Another still life set up with the granny smith apples and glassware in the sunroom, worked from my photograph. I wanted to portray the green, crisp apples on the glass table with the glasses and red napkin. more »
Another of the famous pig series I began in 2001. I have discovered that people associate pigs with Iowa and the situations in which I present them make people laugh. Always a good thing! more »
This is another variation of the pig series using stamps. more »
I set up this still life in our sunroom and worked from the photo. The glassware still lifes are great to paint in winter when I don’t have the garden bouquets to do, and the quality of light is different in the winter. more »
This is a floral bouquet of garden flowers set up on a bench. I have discovered there are many different varieties of sunflowers — the big, bold shapes are easy to paint and are eye catching bouquets. more »
This is a floral bouquet of our garden sunflowers. Every year I plan my garden thinking of the bouquets to paint. I then set them up inside in direct sunlight, or outside on our front deck or gazebo in sunlight during different hours of the day to capture shadow patterns and sunlight on the flowers. more »
Part of the glassware series still lifes, this is a portrait of Bob Dylan with a martini glass on a wood table. The combination of the portrait and glass was very challenging; the glass patterns are an interesting contrast with the softer angles of the portrait. The wood texture adds to the linear quality of […] more »
This barn is on the southwest side of the lake. It’s probably abandoned, and may not be there anymore. more »
Zinnias and cosmos. more »