The Piper

Size 16 x 24
This is a picture of a friend of Mine. Her family plays celtic music together. She plays the violin, concertina and the bag pipes. She was in the Lebanon parade and she allowed me to take her picture. I enjoyed the challenge of working with dark colors and changing them up. Also the skin tones were a good study.

Memories of Childhood

This picture is of my daughter Annika. I may be teaching a class this winter and this is the picture the class will be doing. The hardest part of this picture is the water. I worked it out myself to be aware of the problem spots. I hope to do one of Jevon by the water also.

A Malagasy Gift of Friendship

26x26
This picture was taken by my friend Rhonda Slaubaugh in Madagascar. I fell in love with these girls and wanted to paint them. They are selling pineapple slices at a market.The picture is currently showing in Mechanicsburg, PA, at an art show.

The View

This bird is called a nut hatch. It is known for the head first way that it descends a tree. It was also brave enough to come to the bird feeder with people near by.

Out on a limb

10x20 I painted this picture after spending a weekend in January in Northern Pa. This brave little chickadee came to the bird feeder. He reminded me of the North and the chickadees we would see in the winter. He was just waiting to be painted. The backround on this picture was new to me but it gave a rather mutted effect which I wanted.

Sisters

This picture was also inspired by our visit to Williamsburg. I dedicated this picture to my sisters.

A beat in time

This picture was inspired by a parade at Williamsburg. These old drums had a lot of character. I loved all the little nobs on the drums. This picture was a lot of fun to execute.