...Sunflower secrets...

The Sunflower holds secrets for sustaining visual popularity... is it the sheer physical beauty of this powerful plant....combined with health benefits from the seeds and oil .... or is the secret in it's natural ability to devotedly follow the sun.... we ponder as we gaze at this magnificent flower ... here I have attempted to capture the energy and life affirming properties of this mighty gentle gift of nature....acrylic on linen 16 x 20

...ready to squeeze...

Ready to squeeze.... ah, the lemon zest ...cleansing aspect of the juice.... all good...and interestingly enough as I'm painting these lemons....I am wearing a yellow linen shirt...and it seems as if every other person who comes into the gallery is wearing yellow.... I guess...on the spectrum ( red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo,violet...) that's where we are right now.... I'm transitioning into a limey lemon next...( acrylic on linen 6 x 12 ...)

...with a twist...

Ah, who hasn't had a thirst for homemade lemonade on hot day....and yes, that clear drink in the fancy glass ...with a twist... actually a summer memory with lemons was when a girlfriend and I wanted to be more blonde and had been told that lemons would bleach our hair....so we squeezed the juice into our hair and rubbed it in....well....we didn't strain the pulp...and spent forever (it seemed) getting the pulp and pits out! ...after alot of giggles and fussing...our hair was really shiny and we thought blonder...
acrylic on linen 6 x 12

No Troubles With Bubbles

No troubles with bubbles....the very short life of such a beautiful creation gives such pleasure and awe...then poof it's gone....no time for troubles with bubbles...message from bubbles....in the moment...the sheer beauty of the being in the moment....like a bubble....( 16 X20 acrylic on linen )

Mobile Bay Mermaid

Between Blinks....Mobile Bay Mermaid

16 x 20 acrylic on linen

Favorite Hat

The favorite hat...well worn ...with each occasion character adds to the charm and function of one's favorite hat...16x20 acrylic on linen...and here I left the linen as environment... as wearing linen is the perfect companion for the hat.... rain or shine....good times.....

Near Home

Near Home is acrylic on linen 6x12....continuing with my fascination with the symbolic egg...this painting also evokes the empty nest... the fragile balance of life and safe place.... how we go on....where we land... a moment in time ... and nearby...within the imagination.... a bird sings....or was it the wind ....