This boat was one of many waiting to go on the Big Hole River
 in Montana. I painted it on a hot sunny afternoon, but left
out the mosquitos that were buzzing everywhere that day.

sold Sunflowers are one of my favorite subjects.
Everytime I think, "Oh, I shouldn't really paint another one,"
 I remind myself that there are no sunflower police. These
were some giants from our friend Travis's garden.

Some of the best hollyhocks are always in alleys or vacant lots......which is where I found and photographed these.

This is a spot north of Wisdom, Mt. I was looking down over some ranch land that had just a bit of the blue water reflections running through it. Everything was this amazing green early in the day and receded to softer layers in the distance.

While walking toward a beach area in Westport Washington, these trees caught my eye. There was a kind of pink and blue foggy sky behind them that created an interesting backlight for these trees.

This painting is larger than my usual daily posts. I haven't worked with a sky like this for a long time and couldn't resist the color. I'm certain I'll work in this sunset/sunrise subject matter again soon.

My iris were fewer this year, so it's probably time to divide bulbs. These blooms were nice, although I think I put them in a little too much shade in this composition.
I like the depth of color though.

This is another view from our B.C. trip. A storm started brewing up and brought lightening with it, so I had to move pretty fast and try to establish the main idea before the easel blew over!

We went to Douglas Lake Ranch in B.C. for some painting, fishing and beautiful views. The chairs in this setting, as well as the deck area, are always beckoning visitors to sit and relax for awhile.

sold Geraniums are another favorite subject for me. My window boxes may have to come down soon though, the weather is getting pretty cool at night. Both the  red-orange and sillouette of the flower head as the center of interest, works for me.

sold Fancy chickens are hard to resist. The decorative aspect is obvious as a great painting subject, and they seem to be so proud of themselves!! We used to have chickens years ago and always enjoyed their random personality quirks. This one belongs to a friend of a friend. I tried not to overdo the pattern and still get the idea across. I like the looseness of it overall.

This painting was done from a drive through the farm country in eastern WA known as the Palouse. The trees caught my eye, and the rolling hills provided a great foil for them. Couldn't resist the bits of blue and red in farm buildings.

Here's another subject perfect for the square compositions I enjoy. They were a birthday bouquet from a friend. She knew I'd loooove all that color! It's very high chroma but I think it all works together.

This is my first venture into the blogging world. I will begin by posting daily paintings, done recently, large and small works as well. In this first painting, "Carmine" I wanted to maximize the contrast of the deep red with all the cool green glass and background. I'm happy with the overall effect and like the big round shape of the flower with the square format.