Memories of Pal

Memories of Pal

oil on board

8x10

I painted this little painting in honour of my beautiful palomino, Pal (original name, I know), who died last September after a healthy 28 years. I kept one of his shoes to remember him by. I know it is life, and that our pets do come and go, but even when we get new ones, we certainly never forget the old!

Pickles

Pickles

oil on canvas

12x6

This was a fun painting! These pickles were a gift from one of our many wonderful neighbours, and I just had to make sure I captured them on canvas before we cracked them open!

It's a Slice

It's A Slice

oil on canvas

20x16

This is the second of the large dailies painted for the "Take a Closer Look" Exhibition at Sherwood Park Alliance Church. I love the strength of the orange and blue combination in this painting! It was amazing how much was going on in that little slice of orange when I really started to look at it.

Up Close and Personal

Up Close and Personal

oil on canvas

20x16

This was not one of my typical dailies. I painted this for an upcoming exhibition of the Visual Arts Ministry at Sherwood Park Alliance church entitled "Take a Closer Look". The intent is not only for us to take a closer look at the wondrous creations of God, but perhaps at ourselves, and our relationship with God. My idea for this painting and the one I will be posting next is that if we put only a fraction of the effort into living a life in keeping with God's intentions for us that God put into creating even the smallest parts of creation, then we would truly live in a wonderful world where amazing things happen!

This is a large painting, by daily standards, painted with a much larger brush- a stretch for me, but I really enjoyed it!

Avocado Sliced

Avocado Sliced

oil on canvas

5x7

My husband brought home this avocado for me to tackle as a daily painting the other day after stopping at the grocery store for some odds and ends. I was thrilled! To me, something to paint is way better than flowers! I particularly enjoyed painting the soft greens in the flesh, and adding the slightest hint of the residue of green on the pit.

Purple Shot

Purple Shot

oil on canvas

6x6

I brought back the shot glass again, this time with a couple of sprigs of purple monkshood from my perrenial garden. It made such a simple and striking composition! I don't often paint flowers, but I think next year there may be a series of dailies from the garden...

Lemon with Mexican Scarf

Lemon with Mexican Scarf

oil on board

6x6

I loved the addition of the little scarf tassle in the foreground of this painting. As always, I found the lemon difficult to paint - those darn yellows seem impossible some days! All in all, though, I felt I captured the essence of the lemon.

Orange With Mexican Scarf

Orange with Mexican Scarf

oil on canvas

6x6

I am guessing you have all figured out by now that I love this scarf! I have never worn it, but I absolutely love to paint the rich colors! This is the second of a series of three squares that I painted with pieces of fruit and the scarf. Difficult to photograph with the glare (it was still wet), but I love the painting!

Oyster Shell and Sea Glass

Oyster Shell and Sea Glass

oil on board

5x7

This is a little more of the East Coast childhood sentimentality! I spent a lot of time as a kid pouring over the shoreline, looking for treasures, and you just couldn't beat the feeling of finding that special rock or shell. I was, and still am, especially drawn to sea glass. There is just something about the history - the wondering where that beautiful gem began its life and what journeys it faced along the way.