Joy in Color for Seasons Greetings!

"Paradise Beauty"

42 x 72" Acrylic on Canvas

Wishing you all Glorious Holidays

and many blessings for the New Year!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving Eve

5x5" Acrylic on Canvas

Smiles on the faces of my family,

The warmth of friends,

Words of wisdom & comfort found in my books,

A kiss from my endearing husband,

And the blessings received everyday from a generous & loving God . . .

All of this . . . & more . . .

I am so grateful.

Small Works - 5x5" Skyscape

Christening

5x5" Acrylic on Canvas

$45.00 (unframed) OR $65.00 (Framed to 10x10")

Including Shipping in Continental U.S.

Yesterday morning the sunrise was so incredible. The light seemed to just kiss the purple and magenta cloud formations.

Seascape and Skyscape

Color 30 - Wind

36 x 24" Oil on Canvas

Standing on the edge of the bluff

Overlooking the ocean -

The smell of sea salt in the air

As the crisp breezes

Make your ears sting just a little -

The sky overhead

So big

You feel like the grains of sand underfoot -

No where else

Have I experienced such wonder and Peace -

No where else

Have I felt the touch of God so close.

Skyscape Oil Painting

Thunderstorm At Sunset

5x5" Oil on Canvas

$45.00 (unframed) or $65.00 (framed)

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Thunderstorms in the desert are rare but can be intense, usually preceded by a dust storm.

On this particular evening, the air was free of dust and as the sun set, the clouds glowed.

Skyscape Oil Painting

Sky Winds

5x5" Oil on Canvas

$45.00 (unframed) or $65.00 (framed)

Blue and orange are opposites on the color wheel and can sometimes almost make the colors vibrate. Here cadmium orange is grayed slightly with cobalt blue and burnt sienna. The blue sky is toned with burnt sienna. Changing the hues gives the work a more unified feel, while maintaining the drama.

Hope everyone is having a great week!

Skyscape Painting in Acrylic

Fire

5x5" Acrylic on Canvas

$45.00 Unframed or $65.00 Framed (plus shipping)

The sky last night seemed to be lit from within -

a stark contrast between the fire below the cloud line

and the pale blue above it.

My thoughts on dark values:

I don't believe there is any true black in nature. Every dark has shades of color captured inside, so I seldom use a black on my palette. Instead, I create my darkest darks using primarily a mixture of ultramarine blue and burnt umber. To this dark, I can add alizarin crimson for warmth, raw sienna to gray the dark, or a number of other colors to change its value or hue.