Some paintings leap onto the canvas and are done. Not this one. You may not see the struggle, but I know it is there.
More monarchs
I do not usually work small, but the Haywood County Arts Council (HCAC) Small Small Works show is in Nov.& Dec. The painting that I showed in the Master Gardener show was 20″x16″. This one is 6″x6″. Change of scale, brushes, focus.
Monarch’s gathering
The beginning of a new work. Acrylic on canvas.
Cloud, Too
Drop by Art on Depot this weekend to see my new paintings of clouds. Or if not clouds, gobs of cool colors with dol
lops of white.
Red neck hummingbirds
Aggressive little guys. The girls do
give as good as they get.
Too Bad
This hummingbird was not successful.
GMO Flower
Not really. What is the goal? The flower industry is lucrative. I could use some money. Every movement has an effect. How do we prioritize? Short term vs. long term consequences.
Ravens or Crows
Ravens
steal shiny things, unripe fruit and nuts. As their habitat shrinks and is polluted, they adapt, sort of.
Detail
I am showing a detail of a painting that I’m working on. It’s acrylic on gessoed paper. I am also using latex paint, the cute samples that Lowes is putting out each season. I’m liking this one, the way that the paint is lively.
Spring
I’ve been photographing the spring blooms. They are just a starting point for my paintings. I did this painting two years ago, but the azaleas look similar every year. A painting is 
an effort to recognize a moment in the passage.