"Kirby the Cairn Terrier" 9x12 oil

"Kirby"

Meet Kirby, she was a delightful Cairn terrier that lived for over 15+yrs.

Kirby and my Cairn Terrier, Ollie were half sisters. Ollie and Kirby have now both 

Passed over the rainbow bridge.

Our beloved Ollie, was put to sleep just one mo ago. It was so

Hard but the loving thing to do for her. She lived

15 yrs 11 days. Kirby and Ollie shared the same Sire.

Kirby lived about 15 yrs and 3 months.

I wanted to paint this memory painting for my good

Friend Sue,in West Des Moines, Iowa.

We both will be hopefully be getting new cairns soon.

My current male cairn, JJ needs a new buddy.

What a fun, loving,devoted, and feisty

Little breed. An ancient breed from the Scottish highlands, this 

Breed dates back 500 yrs. Cairns were bred to get all 

critters out of the rocky cairns, (stacks of rocks) that

Would identify properties and farms etc.

My Ollie tried to take on a black bear that dared to walk into our back yard when

We were living in New Jersey, about 10yrs ago.I quickly

Averted a bad situation!  They truly do have the

heart of a lion.

I would love to hear what you have to say about my artwork. 

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"A few of my favorite things" 4" x4" oil

A few of my favorite things......

First, there is some Coco Chanel perfume, then add some great lipstick....

And finally I have my grandmothers 1930's

Favorite broche! This painting I set up and did as a quick little still life.

I hope you enjoy it!

Please feel free to view my blog and enter any comments you have. 

I would love to hear from you!

"My favorite boots! 8x10 oil

My favorite cowboy boots! I love these boots, I wear them almost all of the time!

They look great with tucked in skinny jeans, or under black or khaki pants.

This was the Christmas for cowboy boots.  I bought All three of

Our grand kids cowboy boots for

Christmas. They were so cute to see them wearing them on their tiny feet. 

I have a boot collection, but only two pair of 

Cowboy boots. Definitely plan on adding more!

I am painting in Leslie Saeta's 30 day 30 painting

Challenge. Unfortunately, life got a little crazy the last week and I fell

Behind. I might only end up with 25 paintings this month. That is still

A huge amount of paintings for a month.

Thanks for taking a peek at my work!

"Antique Pewter with Figs" 16x20 oil Antique, metals,peonies

This painting is for Day 19 of Leslie Saeta's 30 paintings in 30 days. 

I was busy with family and didn't get as much painted in the last two days.

So, this is an older painting I did about 6-7 yrs ago.

My husband inherited some antique pewter pcs from his Mom. They are several

 hundred yrs old. Hand forged and hand stamped with monograms and the

marks from the maker.

At the time,I enjoyed painting the lights, darks, and mid-tones 

Of the pewter and figs reflecting off of each other.

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog. I would

Sure appreciate you signing up to follow my blog and checking out my 

Paintings. Feel free to comment and say hi.

"My favorite heels" 4"x4" oil

This is the painting I did for day 18 of  Leslie Saeta's 30 paintings in 30 day

Challenge. I was needing ideas of some things to,paint?  

I realized my next painting could come from what had just been on my feet the night before.

I love these heels. They are so sharp! In my opinion

Every gal needs a pair of cheetah print animal hair

heels. My bad back doesn't let me wear them for extended periods

of time, but at times I have been known to put

Fashion ahead of comfort. I have some new cowboy boots that

I just love. Watch for my painting of those soon 

Feel free to follow my blog and comment on my art.

I would love to hear from you!

"celestial angel" 11x14 oil

This angel was so much fun to paint! 

Her crimson red robe, her feathery wings, and all the little details that

Show off the suggestion of a moon, stars or sun.

I do believe in Angels. the Bible, Gods Word , tells us of Angels

All throughout the Bible.

I wonder what they are like? what they really look like? All these questions 

Will be answered one day in Heaven. I look forward 

To that time. To be able to live forever with Jesus who died for my sins , and the sins

of all mankind, for those that out their trust in him!

I am thankful for my gift of painting. It has been a huge blessing in my life. 

In my 30's, I was stricken with a degenerative,painful,spine condition. 

I underwent several spinal surgeries

With hardware,. These past 13 yrs. painting has given me a new outlook. 

I do credit the Good Lord with

This blessing.

I hope you enjoy my artwork.

I also have some work at www.dailypaintersofarkansas.blogspot.com

Please feel free to drop me a note, or comment on my work.

I look forward to hearing from you. Feel free to follow my blog!

"Oliver on the carousel" 11x14 oil, carousel,kids

Oliver is our darling grandson who just turned 2. Last fall, while at the

Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines, Iowa, he and his sister

Took a ride on the carousel.

In the picture, his Dad was holding him from behind. I

Edited his dad out of the painting and focused just on Oliver.

I was done with this painting, but in looking at it, I might add one

More animal, a zebra behind the donkey behind him. I think that would add more depth

To the painting. I will update the blog if I do add that. 

Please feel free to make and comments on my blog. I would love to hear from people. 

In case you don't remember, below is the twin painting of Oliver's big sister, 

Noelle, our almost 4 yr old granddaughter.

Noelle on the carousel

These two paintings are framed in gold to match and will hang together in 

their home up in Iowa.

These were part of this yrs Christmas presents to the kiddos.

I have another blog to follow at:

www.dailypaintersofarkansas.blogspot.com

"Suki" 6x8 oi, cairn terrier, puppy

"Suki"

Meet Miss Suki! She is a almost 6 month old cairn

Terrier puppy. She is one of two puppies

My friend Vickie owns. She shows and breeds her cairn terriers, (toto dogs)

That win awards world wide,

After losing our beloved Cairn

Ollie, at age 15 yrs and 11 days on December

23, last month, we are desperate for a new cairn. 

Our male dog JJ

Is lonely for a companion.

Anyway, I went to visit Vickie and her cairns, she has 5 right now, on

Wednesday of this week. As a little gift, I did a quick

Painting of Suki. I am so pleased with how it turned out, I entered this painting

In the Bold Brush Painting Competition for the month of January. You

Can go there to the bold brush website, look for Suki and like her. I would be

Most grateful!!

This painting is part of the 30 paintings in 30 day

Painting challenge with Leslie Saeta. I think I have only missed

2 days since the first of the month.

Vickie's cairn terrier website is:

www.runrigcairns.com

"Seven Swans a swimming" 6x12 oil on panel

"Seven Swans a swimming"

6x12 oil

These swans spend a lot of time swimming around the yacht club

On Lake Michigan where my brother keeps his boat.

They come by morning and evening, hoping for a 

Few crackers, or some bread.

The male swan protects his signets, with his wide wingspans

And  loud squawking! Mom brings up the rear!

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Praline's anyone? 5"x5" oil on canvas

Anyone for A New Orleans Praline?s

We recently received a box of delicious individually wrapped

Pralines. The box they came in was so colorful, I painted it.

The box and canvas were box exactly the same

size, so it made it very easy.

I normally do not do this type of simple copied artwork,

But, l love the colors and thought it would be a cute

Small piece to tuck into my kitchen 

Bookcases. 

I hope you enjoyed the 11th painting out of this 30 paintings

In 30 days painting challenge. I am joining 410 other artists

painting with palette knife painter  Leslie Saeta's January

30/30 Challenge.

Feel free to comment on any of my paintings, I would love to hear from you!

"Lavender Fields" 3" x 3"oil

Lavender Fields

I just love this tiny painting. The vibrant cool purple, blue, and lavenders

are so appealing to me. The vintage old stucco outbuilding with shadows, and the distant 

Tree line tell a story. It looks very European to me.

The correct values in this tiny painting also help make it a strong piece.

This is painting number 10  in the 30 paintings in 30 days

Challenge by pallet knife painter, Leslie Saeta. She had 411 artists from all over the

World sign up to paint along with her this month.

Thank you for following my art. 

I have other art pieces at

www.dailypaintersofarkansas.blogspot.com

Standing Tall. 6x8" oil by Leslie Newman

Standing Tall

This is painting number 9 in Leslie Saeta's, 30 paintings in 30 days. I started it about a Yr ago.

It had just been sittings.  I picked this one to finish up quickly this 

Afternoon. A tree standing tall in front of some distant rocky hills. 

I hope you enjoy this simple landscape!

"Brilliant Reflections" 9x12 oil

Brilliant Reflections

This painting has something about it that is peaceful

And exciting at the same time. I love painting reflections in water.

The coral and greens in this are striking. The sun

Is dancing across the tops of the flowering trees and bushes.

There were dark woods to the left of this area I painted that was very

dark. The darks and lights and play of the light reflections

are appealing. I ran out of time and posted this today although

It was actually painted and given as a gift at our plein aire gift exchange 

In December. This is painting number 8 in Leslie

Saeta's 30 paintings in 30 day challenge on line.

I hope you enjoy my paintings and continue to see what I paint and post 

The rest of the month.

"Still Life with Pomegranate" 8x10 oil by Leslie Newman

"Still Life with Pomegranate"

This simple painting started at Thanksgiving time, but I just finished it today, Jan 7th.

It is painting number 7 for the 30 paintings in 30 days challenge with Leslie Saeta.

I did her 30 day challenge back in September, 2013 as well.

It is a fun challenge, but it is demanding. You have to finish a painting each day, post it on Leslie's blog site and then post it on my blog and share it.

I loved painting this pomegranate, it was the first one I had ever done and

it was quite fun. I enjoy doing still life's sitting on a floating ledge with the 

black background. I mix my own blacks using a mixture of dark paints.

I hope you are enjoying my paintings. I have an additional blog at:

www.dailypaintersofarkansas.blogspot.com

"Vintage Accents" 11x14 oil on linen

Vintage Accents

This charming corner is from a antique store

in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. Our Plein aire

group went to this town and main street for a paint out

last fall.

There were all sorts of things for sale there, from baskets,

to coat of arms, old kids John Deere Tractor and a

Stop sign. A sweet old man stopped to take a rest on the

bench outside, so I added him to the painting.

The owner of this shop has requested this painting and

agreed to let me shop in his shop for a fun item. I love

to barter! I hope you enjoyed my eclectic

painting. Thanks for taking a peek!

I also have paintings at

www.dailypaintersofarkansas.blogspot.com 

"Noelle on the Carousel" 11x14 oil on canvas by Leslie Newman "Noelle on the Carousel ride /

"Noelle on the Carousel"

This painting is very special to me. I painted it ahead of the 30 

day challenge by a few days, and gave this to our Daughter and Granddaughter at Christmas.

 It was a huge hit. As I write this I have 

Our grandson Oliver's matching painting on my easel. It is almost finished and I will send it up to

Iowa. It is O'J's 2nd Birthday today so he will appreciate it,  the older he gets.  I hope you enjoy

this colorful picture of Noelle on her stag on the Carousel!!   I think our daughter is  going to hang the   

two paintings of the kids together in the hallway or stairwell landing.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

Callie"s Hydrangeas 8x10 oil on panel

Callie's Hydrangea's

This pretty bunch of Hydrangeas was the last few that I was able

to harvest in early November from

two of my 6 hydrangea bushes.

They were from two of my blue ever blooming bushes.

I treat the soil all season long and depending on the acidic level

of the dirt, I get a wide variety of colors in the blooms. 

Anyway, I cut them, put them in water and recently painted them.

My daughter in law Callie saw this and loved it. I surprised her and gave her the 

painting, along with two others. I found a great frame for it and

it looks wonderful. I painted a head on a few of these paintings

for a 30 day 30 painting challenge I signed up to do

with Leslie Saeta. This is the 4th painting as this challenge started on Jan 1. 

 It is a wonderful opportunity to get some paintings done.

I use them as gifts, to enter shows etc. I can have

giclee's done on any of my paintings. Giclee's are reproductions on 

canvas, that look like the real paintings. Let me know if you

are interested!

I also have some paintings to view at

www.dailypaintersofArkansas.blogspot.com

"Fur Friends" 11x14 oil on canvas

Fur Friends

These four fur kids all live together with my brother and his family up in Grand Rapids, MI.

The white kitty Phoebe is a rescue. A sad story turned into a miracle for her and

her kitty siblings. She was found a few months ago in a large garbage

container. She and her newborn litter mates were in 

a plastic garbage bag. Cold, tiny and hungry, someone just

wanted to dispose of them in a dumpster behind a school. I can't even imagine the monster that

could do this and then sleep at night. They are Gods creatures and

we have a duty to take care of them. So, my sister-in-law who is a school

nurse, along with other teachers, each took a baby kitty home. They

bathed them, bottle fed them around the clock and she thrived. Today, she is Full of

fun and frolic. She attacks the dogs and they play together all day. 

Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this simple painting and the story that goes with it.

More paintings of mine can be found at 

www.dailypaintersofarkansas.blogspot.com

St. Catherines's of Belle Gable by Leslie Newman

St Catherine's at Belle Gable

This painting is of a very special little church in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

This tiny chapel was hand built by a local 

man as a gift for his wife. It is located off of

a main street in Fayetteville. You turn into a little wooded

lane, cross a wooden single bridge over a large creek and

this ivy covered chapel emerges across a beautiful green field. I suggest

your google the name to view all of the pictures

of this chapel and surrounding grounds.The chapel

is open to the public every Sunday from 12 noon to 3 pm. Otherwise

it is a locked area to keep vandals away. It used to be open

all of the time but unfortunately, that is no longer the case.

It was literally hand built using all hand tools, stone, and

historic imported European church doors and stained glass.

Our son was married in this tiny church at Christmas time

several yrs ago. Our Son-in-law is a So. Baptist Pastor, and he

married my Son  and Callie. I love taking our Plein Aire painting

group to this memorable spot to paint. 

You can see more of my paintings at www.DailyPaintersofarkansas.blogspot.com

"Beach Fun" 8x10 oil by Leslie Newman

Beach Fun

Happy New Year 2014 Everyone!! Thanks for viewing my blog! 

This is my first post of the new year. Today kicks off my 30 paintings

in 30 days by palette knife painter, Leslie Saeta.

If you ask me, Leslie is a wonder woman. She does it all!

I took part in her last 30 day painting challenge in

September 2013. 

This painting I did a few days ahead of the challenge. It was a surprise

for my brother and his family. This is my niece Whitney, and her two

brothers, Spencer and Dexter. The picture was taken on the beach

during Spring Break in Mexico several yrs ago. It had been forgotten

about by everybody. I used the picture off of a Calendar they had made

of the trip as a reference and painted the kids. I should

say young adults, now. I really captured their likeness and they

were thrilled with the gift! I am not a portrait painter, I have done only

two previous, but this really makes me want to do more! I hope you

enjoy my painting of Beach Fun! Be sure to check out more of 

my work!

I also have work available at www.

DailypaintersofArkansas.blogspot.com

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