My newest painting, a New York theme with Greek, Italian, and French influences. I especially loved creating the fireplace screen and patterned rug. 18x24 done on stretched cotton. For sale on my web site 
Here is another painting I finished today. I guess I have horses on the brain. They are such a sweet, elegant animal. Also, I just signed up Sam for riding therapy. It's funny how things pop up in my paintings from my subconscious.
Here is my newest painting inspired by my love of bold pattern and color and of course cats. If you are wondering if my cat looks like this one, since I seem to paint this type of cat a lot, the answer is that I don't actually have a cat! I have had many felines over the years and striped tabby's are my favorite. I plan on getting another one some day but Abbey our yellow lab didn't do too well with Barney our last tiger cat. Barney took off when we brought Abbey home. My kids say they have actually seen him living in another neighborhood. He just couldn't handle a young goofy yellow lab puppy so he packed up and left. Now, I am afraid if I bring home a little crazy kitten , Abbey now 8 years old, will take off and move to another neighborhood. I can't have that.
I've been feeling a little stressed with the holiday's coming and with that my painting always seems to go in a more abstract direction. I find it very relaxing and calming to paint with out restrictions or boundaries. The work becomes more about surface texture and color mixing.
I haven't been into my blog lately. I guess with so much going on it wasn't my top priority. Here is my latest painting. 8x10 on stretched linen and cotton. These photos don't do this piece justice. It is really lovely. I am tyring a more "painterly" approach these days. Less hard contour lines and using lighting a bit more. 
