Cottonwoods at Rondeau

 

5 x 7 inches - oil on hardboard - Yesterday's painting was a wiper. Hopefully, I will get better as time goes on.

Skating Snowman

 

5 x 7 inches - Oil on hardboard - This snowman is holding down the sideboard.

Spring Blossoms

5 x 7 inches - oil on gessoboard - This one is a bit out of season but what can you do.  When the idea hits you have to use it.

House Behind the Hedge

5 x 7 inches - oil on gessoboard - found on a street in Stratford, this little house is neatly tucked behind a hedge that protects it from the sounds of the street.

View to the Roof

5 x 7 inches - oil on gessoboard - While staying in Stratford, I looked up and caught this scene.  I liked the shapes that the old roof created against the sky.

Bleeding Heart

5 x 7 inches - oil on gessoboard - such an unusual shaped flower we welcome to our garden every spring.

Yellow Hibiscus

5 x 7 inches - oil on gessoboard - A series on Hawaii would not be complete without a painting of hibiscus. We even saw hibiscus hedges.

Surfer Girl

5 x 7 inches - oil on gessoboard - There are lots of surfers in Hawaii. Some of them seem to spend a long time watching the waves from shore.  I am not sure whether they are nervous about jumping in or they are waiting for the best waves.

Hawaian Beach

5 x 7 inches - oil on gessoboard - There are many beautiful beaches in Hawaii. This is one that we visited.

Tree at Sunset

5 x 7 inches - oil on gessoboard - While driving across the mountains on the big island of Hawaii, we passed a dry barren area just at sunset.  The way the mountains were lit was wonderful but it's a hard place for trees to survive.

Hawaian Coast

5 x 7 inches - oil on gessoboard - Where the craggy rocks come down to the pounding surf, there are many great views.

Plumeria

5 x 7 inches - oil on gessoboard - These are common in Hawaii. Their flowers are so bright and unblemished that they almost look like porcelain.

Spring Tree

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

Blue Bear

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

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.

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.

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.

Northern Lake

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