Artists Of Texas Contemporary Paintings and Art

Baby It's Grand 6" x 6" oil on linen I'm so excited to be the new owner of a grand piano built in 1949 - just delivered last week! The north light coming in from these windows is gorgeous, so I set up in the living room today to do a quick study. I love the drama of the bright light juxtaposed with the shadows of the ebony black piano. I have a feeling this piano will be a part of many more paintings in the future. instant studio - anytime, any place! I love to share my art and inspiration.  Sign up  for my email newsletter and receive a free gift of postcards. Follow me on Facebook.

Keepsake 12" x 9" SOLD A romantic collector purchased  Keepsake  this week as a gift for his lucky wife of 38 years.  He shared with me that upon opening the box, she cried - in a good way!  I was very touched by this story.  Recently another collector gifted his wife a painting of red roses,  Be Mine , and he also shared the wonderful "reveal" story with me.  Art has a special way of touching others which is so exciting to experience from my perspective, as the artist.  Art, love and roses...a beautiful combination! Be Mine 9" x 12" SOLD I love to share my art and inspiration. Click  HERE  to sign up for my email newsletter and receive a free gift of postcards. Follow me on Facebook.

And We Danced 24" x 12" oil on linen You are invited to Southlake Art in the Square in Southlake, Texas ...this weekend! And We Danced  is my latest painting and I absolutely love how it turned out. It may not be dry enough to display this weekend in my exhibit at Southlake Art in the Square , but I wanted to share it fresh off the easel.  I did some sketches of the peach roses in preparation for this piece. I worked on suggesting light and gesture with as few brushstrokes as possible. Painting roses is challenging. The translucent petals catch the light, reflect the light and throw luminous shadows onto the underpetals. Observing a rose is fascinating to me. Here is a study from this week. One Peach Rose 5" x 7" oil on linen I love to share my art and inspiration. Click  HERE  to sign up for my email newsletter and receive a free gift of postcards. Follow me on Facebook.

Sunrise Reflections oil on linen SOLD I enjoyed Bayou City Art Festival Memorial Park 2014! It's always great to visit Houston to catch up with some of my longtime collectors and meet lots of art lovers. But with all of the preparation and travel involved, I've been unable to spend any time in the studio for the past couple of weeks. Time to get back to the best part of being an artist....creating! I love to share my art and inspiration. Click  HERE  to sign up for my email newsletter and receive a free gift of postcards. Follow me on Facebook.

See my latest painting video of  Stacked Cups Stacked Cups 12" x 9" oil on linen Here's to all of you fellow coffee lovers out there. I've been staying up wayyyyy too late and getting up too early this week. I wonder why I was inspired by my coffee cup collection? I love to share my art and inspiration. Click HERE to sign up for my email newsletter and receive a free gift of postcards. Follow me on Facebook.

Warm Glow 18" x 14" oil on linen I'm thrilled that my painting,  Warm Glow , was accepted into the  Oil Painters of America 2014 National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils . This year it will be held at the  Bennington Center for the Arts  in Bennington, Vermont. On display during the months of June and July, it will be a great time to visit Vermont and enjoy what I know will be a beautiful exhibit to see! I love to share my art and inspiration. Click  HERE  to sign up for my email newsletter and receive a free gift of postcards. Follow me on Facebook.

Pears and Winter Berries 6" x 6" oil on linen My doctor calls it an upper respiratory infection - I call it "the crud." Whatever it's name is, it sure has been slowing me down for the past week. I hope to recuperate before Monday night, February 24th, when I will be doing my first live painting demonstration in front of an audience. It starts at 7 pm at the Firehouse Gallery in Weatherford, Texas. The address is 119 Palo Pinto, Weatherford, Texas. I am excited and a little anxious.  But it should be fun and I'd love to see you there! Click  HERE  to see my most recent video demo. I love to share my art and inspiration. Click  HERE  to sign up for my email newsletter and receive a free gift of postcards. Follow me on Facebook.

Warm Glow 18" x 14" oil on linen Painting light and air around these objects gave this whole composition a warm glow. I had an intentional purpose in exaggerating the light and reflections around the orange. I wanted to make sure the edges of the metal pitcher right up against the dark of the background drew the eye into the focal point, but didn't steal the focus. I love the drama it created of intense light. After I finished up the painting, I had to get out to run some errands and it was cold! Below freezing. I wanted to be back in my cozy studio in front of the "warm glow."  Hope you are all keeping warm! I love to share my art and inspiration. Click HERE to sign up for my email newsletter and receive a free gift of postcards. Follow me on Facebook.

September Reflections 20" x 16" oil on linen Taking a break from the studio to spend time with my family over the Christmas holidays has been rejuvenating. It may seem a little early to begin thinking about spring, but I'm already getting excited about planning my schedule. I received invitations to exhibit in the Bayou City Art Festival Memorial Park in Houston, Texas and Southlake Art in the Square and I'm thrilled. They both rank at the top of the list of the best fine art festivals in the United States. I'll be participating in a few group exhibits this spring as well. Looking forward to the new year! I love to share my art and inspiration. Click HERE to sign up for my email newsletter and receive a free gift of postcards. Follow me on Facebook.

One Pink Rose and a Ginger Jar 9" x 12" oil on linen I just returned home from attending a workshop with Quiang Huang. He is a fantastic painter and teacher. His workshop was fun and he did several demos. I picked up so much just from observing his technique, use of color and attention to value and temperature. The more I learn about color, composition and value, the more I see how the infinite ideas and possibilities will take more than a lifetime for me to explore. Here is a piece I painted this afternoon. I love to share my art and inspiration. Click  HERE  to sign up for my email newsletter and receive a free gift of postcards. Follow me on Facebook.

He Knows My Favorite Color oil on linen SOLD OK - so the weather here in Texas isn't snowy, yet. But while shopping over the weekend, it was nice to hear Christmas music piping through the speakers, then more Christmas music in the car on the way home. I am excited that the Christmas season is upon us. I am also very happy to share that the painting "He Knows My Favorite Color" found a new home this past weekend! I love to share my art and inspiration. Click  HERE  to sign up for my email newsletter and receive a free gift of postcards. Follow me on Facebook.

Summer Reds 6" x 12" oil on linen Click HERE to "like" this piece in an online painting competition! I'm a little behind on posting my new artwork. With the "back to school" chaos going on, I have been creating, but there does not seem to be much time left over for photographing, displaying and blogging. Now that the first day of school has come and gone, I'm ready to get back to my daily routine. Here is a piece that I did a few weeks ago while on vacation in San Antonio. It has a loose, abstract-ish feel that I adore! I want to see more of this in all of my paintings. I love to share my art and inspiration. Click HERE to sign up for my email newsletter and receive a free gift of postcards. Follow me on Facebook.

Scarlet Ribbon 7" x 5" oil on linen A beach in Mexico with my love and a cabin on the lake in Missouri with the family. Just returned home this week from a few weeks of travelling where I forced myself to relax and take a break from painting. Almost like art withdrawals after painting daily for several months. I was happy to return home, get back in the studio and see that Scarlett Ribbon received a FAV15 jury award for June! Check out the August Entry  HERE . I love to share my art and inspiration. Click  HERE  to sign up for my email newsletter and receive a free gift of postcards. Follow me on Facebook.

Having Friends to Tea 6" x 6" oil on linen panel I love teacups and have quite a few in my collection. Here are some of them stacked and ready to set the table for tea. I love to share my art and inspiration. Click HERE to sign up for my email newsletter and receive a free gift of postcards. Follow me on Facebook.

Baby's Breath and Blue China 5" x 7" oil on linen panel There is something about the shape of a teacup that draws me to it. I like the way the light reflects and shadows are thrown into and around the cup. Of course, I also love tea! I love to share my art and inspiration. Click HERE to sign up for my email newsletter and receive a free gift of postcards. Follow me on Facebook.

Copper Kettle with Lemons 12" x 24" oil on linen I was excited to find out that my painting Copper Kettle and Lemons was juried into the Oil Painters of America 2013 Juried Salon Show. It will be held at the Crooked Tree Arts Center in Petosky, Michigan and will run from June 20 - Augus 31,2013. There is a reception on June 21 from 5 - 9 pm. Although the show is way up in Michigan, I sure hope I'll be able to make it! I love to share my art and inspiration. Click HERE to sign up for my email newsletter and receive a free gift of postcards. Follow me on Facebook.

Three for Tea 6" x 6" oil on linen Easter weekend was a special time with my family and I was thankful to be reminded again of my blessings.  Now that April is here, I'm excited to announce a new project I've been planning for a while called the Petite Painting Project. Over the next several months, I will be painting 100 pint-sized paintings that I will post to my blog and share on dailypaintworks.com .    I know it is April Fool's day today, but this is no joke! I love to share my art and inspiration. Click  HERE  to sign up for my email newsletter and receive a free gift of postcards. Follow me on Facebook

Early Spring Bouquet 16" x 20" oil on linen My neighbors planted some Carolina Jessamine (aka Carolina Jasmine) on the other side of our fence. Every spring I look forward to the vines climbing over and spilling loads of cheery, yellow blossoms onto my side of the fence. I can see them from my kitchen window and they are one of the first signs of spring in my yard. The flowers are so prolific, I can snip off 5 or 6 pieces of vine a day for several weeks without making a dent. I arranged a bouquet of them yesterday and they are stunning in this hand-blown blue glass vase. I love to share my art and inspiration. Click  HERE  to sign up for my email newsletter and receive a free gift of postcards.

Green Apples palette knife oil painting 20" x 24" Check out the newest issue of  Visual Language  Magazine.  It is beautifully done! There is a featured article about my art on pages 37-42. Click  HERE  to view the magazine. I love to share my art and inspiration. Click  HERE  to sign up for my email newsletter and receive a free gift of postcards.

Blue Bud Vase and Mandarins 9" x 12" oil Happy New Year! Here is my first painting of 2013. I did a study of a similar composition to this a few days ago and was planning to make this a second study. But I liked the setup so much that I decided to go ahead and get out my oil primed linen. This color combination and ultra-dramatic lighting is stunning to me. It was a fun challenge to keep it fresh and loose when painting so small. I think I'd like to paint something like this again as a larger painting. I love to share my art and inspiration. Click HERE to sign up for my email newsletter and receive a free gift of postcards.