girl with sunflowers

Girl with Sunflowers oil and acrylic on canvas size 10" x 8"

Holly Hocks and pueblo home in Taos, New Mexico

I love the area around Taos and Santa Fe, New Mexico. This is a recent painting I painted of my favorite scenes. Hopefully I will soon  be doing more.

yellow flowers

Wow I was able to paint today after not being able to focus on my art for a few months. There were a lot of distractions and no matter how much I prepared myself for painting my attempts did not please me. So I decided to start by doing simple small paintings and happily I completed this one today. I explained my problem to my writer husband  and he was very understanding. It is so good to have a friend and my husband is my best friend, who is so supportive.. He allowed me to speak about my problem and helped me understand that it is normal to react this way. Anyway I intend to get back on  track and produce at least 2 small ones  a week until I can move on to larger ones again.

Rusty's 4th of July Celebration

Have you met my muse Rusty? Rusty was a real kitty who influenced my art work as I observed his anti=social and ill=tempered behavior. He has been known to hiss, growl and swipe  a paw at strangers  He will appear on my blog  often, especially on holidays and at festivals. . He has inspired several paintings and note cards.In this painting Rusty the cat celebrates his independent behavior, knowing he is among the "We the People" who explode with patriotism at the very sight of the Stars and Stripes. .Happy Independence Day, the 4th of July.