"Hunt Morgan Garden House"

                                                                        Oil 18"x 24" $850 (Sold)

"Hunt Morgan Garden House". I loved this garden house and all of the color that came forward in flowers that laid against the old bricks. I painted this on site and the light moved into the garden house as I was painting it. The Hunt Morgan House is located in Lexington, Kentucky and is one of the many historic homes in the city. The day was very bright and hot and the light reflected  all around the interior of the bricks. The flowers seem chaotic due to their wild growth and the explosion of color against the brick gave the whole scene over to just an expression of bright and brilliant color.

"Morning Strawberries"

                                                             Morning Strawberries

                                                        Watercolor 18"x 24"  $425.00
                                                
                                                                         

"Morning Strawberry's" is a painting I worked on while I was teaching a Still Life class in Watercolor at Baker University with the Community Art Students. The sun was coming through the clouds warming the strawberries. The beautiful reds in the strawberries contrasted beautifully with the colors of the window sill, sky and bowl. I loved the brightness of the yellow bowl against the deep red in the strawberries. This painting is a simple expression of an early morning bowl of ripe strawberries.

Apple and Pitcher

                                                                  "Pitcher and Red Apples"

                                                                      Watercolor 18"x 24" $850

The magic in this image is in the bold folds of yellow fabric, the muted blue of the ceramic pitcher and the bright red apples. These are all complimentary colors. The movement of the fabric flows against the structured forms. The rich warm color of the background wall made the colors of the fabric, apples and pitcher stronger and more vibrant. I painted this with my watercolor students at the Lumberyard Arts Center in Baldwin, Kansas. 

"Midway" Midway, Kentucky

 "Midway" Midway, KY

Oil 11"x 14"$450.00

This is a wonderful town located in the Kentucky Bluegrass. All of the buildings have tremedous character and life. I fell under the spell of the bright yellow building with the purple window trim. The red brick building with its colorful bright blue trim continued the wonderful colors on this street. This was also an oil that was painted after "Early Fall at Keeneland". This was a slower painting but I never got tired of the fun, bright colors.

"Training Barn", Lexington, KY

                                                 "Training Barn" Lexington, KY

22" x 30"

Watercolor $425.00

"Training Barn" was completed at Colonel's farm in the horse country of Lexington, Ky. A wonderful place with lots of beautiful horses, chickens roosters, and a great dog. I used to go to Colonel's all the time to work because the farm had so many interesting things going on. I returned from a project teaching and working in Kansas City and sadly the farm had been sold. But I have wonderful memories of being there. I love the colors and light that is reflected in the hay bales.

"Shadow Mountain"

"Shadow Mountain", Shenandoah Valley, Virginia

Watercolor 18"x 24" $475

Shadow Mountain was a beautiful cabin my husband and I stayed located in the gorgeous Shenandoah Mountains in Virginia. The owners found out I was an artist and asked me to do a house portrait for them. This painting is the portrait of our cabin. The cabin had a lovely lookout tower where you could see the surrounding grounds. Magenta is one of my favorite colors and I see magenta in the shadows of many of my architectural paintings. We loved it here. 

"Shadow Mountain", Shenandoah Valley, Virginia

Watercolor

18x24

Commission

"4516 W.Seminary" Richmond, Va

"4516 W.Seminary"

Watercolor  22" x 30" (Sold)

As I sat in the front of my friend's yard working on the painting of "Husny's Bungalow" the neighbors stopped by and commissioned me to do a painting of their house. They were a little concerned because their house was all white and I assured them that I was a watercolorist and saw many beautiful colors in the dramatic shadows and details. When the painting was finished, they redecorated their living room according to the colors in the painting. Fun!