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My first angels! Lovin the distressed texture of these 8x8 multi-media acrylics on gallery canvases.
These are individual 5x7 watercolors. Red Bell Pepper, Artichoke and tomato. Sounds like a good mixture to saute for dinner to spread over some crusty bruschetta!!
"Dock Neighbors" is a little more subdued and more detailed. It is also a 6x17 water- color. Ours is the gray one with the fish awning. I always add purple to the color cause gray is so gloomy! My husband thinks it's funny cause when he was choosing a paint color for the building I wouldn't let him paint it purple!
"Melody" This is my first collage in a very, very long time. I really didn't have a plan. I knew I would use a bird image somehow. The actual image is on the other side. When I turned it over to apply the glue, I liked the back side better so it went bottom's up! Tissue paper provided the background texture and bits & pieces of this and that along with tear-outs from the old Webster's and some stamping completed the piece. Can't wait to do the next one! Ideas abound! 8x8 mixed media collage on gallery canvas.
"All the Way" This image has been dancing around in my head for over a year! After finishing a watercolor of oysters on a turquoise Fiesta ware platter, I thought how grand the colors of a bacon cheeseburger would pop on a turquoise background! I finally got around to it in the spring of 2009 and recently finished the piece just in time for September Artwalk in downtown Mobile. 24x24 Acrylic on Gallery Canvas
"Bi-Valve Joy" is the piece that inspired the cheeseburger above! I remember taking the photograph for this one! We were at the River Shack on Dog River having dinner. Chandler and his boys came in and sat down close by. He ordered a dozen half shells. I wouldn't let him eat til I got a good picture of it! I did this watercolor with the turquoise platter instead of the black tray they served em on! I wonder if we'll ever be able to eat local oysters again since that oil spill.
"Half Shells" This little 6x17 watercolor has been a big hit! The original was purchased the The Original Oyster House and the prints are a best seller! I couldn't decide whether to do the turquoise background or an orange one at the time. The orange kick came much later ...
"Mirabella" This piece was an art study in watercolor. I wanted to challenge myself with shadows using purples and blues. I think she is adorable. I'd share the artist's name if I could have read it. I had to use a magnifying glass to paint her because the picture I found in an old magazine was about the size of a half dollar! 
"Rudbeckia" I had a huge bed of these black eyed susans in my front yard for several years. Too much rain this year has nearly killed them. Hope they have a come back next year! O was returning home from errands and saw what was left of them as I walked up the sidewalk and had to paint a memorial...just in case!
"Jennifer Kaye" is an 18x24 watercolor I did when I first started painting. I need to revisit the sky and water before I offer it for sale. I often see this red shrimp boat out in Mobile Bay late in the afternoon near Dauphin Island.
