A hot air balloon floated over our town last year and landed in the park (the same park with the mural). I got some beautiful photos of it as it passed over St. Mary's Mission. My youngest son got to see the balloon up close and I took photos of the inside.
This cute pup was in the Memorial Day parade last year. I thought it was appropriate for this week. I don't think I've painted a dog before.
I hadn't painted a portrait in a while so I did "Green Eyes". I hoped to capture this young ladies beautiful green eyes and angelic complexion. 
Another oil painting! This is a yellow-headed blackbird that I had photographed at the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge.
Glacier National Park is a beautiful park here in Montana.
I thought I'd try an oil painting for a change. This is the result. I really like the creamy feel of the oils as compared to acrylics. It seemed to be a little easier to get detail with the oil. I also liked the ability to blend and to take my time with the painting. With acrylics I always feel rushed to get the paints down and blended before they dry.
Holy Cow! That's such a strange saying. Anyway, here is my holy cow.
I wanted to paint a trout but wasn't sure which kind I would do. I figured I'd do a rainbow since they seem to be the ones you here about and see the most. After reviewing the photos of the trout that my husband has caught, this brook trout stood out because of the bullseye dots and the squiggly markings on its body. It looks like an abstract painter decorated the brook trout.
Everywhere I go I see paintings of pears. It must be the fruit du jour. I thought I'd try my hand at them so I painted these three pears that I purchased today.
I started this painting yesterday but only had about 15-20 minutes in which to paint. I finished it today, May 20.
This is the second in this series of wacky cows. A cow's bellow is "moosic" to my ears.
Well, I didn't do a "Painting a Day" although I painted all day.
Once I got my son home, I helped him on his school project - a castle. We finished up the paint job tonight since it is due tomorrow.
I started a series of paintings a few years ago and thought I'd finish them. This is "Blue Moo". One day while passing a herd of black cattle, I thought it would be interesting to paint them using blue paint, then thought the name "Blue Moo" would be perfect. Ha-ha.
A painting a day - an apple a day.
I have a frame that fits a 3.5"x10" panoramic image and painted this to fit the frame with a 3/4" border. The painting is 2"x8.5" on 140lb. watercolor paper.
Today is Mother's Day! I painted this for my mom. She liked the other llama that I did, but I overheard her say that it needs some red, which happens to be her favorite color. Using the same reference photo, I made "Mama's Llama" especially for her.
I started this painting during the art show today and completed it at home. My reference photo of this swallow shows him in an unattractive birdhouse so I made a nice jazzy one for him here.
I didn't think I'd have time to paint today but I managed to paint this fun little ACEO.
I love the colors yellow, green and purple together. I like leaves, too, so I've combined both the colors and the leaves in this painting.
This is another ACEO/ATC collectible trading card-sized painting. "Sunflower & Bee" is a 2.5"x3.5" acrylic painting on 140lb. watercolor paper painted May 7, 2007. Sold.
This was a building that I saw in Tacoma, Washington. It wasn't a very interesting building itself, but it was surrounded by flowering shrubs that made it pretty.
This is one groovy llama! I thought he looked like a rock star with his long hair so I painted him with some rockin' colors.
I thought I'd have a little fun and redo the sunfish in a more whimsical style. "Sunny Sunfish" is a 5"x7" acrylic painting on 140lb. watercolor paper. It was painted May 3, 2007. Purchase this painting.
This is a sunfish that my son caught here in Montana.
My paintings once almost always had purple in them. I noticed that most of my paintings lately have lots of green. I thought I'd liven things up a little with this blue heron.
