BIRTHDAY FLAMINGO

"Hot Pink" 15x 30 Oil

My granddaughter loves flamingos, so I painted this one for her birthday.

She has a nice little apartment that needed some art and now it is hanging in a place of honor.  I wanted it to be beautiful, but a little funky, which fits her.

Here is a photo when it was presented to her:

CHRISTMAS COMMISSION

Having been commissioned to paint a memorable experience of our neighbors when they toured Venice, Italy, I used a personal photo and some research to give the wife a nice surprise.  This painting was a challenge, but I so enjoyed doing it.  Knowing my neighbor's love of color, I was free in using the brilliant colors of the old buildings and the nostalgic look of the canals.  She was very surprised and absolutely loved the painting.  Here's to doing more off this type commission.

Pam and Harold in Venice

Plein Air Miniatures

THREE MINIS

5 X 5 Gallery Wrapped
Oils
All scenes from an apple orchard in Greenbluff, WA

The summer day was very pleasant and fun for our plein air group, producing quite a few nice paintings. We start up our plein air group in May.  Love being out in the beautiful otdoors in Idaho and Washington.