Summer Clouds, 5" x 7" $100.00

Summer Clouds, 5" x 7" 100.00

There is lots of movement in this little painting which I really like and the dark bit on the right.  Painting clouds and water is a bit like chasing moonbeams, very hard to pin down...I think it is important to focus on the mood and feel and to really LOOK at how the weather and currents are affecting the choice of colour, composition etc.

Summer Beach, 6" x 12" 100.00

Summer Beach

6" x 12" acrylic on panel SOLD

I really enjoy trying to capture patterns and movements of sea sky and sand.  So endlessly beautiful and in a constant state of movement and flux.  A good reminder for keeping in the flow of life!

Rose in a Daisy Vase, 5" x 7", 100.00

               
                                                            Rose in a Daisy Vase

5" x 7", acrylic on canvas

There is a lot of pattern in the painting, between the daisy vase the fabric with dots and the branches in the background, in fact the rose isnt really center stage as one would expect.!  

Summer Bouquet 3, 4" x 6" $100.00

Summer Bouquet 3, 4" x 6", acrylic on canvas, SOLD

I painted a couple of these florals in my RV..the space was cramped, paint palette over the sink, I had to move the easel and everything to get in and out of the door.  There is a bit of a squishy feeling in these paintings which I quite like.   I wonder if the environment had anything to with it.?   Often my paintings are about horizons, big sky's and ocean so this is a bit different.

Sandpiper Plein Air

Sandpiper Plein Air, SOLD

4" x 6"

I painted this last summer with my painting class.   I think we were focusing on painting grasses.  A favorite beach spot and perfect space to paint from with the meadow looking to the beach and a big flat rock to lay out our supplies. 

Summer Bouquet 3

Summer Bouquet 4, 4" x 6", acrylic on canvas, SOLD

This one is from a class i did on flowers.  We went to a friends house with big bunches of summer flowers, one of them made beautiful pottery..this little vase with roses on it totally inspired me!..

2013, Rocky Bay Sunset

Rocky Bay Sunset, 4" x 4", 55.00

I painted this little piece from the balcony at the house i was staying at on Waiheke.  Such beautiful sunsets, and another cheerful palm tree.

Waiheke mini, 4" x 4" block

Waiheke Palm, 4" x 4", acrylic on canvas block  $55.00

This is the first painting of a palm tree for me, well almost i painted one in Hawaii once.  I find going to another country it forces me to really LOOK at nature closely rather than rely on memory and knowledge.  I love the cheerful palmtrees, pretty flowers and beautiful blue green sea of New Zealand.

Waiheke 5 5" x 7" SOLD

Waiheke 5, 5" x 7", SOLD

This little piece was part of a Christmas Show at the Rocky Bay Hall on Waiheke Island.  It was fun for me to join the artists of Rocky Bay where I stayed for 2 months and painted.  Well painted a bit anyway, was distracted by friends, hiking swimming and other pleasant summertime island pleasures.  I find it challenging to concentrate on painting when lots of activity, seems I am most productive when lots of time alone..(I read once that being slightly bored is good for creativity!)

Great way to display small paintings on a shelf or dresser rather than hanging on a wall.

Waiheke Blue 6" x 4"

Waiheke Blue 5" x 7", acrylic on canvas, SOLD

This is my first posting on my new blog devoted to small paintings.  My last blog became all mixed up with bigger paintings etc..so this one is focused!..I am on gorgeous Waiheke Island north of Auckland New Zealand at the moment painting the gorgeous scenery.  The blues greens and lovely green hills i find so lovely..its almost over the top picturesque.  !  This is the first posting on my new blog...back to blogging!