Paintings

I love the sea and the marine life.  Here are some fun facts about Seahorses.  Did you know? *International protection was provided to seahorses on May 15th, 2004. *Zebra stripes and spots, are two patterns that seahorses come in. *A herd, is the term a group of seahorses are known as. *Seahorses are unable...
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This is a WIP (work in progress) of a 20″x16″  acrylic painting on canvas.  Still layering in the colors on the carp and deciding if I want to add a couple more to the painting.  Seams kind of lonely with only one, and when is there ever only one koi fish lol.  Used very...
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Ladybugs with place to go and things to do. Ladybugs are insects that are not only pretty to look at but harmless natural pest control.  Ladybugs are loved by farmers & gardeners, they can eat thousands of aphids during their 3 to 6 week lifetime. Fun fact: While their color & spots make them...
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This whimsical little painting is of a cute little Beagle is enjoying a day at the beach.  I have a Beagle and just love the breed, such a wonderful family dog.  This OSWOA is for sale in my Etsy Shop HERE or via Ebay HERE -10% final purchase price will be donated to APSCA...
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This is a watercolor portrait I painted of my son.  He is in the Navy, USS Kearsarge and deploying to Pakistan for 10 months in a few days.  Strathom 140lb cold press -rough watercolor paper.
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This beautiful white swan floats serenely through the mist covered, lavender haze pond. Available for purchase in my Etsy shop HERE TITLE: Misty Swan SIZE: 6×6 inches SFA – small format art (no larger than 14″ in any one direction. MEDIA: Artist Grade Acrylics Winsor & Newton, Golden Fluid. SURFACE: 3/8th thick Gessoed hardboard...
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For sale in my Etsy Shop HERE ACEO Painting: 2.5 x 3.5 inch miniature watercolor and Ink painting on 140lb Canson Watercolor Paper. Signed,dated & titled on the back. These small works of original art are wonderful additions to current collections or as gifts that can be framed, displayed in a photo album or...
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Gothic Hello Kitty done with a watercolor pen.  For sale in my Etsy shop HERE ACEO Painting: 2.5 x 3.5 inch miniature Watercolor Ink painting on 140lb Canson Watercolor Paper. Signed,dated & titled on the back. These small works of original art are wonderful additions to current collections or as gifts that can be...
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Acrylic on 6″x6″ gessoed masonite board. Penguins naturally dressed up and looking cool to check out the ladies. ` Penguins may be slow on land they are fast, fluid and graceful underwater. It’s an impressive sight to watch as they dive in the water and really put the petal to the metal. Nat Geo...
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Bill Webb Jr. & Boomer portrait done. Watercolor on Arches 300g. This is from a favorite photograph of mine we took last summer while my step-son and his Dad we’re tinkering around the garage. He has two beagles, Boomer and Beagle. They are rescue beagles and that makes them all the more special. Between...
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Tim Curry as Dr. Frank-N-Furter in Rocky Horror Picture Show. 11×14 Graphite 2h, HB, 2b, 4b, 6b and 9b on Bristol 2 ply 300 series smooth. 1st time I used this paper and I enjoyed it a lot over the vellum finish. I absolutely love to draw characters with huge personality.  There are so...
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Ladybugs 4×6 inch OSWOA® (Original Small Work Of Art). For sale in my etsy shop. It’s Spring and we were out gardening and enjoying the sunshine after a cold winter.  I came inside later to paint and felt something crawling on me.  Low and behold a ladybug had hitched a ride inside the house...
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The Bald Eagle is our National bird and they nest here in Illinois along the river during the winter.  It is really a spectacular sight to see them sitting so regally in treetops and floating on ice in the river. The bald eagle had been listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act in...
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“Underwater Tranquility” 6×6″ in. on gessoed hardwood panel. I have always loved the ocean and creatures like dolphins, whales, penguins.  Blue, turquoise, aquamarine and the like are favorite colors of mine, making this a fun painting to do. Dolphins are playful, intelligent mammals.   They live in groups, they communicate and they are very...
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Pop and Bill (my fiance’) like to build things.  Pop had a woodworking business for years and the 2 of them are now building a CNC Machine in the garage or as they put it, the Man Cave.  Pop has been cutting these signs, staining and adding the lettering and having yours truly paint...
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“Misty Swan” Original 6″ x 6″ Acrylic Daily painting on 3/8th gessoed hardboard.  Not available for purchase yet.  This is 1 in a series being framed for exhibition show. Swans are beautiful creatures.  Inspiration for art and stories such as, The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Anderson.  So graceful in the water and very...
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It’s that time of year for gardening and this year we plan on growing some vegetables.   Homegrown tastes so much better than what you find in the grocery store. My Dad has a green thumb.  We had a huge garden when I was a teen-ager.  One year we grew so many watermelons they...
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Broke  out the acrylics again.  I am really enjoying them this time around, using canvas panel and hardboard.  I did not like using them on paper, I prefer watercolors for that. I had pretty much sworn acrylics off.  The reasons being: The bad, they dry too fast.  Either the phone rings, kids need me...
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Just a silly painting for Spring and Easter. The weather was beautiful making for a more whimsical mood. Watercolor ACEO on Arches 140lb paper. ACEOs are: Art Card Editions and Originals. Tiny works of art in a standard trading card size: 2.5″x3.5″ Wonderful gift ideas that can be framed, displayed in a photo album...
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SOLD Watercolor ACEO on 300g Arches acid-free watercolor paper
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