"Another Fine Dining Experience", oil on masonite, 6x6":

I've been very hesitant to paint these guys. They are so magnificent on their own I thought it pretty risky. You'll probably be seeing more of them. Fun for me, trouble for you.

"The Horse Shoe", oil on masonite, 6x6"

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Usually I think the cows in the pasture look kind of organized. This group DOES NOT.

"Caged", oil on canvas, 21x30"

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"6 Degrees of Separation", oil on masonite,4x10" SOLD

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"Muskateers", oil on masonite SOLD

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Cows are so humorous! The follow your actions like you're a television set.

"Cheap Seats", oil on masonite, 6x6"

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"Hey Day", oil on masonite, 4x10" SOLD

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"Startled", oil on canvas,8x10"

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Yes, those are drops of water on the image. My studio is out from the house. Our weather man did not predict rain. On an ill timed trip to the house to fetch the camera I used the new painting as a bumbershoot. Sorry but I'm not about to run through it again to try for a dry one.

"Out of Balance", oil on canvas, 20x30"

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"Low Carb Diet", oil on masonite, 5.75x12" SOLD

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For some reason this group of leisure diners reminded me of Weight Watchers. Since I've never been to Weight Watchers it really didn't make sense.

There are some of those long horned, long haired red cows down the street. I keep thinking they should join the fun.

"Not a Cow aka Tribute to Vic", oil on masonite, 5x5"

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I love the look of olives. I've seen several of my fellow artists tackle them but I still couldn't resist.

"Funny Cow", oil on masonite, 5x5"

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"Distant Cousins", oil on masonite, 6x6"

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It would appear, from all these paintings, that we live in a dry, sun scorched climate. It couldn't be further from the truth. These pastures are lush and endless.

"Front Man", oil on masonite, 6x6" SOLD

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I've been out of the studio for a couple of days. We volunteered to transport our foundry equipment downtown Enumclaw and do live demonstrations during the annual Art Walk. It was a lot of work but a big success. The visitors to the walk were very surprised. Even though I'm exhausted I was determined to finish a painting today. The comfort of things familiar.

"Triple Play", oil on masonite, 8x10" SOLD

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"Exit, Stage Left", oil on masonite, 9x10" SOLD

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I have developed this theory; all cows in a herd face the same direction at any given time. Sometimes to face the sun, but where we live you can't count on there being sun so I'm not sure what gives.

"Lift Off", oil on canvas, 20x30

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A little detour from the cows.

"Conspiracy" oil on masonite, 8.10 SOLD

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I've become so intrigued with these shapes and colors I'm not sure I can escape.

"Friends", oil on masonite

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"Five For The Drive", oil on canvas, 20x30

We moved to Enumclaw from a warehouse in the industrial district of Seattle. These cows are a constant reminder of the differences.

"Say What?", oil on masonite, 12x12" SOLD

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All my cows before this series tended to be brown and white. I didn't expect to enjoy these so much. I see a larger format coming.

"Proms To Come", oil on canvas, 20x30"

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I've been wanting to do one of the wardrobe images on a larger format for some time. This one has always seemed a little daunting so it seemed like the obvious one to start with.

"Twist of Fate", oil on masonite, 12x12"

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I've been away from the paint for a bit. Too long to explain.

My larger cow images are currently hung in a corporate setting in Kirkland, Washington. After delivering them I remembered how much fun they were to render. I'm afraid you'll be seeing more...soon.

"Daylilly" oil on masonite, 6x6"

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I have so much to say about this painting that I don't know where to begin. First, I'm usually at my day job on July 5th. Since I was home today I spent the better part of my hours weeding. When we moved here my husband and I neither one was interested in gardening. However, we had this perverse idea that we could plant a few flowers and the would provide me endless subject matter. Now that we have landscaped 2.5+ acres most of the time is spent in maintaining it. Today, as I trudged along, I kept passing this flower. After I gave in to the 84 degree heat I drug my French Easel out of the cobwebs and set up right in front of this beauty. It was so much fun I can't even describe it.

"At The Gala", oil on masonite, 6x6"

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This gentleman and his wife were at a recent art gala that we attended. They were so "artsy". It reminds one that image isn't everything but it counts.

"Red, White and Blue" oil on masonite, 4x4"

I didn't expect this challenge to be so difficult.

"Shadow Play", oil on masonite, 4x4"

This was sitting on my kitchen counter, under the pot rack. All of the overhead light was fractured in every imaginable direction.

"Singular", oil on masonite, 4.4"

"The Split", oil on masonite, 4x4"

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I never thought I wanted to paint fruit. However, another wonderful daily painter and I have been carrying on a conversation on line and I was "inspired" to do this. Hate to tell you, there are more to come.

"Tomorrow's Apples", oil on masonite, 5x5"

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This is another image from our knarly old tree. I think some folks call the apples Transparents. They have the thinnest pale yellow skin. Maybe I'll paint one when they're ripe.

"Contempt", oil on masonite, 5x5"

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This image is from a wedding we recently attended. You might remember the bridesmaids and the pink, satin bride's shoes.

"The Promise", oil on masonite, 5x5"

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We have a small "orchard" in our foundry yard that remains from the previous owner. The house was built in 1936 from mill ends. We are the second owners. This apple tree is very old. If we were better caretakers and sprayed dormant oil etc we would probably have lovely fruit. Since we don't we have lots of rather homely apples. Looks do not affect taste!

"Mixed Signals", oil on masonite, 5x5"

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This pair of shoes just asked for one more lick before they went back in the closet.

"Three For The Road", oil on masonite, 4x4"

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This rose grew off the roots of a grafted plant we had. I just don't have the heart to distroy it.

"Orange Bag", oil on masonite, 5x5"

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This bag was a gift from my son and his wife several years ago. My husband just picked the shos for me this year. Fun how that happens.

"Yikes! Stripes", oil on masonite, 6x6"

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A new look at a pair of old friends.

"Leaning", oil on masonite

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Every spring these seem nothing short of magical. Try as I might I never feel like I capture the whole experience.

"Night Stalkers", oil on masonite, 5x5"

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These aren't for Sunday School.

"Ross' First Iris", oil on masonite, 5x5"

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For those of you that garden, we waited two years for the now extinct Heronswood to put these on the market. It was worth it. The display this year is breath taking.

"On the Town With Mom", oil on masonite, 5x5"

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This couple was so funny. I never could decide if they were having fun.

"The Advisor", oil on masonite, 5x5"

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This is my older brother and his daughter's room mate. They have a long relationship and it was really fun to watch them interact.

"Always A Bridesmaid", oil on masonite, 5x5"

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If you've been watching my posts you'll notice the pink of these gowns match the previous shoe paintings. These were two of the lovely young women in the bridal party.

"Sarah's Shoes 2", oil on masonite, 5x5:

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This was another view of the bride's shoes, sitting on one of the banquest tables where she plopped them down.

"Sarah's Shoes", oil on masonite, 6x6 SOLD

We have two wonderful nieces. One of them was recently in a wedding of her best friend, Sarah. We've known Sarah since she was about 13. She made a beautiful bride in her traditional white gown. Hidden under the lacy trim were these fabulous pink heels.

"Petals In Transition", oil on canvas, 20x30

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Boy, was this a challenge. I had so much fun with the vivid red in the plaid that I couldn't decide if it was too competitive with the subject. Needless to say, I left it. Love red.

"Hats A Plenty", oil on masonite, 5x5"

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It's been a long, paintless week. We had two art commitments back to back and I was cooking for both. I used every spare minute starting last Monday. I think I eeked out one small painting over that time. It was nice to be back at it.

"The Menu", oil on masonite, 5x5"

I almost painted the tulips again today. I thought (f0r who knows what reason) that I should resist and do something very different. This little guy was in the local pub with his folks. No one was paying him the least bit of attention. I really like the flesh coming out of the dark background.

"Solitary", oil on masonite, 6x6"

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Anyone tired of my tulips yet? Not me! I'm loving moving all these colors around. I'm actually thinking of doing one at 20x30. We'll see.

"Partial Peek", oil on masonite, 6x6"

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I'm fascinated by how abstract this becomes the more vantage points I paint from. I no longer think of it as flower and floliage. Even the glass presents differently.