Tigger

This beautiful Fur Baby recently stepped onto the Rainbow Bridge. I was honored that Tigger's Mom asked me to paint his portrait. It is always my hope that my painting brings a little joy every day to each recipient..

Large Sunset

I will have to admit that I am fascinated by sunsets. This is my latest. 36"x48"

Cookie 556

I was honored to be chosen to paint this sweet puppy. Commissions are challenging but very rewarding when your client loves it.

My New Orchid 554

I found a beautiful, big orchid at Whole Foods. The newest blooms and buds were so interesting, I had to paint them.

Look the Other Way 543

This is the last painting in my sunflower/wallpaper series. I do like how these paintings turned out. Wallpaper will definitely find it's way into more of my paintings.

Looking Down 542

Another one of my sunflower paintings with a pattered background. These are fun.

Shy Sunflower 541

Having fun with a wallpaper pattern and sunflowers. One of my earlier paintings was an 11"x 14" with three sunflowers.

Darla Sue 552

This is Darla Sue. A Southern Bell for sure. She is my latest commission.

Unplugged

Leave your cell phone and social media at home. The only screaming that you will hear is the seagulls looking for handouts. Ahhhhhh  so nice.

De-Stress

This is where I go when it seems that everyone is screaming their opinion about everything via twitter, facebook, etc.... I like happy, beautiful, uplifting things. I hope this painting brings you a little pleasure today.

Coco

Coco is the sweetest little girl yet. She is a snuggle bug. I am lucky to have Coco living next door.

Lola

Lola is the boss! She may look small but she has a huge personality! Love this little girl.

Lit From Above

These flowers made a home on my dining room table. It wasn't until I turned on the overhead light that I saw a painting. I love the cast shadows on the table.

My Happy Place 544

The coolest place in Florida in the summer is at the beach with a little sea breeze. My husband and I set up an umbrella, very comfy beach chairs and a cooler with goodies. That's what I call a great day.

Shore Bird 533

This little beggar must be using social media. He somehow learned t hat I was giving out treats Word travels fast!.

Shore Bird 532

This seagull stole part of my lunch and took off like a shot! Dirty bird.

Shore Bird

There are always several types of birds hanging out at the beach. The seagulls seem to outnumber the others and are always looking for handouts.

Shade Tree

I love the beach but you really need some shade on these hot, summer days.

Wall Flowers 540

I am a big fan of fellow artist Diane Hoeptner's cat paintings. She has included some very interesting wallpaper/fabric backgrounds in several of her paintings. I decided to do a little experimenting with some sunflowers and wallpaper. I am happy with the result!

Mean Lemons

Who knew that lemons can be so aggressive! As you can see from my past three posts, the lemons have chased away all of the cherries. Now they are after the little, fragile glass vase. Time to make lemonade.

Boxed In

This square glass bowl is so fun to paint. I thought it worked great with the juicy, round cherries. It looks to me like the lemon slices were threatening the cherries so they jumped in to the bowl for safety. What do you think happened to the cherry that did not make it into the bowl?!

Cherry Lemonaid

These little bits of fruit are conspiring to make a cool summer drink.

Jump In

These little pieces of fruit are trying to figure out how to get in the bottle.

Beach Day 535

Life is good when you can spend a sunny day at the beach. The warming gulf waters and a light breeze make walking in the surf a pleasure. One of my happy places.

Lunch Buddy

I am very luck to be able to get to the beach and have lunch several days a week Every time I do, several of these birds are also enjoying their lunch.

My Favorite Time

My Favorite Time at the beach is just around sunset. There is such an array of colors changing from minute to minute. I hope you enjoy this warm beach evening.

Another Peach Bloom

This is another peach bloom painting from my pictures taken in Spring. Anyone else ready for Spring?

Another Peach Bloom

Peaches have such pretty, delicate blooms. I am enjoying painting them.

Peach Blossum 523

It's a little early to think about fruit trees blooming but I ran across some photos that I took a few years ago and thought the idea of spring would brighten everyone's day.

Lemonade

My neighbor gave me some lemons from her tree. Instead of squeezing them to make traditional lemonade, I decided to paint them.

Cali

This is my friend's beautiful cat. She looks so sweet, but......... if you make the mistake of trying to pet her, you will be nursing your hand for some time.