Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Sunday, June 17, 2012

New floral cutouts..



Just completed...getting ready for the Brucemore Show

 each


Saturday, June 16, 2012

Featured on the cover of 2013 "Plantpeddler" catalog

Pleased to announce  "Lg Petal #1 and Lg Petal #2" will be front and back cover of the 2013 nursery catalog for "Plantpeddler" located in Cresco, Iowa.  This is a wonderful nursery in northern Iowa.  You can check them out at 
 www.plantpeddler.com

Monday, June 4, 2012

Now Showing at Corridor Coffee in N Liberty



Stop on in and enjoy a cup of "Joe" while enjoying the art of Lianne Westcot and myself!  Showing til June 15th!  The art is available for purchase along with prints of selected work.

Friday, May 11, 2012

New Freeform Hibiscus

New Hibiscus-acrylic on masonite!
This will be available at the Dubuque Art Festival being held May 19th & 20th.
SOLD

Monday, April 16, 2012

New Petal Painting..."Shades of Shadows" ready for framing

"Shades of Shadows"
22"X28"
acrylic on canvas
Original available


Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Dark Dancers


This is my first "open acrylic" painting...I call it "Dark Dancers" because of the feeling of dancing in the petals!  Just completed and framed with an oak floater frame.  SOLD

Pelican Blue


"Pelican Blue"  Just completed and ready for the show.
22"X28" acrylic on canvas
SOLD

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

"Petals Transparent" Just finished


"Petals Transparent"  20" X 40" acrylic
gallery wrapped canvas
available

Friday, February 17, 2012

Evolution of a petal painting


This painting is a work in progress...30" X 40"...doesn't look like much now..next post you will see a transformation!

Saturday, February 4, 2012

Petal Party series

"Long Petal"
16"X40" acrylic
original available
signed prints 12X30 $75

"Large Petal #1"
24"X36" acrylic
original SOLD
signed prints 16X24 $75
                      12X18 $45

"Large Petal #2"
24"X36" acrylic 
original SOLD
signed prints 16X24 $75
                     12X18 $45


"Petal Fancy" origina SOLD
24"X36"
Original $395 acrylic
signed prints 16"X24" $75
                     12"X18" $45

  
                               "Tulip Petal Party Diptych"
                   Original 2 canvas 12"X20"acrylic available
                                signed prints $99 for set 12"X20"
                     1st place winner 2010 Iowa State Fair acrylics

"Hibiscus" ORIGINAL SOLD AND LIVING IN GEORGIA

signed prints 12"X15" $50

Sunday, January 1, 2012

Dog Portrait..commissioned and delivered for Christmas



This is a painting of a bassett/lab mix...This guy was a real pleasure to paint. I was thrilled to hear how happy the recipient was with the painting!

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

New tulip petal party painting...


This is a new tulip petal painting...it is cut out of hardboard and painted in acrylics...aiming to have several completed before the Thieves Market in Iowa City December 3rd & 4th!  SOLD

Friday, May 20, 2011

My theory on painting!

No matter what you paint...what style your art when I teach you will hear me say "feel the painting". By that I mean put yourself into the art..feel the roundness of a sphere. Feel the coolness of the shade when you put your hand into the shade of your painted tree. Feel the heat of the sun..if you can not feel then perhaps you need to stand back and "feel" the changes you need to make. Imagine you are creating a sculpture..you have to feel the roundness of the object...the same with painting!
Whether it is an Iowa landscape or a flower petal...step inside and get the "feel" of the trees or the curve of the petals!

The classes at the Shueyville Art Gallery are a series of 6-2hour sessions. My students work to accomplish the sense of feel during these.

Monday, April 4, 2011

New commission in its final stages

This is a painting for a law office. This is 3' X 5' gallery wrapped canvas.

Saturday, November 6, 2010

Thanks to the Solon Economist

Thanks to the Solon Economist and Lori Linder for the wonderful feature they published about the gallery. As always Lori wrote a great article was enjoyed by many people. What a great local paper!

Thursday, August 5, 2010

Childs Play

This is one of my paintings that is juried into the 2010 Iowa State Fair. Stop by and see "Childs Play" and "Tulip Petal Party"

Petal party series


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SOLD KIRKWOOD COLLEGE COLLECTION


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SOLD AND LIVING IN NEW MEXICO!
All of the painting above are sold!

Animal & Wildlife



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COMMISSIONED AND LIVING IN COLORADO!




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Animal & Wildlife Art



SOLD AND LIVING IN BELIZE


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Capturing the personality is always a challenge in portraits. Perhaps that is why I enjoy painting them!