Mean Eyed Cat

Mean Eyed Cat Bar

12 x 12 oil on museum board

Getting to know my new home town a little better.

The Mean Eyed Cat Bar is popular

for Bar B Q, booze and beer,

with a Johnny Cash kicker.

When in Austin, check it out!

Thanks for following my blog and viewing my paintings.

Comments are welcomed and appreciated:)

Tacos on 5th

Tacos on 5th  

12 x 12 oil on museum board

Austin is a city with a sense of humor and a funky style.

I really love all the wacky architecture I see

around town.  This painting was inspired by

old bus, painted blue and repurposed as

a taco stand.

Why not?

Thanks so much for viewing my artwork,

comments are welcomed and appreciated!

Porch Swing

Porch Swing 12 x 12 oil on panel

Happy summer to all!

I'm back to my painting and loving every minute.

Solar shades are wonderful.

That's how I solved the glare problem I had in my studio.

They cut the glare but you can still have a view.

I leave the north light windows open when I paint and put

them down while I work on the computer.

Plus they save you money on A/C-

pretty awesome:)

Welcome to my new studio!

I've missed keeping in touch with you. It's been a process with lots of things happening

around my house as I try to get settled and reclaim my creative routine.

Big hugs and thanks to all of you who have checked up on me:)

Here's how the studio project began:

 Lots of boxes....

 And more boxes, so many boxes I'm not even going to bore you with them all.

Basically I decided to just empty them all and start to organize things

into categories:  blocks, cloths, 

odd little things,

paints, brushes, metals, ceramics, books, etc.

My new computer and I are beginning to get to know each other

and play nicely together.  The only problem is that she insists on doing

every thing her way, all the time, so we're working on our communication issues.

One of the most important things is a comfy spot for Robi and I to take alot of

must needed breaks, we're pooped! Moving is hard work,

but really worth it after all.

My next post is about studio direction, lighting, color and the problem

of glare and how I'm dealing with it.

Talk soon!

Geraniums and more geraniums.

  My French Geraniums  20 x 20 oil on canvas

This painting will be available at the Painted Garden art show

at Beach Gallery in Va. Beach, Va. on April 5th. I'll 

announce details closer to the opening.  It will be running in conjunction

with Historic Garden Club week.

To warm up for the painting I did a small version that is available now

in auction format via the link below the painting.  Each painting 

turns out uniquely and there are qualities that I like about each one.

I'm curious which one you prefer?

      My Little French Window  6 x 6 oil on museum board

purchase info click here

Thanks for much for viewing my artwork and I appreciate 

your comments.

Lucky Hat

Lucky Hat 5 x 7 oil on museum board

to purchase click here

This was a cure for the winter blues and

to capture the warm feeling of sunlight on my back.

Thank you for viewing my artwork.

Double, double, toil and trouble....

Happy Hour  9 x 12 sold

The genie has popped out of the bottle and she's not gonna fit back in.

Secretly in my hidden French laboratory, I've been working on a magic potion to enhance

creative powers.  I've experimented with many different ideas and had some recent successes with a particular formula I'd like to share with you:

two parts your favorite beverage

plus

one part violet liqueur

stir with magic = delight!

It's best if your favorite beverage is light and clear, even bubbly.

But it's the violet liqueur from Alzace that turns it into a wonderful

purple concoction.

It is widely known:

Most everything with a splash of lavender is downright delightful.
Works like a charm!