Valentines Challenge!

 

 

"OXO"  8"x10" watercolor by yours truly

 

Three boxes of Sweethearts and a bag of large Sweethearts later, I had the still life I wanted to paint!  Ok, four boxes but who's counting after the first two!  This was a sweet challenge to be a part of. . snicker snicker, had it not been for the candy, I might not have powered through a touch of the flu during the painting!  Suffering for art was not part of the plan but I'm so glad I was able to finish it in time to be part of the challenge with a fine group of painters.  Please check out their blogs to get the story behind their paintings!  just clickity click on their names  :0)

 

 

"Heart full of Hearts"  10"x8"  watercolor by Kathleen Ballard

 

"Candy Love"  6"x6" oil by Geraud Staton

 

 

 

"Playing with the Queen of Hearts"  6"x6" oil by Jelaine Faunce

Desert Primrose

 

Desert Primrose 10.5" x 8"

 

I love these flowers, such a beautiful pink and a warm yellowish glow in the center, and then there's the lovely darker pink veins. . . in the spring, they look like a carpet of pink in the desert.  But really what got me to paint this watercolor was the bee on the glass.  So cool.

 

If you'd like to purchase Desert Primrose, please email me at

pvlara@sbcglobal.net

Gumby Bears & Pokey Dots

 

Gumby Bears 

 

Pokey Dots

 

Happy New Year everyone!  I thought I'd start out the new year with a little fun.  I used to watch Gumby and Pokey when I was little and thought they could make an interesting painting, of course I had to put my own twist on them!   

 

I hope you had  safe and wonderful holidays, time to move forward!

Triton Museum Statewide competition

 

I'm lucky to have gotten two paintings into this exhitition! 

Come by Friday Dec. 7th for the Artist Reception.

I'll be there and I'd love to meet you! 

 

From what I hear it's a fantastic show and I can't wait to see all the great art!

 

Triton Museum of Art

Cover Girl!

 

I never would have thought in a million years that my painting "Honoring the Elders" would have made the cover of that local yellow pages!  What an honor!  

 

 Thanks to Jeweler

Carolyn Victoria

 

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AC5 - Cultural Arts Commission of Contra Costa County.