"Almost Hidden"

"Almost Hidden"
6 x 6 Watercolor
$50
I am still painting on a series of cottage and tea room paintings from the Cotswold region of England, where my daughter and son-in-law vacationed with my husband, Bob, and me last summer just before Fall. It was still quite beautiful there with many flowers and lovely weather most of the time. Among my favorite things are thatch-roofed houses and English gardens.  I was pleased with how this painting turned out and hope you like it, too. Click on it for a closer view.

"The Red Teapot Tea Room"

"The Red Teapot Tea Room"

12 x 16 Watercolor

$150

I have finally finished this watercolor! It just didn't seem to want to be finished! Or maybe I labored over it unnecessarily. I enjoyed doing the sky and love how it looks. I enjoyed the texture done with dry brush technique. But somehow I got a little bogged down with detail and wish I had been a little more playful in the application of the paint. Still, it captures the essence of the tearooms in Cotswold. Hope you like it! Click on it for a closer look. You can buy a painting from me by clicking on Buy Now in the right column, through Pay Pal. Also please click on the Daily Paintworks Gallery to see a whole screen full of paintings all at one time!

Beginning a new painting....

Hi Everyone,
I have the beginning of a new painting to show you. It is from my travels in the Cotswold section of England last August/September. The quaint villages were so beautiful and this painting is of a little tea room at Bourton on the Water. I am doing some interesting dry brush work on the stones. Click on it to see a closer view. I have LOTS to do, but thought you might enjoy seeing something underway. I have found it difficult to paint daily since Christmas, as there are so many other things in ones' life to take up time....often things that have to be done, but that you had rather not do, such as work on taxes, do a clean out which can take months, and then of course, just daily drudgery of keeping the place tidy. I have always said that artists need personal assistants to take care of everything. Dream on!

"ivy Cottage"

"Ivy Cottage"

4 x 6 Watercolor

$35

Another little cottage painting in my series, called Ivy Cottage. This one was a quickly done sort of "sketch" ,
capturing the essence of the English Cottage without much detail.

Thatch Roof Cottage

"Thatch Roof Cottage"

8 x 10 Watercolor

$65

This painting was created from photos taken in the Cotswold section of England. We had some beautiful weather while there and it was at summer's end and just the very beginning of autumn.

"Cotswold Cottage"

"Cotswold Cottage"

8 x 10 watercolor

SOLD

I am working on a series of cottages and tea rooms from the Cotswold area of England. I was there this summer and brought back so many ideas, sketches and photos of the area. It was just stunning and I have enough material to keep me busy for a very long time!

"White Lily"

"White Lily"

6 x 6 Watercolor

$45

At Christmas, I bought a little bouquet of lilies and green poms, and it was very cheerful. Part of the flowers, I put in the guest bath and the remainder have graced my studio for over a week! I just had to paint the unusual color combination! I loved the lime green poms and they seemed to cast green shadows onto the lily!