as the children grow.

several recent commissions ...with these behind us, we are both working on new projects. chad is finishing up a house portrait....this will be a new listing in the shop soon! i managed to sell a couple of ready made paintings that i had for sale and i am happy that the new owners are pleased with their purchases : )

acrylics and old doors.

painted dolly.

acrylic and marker on a piece of vintage door frame.

5x5 inches.

the monsters and the rainbow.

monsters attack the rainbow.

by charles ranon loriot, age 4.
watercolor on paper.

pendant.

vintage wallpaper mounted under an acrylic cab.

antique brass setting. 35mm round.

victoria kloch (see my blogroll) recently posted about georgia o'keefe. this paper made me think of her larger than life florals and watercolors. it also reminds me of her fondness for the southwest and desert landscapes...its gorges and canyons. still have yet to name this and get better photos. this by far has been one of the hardest to photograph. the paper is iridescent and the acrylic cab is reflective. perhaps georgia is on my mind.

revisit.

balaam.

acrylic on gessoed panel.

sometimes i will revisit the work my husband and i did in college. this is a piece of his i have always admired. its a biblical illo of balaam and the angel sent to destroy him. i really like the angel. Chad captured its power and beauty nicely.

painting.

another shot of the lily. this one was taken inside under studio lighting. i think i will do an 8x10 watercolor painting of this. it would look really nice on the white paper. i'll have to keep you posted. i haven't done a straight up painting in awhile.