Small Thoughts

Trees are one of my favorite painting subjects, I try to capture them in all kinds of lighting situations. < Back to Additional Works >  Landscapes >  Flowers >  Food >  Miscellaneous >  Animals Winter Branches Sycamore Beech with Carolina Parakeets I'm a giant fan of our now-extinct native parrot, the Carolina Parakeet. Sadly the last died just about 100 years ago. If they had been able to hang on just a bit longer, we could have saved them. Pines Lichen on Branches Snowy Cedars

Animals are a giant part of my family's and my life. My uncle had a pony and cart I remember riding in before I was in kindergarten. Growing up we had an endless stream of hamster, gerbils, bunnies, dogs, cats and later, when my parents moved out to their farm, goats, horses, a pig and donkey as well as tons of chickens and cows. We even had our share of wild animals, some lived with us, some were just visitors we treasured interacting with.  < Back to Additional Works   >  Trees >  Landscapes >  Flowers >  Food >  Miscellaneous Animals Thanksgiving Visit This painting is based on a true event that happened to us one Thanksgiving. My husband grilled a turkey and as we were eating dinner, we could see a hawk sitting in the tree outside of the dining room. one of our guests grabbed a turkey leg off another diner's plate, ran out onto the porch and tossed it onto the walkway. The hawk smoothly swooped down and carried it off. I memoriali...

 Pretty much anything can be an object for my painter's eye. Often I paint dreams or memories in addition to objects or scenes < Back to Additional Works >  Trees >  Landscapes >  Flowers >  Food > Animals Miscellaneous Olivetti Hula Popper & Others My sisters and I were giant fans of the TV show, The Carolina Sportsman (later The Southern Sportsman) sponsored by Arbogast lures. Fishing lures are pretty wonderful little objects, and really fun to paint.  Hula Wiggler & Others Arbogast Original & Others Swimmers

 Still life paintings of food always feel comforting to me, especially ingredients and favorite snacks.  < Back to Additional Works >  Trees >  Landscapes >  Flowers >  Miscellaneous >  Animals Food Lemon Pie Four Carrots Harvest Too Soon Fresh Carrots Onions & Carrots Hors d'Oeuvre Turnip Cake Deviled Eggs & Lemons Cupcake