Finally getting back to the blog. This has been quite a year for me. Lost my mother a year ago the 9th. Injured by back and it took several months to mend. The last couple of weeks have been pain free--- finally. Now I can get back to enjoying life!! Yea!!

Think You Have Problems?

Oil     Size 11 X 14

This painting started out as a self portrait and ended up providing great entertainment - the photo was not a good choice so after several attempts to make it work I just started  having fun with it. Since I did not have a plan I had no idea what would be next.  It just kept going and going.  For some reason every addition caused laughs and a story evolved as each addition was made. 
Here's the story:
Seems this old lady was very poor.  She was sitting on her screened-in porch which was slowly rotting away. (let's name her Hilda) Hilda was swinging and smoking her corn cob pipe. Suddenly a hand came reaching down from the attic. Hilda  was so frightened that she bit the fingers so hard that they started bleeding.
It's up to you to finish the rest of the story!

What's This??

Can Anyone Guess What This Is ??

In Morning Light

A Watercolor Painting 


I like the soft colors
in this painting and
how the textures,
shapes and colors
of the vases work
together

Park - Hot Springs, AK

Another palette knife painting
of a scene in a park on a hill
at the edge of  the town of
Hot Springs, AK 
The scenery there was beautiful
I love the tall trees
The parks there are quite beautiful
They stir a wonderful feeling inside!

Alive in the Shadows

Here is another palette knife in oil

I like the bright background
and the lone tree in front
This painting is from two
photos and additions from
my mind. The bright back-
ground is painted with a
brush and the middle and
foreground are painted with
a palette knife

Marler's Garden

This palette knife painting
is a plein air painting
completed at the annual
Ste Genevieve Garden Walk
in May of 2009.
It was a beautiful day, just a
a little cool and windy
There were several gardens
in the yard.
This view appealed to me
because of the color contrast.
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