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Blue Daisies

I just love the colors of these blue daisies.

Can you see the shadow of my light reflector from my camera?

I made my own unique light reflector for my camera that really helps capture light and colors.  … Read the rest

Lilly Pads

I took this photo while camping at Cowan Lake State Park,  Ohio, in June 2009.

These Lilly pads bloom sometime in the middle of July, and when they bloom, it looks like there is a blanket of snow … Read the rest

Narcissus

Wow!  What a beautiful place if you like parks and flowers.  You will just love Cox Arboretum. No matter what time of year there is so much to see and paint and photograph.  They have a small butterfly house … Read the rest

Sun Flower Vase

These sunflowers are painted on a black gesso canvas.  This is so the colors would “pop”

It’s amazing what you can do with a paintbrush.

The “obvious watermarks on all my images are to protect my work.  … Read the rest

Dew Drop

I was taking a walk after a rain storm.

This drop of water hanging from a plant just caught my eye.  It was like looking into a tiny round mirror.  This drop seemed to  hold a minature world … Read the rest

Sunflower Basket

This basket of sunflowers I painted because I love the shapes of the sunflowers.  The dark solid head and the light yellow petals create a unique contrast.   I like the way the reflection of the bottom sunflower against … Read the rest

Pink Rose

This rose was taken with film, one of the last pictures I took with film before I switched to digital in 2009.  Until then most of my photos were taken with film including throw away cameras.  However I … Read the rest

Spring Robin

This watercolor painting was inspired by the Locust tree.

I like how the Locust’s white blossoms appear in springtime.

Some years the blossoms only last a short time–other years they seem to last much longer.

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Straw Flower and the Bee

This straw flower just seemed to glow . . .

. . .  then a bee landed on the flower this was like icing on the cake.

Photo taken at Cox Arboretum in Spring 2009.… Read the rest