Temptations

My favorite dessert while vacationing in Treasure Is. Pen and ink sketch

Birdhouse

Another installment in the bird series. Oil pastel on sanded board

Design for my daughter's baby shower invitations. .

There are sooooo many designs for custom invitations, but nothing was quite what I wanted.  Plus the shower is for TWINS, which narrows down the selection quite a bit.   Thus, the pink and blue eggs in a nest (boy-girl twins) evolved.   This is oil pastel on sanded board, 5 x 7.  NFS  "Waiting Patiently"
It really looks great on our invitations.  :o)

another addition to the teapot series. .

One more addition to my red teapot collection.  This one is acrylic on wrapped canvas 10 x 20 x 1 1/2.     "Teapot Flips for Lemons"

30 sec sketch at Sunset Grill Perdido Key FL

Could not resist this touching moment.  A couple enjoying the sunset.  Didn't realize this restaurant was there, and we've been going to Perdido Key/Gulf Shores for 25 years!    Just a lightning sketch in my journal.

Old Courthouse

"Old Courthouse",  10 x 10 x 2 1/2" acrylic on clayboard.   $75   Will probably be on display at Fine Lines Gallery thru the end of Sept.    Experiment with a looser style and color rendering for me.
I had the pleasure of painting the NEW courthouse yesterday morning , along with several other renowned newnan artists (Deborah Kidwell, Dana Johnson, and 3 or 4 others- Elsa Sibley made some sketches as well).   We all had a nice morning before the heat of the day.    The Newnan Courthouse renovation was just completed, and the ribbon cutting was yesterday.   My painting from yesterday will be posted soon--just a few more finishing touches.    LOVE painting outside!   Too bad the ONLY restaurant open before noon is Goldens!!   WE NEED A SUNDAY COFFEE SHOP!!    Although the early morning quiet was refreshing.
SOLD this past week at Fine Lines Gallery!! 

Sunflowers I,  11 x 14 pastel on ampersand.   These were decorations for a dinner party, and too pretty to just let them dissappear.  Getting the water in the glass was interesting, since the red sunflowers colored the water pink for some reason.