Katie's Art for Autism Awareness

The Butterfly Tree

2010-08-02T23:00:00.004-04:00

I snapped this shot of a beautiful butterfly on a clear blue day. It was posing for me : )

Quote of the day: "Live, Laugh, Love"

Skyline Time

2010-04-20T14:41:00.002-04:00

I took this picture atop a parking garage very early in the morning on Good Friday. The sky didn't really look this blue, but after I took the picture I was pleased with the color of the shot. I did not manipulate this photograph. It was such a beautiful morning.

Quote of the day: To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment - Jane Austen (1775-1817)

Cardinal Keeping Watch

2010-02-28T21:55:00.003-05:00

This beautiful Cardinal sits outside my window every night.

Quote of the day: The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes - Marcel Proust

White Knights at Night

2010-01-12T22:40:00.002-05:00

I took this picture of some ducks sitting in the snow tonight. They looked so content. How were they not freezing?

Quote of the day: "Each morning sees some task begun, each evening sees it close. Something attempted, something done, has earned a night's response" - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Homage to Matisse

2009-07-05T23:12:00.004-04:00

This is a very small, acrylic, reproduction painting from one of my all time favorite artists - Henri Matisse. This piece is titled Icarus (Jazz) - 1943 Stencil.

Quote of the day: "How can the drops of water know themselves to be a river?" - Zen Saying

Apple II

2009-06-09T18:13:00.003-04:00

Second digitally created apple - used Adobe Illustrator:

Quote of the day: "Each good thought or action moves the dark world nearer to the sun." - John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-92)

'An Apple A Day...'

2009-06-08T22:33:00.002-04:00

Apple created in Adobe Illustrator. It is a wooden apple with a chiffon leaf.

Quote of the day: "Dost thou love life, then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of" - Benjamin Franklin (1706-90)

Blind Contour Line Drawings

2009-05-29T21:19:00.005-04:00

While Seth and I were in the hospital we were bored so we both created some blind contour line drawings with ink and paper and painted them with the craft paint provided to us by CCHMC. It is a lot harder than it sounds, but for those of you who do not know, a blind contour line drawing is a drawing created without looking at the paper. The point is to fixate on the object you are drawing and to focus on the curvatures and lines and let your eyes move the pen without looking down at your paper. I really liked our finished pieces. You should try it!

Quote of the day: "Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourself" - Romans 12:10

Primsacolor Face

2009-05-11T22:54:00.002-04:00

The attached creation was drawn using only Primsacolor markers. I went bold and daring this time. The eyes didn't manage to get lost - surprisingly. : )

Quote of the day: "The kiss of friendship, kind and calm, may fall upon the brow like balm; A deeper tenderness may speak, in precious pledges on the cheek; Thrice dear may be, when young lips meet, Love's dewy pressure, close and sweet, But more than all the rest I prize, the faithful lips that kiss my eyes" - Elizabeth Chase Akers (1831-1911)

Poker Face

2009-05-11T19:45:00.005-04:00

The kids and I went to a craft store over the weekend. I bought a plain white mask for my son to paint. My daughter put the mask on and I took her picture then I manipulated the photo in Photoshop. I really liked the final piece.

Quote of the day: The mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace - Romans 8:6

Domino Effect II

2009-05-11T19:34:00.004-04:00

My son recently got a bunch of dominos and he positioned them on the floor into the shape of a square. I snapped this picture than manipulated it in Photoshop. I like the end result.

Quote of the day: Love...rejoices with the truth - 1 Corinthians 13:6

'Waiting to Fly'

2009-05-03T14:09:00.003-04:00

This piece was submitted to NCS for the annual postcard exhibit to be held at the Western Colorado Center for the Arts.

Dimensions: 4" x 6"

Title: Waiting to Fly

Medium: Mixed

Quote of the day: "Gather ye rose-buds while ye may, old time is still a-flying; and this same flower which smiles today, tomorrow will be dying" Robert Herrick (1591-1674)

Happy Easter Egg!

2009-04-14T22:37:00.005-04:00

A different perspective of the original photo.

Quote of the day: "Love sought is good, but given unsought is better" - William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Christmas Card Competition

2009-04-13T19:09:00.003-04:00

I entered a Christmas card competition. Attached is my submission.

Quote of the day: "We are the ones we've been waiting for." - June Jordan

Trees Study in Purple

2009-04-03T16:25:00.003-04:00

I'm thinking of continuing a series of photos I've taken along with the manipulated image of that same photo. Sometimes the image appears to not have changed very much and other times the image appears as if it is a completely different image altogether.

Quote of the day: "Hope is the power of being cheerful in circumstances that we know to be desperate" - G.K. Chesterton, 1874-1936

Nature

2009-03-30T22:04:00.018-04:00

Today was a beautiful spring day. I grabbed my camera as I headed out the door and snapped some shots of geese, deer, my blooming magnolia tree, a bartlett pear in full bloom, some daffodils, etc. The deer allowed me to get pretty close and she was sort of posing it up for the camera.

Quote of the day: "Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see." Hebrews 11:1

'Icy Blue Branch'

2009-03-28T21:38:00.003-04:00

When we had the ice storm about a month ago, I went outside and snapped some shots of the ice covered tree branches. The way the light hit the branches gave the illusion that a rainbow was trapped inside each tiny branch. I decided to take one of these pictures and create a night scape as if the moon were shining behind one of these icy tangles. I really liked the end result.

Quote of the day: "I do the very best I know how - the very best I can; and I mean to keep on doing it until the end." Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865

Rusty Boat

2009-03-18T09:51:00.003-04:00

Orange and Blue is always a favorite color combination of mine.

Quote of the day: "Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action." - Benjamin Dasraeli 1804-1881

'Big Mac'

2009-03-17T09:03:00.005-04:00

I snapped this shot while on our way to Mackenzie's soccer game. I decided to manipulate the original photo a few times to get different perspectives.

Quote of the day: "If a man who cannot count finds a four-leaf clover, is he lucky?" ~Stanislaw J. Lec

Lily

2009-03-16T14:05:00.004-04:00

Eastern Lily - study in green.

Quote of the day: "Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead. The consciousness of loving and being loved brings a warmth and richness to life that nothing else can bring." Oscar Wilde, 1854-1900 - Irish dramatist, novelist and wit

The Athenaeum of Cincinnati

2009-03-15T14:29:00.016-04:00

I went to the Athenaeum of Cincinnati to take some shots since it was such a beautiful evening. The architecture of this building is absolutely amazing! The wonderful thing about the Athenaeum is that it has so many beautiful faces. When taking pictures in the evening, reflections and light illuminates off the rows of windows. In the winter, around Christmas, there is a gorgeous star that hangs at the very top of the front entrance that dominates the entire scenery. In the Spring, the blooming trees add to the landscape and balance out the vast structure and grounds. There are so many beautiful angles and surfaces to snap wonderful shots of. I love coming here to pray in the chapel. It is peaceful and still.

Quote of the day: "Two stars keep not their motion in one sphere" - William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

'Underworld'

2009-03-14T10:59:00.003-04:00

This piece was created by Seth, Mackenzie, Mark and Myself. Hunter was not feeling well this morning and did not want to participate. We each took turns adding a colorful image. It was fun.

Quote of the day: "Until you are willing to be confused about what you already know, what you know will never grow bigger, better, or more useful." Milton Erickson

A Simple Symphony

2009-03-13T21:44:00.005-04:00

This piece started off as a sketch. I love ballerinas and their elegant frames. They seem to float with grace on stage. I wanted to include my step-by-step process until finished. After I added color, I realized I liked my charcoal sketches best.

Quote of the day: "Improvement makes straight roads; but the crooked roads without improvement are the roads of genius." William Blake

"Chaos'

2009-03-12T19:31:00.002-04:00

This piece was created using Adobe Illustrator. I was Dr. Seuss inspired. Perhaps I should have titled this Ziggy Zaggy Zazzer. : )

Quote of the day: "One's real life is so often the life that one does not lead." Oscar Wilde

'Faces of Smoke'

2009-03-11T22:45:00.002-04:00

Below is a piece I titled 'Faces of Smoke' due to me being able to see faces among the swirled lines. This is a digitally designed piece using Adobe Illustrator.

Quote of the day: "To confront a person with their own shadow is to show them their own light." Carl Jung

1959 Barbie

2009-03-10T23:24:00.005-04:00

I did a series of Barbies that I manipulated in PhotoShop. These turned out pretty cool I think. I love old Barbies.

Quote of the day: "The most dangerous of our prejudices reign in ourselves against ourselves. To dissolve them is a creative act." Hugo von Hofmannsthal

Carousel Horse II

2009-03-09T09:49:00.005-04:00

This is another manipulated photo from a picture I took at Coney Island of a carousel horse. I enjoy experimenting with these photos because I feel like I'm getting two pieces of art from one shot! The two products really turn out to be quite different and there is no end to the possibilities in the manipulation process. The first photo is my actual photograph and the second is the manipulated piece (as if I needed to explain that - haha). Anyway, I was pleased with both. The second actually looks like a colored pencil drawing. : )

Quote of the day: "Sit quietly doing nothing, spring comes, and the grass grows by itself." Zen Wisdom

Unknown World

2009-03-08T08:33:00.015-04:00

I am currently experimenting with new applications Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and Adobe InDesign which are requirements for the Digital Design major at The Art Institute. I did a series of 'Unknown Worlds' that you can also find in my gallery at http://www.imagekind.com/ if you would like to purchase a print.

Quote of the day: "Thou hast been... A man that Fortune's buffets and rewards has taken with equal thanks... Give me that man that is not passion's slave, and I will wear him in my heart's core, aye, in my heart of hearts as I do thee... Hamlet to his friend Horatio

Alex's Winning Art Piece

2009-03-08T00:06:00.003-05:00

Recently, my employer had their annual Fine Arts Fund kickoff. They had a refrigerator art contest for different age categories. Alex won in her age bracket for her creation attached:

Mackenzie's Creations

2009-03-07T23:56:00.005-05:00

My daughter Mackenzie loves to draw but in a different genre. She one day wants to be a fashion designer, in addition to a master chef, a culinary artist in cake decorating, a landscaper, and and interior designer. Attached are some of her newest creations in addition to an award of excellence for her piece displayed at the Fine Arts Fund refrigerator art contest:

Hunter's Creations

2009-03-07T23:46:00.005-05:00

My oldest son Hunter goes through phases of wanting to draw. He used to draw all the time. Now, he is more selective of when he wants to create. Attached are some of Hunter's recent pieces. Hunter received two 'Awesome' awards for his snowman cutout and his crystal snowflake he made in art class an the Fine Arts Fund refrigerator art contest at my place of employment:

Seth's Creations

2009-03-07T23:18:00.018-05:00

My youngest son Seth shares my passion for art and finds a way to create every day. I marvel at his talent at such a young age and I am elated that we both share an artistic talent and that we care so deeply about Art. Below are some of Seth's recent creations. He also LOVES to create collages and build things. I'm so very proud of him and absolutely love his creative expression. His first piece listed below is an award of excellence given to him from the Fine Arts Fund refrigerator art contest at my place of employment:

It's Good To Be Back!

2009-03-07T22:10:00.005-05:00

It has certainly been a while since I've been back to my blogging. I missed it. I've been busy going to school at Drexel earning my Bachelor of Science in PSY in addition to enrolling at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh - majoring in digital design.

Sadly, the passing of my Father this past January has kept me from doing much on the creative side. I've been more focused on the kids and their activities and making sure we all had time to grieve and let time heal. It has been a difficult start to 2009.

I've been doing a little bit of manipulating some photos I've taken into digital designs. I will share a few as well as share some pieces the kids have created over the winter. I hope you enjoy:

This first image is a photo I took over the summer at Coney Island of a carousel horse that I manipulated with Photoshop. It has a fairy tale feel to it.

'Caesar's Creek'

2008-10-01T20:50:00.003-04:00

Quote of the day: "That best portion of a good man's life, his little nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love." William Wordsworth (1770-1850)

Original/Signed Painting

Watercolor on Paper

12" x 16"

Sold

'Frosted Autumn Leaves'

2008-09-30T18:49:00.005-04:00

Quote of the day: "And remember, we all stumble, every one of us. That's why it's a comfort to go hand in hand." Emily Kimbrough, 1899-1989, American writer

Original/Signed Piece
Mixed Media on Deep Cradle Canvas (Sides Painted)
12" x 12"

'Gourd'

2008-09-29T14:27:00.003-04:00

Quote of the day: "We cannot prevent the black birds of evil from flying over our heads, but we can prevent them from building their nests in our hair." Chinese Proverb

Original/Signed Piece

Mixed Media Collage

4" x 6" on matte board

'Another Glass of Wine'

2008-09-26T20:03:00.005-04:00

Collage series continued...

Quote of the day: "Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love." Lao Tzu, c. 600 BC, Chinese philosopher

Original/Signed Piece

Mixed Media Collage on Paper

9" x 12"

'Garden Song'

2008-09-25T19:41:00.002-04:00

Collage series continued...

Quote of the day: "One is nearer God's Heart in a garden than anywhere else on earth." Dorothy Frances Gurney, 1858-1932, English Poet

Original/Signed Piece

Mixed Media Collage

4" x 6"

'A Trip To Emerald Coast'

2008-09-23T20:49:00.004-04:00

This piece was displayed at the Viva Gallery in Sherman Oaks, California for the Collage Artists of America's 2006 Open Exhibition. I won an honorable mention. This art piece currently hangs in my parent's home.

http://www.vivagallery.org/exhibits/CAA_2006JuriedOpen/index.html

Quote of the day: "The purpose of life is to matter - to count, to stand for something, to have it make some difference that we lived at all." Leo Rosten, 1908-1997, Polish-born American writer and humorist

Original/Signed Piece

Mixed Media Collage

12" x 14" (Framed)

'King Me'

2008-09-22T17:58:00.005-04:00

This piece was displayed in National Collage Society's Art Dialogue Gallery in Buffalo, New York for the 2007 postcard exhibition.

Quote of the day: "There is a great man, who makes every man feel small. But the real great man is the man who makes every man feel great." G.K Chesterton, 1874-1936, English novelist and critic

Original/Signed Piece

Mixed Media Collage

4" x 6"

Bloomingdales Spree

2008-09-21T10:16:00.004-04:00

More in my collage series. This piece hangs in my sisters home.

Quote of the day: "He who knows the light, and at the same time keeps the shade, will be the whole world's model." Lao Tsze (c. 604-531 BC)

Original/Signed Piece

Mixed Media Collage (Framed)

24" x 30"

'R&R'

2008-09-20T10:13:00.003-04:00

Another in my collage series.

Quote of the day: "Wait, thou child of hope, for time shall teach thee all things." Martin Tupper (1810-1889)

Original/Signed Piece

Mixed Media Collage on Paper

9" x 12"

'Halloween Invitation'

2008-09-18T21:04:00.010-04:00

Quote of the day: "The optimist is wrong as often as the pessimist. But he has a lot more fun." Anonymous

Original/Signed Piece

Collage on Paper

5" x 7"

Mackenzie, Hunter & Seth Mason's Halloween Creations

2008-09-18T21:04:00.008-04:00

We were so bored while waiting for the electricity to come back on, so we went to the library and checked out a bunch of Halloween books which gave the kids inspiration for their attached drawings. They all wrote poems too. Hunter got the gold star for his poem which was short, but very creative.

Witches watch the time

Ghosts roast their toast

Pumpkins are punks

Mummies hum Hmmmmm

BOO!

Quote of the day: "Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up." Pablo Picasso

Picasso Inspired - Fruit Bowl

2008-09-13T11:30:00.004-04:00

Quote of the day: "To endure is greater than to dare; to tire out hostile fortune; to be daunted by no difficulty; to keep heart when all have lost it - who can say this is not greatness? William Makepeace Thackeray, 1811-1863, English writer

Original/Signed Painting

Acrylic on Canvas - Sides Painted

12" x 16" x 1"

Domino Effect

2008-09-12T18:17:00.003-04:00

This piece was displayed in the National Collage Society's 9th Annual Postcard Exhibit at Cuyahoga Valley's Art Center.

Quote of the day: "The old woman I shall become will be quite different from the woman I am now. Another 'I' is beginning." George Sand (Amandine Dupin), 1804-1876, French novelist

Original/Signed Piece

Mixed Media Collage

4" x 6" on 8" x 10" Matte Board

'Mrs. Jones'

2008-09-11T19:33:00.004-04:00

This piece was displayed at the Butler Institute of Art's National Collage Society's 21st Annual Exhibit.

Quote of the day: "We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise we harden." Johann Von Goethe

Original/Signed Piece

Mixed Media Collage

9" x 12"

'Wink'

2008-09-10T19:44:00.004-04:00

This piece was displayed in the Beaux & Eros II Exhibition at the Peninsula Museum of Art in Belmont, California.

Quote of the day: "Of all the forces that make for a better world, none is so indispensable, none so powerful as hope. Without hope man is only half alive." Charles Sawyer, 1887-1979, American lawyer

Original/Signed/Framed Piece

Mixed Media

8" x 10"

'Fly Away Dream'

2008-09-06T20:03:00.005-04:00

There is an element to children's art that surpasses that of adults, due to its purity and inability to be manipulated into something untrue. This piece I created reminds me of a dream I once had when life was hard and I just wanted to fly away in a cloud of balloons to someplace pleasant.

Quote of the day: "Love is a canvas furnished by Nature and embroidered by imagination." Voltaire, 1694-1778, French philosopher, historian and writer

Original/Signed Piece (Mixed Media)

Acrylic on Canvas Panel

8" x 8"

'Mexican Sunflower'

2008-09-01T11:54:00.001-04:00

This painting represents Autumn at the end of this beautiful summer.

Quote of the day: "If I had two loaves of bread, I would sell one and buy hyacinths. For they would feed my soul." Author unknown

Original/Signed Painting

Acrylic on Deep Cradle Canvas

5" x 5"

'Sunshine'

2008-08-31T09:18:00.001-04:00

I don't want summer to come to an end. I will miss the beautiful flowers.

Quote of the day: "What a delight it is when, of morning, I get up and go out to find in full bloom a flower that yesterday was not there." Tachibana Akemi - 1812-1868 - Japanese poet

Original/Signed Painting

Acrylic on Deep Cradle Museum Quality Canvas

5" x 5"

'Gazania'

2008-08-30T20:19:00.001-04:00

I love flowers. They brighten my day.

Quote of the day: "Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps a singing bird will come." Chinese Proverb

Original/Signed Painting

Acrylic on Deep Cradle Canvas

5" x 5"

'Wild Flowers of Late Summer'

2008-08-28T21:46:00.001-04:00

While vacationing I noticed some wild flowers here and there. I thought I would paint an abstract view of these pretty, tall, pink ones.

Original/Signed Painting

Acrylic on Deep Cradle Museum Quality Canvas

5" x 5"

Quote of the day: "O gift of God! a perfect day, whereon shall no man work but play, whereon it is enough for me not to be doing but to be." Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1807-1882 American poet and writer

'Wildflowers in Pitcher on Quilted Tablecloth'

2008-08-24T20:20:00.001-04:00

We arrived home from vacation today. It was wonderful! The weather was great and we all had fun! I am posting my painting for the day along with a few photos I took of our wonderful getaway. Since August is the daily painters tribute to our beautiful earth month, I snapped some nature photos that I plan on painting later on.

Original/Signed Painting

Watercolor on Cold Pressed Paper

5" x 7"

Quote of the Day: "There is but one cause of human failure, and that is man's lack of faith in his true self." William James (1842-1910)

'Punk Girl'

2008-08-20T22:43:00.001-04:00

We leave for vacation tomorrow so I have been running around all day and evening getting things done. I didn't have time to paint tonight, so I am posting one of my mixed media collages I am very fond of. This is one of a series of abstract 'people' creations.

Quote of the day: "The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind." William Blake (1757-1827)

Original/Signed Piece

Mixed media on paper

9" x 12"

'Blue Room'

2008-08-18T20:57:00.001-04:00

This is my favorite of my 'Room' series so far. I really enjoy these creations. I'm thinking of painting every room in the house and framing them all together. We'll see.

Quote of the day: "Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning." Gloria Steinem

Original/Signed Painting

Acrylic on Canvas Panel

6" x 6"

'Pink Room'

2008-08-17T16:18:00.001-04:00

Quote of the day: "Achievement is largely the product of steadily raising one's level of aspiration and expectation." Jack Nicklaus

Original/Signed Painting

Acrylic on Canvas Panel

6" x 6"

'Green Room'

2008-08-16T23:52:00.001-04:00

Quote of the day - "Imagination is more important than knowledge." Albert Einstein 1879-1955

Original/Signed Painting

Acrylic on Canvas Panel

6" X 6"

'Bottles on Cobblestone'

2008-08-14T22:38:00.001-04:00

Quote of the day: "There's no point dwelling on what might or could have been. You just have to go forward." Jack Nicholson - American Actor

Original/Signed Painting
Acrylic on Deep Cradle Canvas (Sides Painted)
5" x 7"

'Rasberry Chip Ice Cream with Blackberries and Mint'

2008-08-12T23:07:00.001-04:00

Quote of the day: "There is not enough darkness in the world to extinguish the light of one small candle." - Spanish proverb

Original/Signed Painting

Acrylic on Deep Cradle Canvas

5" x 5"

'Goodbye to the Sea'

2008-08-11T18:37:00.001-04:00

The end of vacation is always hard, especially when saying goodbye to the beautiful, blue ocean.

Quote of the day: "There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, there is a rapture on the lonely shore, there is society, where none intrudes, by the deep sea, and music in its roar. I love not Man the less, but Nature more." Lord Byron, 1788-1824 - English poet

Original/Signed Painting

Acrylic on Deep Cradle Canvas

5" x 7"

'Steamed Asparagus'

2008-08-10T21:31:00.001-04:00

Original/Signed Painting

Acrylic on deep cradle canvas

5" x 7"

'Peppers'

2008-08-10T21:25:00.001-04:00

Original/Signed Painting

Pastel on Paper

9.5" X 12"

'Shattered'

2008-08-07T23:41:00.001-04:00

I'm very excited to announce that my collage was accepted into the Ohio Collage Society's 2nd Annual exhibition at the Mansfield Art Center in Ohio beginning Sunday, September 21 through Saturday, October 25. This piece was constructed of various cut triangular pieces of paper.

Original Piece

Collage on Canvas (Framed)

29" x 53.5"

'Garden Urn'

2008-08-06T22:14:00.001-04:00

Original/Signed Painting

Watercolor on Paper

5.5" x 8.5"

'Daffodils in Daylight'

2008-08-05T20:41:00.001-04:00

Since August is 'respect our earth' month, I felt this piece appropriate.

Original/Signed Painting

Waterolor and Pastel on Paper

11" x 14"

'Breakfast Blend'

2008-08-04T22:09:00.001-04:00

Original/Signed Painting
Acrylic on Canvas
5" x 7"

'Irises at Night'

2008-08-03T23:21:00.001-04:00

Original/Signed Piece

Pastel on Paper

11" x 14"

'Elegant Waves'

2008-08-02T21:26:00.001-04:00

This piece was displayed in the Art of Music Exhibition at the Mills Pond House Gallery in St. James New York. I used several different media including watercolor, acrylic, sheet music and various papers.

Original/Signed Piece

Mixed Media on Deep Cradle Canvas

12" x 24"

'Autumn Midst'

2008-08-01T23:58:00.001-04:00

Original/Signed Painting

Mixed Media (Watercolor and Pastel)

11" x 14"

'Fireflowers'

2008-07-31T21:31:00.001-04:00

These potted flowers were painted in pastel.

Original/Signed Painting
Pastel on Paper
11" x 14"

'Cafe' Hazlenut Latte'

2008-07-28T22:59:00.001-04:00

Original/Signed Painting

Acrylic on Canvas

5" x 7"

'Abstract Pear'

2008-07-25T20:48:00.001-04:00

Original/Signed Painting
Acrylic on Canvas
5" x 7"

'Serene'

2008-07-24T20:47:00.001-04:00

I enjoy painting bottles. Watercolor is my media choice when painting glass objects.

Original/Signed Painting

Watercolor on Paper

9" x 12"

'Garden Meadow'

2008-07-22T19:38:00.001-04:00

An abstract view of a garden meadow.

Original/Signed Painting

Acrylic on Canvas

6" x 6"

'Spring Morning'

2008-07-19T21:30:00.002-04:00

Original/Signed Piece

Mixed Media Collage on Paper

5.5" x 8.5"

'Flowers in Vase with Pears'

2008-07-18T23:02:00.001-04:00

Original/Signed Painting

Watercolor

5" x 7"

'Riverdowns'

2008-07-17T20:14:00.001-04:00

Original/Signed Painting

Acrylic on Canvas

12" x 24"

'Pink Cupcake'

2008-07-16T21:02:00.001-04:00

Original/Signed Painting

Acrylic on Canvas

6" x 6"

'7:30 a.m. on Vine'

2008-07-09T21:03:00.002-04:00

Original/Signed Painting

Acrylic on Canvas

5" x 7"

Bowl of Fruit

2008-07-02T23:28:00.002-04:00

We always keep a large wooden bowl of fresh fruit and vegetables on our kitchen table. Currently our bowl is filled with very ripe apricots, oranges, apples, a lemon, avocado, a tomato, and not so ripe bananas. The sunlight was coming in the kitchen and lightly gracing our bowl of colors, so I snapped the shot and painted it. I am also including the photo I took.

Original/Signed Painting

Acrylic on Deep Cradle Canvas

12" x 12" (305 x 305mm)

Aguacate

2008-06-30T21:58:00.001-04:00

Original/Signed Painting

Acrylic on Canvas

5" x 5"

'Maybe Tomorrow'

2008-06-29T10:42:00.001-04:00

This lonely paint brush wasn't in the mood to paint today. Perhaps tomorrow will be a better day.

Original/Signed Painting

Acrylic on Canvas

6" x 6"

'I Give Up'

2008-06-28T21:56:00.001-04:00

We took the kids fishing last weekend. This was all that was left after about a half hour of my youngest son catching nothing. Funny, after he got bored looking under rocks and trying to find sea shells (at the river - ha ha) he decided he wanted to fish again. He actually caught a small cat fish later on in the day.

Original/Signed Painting

Acrylic on Stretched Canvas

5" x 5"

Vanilla Caramel Verona

2008-06-27T19:14:00.001-04:00

Original/Signed Painting

5" x 5"

Acrylic on Stretched Canvas

Summer Shade

2008-06-26T17:47:00.001-04:00

There is a street by my house that I sometimes go out of my way to drive on to get home because it is so beautiful. I often see deer on this street and beautiful old homes.

Original/Signed Painting

Watercolor on Cold Pressed Paper

5.5" x 8.5"

Old Keys on Wood Hook

2008-06-24T22:26:00.001-04:00

I love old keys and old doors. They are very interesting. These old keys hanging on a piece of weathered wood were painted from a photo.

Original/Signed Painting

Watercolor

5.5" x 8.5"

'Go Green'

2008-06-23T07:34:00.001-04:00

I made this collage using all recycled materials.

Original/Signed Work

Collage on Recycled Paper

Irregular Dimensions (Approx. 9.25" x 11.75")

Bowl of Cherries

2008-06-22T10:59:00.001-04:00

Who said life isn't a bowl of cherries?

Original/Signed Painting

Acrylic on Stretched Canvas

5" x 5"

Harbor Fish Market

2008-06-21T23:47:00.001-04:00

Original/Signed Painting

Acrylic on Stretched Canvas

5" x 5"

What's In Your Garden?

2008-06-20T21:27:00.001-04:00

Every year I plant a garden. I always plant tomatoes. I try to plant other things, but usually it is the tomatoes that are successful. Home grown tomatoes are so much better than store bought ones. Don't you think?

Original/Signed Painting

Acrylic on Stretched Canvas

5" x 5"

Rasberry Chip

2008-06-17T21:54:00.001-04:00

Original/Signed Painting

Acrylic on Canvas

5" x 7"

Lustre

2008-06-16T18:15:00.001-04:00

Another similar watercolor of bottles. This time the arrangement was a little different and the lighting was more subtle.

Original/Signed Painting

Watercolor on Cold Pressed Paper

9" x 12"

Iridescent

2008-06-15T19:46:00.002-04:00

Original/Signed Painting
Watercolor on Cold Press Paper
9" x 12"

Magnolia Morning

2008-06-14T15:20:00.001-04:00

Original/Signed Painting

Acrylic on Deep Cradle Canvas

12" x 12"

210 to Carry

2008-06-13T21:56:00.001-04:00

I took a break from my American Ruminations series to paint this piece for a fund raiser. Being that I am not a golfer, my husband helped me come up with a clever name.

Original/Signed Painting

Acrylic on Deep Cradle Canvas

12" x 12"

Bid at Auction on 6/28/08 (Sold)

Shrimp Market

2008-06-10T21:50:00.002-04:00

I took pictures while at Kings Island with my family a few weeks back. We passed this restaurant and I snapped a photo from across the water. This was another challenging piece for me but ironically it was the signs that were difficult to paint, not the people or the water. When I started painting I was concerned that I wouldn't be able to tackle the ripple effect of the water but it turned out better than I thought. Although this painting took longer than originally expected, I was pleased when finished.

Original/Signed Painting

Acrylic on Canvas

6" x 6"

Campanello's

2008-06-09T20:50:00.001-04:00

This sign reminded me of being in Italy (o.k., well not really), but it does have a slight charm with the black and white striped awning to add as an accent. I'm still trying to figure out where the Beach is. Perhaps I drove further than I thought. : )

Original/Signed Painting

Acrylic on Canvas

6" x 6"

Hitching Post

2008-06-07T21:27:00.001-04:00

This sign was a bit more of a challenge due to its complexity for a small scale painting. I enjoyed working with all the colors and I am drawn to signs with old fashioned light bulbs. I've passed this sign many times on my way into town. By the way, they really do have the world's best fried chicken!

Original/Signed Painting

Acrylic on Canvas

6" x 6"

Take Me To The Cleaners

2008-06-05T21:47:00.001-04:00

I grew up in a town called Mt. Washington in Cincinnati, Ohio. When I was little, my parents would take us to the King Kwik to get an ICEE after church which was right next to the dry cleaning store. This sign always made me think of a giant lollipop. I would sit there and stare at it while I slurped my cool treat.

Original/Signed Painting
Acrylic on Canvas
5" x 7"