Lemon Pear

impressionist

Lemon Pear

6×8″, oil on panel

$300.00

Rose Trio

impressionist, roses

Rose Trio

6×6″, oil on cradled 1″ wood panel

$190.00

Delft Vase

impressionist, roses

On my first adventure to Europe in 1973, I picked up this vase at a Dutch flea market. It sparks joy.

The Delft Vase

10×8″, oil on panel

$500.00

January Rose

impressionist, roses

Overcast day in Northern California

January Rose

6×6″, oil on panel

$225.00

Corner Roses

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Corner Roses

9×12″, oil on panel My friends the Corners still have beautiful roses they share.

$625.00

Geronimo Trees

impressionist

The closed San Geronimo Golf Course was chosen for my plein air class.

Geronimo Trees

8×10″, oil on panel

$500.00

Vaccine Rose

impressionist, roses

Vaccine Rose

Vaccine is now a beautiful word. They were rolling out as I painted this. 6×6, oil on panel ‘

$225.00

Autumn in Novato

impressionist

Autumn in Novato

11×14″, oil on linen panel. Plein air near my home in Marin County.

$900.00

Civic Center Lagoon

impressionist

Marin Civic Center Lagoon

10×8”, oil on panel

$625.00

Persimmons

impressionist

Persimmons

9×12″, oil on panel

$500.00

Marion’s Roses

impressionist, roses

It’s sweet to remember my mom as I take care of her home I inherited. I pruned roses from her front yard before the new tenants moved in. 11×14”, oil on panel

Marion’s Roses

11×14″, oil on panel

$900.00

Rosy Glow

impressionist, roses

5×7″, oil on panel

Still working on my garden roses…

Rosy Glow

5×7″, oil on panel

$220.00

Why A Duck?

impressionist

I was painting the lovely path around the Marin Civic Center Lagoon yesterday, when a duck waddled by.

9×12″, oil on linen panel

Why A Duck?

$675.00

Moonlight Morning

impressionist, roses

Painted in my garden yesterday morning.

Moonlight Morning

8×6″, oil on panel

$300.00

Rodeo Beach

impressionist

9×12″, oil on panel

My favorite beach for 50 years. Taught my class here Saturday.

Rodeo Beach

9×12″, oil on panel

$600.00

Moonlight in Paris

impressionist, roses

8×10″, oil on panel

I held my Plein air class in my back yard yesterday. This was my demo of my Moonlight in Paris roses from the garden.

Moonlight in Paris

Plein air in colorist tradition

$500.00

Run for the Roses

impressionist, roses

Run for the Roses

$500.00

Dressed to Kill

impressionist, roses

6×8″, oil on panel

Fourth of July roses are still in bloom!

Dressed to Kill

6×8″, oil on panel

$300.00

Daily Dahlia

impressionist

This is the last painting for the Strada Daily Painting September challenge. Every one has been from life, either in my studio or outside. It hasn’t been easy, with the smoky California days. I’ll be glad to paint now without a deadline.

Daily Dahlia

8×6″, oil on panel

$300.00

Apple of My Eye

impressionist

Now that I’m a grandmother, with Smith as my maiden name, I have an appropriately named Granny Smith apple tree. 6×8″, oil on panel

Apple of My Eye

6×8″, oil on panel

$300.00

Pears for you Heirs

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Pears for your HeirsThis is an old saying. Our pear tree was old when we moved here 31 years ago, and still fruit comes all summer long.6×8″, oil on panel.

Pear for your Heirs

6×8″, oil on panel

$300.00

Mt Tamalpais

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Mt. Tamalpais

Painted with my class from the road by St Vincent’s. Standing between eucalyptus for shade and smell.9×12″, oil on panel

$675

Copper Pitcher

impressionist

8×10″, oil on panel

Copper Pitcher

8×10″, oil on panel

$525.00

Cut Loose

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5×7”, oil on panel

Combination of brush and knife

$175

Morning Show

impressionist, roses

5×7″, oil on panel

Named this after the series we just binged.

$100

Loosey Goosey

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5×3”, oil on panel

$90

Corte Madera Creek

impressionist

Taught my Plein air class today from Piper Park in Larkspur, CA, looking toward the creek.

9×12″, oil on panel.

Dressed to Kill

impressionist, roses

6×8″, oil on panel

My Fourth of July roses are still blooming!

$300

Pair of Pears

impressionist

7×5″, oil on panel

Today’s harvest.

Ruffle Roses

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7×5″, oil on panel

Finally got to open windows today and go outside today, after weeks of smoke.

$225

Flopsy

impressionist

Flopsy

Our granddaughter is my new source for painting material.

6×6″, oil on panel ~ $275

Pear With Me

impressionist

9×7″, acrylic on paper. California is really taking a beating. We are okay here, but the air is terrible, I’m not opening the windows at all. So I dug out my old acrylics (no solvent) and painted yet another pear. $50

Dahlia Darling

impressionist

Dahlia Darling ~ 6×8″, oil on panelMy garden is covered in ash. I’m just not painting that part.

Pear Naked

impressionist

One of the last from our tree…7×5″, oil on panel

$175

Teeny Roses

impressionist, roses

It is too hot to paint outside or inside, since I keep the windows open. So this is a quickie since I am painting every day for the Strada Easel challenge.

3×5″, oil on line panel

Teeny Roses

$80.00

Neath the Willow Tree

impressionist

Painted Stafford Lake near my home in Novato on a hot day.

9×12″, oil on panel

Painted at Stafford Lake near my home in Novato, CA.

Heart of the Rose

impressionist, roses

7×5″, oil on panel
My favorite roses have the brilliant warm centers.

Pear Necessities

impressionist, roses

We have a very old pear tree that doesn’t seem to stop. So we put pears in everything now. Including paintings.
9×12″, oil on panel

Pomme. Prune, Peche

Uncategorized

6×8″, oil on panel

Break from the smoke today, hope it lasts.

Smokey Rose

impressionist, roses

6×8″, oil on. panel

Novato seems to be the smokiest part of Marin now, so have been house bound for the last few days. So glad I have these growing just outside.

Gypsy Rose

Uncategorized

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Lackadaisical

impressionist, roses

Have not been painting with all the smoke in the air. I had no other choice but to clean house and garden. Today, the air was finally clean enough to open the windows. 9×12″, oil on panel

Ft Baker Hillside

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Ft Baker Hillside
Took my students here Saturday again, to get away from heat. Perfect temp. A different view looking away from the bay, behind Murray Circle. Sausalito, CA
9×12″, oil on panel.