Quiet Yearning for Springtime

Quiet Yearning for Springtime

15″ by 22″ watercolor of a pair of irises that I photographed in the neighbors’ yard last spring.  What a welcome sight they will be again in a few months.  I’m so bored of the snow and the cold.

Before MM 212, I-40 Westbound

Before MM 212, I-40 Westbound

Before MM 212, I-40 Westbound in Greensboro, NC. 22″ by 15″ watercolor on paper.

MM 218, I-40 Westbound

MM 218, I-40 Westbound

MM 218, I-40 Westbound, 22″ by 15″ watercolor on paper.  Downtown going through Greensboro near the Koury Convention Center.

MM 131 I-40 Westbound, Greensboro

MM 131 I-40 Westbound, Greensboro

MM 131 I-40 Westbound, Greensboro, near the I40-85 split.

Available, Greensboro, NC

Available, Greensboro, NC

6 by 8″ watercolor on paper.  A billboard in Greensboro, NC.

Self Portrait, Smiling

Self Portrait, Smiling

10 by 7″ watercolor on paper of me in my favorite blazer.

Death Valley, Greensboro, NC

Death Valley, Greensboro, NC

8 by 7″ watercolor on paper.  Death Valley, a section of road where several highways intersect and run together for a short while through Greensboro, North Carolina.  Drive this every week day.

This painting is the second place winner in the 2010 BAL Small Arts Competition.

Mile Marker 212 on I 40 Westbound

Mile Marker 212 on I 40 Westbound

15″ by 22″ watercolor on paper.  Mile Marker 212 on I 40 Westbound, Greensboro, NC.  The Colonial Pipeline is seen from the highway.

MM 212 I-40 Westbound

MM 212 I-40 Westbound

11 by 15 watercolor on paper.  Right before exit 212/Bryan Blvd in Greensboro on I-40 Westbound.

Buy this painting , framed (16 by 20″), $200.

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Violin Player

Violin Player

11 by 15 watercolor on paper, Violin Player.

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Rd Oak Brewery I

Rd Oak Brewery I

MM 138 on I-40 westbound, Red Oak Brewery.  11 by 15 watercolor on paper.

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Waltz (A Place in the Music)

Waltz (A Place in the Music)

22 by 15″ watercolor on paper of my husband conducting a waltz.

Lovin-Lovin

Lovin-Lovin

22 by 15″ watercolor on paper, a commission done for friends.

Pier at dusk.

Pier at dusk.

11 by 15 watercolor on paper, a commission done for a friend.

Tailfeathers

Tailfeathers

22 by 30 watercolor on paper.

Faith, Family, Friends.

Faith, Family, Friends.

22 by 15 watercolor on paper, done for Colonial Tin Works, Inc.  Used as the color for the Annual Catalog.

Untitled

Untitled

22 by 15 watercolor and gold leaf on paper.

Favorite Jeans (self portrait.)

Favorite Jeans (self portrait.)

22 by 15 watercolor on paper.  Self Portrait in my favorite jeans.  Purple background.

Lunar Moth

Lunar Moth

11 by 15 watercolor on paper.  Lunar Moth using warm brown tones for the background.

Buy this original artwork, framed: $175.  Information about buying.

Snails II

Snails II

7 by 11 watercolor on paper.  Sold.  Two orange striped snails painted on a purple background.  Accents of blue and orange.

Shawn and Jennifer’s Wedding

Shawn and Jennifer's Wedding

22 by 30 watercolor on paper done from a photo shot by James Shankle at Warren and James Shankle Photography.  Thanks so much James, for the use of your beautiful photo.

I can paint from a professional photo, but my standard commision prices will be slightly higher because I offer the photographer 10% royalty for use of their image in a painting.

Lake Erie

Lake Erie

11 by 15 watercolor on paper, a commission done for a friend.  Painting of a father and mother looking out over the great lakes.

Pressed Butterfly – Spot Swordtail

Pressed Butterfly - Spot Swordtail

11 by 15 watercolor on paper.  I love the way this one turned out.  The sinuous, almost accidental look of the  delicate dark patches, the butterfly almost seems to jump off the paper until you look closer and see that it’s just a watercolor.  One of my favorite in the series.

Buy this original artwork, framed: $400.  Information about buying.

Pressed Butterfly – Common Tiger

Pressed Butterfly - Common Tiger

11 by 15 watercolor on paper.  I introduced an irridecent medium into this one.  Made for a watercolor that was really hard to photograph accurately.

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Pressed Butterfly – Jewel Nawab

Pressed Butterfly - Jewel Nawab

11 by 15″ watercolor butterfly inspired by my herbarium series.  Honorable mention in the “Nature of Things” jurried show in Apex, NC.

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Pressed Butterfly – Green Blumei

Pressed Butterfly - Green Blumei

11 by 15″ watercolor on paper, inspired by my herbariums series.

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The Wonder of Ordinary Things

The Wonder of Ordinary Things

22 by 30″ watercolor on paper.  Xander plays with his blocks in the morning light.

Sara and Chelsea

Sara and Chelsea

11 by 15″ Watercolor commission.  Woman wearing red blouse greets her small dog.

Fern I

Fern I

“Fern I” 15 by 22″ watercolor on paper.

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Brooke

Brooke

‘Brooke” 11 by 15 watercolor on paper. Commission for a co-worker, has been sold.  Child with blond hair smiling wearing overalls with green background.