Oil Painting - "Resurrection Bay"

24" x 48"  Oil on canvas.  Available here.

Happy Thanksgiving to each of you.  I know I am grateful to have this beautiful landscape to paint.

Oil Painting - "Sandspit Point"

11" x 14"  Oil on canvas.  Available here. 

If you have ever been on one of the boat tours that go out to the Kenai Fjord National Park you most likely went by this scene.  This painting is of a point of land on the east side of Fox Island and is a very interesting landmark in Resurrection bay.  This is a closeup view of the very end of the long sand bar that is referred to as the Fox Island Spit.    By the way..... thank you for viewing my blog.. :)  

Oil Painting - "Reflecting"

12" x 12" Oil on panel.  Available here. 

I don't believe my last blog post went out to all the emails.  I'm not sure why that happens but every now and then they just don't get delivered.  This is a painting of one of my sons that I painted this fall.   I took the photo in February while down in Mexico.   He was in an underground cave with water and the cave was lighted so there was a nice glow and sparkle in the water.   I'm really pleased with this painting.  Doing more paintings with people in them is high on my list.  

Oil Painting in Plein Air - "Street View"

8" x10"  Oil on canvas.  Available here.

Here is a small plein air painting I did about three or four weeks ago.  The fall colors were strong and the after noon sun was still pretty high.  Things are much more winter like now and the fall colors have past.   I am pretty happy with how these mountains turned out in this painting.    This week I have been busy painting in doors in my studio.  I have finished one large painting and started another.  

Oil Painting Portrait - "Pink Robe"

11" x 14"  Oil on linen panel.  

 This is the final portrait I painted in the workshop I took at the Scottsdale Artists' School last week.  The instructor was New York artist Max Ginsburg.   We all had a great week and I feel like I learned so much.  I am looking forward to more portraits.  This photo does not really do the justice.  There is glare due to wet paint and I used my iPhone 4 so the image quality is rather weak. Maybe I will post a better one sometime.

Oil Painting - "End of Season"

6" x 8" Oil on canvas.   Available here.

This is a little plein air painting that I am happy with.  I think it came together quite well.  I painted it just a few weeks ago on a sunny fall afternoon.  These leaves are all gone now and the snow is well down the mountain.  The little sailboat in the distance happens to belong to a friend of mine who was out sailing that day.  

Right now I am on a trip to Scottsdale, Arizona to take a portraiture class at Scottsdale Artists School.  I am really looking forward to it.  It starts this Monday!  I will let you know how it goes! 

Oil Painting - "Front Row View"

6" x 12" Oil on canvas.  Available here.

We are having beautiful fall weather right now and I have been doing some plein air paintings whenever possible.  I have also been working on larger paintings in my studio.  This painting is a plein air piece that I did in August of this year.  The coastline of our small town is called  "Waterfront Park" and it is set up for campers to come and park here along the water's edge.  A coastal trail runs along in front of these campers for people to walk or ride bikes.  The view is phenomenal with mountains and glaciers right across the way.  Boats come and go and wildlife is frequently scene swimming by.  

Oil Painting - "Vacation View"

8" x 10"  Oil on canvas.  Available here.

This oil painting was painted in plein air during the later part of September.  Campers from all over the United States come to camp along the water front in the sea port town of Seward, Alaska, where I live.  Mt. Alice is the majestic mountain in the background and the body of water is called Resurrection Bay.   By late September most of the campers have headed home.  It was a beautiful fall afternoon when I painted this.  

At the Helm

             11" x 14" Oil on canvas. 

Some of you may not know that I have 3 grown sons.  This painting is of my oldest son as he was captaining a 115 foot sightseeing vessel named the Star of the Northwest.  There are many boat tours that leave form our seaport town to view glaciers and to go whale watching in the Kenai Fjords National Park.    I am really happy with how this painting turned out.  I have never tried anything like this but knew I wanted to paint him in this way.  I took several photos of him and then used information from all of them to create this.  

Rocky Shoreline

9" x 12"  Oil on panel.  Available here.

My busy summer has prevented me from posting but now that the season is over I plan on posting regularly once again.  The time off was much longer than I expected it would be but I do have some new paintings ready to share.  This first one I painted plein air the first week of September.  I was on one of our decks out at our cabins.  Fall was in the air and it was a lovely bright day.  I hope those of your who enjoy these posts will give me some feed back now and then.  It is such a help to know you are there.  I am painting every day now (most everyday) so I am eager to share what I'm working on.  When the weather is good I am trying to paint outside.  I am also working in my home studio on larger or more complicated pieces.   Thank you for viewing my art!     

Peaks

6" x 8"  Oil on panel.  SOLD

This is a plein air painting I did about 4 weeks ago.   It found a new home before it was even dry! 

Simon

16" x 20"  Oil on panel.  

 This is my youngest son, Simon, and my first posting of a portrait.  I have a strong desire to paint portraits so hopefully I will do more.  This was painted from a photo that I had on my iPhone taken about four years ago.    

Adam Street

 6" x8" Oil on panel.  SOLD

  This is a plein air painting I made less than two weeks ago here in my home town of Seward, Alaska.  

Daybreak

15" x 30" Oil on gallery wrapped canvas.  

This painting was inspired while on my recent vacation to Cancun, Mexico.  My husband and I shared a casita with one of our sons.  When I woke one morning I took this picture of my son thinking it might make a nice painting.  

Let's Take a Look Around

8" x 10" Oil on canvas panel. SOLD

     I never expected to be away form this blog for so long.    I have been painting a quite a lot so I have several new paintings to share.    Here is the one of them.  

Best Friends

                     

8" x 8" Oil on canvas panel.   SOLD

This is our neighbor in Humpy Cove with his beloved dog, Harry.  They rowed over in their blue dingy for an afternoon visit.  Mike is a great supporter of my art and often brings his friends over to our gallery on the island.  Harry is a loving,  and elderly golden retriever. 

Jack Tar

6" x 6" Oil on canvas board.  SOLD

Meet Jack Tar,  a friendly dog that loves sailboats and good company.  This little fellow belongs to a good friend of mine.  

Kiko

6" x 8"  Oil on canvas panel.  SOLD

The flower paintings were such a nice change in the middle of winter.  I'm getting more confident each time I paint them.  I hope to paint some pansies this summer when I have them in pots.  They are one of my favorite flowers.    For the next couple of weeks I am on a trip but I will still keep posting!  This cat is a golden Bengal and has stunning green eyes.  Her name is Kiko!

Happy Valentine's Day

These last two weeks have been a lot of fun for me.  I appreciate each one of you who have been following my painting blog.  I also appreciate hearing from you when you give me supportive comments or share your thoughts.   One painting titled "Be Mine" sold this week so the winner has 6 paintings to choose from.

And the winner of the floral painting for  

Valentine's Day 2014

is 

Gretchen Fiorella   !!

Rose Buds

8" x 6"  Oil on canvas panel.  Available here.

I goofed on Wednesday's post and it did not go out to your email like it should have.  I trust this one will be seen in your inboxes on Thursday.  Of course you can still view Wednesday flower on my blog.   Here is a bouquet  of rose buds for you to enjoy.