Along the Great Western Trail-Watercolor and Gouache-unframed $140

Saturday, September 29th I led a group westward on the Great Western Trail.  We rode our bikes out 8 miles and saw some beautiful western suburb scenes along the trail.

This painting was inspired by a beautiful creek that runs across the trail.  The fall colors were just vibrant and enjoyable.

Along with painting, I LOVE to bike.  

Green of Maine II

This is the second watercolor and gouache in the Maine series.  It's 12 x 18 on watercolor 140 lb. paper.  One of the things I noticed while there was the interesting shapes of the branches and leaves all around me.  Mostly Fir type trees, but came across Birch and a couple of other very interesting towering giants.  

Green of Maine II-watercolor and gouache-$125

Changes

I started dieting in January and have already trimmed down three dress sizes.  I finally made a decision that I wanted to lose all these unwanted pounds and concentrate on myself.  Not only have I lost weight, I have reignited my love for bike riding and have gotten back on the saddle.

I thought it would be a good idea to get away  for a long needed break and decided to visit some very good friends of mine who have a home in Raymond, Maine.  This painting is the first of the "Maine Series."

The Green of Maine-watercolor and gouache $125

I also just finished putting together the illustrations and layout for a children's book that I was hired to create for a very talented woman who is an actress/storyteller, Paddy Lynn.  I will post that information when we have the book completely ready for viewing and purchasing.

"Blue Sky, Blue Water"

"Blue Sky, Blue Water"-Watercolor unframed-$125

Just completed this 12 x 18 watercolor. Enjoy!  

Two watercolors

At the Stream-$45 unframed watercolor

The Still of the Day-$45 unframed watercolor

These are two 9 x 12 watercolors I painted in the last few weeks.  Both are scenes from the Rollins Savannah in Grayslake, IL. Painting early spring can be so exciting because the colors are so intensely beautiful to me.  The dark gray sky's and reddish browns just make my paintings sing. What I love about both of these scenes are the contrast between the dark trees and the bright grasses.

Please email me if you have any interest in purchasing these paintings or any of my work.  

"Cattails"

I think Illinois is having an early spring this year! Good....this winter was too long......anyway here is a watercolor that I painted of a scene at the Rollins Savannah Forest Preserve in Grayslake, IL

"Cattails"-watercolor-12 x 18-$125 unframed
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Nippersink Clearing

Nippersink Clearing-gouache and watercolor-unframed $125

Just finished this watercolor and gouache on Strathmore windpower 140 lb. watercolor paper, 12 x 18.

I soooooooo....much love to do landscape paintings!!!

Flowers at the Road

Flowers at the Road-gouache on paper-$125

This winter weather is just getting me down...so to cheer myself up, I painted something I am looking forward to.  This is a gouache on 12 x 18 mixed media paper.  I call it of course "Flowers at the Road"

Winter Shadow

Winter Shadow-Pastel on paper-$200 unframed

Getting back into my pastels after creating a tribute painting of my old friend Nemo. It's going to make a very nice painting for my wall.  Anyway, it sparked me into painting this one.

I took a few photos of the woods down in Waukegan, IL at the Jack Benny Center and thought the shadow was so cool.  Only 1.9" of snow so far this year here and seeing this scene was so unusual for this time of the year, I had to put it on paper.  So here it is "Winter Shadow", pastel on paper, 12 x 16.