Finished another portrait today! Signing a painting is always so much fun! The last painting I completed was of my daughter at three years of age surrounded by her beloved stuffed animals and friends. This is Rebekah today.
This piece may have taken a while to paint but for obvious reasons, I couldn’t help but have fun with it. Taken from a photo shot of Bekah on her bed surrounded with all her beloved buddies, her three year old mind really believed we couldn’t find her when we enthusiastically inquired, “Where’s Bekah?!” I [...]
Abundance. That’s the heart of every Italian cook. I love good food. I love to prepare good food. I love to serve good food. I love to EAT good food!!! This painting has a few of my favorite things.
The inspiration and setting of God Bless The USA is the Fort Worth, TX Stockyards Rodeo. Being originally from California we have a lot of Cali folks passing through and staying at the Conant B & B. The Bed & Breakfast stay comes with several excursions; one of which is the Rodeo. I’m not a [...]
This painting is packed with all kinds of emotion for me. In Sudan, to become a Christian is very dangerous. Christians in this region are horribly persecuted. In the past couple of years the conflict in Sudan has subsided a bit. This painting is about hope.
I first saw this photo on the internet and fell in love with the tenderness of the collie and the abandoned trust of the tabby. The original photograph is black and white. I took a guess on the colors. So far, no one has claimed to be the photographer. This painting makes you want to [...]
Wolves sure do get a bad wrap. Due to bad press they are vilified and become objects of terror. Having worked with wild animals I had the privilege of spending some one on one time with wolves. They are beautiful creatures whose family system is a tight as they come. I love the sounds of [...]
This is a self-portrait of the artist at 18! Home life was hard so the week after high school graduation I bought a car, got a driver’s license, bought a puppy and moved in to my own apartment. It was one full week!
Take a sneak peek at what I’m working on now. The entire painting will be revealed soon!
This is Marilyn nuzzling newborn daughter Akili at the Memphis Zoo, moments after birth. Did you know that the birth of a giraffe includes an 18′ drop to the earth for baby? Hello! Then just after the baby stands up the mother does the most unimaginable thing. She kicks her baby tumbling! And after baby [...]
This beautiful family of lions actually came from the zoo! No matter where they live, these marvelous creatures are regal and majestic and among my favorites in the animal kingdom.
Trimmed down a bit. He seemed lost in the foliage so I cropped it tighter to allow the subject to stand out. It’s always a little painful to cut away some of the painting that I worked so hard on and it looked pretty. Ugh
A wonderful opportunity has opened up for me to partner with World Vision*. When I was in California recently I attended a bible/book study where we read The Hole In Our Gospel by Richard Sterns, President of World Vision. The book was very good and extremely thought provoking. However, we all felt overwhelmed as we read about how [...]
My prayer is that my mouth would be used to speak blessings to others. This is what it’s like when you speak a timely word: Apples of Gold In Settings of Silver
This painting is of my Beautiful daughter, Bekah at one year old. She still approaches life with enthusiastic joy. Gotta love my Bekah Boo!
My nephew told my sister and me that there was a family of peacocks living in a neighborhood near by. We grabbed our cameras and went wild shooting hundreds of pictures (so maybe I could get one good one out of the bunch!). This proud fellow posed beautifully for about 15 minutes. Sorry June. Not enough [...]
My Emmah. I love my Emmah. I love everything about her. If you met her. You would love her too! This is her baby portrait. She was 8 weeks old and NOT 100 lbs yet!
Raymond is a very good friend of our family. This kind-hearted man has the most beautiful skin and graciously accepted to “sit” for a group of us so we could paint him from life. What a trooper! Thanks Raymond!!!
Some pictures you run across just need to be painted. This was one of them.
