September 2009

End of summer - beginning of fall. My favorite time of year! Painting, teaching, traveling a bit...working a lot. I'm at Water Street Art Gallery today. If you haven't been here yet, please come to visit soon.

Prairie Tradition

When we were young and traveling across Kansas to go home for Christmas, decorating this cedar tree was an important stop along the way.  The painting was displayed at the Philbrook Festival of Trees 2008 and it sold last week.  I wish the new owners "Happy Holidays".

Girlfriends

My two sisters came for a visit last weekend - a rare and fantastic event!  We remembered our mom by walking along the river in her honor.  This painting is from a small black and white snapshot of her with her two best friends in high school at Sterling, Kansas.  Celebrate the women in your life!

The Paint

This week our group of painters visited a beautiful lodge home for a day of plein air painting and enjoying the crisp fall temperatures.  This photo was one of my favorite parts of the day...when the paint horse came to investigate what we were doing.  The friendly mare got up close and personal!