Authentic Florence

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This is a scene from Italy that I photographed last spring during my Florence workshop. This spot is right down the street from where we stayed, in the "authentic" part of the city, where the regular people live. And shop. And park.

I experimented a bit with the texture, as you can see in these close-up shots. Some parts are thicker than others, which I was shooting for, because, you know, variety. : )

I was REALLY happy with this one, but I'm starting it at $1 again (even though it's 12x24 inches!) because of the move. My studio is almost empty of paintings now! Just a handful left scattered around that I will make decisions about soon.

Pam's Favorite Spot

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This is one of the few I had leftover from my gallery show earlier this year. I really like it. The gal is Pam, my friend who moved away to Tucson. : ( Before she left she posed for me around her house and I've painted several from that day. You might remember this other one (sold) -->

In the Trees

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This is another one of my friend Pam. I just loved the glowing green of the trees outside this second floor bedroom. I have fiddled with the image for days. In the end I couldn't get it to look as good as it does in person. Alas.

Baked Boneyard

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Detail from Baked Boneyard

It started raining here in earnest today. And the sky was so dark all day that I didn't have a chance to get a very good picture of this painting. UPDATE: I took a better one and re-posted. I took the reference photo last summer when I was driving home from a workshop I took in California. I don't remember exactly where I was, but I'd love to go back! I only stopped a couple of times along this road because I was in a hurry to get home, but I could have take a gazillion photos - old trucks/cars, barns, houses, fields, mountains. I'll find my way back, someday.

You're Bugging Me

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This is a painting I've been wanting to do for a while - a larger rose complete with bug (please click on it to get a better/larger view). I also want to do some large square roses, and some even larger horizontal ones. I have to admit though, in a way I feel like I'm cheating. Even though I took the picture and did the painting, it's the rose (& the bug) that are so beautiful.

Bird, Suitcase, Bike

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close-up of "Bird, Suitcase, Bike"

I did this larger painting yesterday from a photo I took in Freiburg, Germany a couple of years ago. The sign at the top reads "Engel - Apotheke" which means Angel Pharmacy. Here is the close-up of the lady. -->

So, what's funny about this is it had 2 more people in it, but they were both in awkward positions so I left them out. My husband came in and said, "These 2 look awful lonely." I puzzled over it for about an hour and finally looked up pictures of pigeons (which we see in Freiburg) in similar light and added one along the bottom. I don't usually add things like that, but I think it turned out really well.

In other news, I took some frozen pictures yesterday, and finished my quilt!

Hippo Watching

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I had this idea forever ago of taking the video camera and taping a scene in order to be able to pick and choose the particular still to paint. Often with a regular camera I miss the best shots because I can't shoot quick enough! So I took the video camera to the zoo when we still lived in Texas. I quickly learned the trick was to stand still! But I got some great shots in the hippo room (do you see him?). I painted this once before but it was one of the paintings I lost in the fire, so I painted it again because I really liked it.