A Little Magic

8x10 on 1/8" museum quality panel

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The Open Sea

Just imagine yourself in this one, sailing along...

9x12 on 1/8" museum quality panel
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Sunbather

Many years ago I was in Playa del Carmen with my husband and some of my family. We came across this woman lounging in the water. She gave two or three poses as I tried to inconspicuously snap a few photos.

She was one of my first paintings and has hung in my home for years. Although I don't often paint people, was inspired to paint another of her poses this week. :)

6x8 on 1/8" museum quality panel

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Vacay

I know what you're thinking and you're right. There should definitely be a table to rest your drink on.

6x6 on 1/8" museum quality panel

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Rocky Cliffs

Love the contrasts in this painting of smooth and gentle with dark and rocky. The colors, and the water, speak to me and I just find it so fresh. I thought it would be interesting to paint it on this horizontal format to try and achieve more of a vastness in the scale.

12x24 oil palette knife painting

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Sunrise at Playa

My husband and I traveled to Playa del Carmen with my family while I was pregnant with our first son. It was a wonderful pre-children vacation, full of time on the beach reading books and just being still. The view from our balcony faced east and so we saw the sun rise over the ocean each morning.

This painting captures one of those beautiful sunrises--just about the perfect way to begin a day and to calm one's own waters. This was fun to paint and I enjoyed the looseness; it was all done with brush, thickly to provide some texture. The colors are soft, and just seem to glow with warmth.

12x12 oil on 1/8" museum quality panel
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