A cantina to call my own

A Different Cantina

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This is Halloween

My fabulous alien mask. Who'd' have thought I'd be mistaken for a cricket?

Purple Princess

Purple Princess

Purple Princess was inspired by Mondy Lamb's Shelter Dogs photograph titled Xena.

Om Shri Gaṇeshāya Namah!

Ganesha
(oil on canvas)

Of all the gods and goddesses that man claims, I think Ganesha is far & away the most awesome. First of all, he has the head of an elephant. What's not to love about that? Secondly, he is the Remover of Obstacles. He rides around on a rat: a metaphysical trip, for sure. And he is also the patron god of artists, which makes perfect sense. I mean, what artist suffering from artist's block hasn't secretly hoped, or overtly prayed, for someone--some god or muse-- to intervene & remove obstacles to creativity?

Ganesha was inspired by a photograph of a moss-covered statue. I found the photo online, but I don't know who snapped it. For what its worth, my thanks go out to the unknown artist.

Cat Dream

Bethabara Gardens

Poppies
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Moravian Shelter
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Swamp sunflowers

Swamp Sunflowers

(oil on canvas)
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Flowers from our garden

Black Eyed Susans

(oil on canvas)
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I finished painting Black Eyed Susans during an oil painting class I recently took. The focus of the class was painting on small canvases. It was quite liberating. More to come as the paint dries.

IF: Giant

Giant Gerber Daisies

(oil on canvas)
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Just a Bit

Lil Bit

(gouache on watercolor board)
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After much procrastination, I have finally created a digital image of Lil Bit, which means he is going home with his proud owner tonight. I'm looking forward to seeing him properly matted and framed.

The Truth

Poor Sisyphus. I know how he feels.

A Humble Meal

A Humble Meal

gouache on watercolor paper
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Great Dane doofus

Jones (gouache on watercolor board)

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Jones is a one-eyed Great Dane. He is a doofus.

IF: Subterranean

Mr. John Dirtfellow raises Helmet beetles deep in his subterranean ranch. For Mr. Dirtfellow, it is a thankless job, because the beetles are too tough to eat and yet too lackadaisical to make good pets.

IF: Perspective

I've been busy. Really busy. Painting. For weeks. The experience has been challenging, exhausting, productive, beautiful. I'll post more paintings later, but for now, meet Josh.

Josh is gouache on watercolor board, approximately 5" x 10". Josh might have the honor of being entered in the Fur Ball art competition taking place in a few weeks, but I haven't made my final selections yet.

Wish me luck!

Special thanks to my cousin, Joycie. She generously scanned in all of my recent work, which was a tremendous help. She also cooked a delicious dinner (homemade vegetarian split pea soup and corn bread), oy vey! Thanks, Joycie, you're awesome.

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IF: Wilderness

mixed media on Bristol board
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IF: Confined

"With Cat confined outside, Mouse had the run of the place."

Cat & Mouse
watercolor on Bristol board
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Tea ceremony

Tea ceremony
Mixed media
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IF: Renewal

Renewal
pen & ink
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Happy New Year

Before the butterfly

pen & ink & watercolor on Bristol board
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