Peanut Butter Kisses

Peanut Butter Kisses

Oil on Canvas Paper

3.5 x 2.5

This little painting was lots of fun. I really enjoy painting the wrappers on the candies...tedious, but rewarding when you manage to pull it off! These little dailies in this size have been excellent for days when I don't have a lot of time, or am lacking energy - I still feel like I got something done, because I "finished" something!

Caramel Log and Peanut Butter Kisses

Caramel Log and Peanut Butter Kisses

Oil on Board

5 x 7

Here's another blast from the past memory from my childhood. I often think of peanut butter kisses at Christmas - even though they aren't a traditional Christmas candy, the parcel from home never arrived without peanut butter kisses!

The Old Barnacle

The Old Barnacle

Oil on Board

8 x 6

This is the last of the "rediscovered" series...although I have enjoyed posting them so much, I may paint a few more. I did pick up a few more items on my trips to Nova Scotia this year, so I have plenty of new subject matter....

Seashells and Cork

Seashells and Cork

Oil on Board

9 x 6

This painting in the beachcombing series features a piece of cork found in Winterton, Newfoundland while searching for sea glass with my children. It sits in a basket of other found objects in my studio.

Scallop Shell and Sea Glass

Scallop Shell and Sea Glass

Oil on Board

8 x 6

This is the second in the rediscovered series. The sea glass I gathered on the East Coast, and the scallop shell was gathered by my husband on the West Coast. I love this simple composition and the lovely colors of the sea glass!

Starfish and Sea Glass

Starfish and Sea Glass

Oil on Board

9 x 6

I recently discovered an earlier set of daily paintings in my studio - all inspired by the East Coast beachcombing of my childhood. I decided I should post it when my dear friend, Nancy, noticed it in the background of an old photo and inquired about it the same day I had brought them inside to photograph. Interesting but happy coincidence. This is the first of four, painted in 2005.

Suspended

Suspended

Oil on Board

10 x 8

I am thrilled to announce that this painting from my pepper series was selected and purchased as a prize in an upcoming fundraiser for the Arts and Culture Society of Strathcona County.