Tulips, January

 

Tulips, January
11 x 14

Private Collection

52 Weeks 100 Paintings - #59 Hearts

 

52 Weeks 100 Paintings - #59 Hearts

8 x 10

Oil on canvasboard

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Happy Valentine's Day!

52 Weeks 100 Paintings #57 Daffodils

 

52 Weeks 100 Paintings
#57 Daffodils
11" x 14"
Sold to Pamela Wisneski

One of the things I liked best about living in Minnesota was that onset of spring, when, after a long winter, the green tendrils of the bulbs we had planted the year before would begin to poke through the snow.

Unfortunately, more times than not, this meant that it was May.
One of the many things I love about living in the Pacific Northwest; early-onset Spring.

52 Weeks 100 Paintings #54 - Macarons

 

Painting #54 - Macarons
7" x 5"
Oil on Canvas Panel
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Angela told me I had to try a macaron. I thought macarOOn. Coconut? Shaped like a haystack? Okay I guess, but not the sort of thing you go out of your way to recommend. Little did I know. Macarons are little french cookies made with ground almonds with a filling in the middle. Actually, just go to http://www.laduree.fr/en/histoire/macaron. I can't do them justice. Those featured in the painting are pistachio, white chocolate, hazelnut and peppermint, but they come in more flavors than you can imagine. Salted caramel is our personal favorite. If you're in the Vancouver/Portland area, they've got them at Pix Patisserie or Elephants Deli. If you're not in the Vancouver/Portland area and are a fan of perfect little things, Google it. Trust me.

Christmas Commission #1

 

Oh Little Town of Vestfossen (Norway)
8" x 10"
Commission for Phaedra and Marius Karoy

I started a commission project this Christmas season. I had never undertaken anything like this before and didn't know what to expect. Turned out that more people took me up on it than I expected. It was a ton of work and extremely stressful, but I'm glad I did it, and look forward to doing it again soon.