Find Your Way Home

 Sundown, on a calm evening, creates a light that feels like a song. I've had this song in my head and couldn't wait to get it down on canvas. This piece changes with the light around it. The blues and reds pop when well lit and then sit back when the light goes down - hopefully...a little like a sunset. 

Find Your Way Home is a 36"x24" acrylic painting on stretched canvas with painted edges. This piece is available at Peculiar Painter in Walker, MN. for $1,650.00 | 218-547-3729

Winter Chickadee •SOLD

I must be ready for winter - winter scenes have been really fun to paint lately. I have a file, on my computer, titled - birds and critters. I store my photos, from years past, here. Sometime I scan through it for inspiration. This Chickadee spoke to me. The grey colors and textures complement each other. 

Winter Chickadee is a brushed acrylic ink painting on 140 lb. Arches Paper. This painting is framed with conservation glass. Final size is 10.5" square. This painting is available at Peculiar Painter in Walker, MN. | 218-547-3729

Savoring Light

 

I've had a vision for this painting.  I wanted to paint a girl who is lost in a good book while enjoying a beautiful lake setting. When the perfect summer evening arrived and my beautiful niece was visiting - she let me photographer her. - for inspiration. I've been excited to paint this piece ever since. 

Savoring Light is a brushed acrylic ink painting on 140 lb. hot press arches paper. It is professionally framed with conservation glass to a final size of 25.5" square. This piece is available at Peculiar Painter in Walker, MN. for $695.00 | 218-547-3729

8" prints on steel with hanging brackets are also available for $42. 

Market Day • SOLD

 When a visitor stopped by the shop, this summer, wearing a wonderful striped dress - I knew I had to paint her. I pictured her in a market scene. I couldn't decide between an art fair, farmers market or festival...so I combined some of my favorite things from all of these. We have textiles, tents, flowers and pottery displayed in this scene. I hope you feel the freshness of a fun outfit, new haircut and gathering of hand crafted goods with this piece. 

Market Day is a brushed acrylic ink painting on 140 lb. arches hot press paper. This piece is framed in a beautiful slate tone wood textured frame with conservation glass. The final framed size is 12" square. This piece is available at Peculiar Painter in Walker, MN.  | 218-547-3729

Oriole's Song •SOLD

The Oriole seems to be a favorite of many people. How can it not be with its beautiful song and bright orange beauty. I had a request to paint another small canvas with the Oriole and since they are so fun to paint I was glad to do it.

Oriole's Song is a 6" acrylic painting on stretched canvas with painted edges. This piece is on hold. 

Cards will be avaiable soon.

Beach Light

 The setting summer sun on a hot evening at an empty beach with perfect sand = summer bliss. That is what I was trying to capture with this piece. I hope you can feel it. 

Beach Light is a brushed acrylic ink painting on 140 lb. paper. It is professionally framed with conservation glass. Final framed size is 14.25" square. This piece is available at Peculiar Painter in Walker, MN. for $315.00 | 218-547-3729

Simplistic Geranium •SOLD

My mind has been filled with images that need to be put to paint lately...which means later nights :)  I'm always amazed how resilient and intense the Geranium plant is - it comes back and says, "hello, I've missed you!" I wanted to simplify this painting to be about the round petals and color.

Simplistic Geranium is a brushed acrylic ink painting on 140 lb. paper. This piece is framed with conservation glass to a final size of 15.75" square. It is available at Peculiar Painter in Walker, MN.  | 218-547-3729

Winter Coat •SOLD

I know it's only August but the mood to paint a winter scene hit. Grey, grey green, yellow ochre, iron oxide and burnt umber contrast the white in this piece to give it a subtle but rich feeling. I used palette knives for most of the painting while also using small brushes for small details. I'm not quite ready for snow but the idea of it does feel me with inspiration. 

Winter Coat is an acrylic painting on deep edge stretched canvas with cross braces and painted edges. The size is 30"x40". This piece is available at Peculiar Painter in Walker, MN.  | 218-547-379

Kingfisher's Post

 My paintings slow down a bit during the summer months. This one has been on my easel, beckoning me to finish it, while the model - my Kingfisher inspiration calls from her post. I photographed the finished painting on the dock boards, where the Kingfisher sits. The Kingfisher watched, from a distance, as I took the photos of the painting. I heard her chattering away - I hope she liked her painting. 

Kingfisher's Post - is an acrylic painting on stretched -deep edge canvas- with cross bars and painted edges. The size is 10"x30". This piece will be available soon at Peculiar Painter in Walker, MN. for $645.00

I am working on prints on steel and cards as well. 

A Little Bit of Harmony II •SOLD

 I have had the inspiration for this painting for some time now. I photographed this fox a few winters ago. It sat patiently in the snow...it's eye on an unfortunate squirrel. I felt like he needed to be in a lush green environment with a bird on its head...just because his sly smile seemed to call for a bird on his head. 

A Little Bit of Harmony II - is a brushed acrylic ink painting on 140 lb. cold press paper. This piece is professionally framed to a final size of 11.25"x9.25". The original is on hold for now. Cards are available. 

A Good Evening for Fishing - NFS

 This painting was inspired by my husband. He is always working on something BUT if you put the thought of fishing in his mind, it's fairly easy to persuade him to take a break. Just recently, I was walking by our garage and said, "Looks like a good evening for fishing." He looked up and said, "Do you think so?" The next thing I see is my tackle box and all 3 of our fishing rods in his hands as he heads to load up the boat. We didn't catch any keepers that night but it felt good to get out in the beautiful evening and enjoy the water. 

I don't think I can part with the original on this one but I do have cards for sale. . . in case you have a man in your life that can be persuaded to put down his projects and take you fishing! A Good Evening for Fishing is a brushed acrylic ink painting on 140 lb. cold press paper. It is professionally framed to a final size of 12"x10"

Wings on Water • SOLD

 The Tree Swallows, that reside near our house, have inspired another painting...and probably more to come. The movement they make and the way the light shimmers on and through their wings, make painting them entertaining. 

Wings on Water is a brushed acrylic painting on 140 lb. cold press arches paper. This piece is framed, using conservation glass, to a final size of 15.75" square and is available at Peculiar Painter in Walker, MN.  | 218-547-3729

Speed of Light •SOLD

It's possible that I spent hours and days sitting near the lake, panning my camera with Tree Swallows. They are fast acrobats with their aerial maneuvers. My original sketch of the piece had 3 birds in flight - eventually narrowing it down to one bird in flight with its near wing turned up. This piece is one that has to be seen in person to feel the movement. 

Speed of Light _ is an acrylic painting on stretched canvas with cross braces and painted edges. This piece is 36" square and  is available at Peculiar Painter in Walker, MN. 

Wisdom of the Iris

 What is it about the Iris that feels so regal and wise? The elegant colors, complimentary veining and swooping curve of the petals and leaves are a painters dream. I imagined this one as a woodcut print and painted it to have that feel. 

Wisdom of the Iris is a brushed acrylic ink painting on 140 lb. paper. It is professionally framed with conservation glass to a final size of 12.5"x10". This piece is available at Peculiar Painter in Walker, MN. for $295.00 | 218-547-3729

Life Intertwined •SOLD

 The interdependence of flowers, birds and insects is fascinating. Observing a hummingbird pulling nectar from a flower feels me with awe. With this painting I was trying to show the same hummingbird in motion as it drinks from a phlox bloom. 

Life Intertwined is a brushed acrylic ink painting on 140 lb. paper. This piece is professionally framed with conservation glass to a final size of 15.75" square. This piece is available at Peculiar Painter in Walker, MN. 

8" prints on steel and cards are also available. 

Spring in Green and White

 This spring has been a good one for blooms and leaves and anything that grows well with water. I could probably spend a year just painting blooms. I confess, I haven't figured out exactly what type of blooms I have painted here. This is more about the feeling of spring-time and fresh starts. 

Spring in Green and White is a brushed acrylic ink painting on aquabord. The frame is a beautiful greenish grey that you can't quiet see in the photo. This piece is professionally framed to a final size of 8.8" square. It is available at Peculiar Painter in Walker, MN. for $165.00 | 218-547-3729

Willow Midge •SOLD

 I took a photo of beautiful dancing leaves framing a cone and have been looking forward to painting it. Something about the layers of leaves had a wonderful movement to it. After painting the piece I asked my husband what I was painting. It turns out that the cone is called a gull and the leaves are from a willow. A midge could hatch out of the cone. Isn't that fascinating? Nature is so inspiring. 

Willow Midge is a brushed acrylic ink painting on 140 lb. paper. It is professionally framed to a final size of 8.75"x8.75"

Oriole Lake View •SOLD

 With the warmer weather I am seeing so many fun new bird visitors. Some, like this Oriole, can't hide from view - giving me more models for small canvases! I heard the Oriole song before I actually spied him. They have the most welcoming song! 

Oriole Lake View is an acrylic painting on a 6" stretched canvas with painted edges. This painting is for sale at Peculiar Painter in Walker, MN. | 218-547-3729