A painting of a bottle of rose wine with a vintage vase filled with lavender and a corkscrew in the foreground
My painting “Just Add Glasses”
Oil on canvas
#artyear #stilllife #floralfriday #gardenart
Painted at a vineyard yesterday. Gotta squeeze more sessions in while the weather is nice!
#artyear #pleinair #winecountry #painting
A plein air pinging set up with pochade box overlooking the Oregon coast with sea stacks, tide pools, and ocean in the distance
One more #pleinair painting session before heading home.
#tidesouttuesday #artyear #oregon
Brought my painting stuff to the Oregon coast this week. I wanted to paint on the beach Wednesday morning, but Mother Nature had other plans so I found a spot higher up until the tsunami advisory passed.
#artyear #outside #coastal #painting
A plein air painting in progress featuring a tree in a rural scene with dappled shadows in the foreground
Wrapping up this painting I started last week. While I still paint lots of tiny creatures, plein air painting is quickly becoming a favorite creative practice, and I’m eager to get some more sessions in before the summer is done.
#pnw #scape #artyear
Happiness: spending a whole morning painting and learning on Sauvie Island.
#pleinair #scape #artyear #pnw
I really love the movement in this one!
A painting of a blue damselfly resting on a cedar branch against a vivid backdrop of greens, blues, and pinks
Today I’m working on some paintings that are a little outside the norm for me, but in the meantime here is a damselfly painting!
“Damsel in Delight”
Oil on canvas
#art #artyear #bugs #pnw #forest #painting
A painting of Red and pink roses in a blue clay pitcher, with a pair of garden shears laying nearby.
I sold a #painting! Excited for this piece to adorn its new home. 🩷
#artyear #roses #pnw #smartist
The hare caught my attention first, so that’s my vote. They’re all beautiful though!
It’s heavy and chaotic right now, but I gotta keep going. Crawling, cursing, inch by inch.
And along the way, in spite of how they want me to feel, I will still look for that which is beautiful and kind and true.
I’m not sure what kind of luck a painting of a ladybug on the internet might bestow, but I hope it brightens your day a bit.
“Lady(bug) of the Redwoods”
Oil on canvas
#ladybug #JuliArty #sweet #artyear #painting
Yes art is worth keeping on for!
A painting of a honey bee flying above tiny blue and white blossoms.
My art journey is a work in progress. I have a vision of the kind of art I want to make, and each time I paint that vision gets closer to reality. Keep on going.
“Not a Bumblebee”
Oil on canvas
#bee #painting #artyear #keepgoing
Yellow poster featuring a stylised sun flower to the left and black text tobthe right
Iconic anti-war poster, originally by US printmaker Lorraine Schneider, 1966
#ReframingWomenPrintmakers
Trying #pleinair this summer and absolutely loving it. I mean, look at this view!
#painting #artyear #scape #fiveminfri #wip
Love this- so elegant in their bow tie!
Thank you! Vivid colors are my jam.
Thanks Cindy!
A painting of a western white butterfly resting momentarily on a magenta and yellow flower, among a wildflower patch swaying in the breezy.
You know the feeling of seeing something unexpected & beautiful during something routine like eating lunch? This is a Western White Butterfly floating between wildflowers, from a trip to the Bitterroots a few years back.
“Lunch Break Buddy”
Oil on canvas
#artyear #butterfly #painting #wildflowers
Painting studies of Stonecrop on Lopez Island, WA
Stonecrop thrives in rocky places. So too, does hope.
Oil on canvas paper
#oilpainting #pnw #art #artyear
Thank you so much!
It was a sweet lil bee! 😊
A painting of a bumblebee resting on a purple flower with many petals.
Putting the finishing touches on this painting of a bumblebee I saw a few summers back in Tacoma, WA.
“Errand Run”
Oil on canvas
#vibrant #blueskyartshow #artyear #bumblebee #pnw
This painting is displayed at the Oregon Society of Artists as part of their Rose Festival Exhibition now through June!
“Garden’s First Roses”
Oil on panel
#oilpainting #pnw #floralfriday
Study of the day: Busy Bee
#bumblebees are a favorite subject of mine, so it was a fun challenge to see if I could paint one in a single sitting.
5”x7”
Oil on canvas paper
#blueskyartshow #oilpainting #artyear #pnw
Study of the day: #daisy
Inspired by one of my first macro photos. Years ago I was gifted a small macro lens and started photographing things really close up: flowers, bugs, and whatever I could discover on dog walks and camping trips.
5x7”
#oilpainting #nature #blueskyartshow #bloomscrolling
I took a painting class and have been practicing painting loose. Here’s yesterday’s plein air study, where I discovered that I frickin love painting outside.
Oil on canvas paper
#pleinair #oilpainting #pnw #blueskyartshow