Just finished a hummingbird painting in watercolor.  At the moment, I have 14 paintings to take to the framer.

I recently finished a series of paintings of butterflies.  I painted them with pins in them.  My plan is to frame them in shadow boxes as if they were “real” collected butterflies.  Here are a few from the series of 13 that I painted:

We all paint the same painting in order to learn from each other.  I usually choose a different flower once a year.  Painting the same thing over and over, in my case, means the paintings get better and better.  At the end of a year I have to change to something else because I start getting bored with doing the same thing over and over.  I think both women did a wonderful job!

I just finished this painting on Monday.  Unfortunately, my camera doesn’t seem to be working so used my cell phone to take this picture.  It’s not so great.  Anyway, here is it.  At the moment, it has a very simple name until I can think of something more clever.  “Yellow Roses”, oil on canvas, 3′ x 4′ x 2″.

Tracy and her butterfly project.

Linda and the yellow roses.

Here I am with Steve and his very first watercolor painting!

I am not exactly sure how or why but when I work out I sweat in the shape of a heart.  It has been happening for years now.  I tell people that it is because I have a lot of love to give!!!

I just finished this painting on Friday.  It is oil on canvas, 3′ x 4′.  I definitely need to come up with a better title than “pink roses”!  My problem with titles is that I don’t like literary titles (a rose is a rose is a rose) or obscure titles (The Belgian Encounter) or sexual (Velvet Embrace).  I usually stick with the simple title.  I will report back after I have decided…

This is Potter.  What a cute dog!  I sure hope the client liked it.  I don’t know because I haven’t heard back, yet…