Red Dahlia

This dahlia was painted from life.

4"x8"












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When An Apple, An Apricot, and Plums Get Together..

Painted from life.

oil

Fruits are fun to paint. I especially like the back of the apricot... it looks so human. As soon as I saw it I knew I wanted to paint it.

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Summer Fern

Painted on location, from life, in Bath, NY.

4" x 8"

oil

$100. plus $10. postage and handling

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Allison on her horse

This is Allison at her first horse show. She did very well and I was impressed because she wasn't going to participate at first and luckily she overcame her shyness and did very well.

oil painting

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Alysha on her horse

I went to my first horse show and had a great time.

This is a small oil painting from a photo taken on 9/15/07. I just got around to painting it recently as I was reminiscing.

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Donna, Almost Home

When I visited Donna, she was glowing with an energy that was indescribable. I could feel her joy and peace with her love of God. I wanted to stay in her presence and feel that joy. When I left I couldn't get her out of my mind and I knew I needed to paint her. I asked for a photo shoot and she agreed. Paint can't capture God's love, energy and peace that emanate from her while she waiting for God to scoop her up to be with Him.

Exhibited at the Lodi Historical Society Invitational Show 2008
5"x7"

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Grammy's Girl

Painted from a candid photo that I took while she was talking with her Grammy.

Exhibited at the Wyoming County Arts Council, Perry, NY 2008
4"x6" OSWOA

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Meditation

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This still life was a spontaneous set-up. When I was asked why in the world I would put these things together I looked up the symbolism of the objects to see how I could justify putting them together. "Because I like it" isn't a satisfactory answer soooo...since , like Waldo Emerson said; "I believe that our human life is a journey from birth to death, expanding ever outward into larger understandings of the world and our place in it , until we no longer need our shells as our spirit unwinds from the body into the ocean of reality." I'll explain my symbols according to myths

the spiral sea shell symbolizes the circlings of the soul, which eventually return to the center or truth.
The poppy is a symbol of sleep unto death and the bright scarlet color signifies the promise of resurrection after death.

The string of beads is for the thread of life that tie all things together.
The Buddha head is the seat of the enlightened life force within us.

Sunset Cross and Orbs

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4"x6" oil , OSWOA

Exhibited at the Trumansburg Conservatory of Art Invitational