Jen in a Dickins costume 11"x14" oil

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I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and there was no Bah Humbug!

May the new year bring you much joy and happiness.

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Hannah in red velvet 9"x12" oil

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Doesn't Hannah look good in this red velvet dress!  This was fun to paint, I believe it was a combination of the dress along with the elegance of the pose.   

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D in black and red 9"x12" oil

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With this head study I tried to use more color in describing the planes of the form.  It is a break through for me on applying color.  

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I am so happy to tell you that I got an honorable mention in the Mazin Gallery Annual Show with this painting.  Reading the newspaper.

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Deanna in dark sequins 12"x9" oil

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My goal on this painting was to let the brush strokes show and to be looser.  I walked the colors around the canvas to create color harmony.    I am happy with how it turned out.

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Sunny day at Shaker Village Ky 8"x10" oil

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Shaker Village is an historic site here in Kentucky.   It is one of America's largest restored community which has 34 restored buildings and 3,000 acres of preserved farmland.   It also has more than 25 miles of stone walls that were made up of local limestone.  Irish imagrants started the walls and passed their craft on to black slaves who became masters at building the rock walls.   Only 5 or 10% of these 19th century dry stone walls exhist today.  Click here for more information.

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Maddie in green

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Maddie was kind enough to model for us on her day off from school.   Painting her hair was my favorite part so I left it to last.

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Three red trees 6"x8" oil

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On a sunny day last week, while driving down River Road I came across these small red trees being lit up by the sun.   I pulled over and took a picture.  Just like Bob Ross would say "Happy little trees".   

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Victoria Kelly 8"x8" oil

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We have always know her as Kelly which we found out was her middle name and her first name is Victoria.  So in the southern tradition of using two names she is now Victoria Kelly.    Today, as a challenge we had V.K. leave her glasses on.   I rather like it!

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Victoria 8"x10" oil

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Victoria was our model today.   She is a performance artist and makes costumes and designs clothes that she sells in a boutique.   I think she made her feather earrings too.

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The Masquerader 9"x12" oil

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The model today brought a mask to wear which was great fun to paint.  This is almost a two hour effort.   I am happy with this one.   For once I used enough paint and did not overwork it.

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Cottage in Provence 6"x8" oil

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Found this picture in my stash from visiting southern France a few years ago.   One thing I loved about driving through the countryside there was the colorful horizontal bands of fields.   They varied everywhere you looked.

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Woodford Reserve Large and small 6"x6" oil

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I love those tiny little miniatures liquor bottles they are baby renditions of the big guys. 

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Saint-Paul asylum in Saint Remy France 8"x10" oil

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Saint-Paul Asylum is where Vincent Van Gogh stayed for a year from May 1889-May 1890 as a self-admitted patient.   During much of his stay he was confined to the grounds where he made paintings of the garden, olive trees, views from his window and of course the irises.   I took this reference photo when I visited in 2007.

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Maddie 9"x12" oil

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Eleven year old Maddie is the granddaughter of a woman who paints with us on Friday.  She wanted to pose for our Friday group and had to wait until she had a day off from school.    She has been practicing for weeks and I must say she was a very good model!   All her practice paid off.   

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surrounded by sage 6"x8" oil

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Going through my photo archives I came across this dirt road picture from my trip in southern France a few years ago.  Fields of sage, don't you love it!

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Bernheim small batch 6"x6" oil

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I like this painting because of the straight on angle of the bottle and the small shot glass on the one third line.

Bernheim is made at Heaven Hill Distilleries in Bardstown Kentucky is the only type of straight whiskey which uses predominately soft winter wheat and is produced in small batches and aged to perfection.  It is not really a bourbon since it is at least 51% wheat.   To qualify as bourbon, the law stipulates that it must be made in the USA, at least 51% and no more than 79% Indian corn and aged for at least two years.   It is a nice smooth tasting whiskey.

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French countryside 6"x8" oil

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I have been revisiting the photos I took while in Provence, France and I came across this gravel road that was winding its way around a lavender field.   

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Manhattan 6"x6" oil, still life

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Got this painting back from a local gallery.   I love the shape of a martini glass!  Thought I would offer it before I send it off to hang in another gallery.

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Liz with red top 8"x8" oil

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The challenge for me this day was to create an interesting layout keeping it simple and direct.  With her arm outstretched I wanted to include it so it made sense to put her head in the right 1/3.   I had taken a square canvas so I was locked into that shape.

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Three daisies 8"x8" oil

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These daisies waltzed into my studio and I just had to paint them.   Please excuse my recent absence from painting but I have been consumed with designing and sewing clothing.  I have been sewing since I was 10 and designed clothing off and on in my career and it seems that it has appeared in my life once again.   I do miss painting so maybe I will find time to paint on a regular basis again soon.

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Red Barn 5"x7" oil

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I have been laying low since I have started my Social Security but I just have to post this painting.  I love this barn and the road with the tree shadows.  

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Jen in red 12"x9" oil

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It certainly has been a while since my last post.   I feel like I am on vacation except for the fact that I have been working, but not on daily paintings.   I have been sewing bags, clothing and I made a fabulous hat with beading.   But I digress.   I painted this last Friday but forgot to post until now!   That should tell you where my head has been... in the dark under a hat!   Jen is a new model for our Friday "Go Figure" group and she came with her own outfit!   Which we loved!   I concentrated on painting in the focus area with the outlying areas just hinted at.  I am happy with this one.

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B in white 12"x12" oil

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Deanna's hair has grown in the years we have known her.  She was just lovely today. Still practicing on keeping it loose, it is not easy.

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In the dark 9"x12" oil

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I love using this more dramatic lighting but the model had a hard time dealing with the brightness but she was a real trooper and posed anyway.   Thanks Liz!

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Blue Vase 8"x8" oil

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This bouquet is made up of three different colors of hydrangeas and some of the last of the season.   My favorite part was the blue vase and the way the light comes through.

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Aglow 8"x10" oil

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This is the set up we had last Friday and I am just getting around to posting.   I sure am getting relaxed in my semi retirement.

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Green Hydrangea Bouquet 8"x8" oil

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I painted along with my students today so I guess this was sort of a demo.  

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Striped vase 6"x6" oil

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This one is the smaller 6"x6" format.   I love the way these two Hydrangeas vary in color, one is warm while the other is cool.   COOL!

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Night light 8"x10" oil

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After a long hiatus one of our favorite models has returned to us and we are thrilled.   I always like dramatic lighting especially when the light is from a lower level.   I saw someone's work this week that reminded me of how much I like the drama of this lighting.

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One purple Hydrangea 8"x8" oil

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These purple hydrangeas must be hearty because they have lasted so long.   They have the most beautiful blue centers in the middle of each cluster.

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Kelly 9"x12" oil

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The studio that we have our Friday sessions in was hot but we had on 5 fans which helped to keep us comfortable.   Kelly was a trooper keeping her pose the whole time, with breaks of course.  This was my effort this morning.

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Two green Hydrangeas 8"x8" oil

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It has been fun to paint these flowers and it amazes me that they come in so many colors and variations.  Seems like when I was a kid the only came in pink and blue and somewhere in between.

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Hydrangeas in lime green 8"x8" oil

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Don;t you know that I have relaxed so much since I decided not to paint daily that I even forget to post even when I do a painting!   I painted this on Monday July 2 and due to my relaxed life style, am just now posting.   I love these lovely purple Hydrangeas.

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Pink and Green Hydrangeas 8"x8" oil

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These used to be my pink hydrangeas but they have now turned more green.  I love the subtle color changes.

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Ian reading the paper

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Ian is a waiter at Harvest, a fabulous restaurent here in Louisville KY, he also is a music major and sings tenor in classical music.   He has the most fabulous smile I have ever seen.  

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Red and Blue Hydrangeas 8"x8" oil

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It might be the roundness of the flower that I like so much.   I love the many colors that are on each plant.   However these two did not come from the same plant.   They are neighbors.

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Purple Hydrangea 8"x8" oil

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This purple hydrangea looks more purple basking in the light from my north facing window.   Interesting that the red one came from the same bush.  Nature is astonishing.

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Red Hydrangeas

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These hydrangeas came from a friend's garden and I just had to paint them.  They ranged from red to purplish... is that a word?

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Ian and the news 11"x14" oil

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Ian was kind enough to be our model today, this is something he has never done before I found him when I went to dinner one night at Harvest, a restaruant here in Louisville, he was our waiter.  He is also studying music at U of L, I believe he is a classical singer.

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Two Hydrangeas 8"x8" oil

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I am having a Studio Sale this Saturday, June 16, from 10:00 - 4:00.   If any of you are in the area please stop by my studio, 908 E Jefferson St, Louisville KY.   I am selling some of my older works to make room for my new work.

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Pink Hydrangeas

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I love these old fashioned round pink flowers.   I set them on the floor so I could view them by looking down and get a nice shadow that interacts with the blooms.

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Mighty Astibe 6"x6' oil

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One of my students brought these old fashion flowers  and I just had to paint them.

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Red lily 6"x6" oil

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This was painted on monday but I totally forgot to photograph it!!  I have been on vacation so long that I have forgotten my process.   These are such happy lilys!

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Mali Hat 9"x12" oil

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I love this hat from Mali, it's twining using some sort of grass with leather around the outside of the top and leather covered wooden rings on the underside for support.   I have had it since the 1970's and I believe this is the first time I have used it in our setups on Fridays.

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Balcony 6"x8" oil

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This balcony at St Simons Island caught my attention.   I love the shadow is on the wall but it really changed fast, I had to paint in the shadow first and leave it.   As I was driving down the street I had my paintings in the back window area and the wind  from the windows blew this one face down on the back seat floor.  Oops!

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The top painting is the sketch I painted on site during the Laurel Daniel workshop in St Simon Island.  The second (bottom) painting is what I did to the painting after coming home.   I liked the sketch the day I painted it but after I got home I thought it needed something and one thing lead to another.   I may have over worked it.   I tried to vary the greens and add some highlights, and sky and so on and so on.   

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Pathway 6"x8" oil

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This was painted on the first day of the Laurel Daniel workshop that I attended last week at St Simon Island Ga.   We were at a fabulous house that had 5 different gardens.   This was a small informal pathway leading from one place to another.   I love the way the sun was coming through the trees.

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Hydrangea bouquet 6"x6" iuk

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One of my students brought these hydrangeas to paint this morning and when she left them I decided to make them my painting for the day.

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