Pascadero, CA

Painted this during my time traveling down the coast of California. The farthest we went was Big Sur, but way to windy to paint, had fun checking out places along the way.  8" x 10" oil on board, simple frame, $150

Asilomar Beach, CA

David and I went to California for ten days earlier this month and enjoyed Monterey, Carmel and Pacific Grove. I was able to paint ten small paintings, some of which need more work. Here is one from Asilomar Beach, that we stayed near by and walked every day that we were there.
8" x 10" oil on board, simple frame, $150.

Maupin's Farm, White Hall

This is one of those farms I paint every year because I love this scene with these mountains and farmland. I was out about a month ago with Susan & Chloe, a warn sunny day in February. This is in my show @ WVTF Radio IQ in Charlottesville for the month of March, drop by if you are in the area. 24" x 48" oil on canvas, framed  $1,250   SOLD, thanks Lani!

Thanks to everyone who came to see my show on such a cold & rainy night, you all impressed me! Thank you!

Winter Shadows

Painted this on our front porch right after our first snow fall this winter, with evening light. 20" x 24" oil on canvas, framed  $485  SOLD, thanks Jon & Rebecca!
This will be in my show this Friday night opening, March 1st, Radio IQ WVTF Art Show, 5-7, Charlottesville . . . come out if you can!

Summer Laundry Line

I started this as a plein air painting, then finished it this winter. That is an old wicker basket my mom had that I still use. We are old fashioned and hang laundry up outside all summer and by the wood stove all winter! We do NOT have a dryer! I love my laundry line and the smell of fresh laundry!  24" x 30" oil on canvas, framed $750  SOLD 

Come to my show to see this painting, if you can . . .  WVTF Radio IQ, March 1, Opening Reception, 5-7     216 West Water Street, Charlottesville 22902
434-293-2515 http://www.wvtf.org/

Back Country Farmland

Poetry of the Landscape 

@ WVTF Radio IQ 

March 1 - 31 
First Friday’s Reception March 1, 5 - 7

216 West Water Street, Charlottesville 22902

434-293-2515        http://www.wvtf.org/

Back Country Farmland, 30" x 40" oil on canvas
SOLD  thanks John!

Summer Stream, River Rocks

Studio painting from a photograph but can't remember which stream this is from! Love playing with the shapes of the rocks and the water. 16" x 20" oil on canvas, framed $350   SOLD thanks Mark!

Study in Blue

A simple palette of blues and purples, had fun playing with this. 

16" x 20" oil on canvas framed, $325  SOLD 

Jocassee's Gorge

Painted this from a photograph taken in National Wildlife of Jocassee's Gorge, on the border of North & South Carolina. I would love to go there and plan to on our next trip to the Smoky Mountains. Oil on canvas, 24" x 36" framed $850  SOLD!

Blue Ridge Parkway Fall, II

Painted this last fall before the leaves fell and the cold settled in. The mountains really were that blue! 16" x 40" oil on canvas, framed  $650  SOLD, thanks Victor!

Above Chile's Orchard, February Fields

Painted this from the hillside above Chile's Peach Orchard looking south toward the lower mountains in the valley. 10" x 20" oil on canvas, framed  $225  SOLD 

Chile's Peach Orchard's Barn

Painted last week with Chloe & Jenny up at the barn @ Chile's Peach orchard, 60 degree day and sunny, great for January. The new growth is very pink!  16" x 20" oil on canvas, framed  $350
SOLD, thanks Lani!

Wintergreen in Snow

Happy New Year!

Fun to think about what 2019 will bring to all of us!

Here is a scene from The Blue Ridge Overlook, Three Ridges from a photo I had from Wintergreen.

15" x 30" oil on canvas, framed, $450

Check out my new schedule for next year!

Fall Evening on the Blue Ridge Parkway

Painted this in November on a warm afternoon on the Blue Ridge Parkway, enjoyed how the light changed over time. 16" x 40" oil on canvas, framed $650   SOLD, thanks Melody!

2019 Calendar

2019 Calendars have arrived  . . . if you have bought a painting in 2018, I will send you one, send me your mailing address. If you want to buy one, they are $2.50 ($2 for calendar, .50 for stamp).
If you are local, they are sold @ C-ville Arts on the Charlottesville downtown mall & @ Crozet Artisan Depot.
It has been a wonderful year, and looking forward to 2019!

Bar Harbor, Maine

Painted this once I got back from Bar Harbor . . . I put it away for a bit, but just now finished it! We love going up there, and plan to go back next September for a week, plus going to Monhegan Island and Nantucket to visit friends! Lucky us!    6" x 18" $225 framed  SOLD

Three Sheds & Chickens

Painted this in Highland County a few years ago, but love the chickens running around in it. This was right down the road from where we were staying.  12" x 24" oil on canvas, framed  $300

Blue Ridge Parkway IV

Painted this last week on the Blue Ridge Parkway, at the first overlook in Afton, looking down on Rockfish Gap. 10" x 10" oil on canvas $175

Evening on Parkway

Painted this recently up on the Blue Ridge Parkway, with the light dropping fast over the hillside. I like how the sky colors mimic the mountains. 10" x 20" oil on canvas, framed $250   SOLD

Hot Cakes Show through December 15th

Just wanted to show what paintings are hanging @ Hot Cakes this year, please drop by to see for yourself! And thank you to Lisa and Keith for sharing their wonderful walls with local artists!
Up until December 15th.  (SOLD Dancing Sheets, bottom photo, thanks Jewell Ann!)

Morning Fog

Painted this one early morning in Lexington during the Paint Out last month, this is where I was staying . . . 12" x 24" oil on canvas, framed  $300.
Will be hanging my show this Sunday, Discovering Local Landscapes, Hot Cakes, Charlottesville, November 4 - December 15. Drop by if you can!

Top of the Ridge

Featuring this painting @ Hot Cakes starting November 4 - December 15, painted in the studio this fall from a photo, 24" x 48" oil on canvas, framed  $1,250   SOLD    Thanks Sara!

Bales & Mountains

Two of my favorite things to paint, bales and mountains, often you don't see them together. Blue Ridge Mountains in the background . . . 8" x 24" oil on canvas framed  $250  SOLD

3 Paintings that Sold before I got to Post!!

24" x 48" Commission for Landon

12" x 24" Sold @ Crozet Festival

8" x 24" Sold @ Crozet Festival

Other paintings sold too at the festival, but didn't get to post these before hand. 

Next show is @ Hot Cakes Nov. 4 - Dec. 15

Blue Ridge Farm, Near Parkway

Painted this last week up near the Blue Ridge Parkway, a wonderful farm nestled into the side of the ridge. 12" x 36" oil on canvas framed  $485  SOLD!

Spruce Creek Barn

Painted all week in Lexington with friends and for the Nelson Gallery show that is up now for the month of October. I painted several that I brought home for the Crozet Festival this weekend . . . this is one of them! 12" x 24" oil on canvas, framed  $300
http://crozetfestival.com/   October 6 & 7, drop by if you can!

Two Red Barns, Springtime, Staunton VA

Painted this while I was staying with the owner Carolyn, this past spring in Staunton, VA. I have decided for now to show how the paintings are framed so you know what they look like. This type frame is handmade by my husband, and is Virginia grown cherry wood.   12" x 24" oil on canvas, $300

Blue Ridge Parkway, Summer

Painted this summer from a hillside partway up the Blue Ridge Parkway, looking east.
12" x 24" oil on canvas, framed  $300  SOLD  Thanks Beth!

Hens & Bales

A friend has some chickens that I have been stretching and have added to this painting that needed something! I think it makes it more fun! 11" x 14" oil on canvas, framed,  $275  SOLD!

Blue Ridge Parkway VI

One of my favorite spots on the Blue Ridge Parkway, maybe you can see why I LOVE this spot, and it is always a bit different as the seasons change. My first plein air painting since I broke my arm in early July, have been only doing studio work. I will be taking this and many others up to the Wintergreen Labor Day Show, come out if you can! (Sat & Sun 10-5)  24" x 36" oil on canvas, framed, $485   SOLD   thanks Linda!

Farm House, Highland, VA

Painted this in June at the Highland Paint Out and just got a chance to finish it . . . a fun day painting with four other ladies. 20" x 20" oil on treated board, framed, $385  SOLD!

Wintergreen's Blue Ridge Overlook

Wintergreen's Blue Ridge Overlook, Three Ridges, painted this for a wedding present for someone who's wedding is going to be at this very spot, very soon! 24" x 48" oil on canvas, framed
Thanks Garnett!

Winter @ Wintergreen

Painted this as a demo from a photograph I have of Wintergreen Resort. It was an ad I found a few years ago, and have painted it larger too. The mountain is Three Ridges at Wintergreen's Blue Ridge Overlook.  This one is 8" x 24" $250  SOLD

20 Minute Cliff, Blue Ridge Parkway

Small 8" x 8" that I painted during a demo when I was up at Wintergreen over the 4th of July Art Festival. Oil on canvas, framed $125   SOLD  

Three Ridges, Wintergreen

Painted this when I was up at Wintergreen before the 4th of July, Love this spot . . . Also painted a larger one which includes the fence line for a commission. This one is 16" x 40" oil on canvas, will be framed, $450.     (Sorry, the sky got washed out in the photo!)   SOLD

Single Barn, Highland

Single Barn sitting on a hillside, how is it being used? Painted this last fall in Highland County, 8" x 10" oil on canvas $125

Shenandoah Valley, Blue Ridge Parkway

This is the view from the Blue Ridge Parkway, I painted this recently but can't remember the name of the overlook, looking West, near Raven's Roost. 12" x 36" oil on canvas, framed  SOLD

Had a wonderful hot celebration up at Wintergreen for the 4th of July, thanks to all that came out and bought some paintings!!

Potomac Headwaters, Highland County

The last evening after four days of painting together in Highland County, and staying at our friend's place, Eagle Annie's, great fun had by all!

Potomac Headwaters, 11" x 14" oil on canvas, framed, $300

SOLD

Bear Mountain, Highland, VA

Bear Mountain is West of Monterey, near the West Virginia line. This is up high looking east towards the Allegheny Mountains. I went with a group of ladies for the Highland Paint Out, and think this is my ninth year in a row of going. We all love the unusual rolling hillsides with sheep out numbering people.  12" x 24" oil on canvas, framed  $300     SOLD 

Shenandoah National Park with Road

Painted this as a demo during a show in Crozet this spring. Image is from a postcard saying a view of Skyline Drive and Hughes River Gap from Little Stony Man. 9" x 12" oil on canvas, framed, $200.  SOLD

Waterperry Farm & Gardens, Free Union, VA

Painted last weekend at Waterperry Farm & Gardens, had a wonderful time and enjoyed theses ladies who came to paint too.  9" x 12" oil on canvas framed, $250   SOLD

Pony Express Rd, Greenwood

Painted this one evening last week, a very quiet road in Greenwood, will paint there again soon. 8" x16" oil on canvas, framed $200. Will be at the Crozet Arts & Craft Festival this weekend, come if you can, I will be demonstrating!  http://crozetfestival.com/     SOLD

New Trees, Chile's Peach Orchard

Chiles's has planted new trees last fall and they bloomed and are growing well . . . it will be awhile before they produce but will be fun to watch them grow! 9" x 12" oil on canvas, framed $175

Will be @ Crozet Arts & Craft Festival Sat & Sun, drop by if you can . . . http://crozetfestival.com/