“At the Window” 8″ x 6″ oil on canvas SOLD Thanks, A.M.
My daughter shot the photo below, in the bathroom mirror of our motel room, on the last trip we took together. She likes the work of Edward Hopper and maybe saw something of his mood in me standing at the window. Someone once commented that my work reminded them of Hopper (those paintings are on my web site, not on this blog), which I considered a supreme compliment, and Rachel’s photo inspired me to move that way once again. I include it to show once more how a painting can come from photo without copying it.
My husband, Dennis Meiners, and I are getting ready to participate in our 25th year at Ceramic Showcase in Portland April 25-27. Dennis won Best of Show at this big event last year so his Falling Horse sculptural teapot graces all this year’s publicity for the show. Since I no long make ceramic sculpture I show my paintings as canvas giclee prints mounted on ceramic plates which form their frames. Sounds pretty hokey, but they are not and my collectors really like them. Every year I resist doing this a little more. Truthfully, there’s not much I’d rather do than just paint (and sell them so I can make more).
Soo…you may not hear from me for a while. We will return on April 29 and I will head for the garden, which will need much attention.
“Green Stockings” Oil on Masonite panel 15.5 x 12″ $185 This is the other half of the painting homework I mentioned yesterday. After the specific parameters for the first painting I asked them to ignore everything we had been studying and just go wild; to make the same painting again, but from the gut rather […]
“Peeping Tom” 15.5 x 12″ Oil on Masonite panel $185 SOLD- Thanks, J.E. I’m disappointed that my camera can’t seem to capture the correct yellows in this painting and it is too big to scan here at home, sooo… I’ll have to re-post it later. This was an assignment I gave my painting class: to […]
“The Good Red Road” 9 x12″ oil on mahogany panel SOLD- Thanks, N.W. I liked this painting when I started it some months ago, but it was set aside. The inspiration came from a hawk that was reappearing every day on our property to the point that I finally consulted my Medicine Cards to see […]
“Pitchers with Cherry Trio” 12 x 12″ oil on Masonite panel $125 I set up this still life (without the cherries) for my students to practice painting glass, metal, ceramic and drapery. It was tough! and I struggled right along with them. Later, I decided to see if I could make it into something more […]
I have received a lot of emails from people who are enjoying the blog, and that really helps me stick with painting daily, but many have had problems subscribing or commenting. On the phone just now, I went through the process of leaving a comment with someone who has valiantly been trying to use the […]
I have changed my subscription server to Google Groups instead of FeedBlitz after hearing about so many of you who could not access the sign-up. I really dislike the ugly box (which I may be able to change), but it seems to be doing a better job and I have more control as well. If […]
“Big K Ranch” 12×20″ Oil on Canvas $250 Last weekend I had the pleasure of meeting my daughter for an overnight at the Big K Ranch in Elkton Oregon, which is about equidistant from here and Portland, where she lives. We both drove through rain the entire trip until we turned into the 5 mile […]
“Early Sky” 12×9 “oil on canvas SOLD Thanks, A.M. Last Friday I spent way too much time on the computer. I was disappointed that yet another day had gone by without painting, so after dinner, still feeling glum, I flipped through my photos filed under “landscapes” and this scene jumped out to serve my mood. […]
“Harvesting Pumpkins” 6×8″ oil on canvas SOLD After almost two weeks of glorious spring weather and time in the garden, we are back to cold and rain. Somehow this fall scene of harvesting pumpkins seemed the right thing to post today. I have been busy working on larger paintings, which you will see eventually. Other […]
“At the Window” 8″ x 6″ oil on canvas SOLD Thanks, A.M.
She likes the work of Edward Hopper and maybe saw something of his mood in me standing at the window. Someone once commented that my work reminded them of Hopper (those paintings are on my web site, not on this blog), which I considered a supreme compliment, and Rachel’s photo inspired me to move that way once again. I include it to show once more how a painting can come from photo without copying it.
