Chinese Dancer I

Chinese Dancer I

16" x 20" watercolor on paper

A few years ago I was fortunate to travel to China with my husband and 8 other friends. In one city we watched the Key to the City ceremony from which this painting recently evolved. The costumes of the dancers were wonderful and this dancer inspired me to paint this watercolor.

If you would like to purchase this painting, please email me. It is priced at $250 plus s/h.

A 10" x 8" print is available for $25 plus s/h.

Mike's Plant

Mike's Plant

11" x 14" watercolor on paper

This plant was on my son Mike's front steps and fully in bloom its flowers sparkled with color.

This painting is SOLD.

A 10" x 8" print is available for $25 plus s/h.

Forms Floating

Forms Floating

30" x 40" acrylic on stretched canvas

This abstract was an experiment in shapes, line and color.

This painting is SOLD.

Into the Depths

Into the Depths

30" x 40" acrylic on stretched canvas

This is one of my larger abstract paintings using line and shapes fashioned after one of my favorite abstract painters, Kandinsky. He wrote an entire book on the use of dots, lines and color and I tried to use some of his theories in this painting. It has black painted sides with 1 1/2" thickness and can be hung without a frame.

I tried to use a push/pull motif; is the orange circle behind or in front of the green rectangle? You figure it out.

If you would like to purchase this painting, please email me. It is priced at $1200 plus s/h.

An 8" x 10" print is available for $25 plus s/h.

Ebbtide Abstract

Ebbtide Abstract

12" x 16" acrylic on stretched canvas

This abstract began as an unplanned application of acrylic colors and evolved into a painting resembling the ebbing tide on a coastline. However, I retained the abstraction rather than bring it to realism retaining the large shapes of varied colors fusing together.

If you would like to purchase this painting, please email me. This abstract is framed in a floater frame and is priced at $400 plus s/h. An 8" x 10" print is available for $25 plus s/h.

Figures and Shapes Abstract

Reaching Out Abstract

38" x 22" acrylic on bristol board

This painting evolved from an experience with colors, figures and shapes while experimenting with acrylic pigments. The dramatic colors push and pull against each other.

If you are interested in this painting, please email me. This painting is priced at $600 unframed plus s/h.

Blue Rhapsody

Blue Rhapsody

6" x 9" oil pastel

This abstract was done by layering and scratching out colors with Holbein oil pastels. You can see some of the underlying colors seeping through the blue dominant finished painting. It was done on Rives printmaking paper and will need a mat and glass to be framed properly.

If you would like to purchase this abstract oil pastel, please email me. It is priced at $100 plus s/h. Matted and framed is priced at $200 plus s/h.

Two Yellow Roses

Two Yellow Roses

8" x 10" oil on stretched canvas

I placed two fresh new yellow roses in this tiny crystal vase and painted it with a dark background. I tried to reflect the multitude of color reflections in the vase.

This painting is SOLD.

Peony in the Light

Peony in the Light

18" x 24" mixed media on stretched canvas framed

I love peonies and decided to do an expressionistic painting of a varied-colored peony bouquet. I randomly put colors in the background and finished by putting a few details in the peonies, but I didn't want this to be as realistic as some other work I've done. The background and vase are left undetailed also. I like the contrast of the red against the white flowers.

If you would like to purchase this painting, please email me. This painting, framed in a gold, plein aire frame is priced at $900 plus s/h.

An 8" x 10" print is available for $25 plus s/h.

Night Scene

Night Scene

8" x 10" Oil Pastel

This is a picture of an oil pastel I did from a scene across the street from where I live. The light on the house, my tree and snow on the two front lawns attracted me to render it quickly from my window. At this point in the photo, it was still taped onto my support.
Later, matted and framed, this pastel won an Honorable Mention in a local gallery show to my surprise and of course excitement.

This painting is SOLD.

An 8" x 10" print is available for $25 plus s/h.

Hiking Through Valley Forge at Dusk

Hiking Through Valley Forge at Dusk
12" x 16" pastel framed

On Christmas Day, my husband, Don, two of my sons, Paul and Louis, and I hiked through the historic Valley Forge at dusk when the skies were so blue and the ground so orange. The complementary colors of that particular day inspired me to do this pastel of the colorful scene.
Our family is so fortunate to have this beautiful, vast, historic Valley Forge park so near and available to us for hiking and biking which we do often as a favily all year round.
If you ever are in the vicinity of Philadelphia, you will have an opportunity to visit Valley Forge and experience its history and beauty.

This pastel painting is SOLD.

An 8" x 10" print is available for $25 plus s/h.

Homage to Cezanne Still Life

Homage to Cezanne Still Life

16" x 20" watercolor framed

I admire Cezanne's paintings and even traveled to Aix-en-Provence to see his originals in the museum there. So when setting up this still life I thought of the many wonderful paintings Cezanne produced in his studio which still has some of the vases and objects he painted. We even walked up the steep hill from his studio to the park dedicated to him which overlooks Mt. Victoire the famous mountain he painted. The park has many images of his landscapes of this famous mountain. It is worth a visit since it was a popular spot Cezanne painted from in his day.

If you would like to purchase this watercolor, please email me. It is framed priced at $250 plus s/h. An 8" x 10" print is available for $25 plus s/h.

Green and White Pitchers

Green and White Pitchers

11" x 14" oil on canvas framed

This still life was done in a series of glazes when I attended the Pa. Fine Arts Academy in Phila. I was interested in the light reflected on the pitchers and table.

This painting is SOLD.

An 8"x 10" print is available for $25 plus s/h.

Fields of Color

Fields of Color

8" x 10" oil on stretched canvas

This painting is an experimentation of doing an abstract on a smaller canvas than I usually use for abstract paintings. The infusion of reds and blues dominating took over the fields of color.

If you wish to purchase this painting, please email me. It is ready for framing priced at $150 plus s/h.

An 8" x 10" print is available for $25 plus s/h.

An Explosion of Colors

An Explosion of Colors

8" x 10" oil pastel on paper

When using oil pastels, I like to blend, scrape and layers colors into a colorful abstract. This pastel exploded into many colors as a result of this process.

If you would like to purchase this pastel, please email me. It is priced at $150 unframed or $200 framed plus s/h.

An 8" x 10" print is available for $25 plus s/h.

Three's Company

Three's Company

11" x 14" watercolor on paper framed

This trio of sunflowers was a study done in watercolor using a cool, blue background.

This painting is SOLD.

An 8" x 10" print is available for $35 plus s/h.

Two Pears Still Life

Two Pears Still Life

12" x 16" oil on stretched canvas

This still life was based on a color contrast between the foreground and background with the pears adding a complementary green touch compared to the reddish background.

If you would like to purchase this painting, please email me. This painting is priced at $250 plus s/h. It is available in a gold frame for $300 plus s/h.

An 8" x 10" print is priced at $35 plus s/h.

Sunflower Trio

Sunflower Trio

8" x 10" oil on stretched canvas

I bought three sunflowers and painted them au plein aire. I love the yellow and greenish-blue combination. I tried to paint them in an impressionistic style.

If you would like to purchase this painting, please email me. It is priced at $150 plus s/h. ready for framing.

An 8" x 10" print is available for $35 plus s/h.

Red Vase Floral

Red Vase Floral

20" x 10" pastel on paper

Whispy flowers displayed in a red vase created this still life which I attempted to capture in colorful pastels. I'm visiting my friend Pat in DelRay Beach, Florida now and attended the Boca Art Fest yesterday. The paintings were fantastic and it's always humbling to see such talented artists from Florida and other areas. But it also is motivational and has spurred me on to continue painting every day.

If you would like to purchase this painting, please email me. This pastel is framed and priced at $250 plus s/h.

A 10" x 8" print is available for $35 plus s//h.

Daybreak

Daybreak

16" x 20" pastel on Wallis paper

This sunset impresssed me and I committed it to paper with pastels.

This painting is sold.

A 8" x 10" print of this pastel is available for $35 plus s/h. Please email me if interested.

Farm Scene

Farm Scene

8" x 10" acrylic on paper

Another version of this interesting farm in the Catskills on a misty day.

This painting is sold.

An 8" x 10" print is available for $35 plus s/h.

White Hydrangea Still Life

White Hydrangea Still Life

9" x 12" oil on stretched canvas

Next to sunflowers, hydrangeas are my favorite flowers to paint. This little white hydrangea is filled with other colors in a vivid green pitcher. I thought the orange/red background would complement the greens of the fruit and pitcher.

What do you think?

To puchase this painting, please email me. This oil ready for framing is priced at $250 plus s/h.

An 8" x 10" matted print is available for $35 plus s/h.

Golden Sunflowers II

Golden Sunflowers II

12" x 16" oil on stretched canvas

This is a second of the series of sunflower paintings I am striving to do in a classical vein. I hope I successfully distributed the light in this painting. It was really a challenge.

If you would like to purchase this painting, please email me. This painting is priced at $400 plus s/h.

An 8" x 10" print is available for $35 plus s/h.

Golden Sunflowers I

Golden Sunflowers I

11" x 14" oil on stretched canvas

I love sunflowers so I decided to do several still life paintings on this lofty flower. This is the first of the series in which I also tried to capture the light.

If you would like to puchase this oil painting, please email me. This painting is priced at $300 plus s/h ready for framing.

An 8" x 10" print is available for $35 plus s/h.

Man Reading a Newspaper

Man Reading a Newspaper

8" x 10" oil on stretched canvas

This was painted from a model in a classroom course.

If you would like to purchase this painting, please email me. This painting is priced at $100 plus s/h.

An 8" x 10" print is available for $35 plus s/h.