Self Portrait

"Self Portrait", 16 x 12 In, Oil on Panel
I have done many self portraits and mostly I toss them. I'd be interested to know how others work with this subject--I always seem to manage to have a lot of anxiety when I approach it.

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Single Rose

"Single Rose", 12 x 8 In, Oil on Museum Board
You know that I love painting roses--its a theme that fascinates me time after time.

Nisqually Sky

"Nisqually Sky", 10 x 12 In, Oil on Museum Board
This was one of the sketches I did out in the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge--where the Nisqually River, which originates on Mt. Rainier, flows into Puget Sound. In the early 70's there was an attempt to build a Tacoma like port in the Nisqually Delta, stopped by citizen efforts to protect this beautiful area.

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Three Apples - SOLD

"Three Apples", 12 x 12 In, Oil on Museum Board
Here I am, back to the red roses and this time, three apples.

Child

"Child", 12 x 10 In, Oil on Raymar Panel
Sometimes everything about the painting has to be as simple as possible.

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Road to Long Beach

"Road to Long Beach", 11 x 14 In, Oil On Museum Board
When we drove down to Long Beach on the southwest coast of Washington State there was a beautiful sunset which photos cannot convey, so the painting has to have some memory in it.

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Turquoise Dress - NFS

"Turquoise Dress", 12 x 9 In, Oil on Panel
So much of painting is not particularly romantic, its more like an obsession--doing it every day whatever the mood of the moment. You notice that I do have certain themes, and painting my daughters is one of them.

Roses - NFS

"Roses", 14 x 14 In, Oil on Panel
It is interesting to try the same painting over again with variation in setup and size. It makes me think about what I did the first time around and how I want to do it this time.