Pink Pond Lily

6 x 6 inches - oil on gessoboard - I tried to get the colour I wanted with cadmium red but finally used alizarin instead. I have been trying to simplify my palette. It is only in the bright colours like this pink where I have difficulties.

Spring Tree

5 x 7 inches - oil on gessoboard - Sooner or later spring will be here and the trees will bloom again.

Molson

6 x 8 inches - oil on gessoboard - Molson is our granddaughter's dog.  He is big, friendly, he slobbers a lot, and he likes to carry a big stick around the yard.

Blue Bear

5 x 7 inches - oil on gessoboard - Bearly back painting again after a couple of days of holiday cheer.

Pear and Apples

6 x 8 inches - oil on gessoboard - green and yellow

Red Pepper and Limes

6 x 8 inches - oil on gessoboard - red and green.

Droid

5 x 7 inches - oil on gessoboard - This is not the droid you are looking for.

Bear

5 x 7 inches - oil on gessoboard - This bear is ready for a holiday.

Autumn on the River

16 x 20 inches - oil on hardboard - Here is a larger work that I recently completed. Because I have been disenchanted with stretched canvas, I made my own board for this one.  I sealed the board first with coats of shellac on both sides, then several coats of gesso on the painted side. This extra work makes less sense for the small boards but, I think I like this approach for larger work. Once the work is displayed or sold, I can add a support or frame to the back.

Onion and Bowl

6 x 6 inches - oil on gessoboard - Onions are fun but tricky to paint. I am still exploring simplified colours.

Red White and Blue

6 x 6 inches - oil on gessoboard - I am working with simpler forms so that I can focus more on colour.

Squash and Apple

6 x 6 inches - oil on gessoboard - Green and red - Christmas colours.

Bentley

8 x 8 inches - oil on linen board - Bentley is sadly no longer with us. He loved to spend time in the garden.

It's Just Me and the Kids

6 x 6 inches - oil on gessoboard - I am coming to the conclusion that it is very important to simplify the reflections when painting glass objects.

Pomegranate and Clementine

6 x 6 inches - oil on gessoboard - I am not fond of pomegranates but it is interesting to try to paint them.

Waterlilies in the Marsh

6 x 8 inches - oil on gessoboard

Bougainvillea and Pitcher

6 x 6 inches - oil on hardboard - I went through my reject pile and came across this one that I decided was worth resurrecting. It was actually painted in 2014. What can I say - ideas change on what constitutes the good, the bad, and the ugly.

River Reflections

8 x 8 inches - oil on linen board - Here is my contribution to the DPW flow through challenge. I used a piece of a morgue.com file as a reference.

Flakes Welcome

6 x 8 inches - oil on gessoboard - Here is our door. Let the decorating begin.

House on the Hill

6 x 6 inches - oil on gessoboard  More snow this morning. There will probably be much more soon.  I guess winter is finally here again.

First Snow

6 x 8 inches - oil on gessoboard - Snow finally came today. It was later than usual but I am sure there soon will be more.

Pink Azalea

5 x 7 inches - oil on gessoboard - We cannot grow these in our soil but we like to visit places that can.

View of the Bridge

5 x 7 inches - oil on gessoboard - I had to move the stone bench a bit.  It's a lot easier to move it in the painting than it would be in real life.

MG Racer

8 x 10 inches - oil on linen board - This is a commission that I did for the couple that owns this race car.

Tiny Oak

5 x 7 inches - oil on gessoboard - Here is another using the pallet knife. The scene is from a woodland area that I visit frequently.

Flag for Paris

6 x 6 inches - oil on gessoboard

8 x 8 inches - oil on linen board - Most people think of coneflowers as purple or perhaps white but that is not true any more.

Northern Lake

5 x 7 inches - oil on gessoboard - This is a lake in northern Michigan.

Autumn Bridge

8 x 8 inches - oil on linen board - Here is my contribution to Carol Marine's autumn challenge. That was fun. Thanks Carol.

Brecon Grill

8 x 8 inches - oil on linen board - While visiting my brother and his wife, we often eat at this little restaurant that is walking distance from their house. It always looks inviting when the sun is going down.

Shady Woods

8 x 10 inches - oil on linen board - The woods holds a lot of mystery in the shade of its trees.  The colours are sometimes surprising.

Cedar Branches

10 x 8 inches - oil on linen board - In the shade, trees abandon the lower branches. It makes for interesting patterns against the forest floor.

Summer's End

8 x 8 inches - oil on linen board - It looks like the warm weather is over now and once the fall colours are down on the ground we are bracing ourselves for the first snow.

12 Metres

8 x 10 inches - oil on linen board - There have been many changes to the large racing yachts but this classic shape is beautiful as well as fast enough.

John Deere

8 x 10 inches - oil on linen board - I came across this sweet machine near Rice Lake.

Morning Light

8 x 8 inches - oil on linen panel - I liked the way the morning sun lit up the dock and boats in this harbour.

Purple Coneflower

6 x 6 inches - oil on gessoboard - Coneflowers come in all shapes and colours now but I am still partial to the original.

Red Lilies

6 x 6 inches - oil on gessoboard - I miss these in our garden. They used to put on a great show.

Casa Blanca

6 x 8 inches - oil on gessoboard - This is a white lily in our garden from a few years ago. Since the invasion of the dreaded lily beetle, we no longer grow these.

Cedars by the Road

8 x 10 inches - oil on gessoboard - I came across this bunch of cedars across the river from us. The way the light shone through them was interesting.

Church in the Park

6 x 6 inches - oil on gessoboard This is the last of the Rondeau Park paintings. Since I just sold our cottage, it probably will be my last.

Bend in the River

8 x 10 inches - oil on linen board - You have to keep moving forward to find out what is around the corner.

Beach in Autumn

8 x 8 inches - oil on linen board - Not many go to the beach after summer is over but this is often the most beautiful time of year.

On the Balcony at Sunset

8 x 8 inches - oil on linen board - I thought that this scene with the sunset coming around the side of the building and lighting up the trees was interesting.

The Teacher

10 x 8 inches - oil on linen board - Lately, I have been slowing down and taking more time on a few paintings. I did not do them alla prima as I normally do and have changed materials a little.  I am using oil paints with walnut oil and using walnut oil as medium. I also invested in linen boards to try them out.

Marsh Trail

8 x 10 inches - oil on gessoboard - Here is a trail going by the bay so that you can see the marsh.  Unfortunately there are large areas taken over by invasive plants. It just goes to show you that even if you try to preserve or restore the environment, nature always, always changes into something new.

Poplar

6 x 8 inches - oil on gessoboard - Rondeau Park has many of these trees. They are actually Eastern Cottonwood trees and they make a gentle rattling sound in the wind. It gives the area its characteristic sound.

Road Through The Woods

7 x 5 inches - oil on gessoboard - Rondeau Park has a scenic road through the woods. In the fall the colours are spectacular.

Swamp Rose

5 x 7 inches - oil on gessoboard - The swamp rose is one of the least known hibiscus plants. It hides at the edges of wetlands for someone with a boat to discover.

Beach View

5 x 7 inches - oil on gessoboard - The beach seems to go on as far as you can see. One of the best times is in the relative calm after a storm