Peonies and Roses #1

From my garden. Love the spring time flowers.

For Sale $950. With custom gold Frame.

Fowl Play

I painted some of this sitting next to the chiken coop on a very hot, muggy day and I finished up with pictures of the rosters in my air conditioned studio.

Framed in 1" wide natural wood.

Image size 12x9

For sale $275.00

Lilacs and Tulips

I painted it this spring when the long awaited booms came forth.

Size 24x18 framed in gold with black undertones.

For Sale $950.

This Summers Rock Garden

Plein Air painted in Minnesota in August.

11x14 canvas on board. For sale $350. unframed

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Lilacs Galore

I did this large painting 48"x41" in May when the Lilacs wre in full bloom. As I went to paint them I realised I did not have a large canvas strethed, so I went to my husband workshop and found this large oak plywood panel. I gave it a few coats of sealer and stared painting. I left the oak grain show through on the background. I will not do this again. It was not easy to get the paint to fill in on the open grain. For Sale $2,500.

Where have I been for the last Year?

I have been wandering in the valley of death, with fear. It started about this time last year Nov. 07 to be exact, when I got a call from my son, Wade. He needed my help. He has battled alcoholism and depression for years and was now drinking again and needed help. It was constant listening, praying and trying to encourage and down right fear for months. The fear ended March 9th with a call that he had taken his life. He was 47, a very handsome and very a successfull business man, with a beautifull wife and three great sons, ages 17, 20 and 22. I loved -no - love him so much. And since March til now I have wondered: why I paint? do I ever want to paint again? Why should I paint when I have a house and studio stuffed with unsold paintings ? I think I recieved an answer today. I need to paint - it is where my joy lies.