I'm trying to remember to take pictures of paintings before I sell them these days.  It's always awkward to go to the people I've sold the painting to and ask them to take a picture of it.  I also want to keep a portfolio of them in some way, and I guess this place is as good as any for now, so here's some paintings from a ways back that I just haven't cataloged.

I've been busy lately.  All good things, but just busy.  Luckily, Memorial Day gave me some time to finish a painting that's been waiting for my attention a long time.  Enjoy it, along with some other paintings I've forgotten to post:

I am so ready for Spring, but I think Minnesota still has a few weeks of snow left.  Yeah, that's probably an optimistic view.  March came in like a lamb (30 degrees, what???), so it's going out like a lion (I expect a blizzard so bad it covers my car or snows us in or something of that magnitude).  There's a reason magnitude and attitude have the same root word of "tude," and winter is that reason .  Lots of other "tude" words fit winter too--solitude, fortitude.  Yep, the root is "tude."  Just trust me, I'm an English major. ;)

Well, I'm bringing on a Spring of my own.  I'm painting Spring.  I'm knitting Spring.  I'm dressing Spring.  No more socks, dagnabbit!  I can not deal with socks right now (it's the little things that really get me).  So, without futher ado, here is my indoor Spring:

More paintings! Yay (except for those who are uninterested....sorry)

Water Lily: Not for Sale, but one of my favorites. It's 4' x 5' and hangs in my entryway. Love it. I'm currently working on a companion piece for it. I just love water droplets.




















Contemplation--$100. I don't like it, so it's cheap. :)




























Untitled--$150. One of my first tries at flowers, and I think it works pretty well. This is a small painting, maybe 18 x 24? I'd have to measure to be sure. It is on a store-bought canvas, so it's quite a bit shallower than my other canvases, which makes it easier and cheaper for framing, if you are so inclined.































Untitled-- Acrylic on canvas. I just love this guy's expression. $150





























Untitled--this painting is the same size as the geisha one, and was meant to be a kind of set, but I like them apart as well. I love the texture on this boy's cheeks, and it kind of pains me to ever think of selling him, but alas, I only have so much wall space. $150.






























As you can see, I'm a little heavy on portraits. As soon as I get the pictures of my florals and abstract paintings off my camera and onto the computer, I'll post them too. Thanks for looking!

I've been asked by a couple people to post pictures of some of my paintings for sale. So, if you're not interested, you might want to skip this one. I'm also posting a few paintings not for sale, just because I like them. :) All paintings, unless otherwise stated, are oil on canvas, stretched myself.


First up is "Umbrella." (I named it before that blasted song, okay???) This pictures is a little foggy and I apologize for that. Umbrella is one of my few forays into using brushier strokes and not trying to get it perfect. $150.


"The Door" is a painting of a young Tibetan refugee. Up close you can see hints of blue and purple in the door and in her hair. $200
"Little Boys" is made in 3 pieces, interchangeable. I used grays and purples to cast a gloomy mood, but I still get happy every time I see these cute faces, so I'm not sure the colors worked. :) These cute boys are $200 together.


"Prayer Candles" is made in 4 pieces. I generally put the prayer candle panel below the monks, but this is how my mom hung them, and I kinda like it. I wanted to show the longevity and committment of serving as a monk in Tibet, so each panel is a stage of life as a monk, but through it all are prayer candles, symbolizing their faith. This is a LARGE collection, and required quite a bit of blank wall. I can get measurements if interested. $350.


What? An abstract? Yep, sometimes I do that. This is "Summer Night" (my mom named it because it reminds her of fireflies). It is acrylic on canvas, and has some textured bits to it (the leaves are raised). It comes with that handsome frame, hand-crafted my by father-in-law, Steve. Painting and frame--$150.

Umm...I guess I can only post this many pictures at a time. I'll be back with more later. :)