Prom Dress, oil on hardboard, 6x6" $99

One Too Many, oil on hardboard, 6x6", $99 SOLD

Oh what a strawberry season we have had.  Actually, are still having. Yum

On Second Thought, oil on hardboard, 8x8", $176 SOLD

Exploratory, oil on hardboard, 6x6" $99

This little jewel was so juicy to paint.

Just Don't Care, oil on hardboard, 6x6", $99 SOLD

Little Red Dress, oil on hardboard, 6x6" $99

This was so fun to paint!  the colors allowed for total abandon.

Falling Petals, oil on canvas, 20x30" $1,650

The current figure series I'm working on is exclusively female.  I have been including bird imagery using different formats.  For some reason, this piece didn't seem appropriate for an aviary element.

Blue Orbs, oil on hardboard, 6x6" $99

The definition between the reds and oranges is much more defined in the real painting.  I shot this image so many times and the camera just wouldn't pick that up.

Blink, oil on hardboard, 6x6" $99

Petaluma 3 oil on hardboard 6x6" $99

Thought this boat created a wonderful abstraction.  You're never quite sure if you are looking at it right side up or upside down!

Petaluma 2, oil on hardboard, 6x6" $99

Like I said, not a bad view from the hotel room

Petaluma #1 oil on hardboard 6x6" #99

You know how sometimes you travel to a place for the first time and you pick a hotel for no apparent reason? well, that's what we did when we went to Petaluma, California last year.  Lucky us! this was one of the views from our hotel room. It was very early in the morning and not much stirring.  That view and a cup of good coffee.  Didn't need much more.

"Night Flight" oil on hardboard 12x12" $396

"Like a Hawk" oil on hardboard 12x12" $396

My Favorite Shade of Red 8x8" $173

"Long Shadows" oil on hardboard 5x7" $99

This was the view from the windows at a winery in Walla Walla, Washington.  The landscape is so different from our side of the mountains.  They actually have a horizon.

"Merge" oil on canvas 20x30" $1,650

I've had this idea hanging around, bugging me for quite some time.  I want to do an entire series of either figures or portraits all sharing the same background.  Since I was already playing with female figures/birds this didn't seem like to major a jump.  The drape of the fabric cascaded like water so it somehow made since to combine the two.

"Drift" oil on hardboard 12x12" $400

this is one of those pieces that I made myself stop before I had planned.  There was so much more in my head that I thought I was going to do but the painting said "done!"

"Modern Medusa" oil on canvas 20x30' $1,650

"The Untold" oil on canvas 20x30 $1,650

I had reservations about hiding so much of the face but It seems okay now that it is finished.

"Perched" oil on canvas 20x30 $1,650

the tones in the original are deeper than this reads.  Some problems never go away...like me and cameras.

"Why, Yes, You May" oil on hardboard 6x6" $250

This model and her articulation have become favorites of mine.  There WILL be more to come.

"Love Birds" oil on canvas 20x30" $1,600

I've been toying with different limited palettes.  The skin tones on this are almost pearlescent.  Amazing what a few "minor" color changes will do.http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/sharman-owings/love-birds/179582

"Walk This Way" oil on canvas 20x30" $1,600

When I began this my intention was to cloth her.  I even had the dress picked out! Well you can see how that worked out.  Figure work comes with a very distinct set of challenges.  I don't think anything in my studio faces me with more uncertainty.  That said, it also comes with vast reward.http://www.dailypaintworks.com/fineart/sharman-owings/walk-this-way/179183

"Shake a Tail Feather" oil on canvas 20x30" $1,600

I'm not sure why this image displays with a line across her legs.  There isn't one in the painting or in the photo.  The magic of computers....

"Veil of Secrets" oil on hardboard 12x12" $396

I've been "thinking" about portraits and altered images.  My first instinct was to do some sort of face paint.  It could be exaggerated make up, circus or even tribal.  Since the pea brain in my head couldn't figure it out I decided to mask her in another way.  There will most certainly be more of these but first some more "thinking".

"Maybe....not" oil on hardboard 6x6" $99

I've taken some time off from the flowers to work on some portrait/figure pieces.  It's amazing how much you have to re-hone when you change subjects. 

"Poppy Never More" oil on hardboard 6x6" $99

"Flame" oil on canvas

Some days the flowers that grow on stems just aren't what floats the boat

"Cotton Top" oil on hardboard 6x6" $99

"Waiting for the Bus (not)" oil on canvas 20x30 $1,600

I'm posting both these images out of shear frustration.  Two different settings on my camera, same painting, same location, same time of day.  Neither is "on the money" but you get the general idea.

"Age Spots" oil on hardboard 6x6" $99

This truck has been parked for eons in next to a house near us.  I don't know the owners or the story but it makes me smile.

"If Only You Knew" oil on hardboard 8x8" $176

This was the head study for a full figure painting coming up.  The final pose is a surprise.

"Working My Way Back" oil on hardboard 6x6 $99

If you have followed my blog at all you know I'm always complaining about the photo images.  WELL!  let me tell you, this painting is no more blue than a honey bee.  It's very much in the purple (red side) family.  I've been sitting here with Adobe and the original propped against my screen trying to get even close.  The camera I have seems to have deleted a major part of the warm red element.  With that disappeared the little spots of yellow and oranges.  You've just got to love technology....or not!

"Rain's Residuals" oil on hardboard 6x6" $99

"Sunburst" oil on canvas 20x30" $1,650

"Red, Orange, Yellow..." oil on canvas 20x30" $1,600

"Like a Groundhog" oil on hardboard 6x6" $99

"Freckles" oil on hardboard 6x6" $99

Isn't Mother Nature amazing!  so kind to provide me inspiration.

"Button, Button" oil on hardboard 6x6" $99

"Hanging on By a Thread" oil on hardboard 6x6" $99

"Wiggle Room" oil on canvas 20x30" $1,650.

There are some things that just can't be done small.....

"Hidden Treasure" oil on hardboard 6x6" $99

this is the center of an extremely large Dahlia.  When I got it the flowers were predominantly red.  Now yellow is the hero.

"Cacoon" oil on hardboard 6x6" $99

"Dahlia Darts" oil on hardboard 6x6" $99

This flower in it's total is about 4 inches across.  The foliage is dark burgundy, almost black.  It's such a stunner in our garden!

"Star Fish Not" oil on hardboard 6x6" $99

Like I mentioned before...I WAS going to remember which flower center this was.  Best laid plans.

"Hover Craft" oil on hardboard 6x6" $99

This is another close up of a flower center.  I had planned to tile them by the flower names but I have no idea what flower this is.  So much for my gardening credentials.

"The Universe...maybe" oil on hardboard 6x6" $99

Wish everyone could see this in person.  The reds just wouldn't cooperate on camera.  There's magenta, hot orange, vivid crimson...you name it.  They all play well together but seem to be a bit camera shy.

"Bee Haven" oil on hardboard 6x6"