Beautiful artist paintings come out of the heart and imagination of the artist.
There are a lot of different reasons for painting.
My sister and I went to a cookout at the local feed store.
The food was good, but the best thing was watching all the children running and playing.
The owner's daughter was riding her stick horse named "Bucky". What fun!
Some lucky child will soon be getting a real equine, a "Christmas Pony".
Artist paintings from ancient cultures depicted their lives and the things they saw around them.
We may want to paint the beauty of the spring blooming flowers.
Or the
wonder of a stream flowing around a cottage on the hillside.
My home state of California grows lots of grapes. Harvest time is a very important time.
The schools start after Labor Day so the children can help with the picking, loading, and preserving all of the produce.
Florida was my second home for about thirty years. I really enjoyed all the bird life.
Anhingas are one of the native birds we would commonly see around the waterways and lakes.
Country Barns records the architectural changes on this farm.
This paintings was privileged to win a Best of Show.
Day's End records the days when the Gulf of Florida had many stilt homes.
This home is gone now after the many Florida storms.
At my new home in Florida watercolor paintings were the norm.
So I started working on my watercolor skills.
One of the best things to do in Florida is walk on the beach and watch the shore birds.
This Oyster Catcher is catching some surf while he is on the way for more oysters.
These Hibiscus flowers were painted with an unorthodox watercolor method.
Pink and purple dolphins were just plain fun!