Bluebird

 

6 x 6 inches - oil on hardboard

Orchids by the Window

 

6 x 6 inches - oil on hardboard - Our orchids bloom reliably in this south window that gets shade in the summer but sun in winter.

Pink Orchid

 

6 x 6 inches - oil on hardboard -

White Orchid

 

6 x 6 inches - oil on hardboard - Orchid blooms last longer than those of most plants.

Ball and Vase

 

6 x 6 inches - oil on hardboard - I enjoy painting reflections but photographing my art, not so much.

White Rose

 

6 x 6 inches - oil on hardboard - The colours in a white rose are not what you would think they are.

Tearful Reunion

 

6 x 6 inches - oil on hardboard - Sometime soon, maybe we will all be able to get together again.

Mason Jars

 

6 x 6 inches - oil on hardboard - It seems like it should be hard to give an impression of the letters on the side of the jars but it's not.

Mom's Delpht

 

6 x 6 inches - oil on hardboard - For many years, my Mom made ceramics. She taught herself how to make pieces very similar to the Delpht style.

Tomatoes and Bowl

 6 x 6 inches - oil on hardboard

Bowl and Onion

 

6 x 6 inches - oil on hardboard. I took a break from landscapes to do a little still life.

Pink Roses and Vase

 

6 x 6 inches - oil on hardboard - I noticed that this the colours in this painting had sunk and dulled quite a bit so I varnished it. I think it improved a lot.

Grapes, Bottle and Vase

 

6 x 6 inches - oil on hardboard - Here is an exercise in transparent, translucent, and reflection.

Rose and Coffee

 

6 x 6 inches - oil on hardboard - One day I will try to make coffee in this. I only bought it to paint.

Amaryllis

 

6 x 6 inches - oil on hardboard - These sometimes don't flower when you want them to.

Iris Falls

 6 x 6 inches - oil on hardboard - The variability of irises is almost infinite. You could never own one of each kind because new ones are created all the time.

Yellow and Purple Iris

 

6 x 6 inches - oil on hardboard - Here is another in the series of iris paintings that I made a while ago. If I zoom in and show part of the flower I hope they still read as iris, but that it is more interesting than the standard portrait view.

Yellow Plumeria

 

6 x 6 inches - oil on hardboard - This is from a trip we made to a botanical garden greenhouse.

Pink and Purple Iris

 

6 x 6 inches - Oil on hardboard - I like the abstract shapes in these closeups of bearded irises.

Into the Woods

 6 x 6 inches - oil on hardboard - Here is an early morning view of the woods on the hill. I use commercial panels if I can get them but if not, I will cut my own hardboard panels which I seal using two coats of GAC-100 both sides followed by gesso. For larger boards, I sometimes glue oil-primed linen to the sealed panels or attach the linen onto stretcher bars. I use primarily walnut oil alla prima.