Just a Note...

Hi Everyone! I just wanted to let you know that my art is now being represented in the Daily Paintworks gallery as well as on Etsy. At DPW, you can bid on all kinds of wonderful art from fabulous painters...check it out!!

The First in a List of Things I Will Never Paint Again!

"Popcorn"

4 x 4

Stretched Canvas

I thought it would be a lot of fun to paint a few kernels of popcorn, so yesterday I popped a bagful of Lime & Salt (yum! my favorite!) and threw a few on my table to photograph.  I also used an old movie ticket to complete the vignette.   Fun does not quite describe the experience I had painting these things.  Plus the table was wood, but reflective, so I had to deal with a reflection of each kernel as well as painting the kernel itself.  They say whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger, but this just made me frustrated!  At least I scored a bag of popcorn in the process....I should've ordered extra butter, though...I deserve it!! 

Happy Mother's Day!!

"Apples for Sue"

8 x 10

Stretched Canvas

Look for me on Etsy soon!

Okay, it IS a day earlier, but I am going to take a mini-vacation from posting tomorrow to celebrate!  This painting is dedicated to my mother-in-law and my kids' favorite Grammy, Sue.  She loves painted lace, and I did this one with her in mind.  She has an earlier painting of mine of some hydrangeas in a vase with a lace tablecloth that I think it is just about the ugliest painting I have ever seen!  Just goes to show, when you look at something with eyes of love, it always shines!   We love you, Grammy Sue -- Have a wonderful Mother's Day!

When Life Gives You Lemons...

"Lemony Goodness"

5 x 7 

stretched canvas with sides painted

Available on Etsy soon

Well, in this case, I made iced tea.  And when I cut into the lemon for a slice of lemony goodness in my glass, they just looked so....uh...well...yellow...I just had to paint them!  Love yellow -- such a happy color -- it is hard to be a sourpuss looking at yellow, even if it is in the tart form of a lemon!  I am not sure if I am finished with these -- I am going to sleep on it and check it out in the morning!  Oooh!  Plus I figured out how to post these to Facebook AND how to ship a painting from home!  This goes to show that even an old dog CAN learn new code!!  Sorry about the glare on the painting -- photographing at night will do that!

Getting a Buzz

"Buzzer"

8 x 6 stretched canvas 

40.00

SOLD

Well, anyone who knows me well knows I have a thing for bees.  I can even pet the fuzzy bumbles that ramble around the garden -- maybe one day I will be known as "the bee whisperer"!  This was my second attempt at a painting a bee.  The first was much more whimsical and abstract -- I'm not sure if I will get the  courage to post it.  I liked this one so much though, that I decided to use it on my Moo.com (shameless plug here) business cards!  Happy Easter, everyone!

Oh, and I want to let everyone know that my Etsy store is up and running so if you are interested in any of the paintings you can just purchase them there!

Still Veggin'

"Pepper" 6 x 8

$40.00

Buy me at the Paintopia by missbuzz shop on Etsy!

I guess I am still in a vegetative state!  This pepper painting really looks better in person than in the picture. Sadly, my photography skills are not up to par -- yet another thing I need to learn in order to make this whole art/internet thing work!  I did a better job on this one of hitting the dark, medium, and light values, but I still probably could have gone darker overall.  What do you think?

Oh, and an apology to the bad link I sent -- I REALLY must have been veggin' when I did that!  All part of the the learning process I guess!  Thanks for being patient....