finish this painting... This is quite an emotional piece for me. Hopefully it depicts a relationship that is very demanding and loveless and the effects it would have on the other person. Children especially. A demanding parent can break us in half at such an early age, leaving very little to build on in future years. I think children tend to detach somewhat from their painful emotions, thus the tearing eye pinned up on the tent canvas. I feel like I cant really explain much more, as my own mind begins to whirl... but hopefully, if this painting "speaks" to you, you will hear it in your own language.

Prints will be available in a few weeks. Painting is not for sale at this time...

See no evil, Hear no evil, Speak no evil

Well now. This is the first LARGE painting I have done in what feels like eons. It is a 24x30 oil on linen. I hope the meaning is obvious... I was going to paint womens bodies with monkey heads, but decided I should behave~! haha.... I am off to sketch out the next one~

Unlocking the Garden

Unlocking the Garden. I was asked recently if I wanted to give a presentation at the local artists club that I belong to. Of course I said yes... I would take any opportunity to explain my work to my fellow painters. Anyway, in thinking about what I would actually want to say to them, the one constant was that I wanted them to stop thinking inside of the box. Voila! Unlocking the Garden was born... It is a 12x12" oil on panel

The Three Menaces

My newest... The Three Menaces. 20x24 oil on linen. Could possibly be the last painting of this year... we shall see....

The Looking Glass

This painting began as just a simple "fun" painting taken from an old Victorian photograph I found online. And it was going well... just fun! Then my husband wrecked his motorcycle, endured spinal cord surgery, and after 4 days in the hospital I brought him home. When I returned to finish this painting, my heart wasnt in a "fun" mood anymore. I realized how much stress I was putting myself under, both emotionally and financially. I really thought I had "grown" more than this in my personal life. So this "fun" little painting took on a whole new meaning. It would seem, as I examine myself, that I have not grown as much as I had hoped, and that I have much further to go! Funny how paintings reflect our everyday lives when we least expect it~ thus the name... The Looking Glass

New Art Book!

I am proud to announce the publishing of my new book of art. This is a hardcover book with dust jacket, 7"x7". There are 80 full color pages of my latest paintings, with comprehensive descriptions of what I was trying to "say" when I painted them. I am tickled to death to be able to offer this book. It is just a bit more than a print, and offers pictures of many many paintings!

Anyway, if you would like to purchase one, you can go to my Etsy shop. I have it listed there... just use the link to the right of my blog!!

Oh, and there is a new painting on the way! Should be finished in a few days...