Just love the red patent leathers.  Wish the girls still would wear these, I'm afraid they are a thing of the past. 

Asian Marketplace #143

I loved the color and composition of this one.  A bit challenging, it took alot longer than some others.  I'm happy with the final painting, though.

Mary Janes for my sweet grandbabies.  I have 3 little granddaughters.  Their shoes are so adorable.

I love apples, especially the pink ladies I find at our local Whole Foods... yum....

     Here's another one from the succulent series that SOLD at the Green Door Gallery in Webster Groves, Mo.   Both paintings actually sold to the same buyer....  

SOLD- and off to a new home.  From the Green Door Gallery in Webster Groves, Mo. 

Lake Tahoe #142

     Couldn't sleep, so started on this pic of Lake Tahoe, for Vivian's travel series, for her bedroom.   I've never been there, but Jim and Amy have, and they said it was beautiful.    Maybe someday we can go there, too !  Until then, this will have to do.... ha !

Thailand girl #141

 An updated version of the girl from Thailand.  After posting, I made a few changes, so here is the final painting.

Thailand ? #140

This scene is from one of the many countries my grandbaby's mom has traveled.  It's been awhile since I started this series, and I can't, for the life of me, remember where it is.     I know she's traveled to Thailand, so it might be there.

African Elephant #139

I've always enjoyed drawing and painting elephants.  I did many during my teaching days, both in pencil, colored pencil, and paint.   I really love the massive body shape, how it fills the page, how powerful the shape is, and the use of color from sunlight and shadows, etc.... (I really do love elephants, too, they are regal animals, I think)

     This one, in an 8 x 8 format, is for my granddaughter's bedroom, as part of her world travel series.  I hope some day she can see one on a safari, in the wild.

African Zebra #138

     I finally got back to my cool, I mean COLD easel, and got another painting done for my newest grand-daughter, Vivian.  I'm doing this travel theme series for her wall, because she will be a traveler soon..... or so her mommy and daddy say, so here is a zebra from her mom's trip to Africa several years ago.   I had fun with it, but it was a challenge to keep the stripes believable, and yet use soft edges to give the overall looseness of the painting.  What do you think ??

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Venezuela beach #137

 

Another in the series for our new (yet to be born) granddaughter.   I wish I had been there, but Jim and Amy have.

Lone cypress #136

We spent a year on the Monterey peninsula with our family back in 1988, while my husband was attending the Naval Postgraduate School there.  We have such great memories of that year with our kids. Tracey was in 4th grade, Ted in 6th, and Jim was a sophmore at Monterey High.  We all met friends there that we still have in 2013 !
     This is another in the series for the new grandbabies wall. 

The Painted Ladies #135

 

San Francisco favorites, they line the edge of Alamo Square a couple of blocks from where our daughter used to live.  For any of you old enough to remember, they were shown at the start of the old  TV series, "Full House", which our daughter used to watch.  

Eiffel Tower #135

 Here are the particulars on this one.

Eiffel Tower for Vivian #134

   Eiffel Tower painting is for the series I'm doing for my new granddaughter, who will be born in the next few weeks..... Her mom and dad are travelers and intend for little Vivian to have her passport at a young age so she can join in........   So fun !

 

My prize #133

 In the last post I showed my process on this painting.   Dailypaintworks was not able to find the info. for the daily posting, so I'm going to set it up again.   thanks

My prize #133

 

Worked bigger still today.... this time 12 x 12.  The actual bloom measures 8" across.   This time I've worked the background a little differently... I like it better.  It's true to what I was seeing, too.

Spring delight #132

 

I have two varieties of tree peony.   This one is amazing, too, and super large, but it seems I planted it in too much shade and this year I only got one bloom.   I DID rescue the one flower before the downpour, though, which would have totally ruined it.... Bigger size this time, 8 x 8.

Symphony in Pink #131

     One more view of my fleeting tree peony bloom.... love them