"Amy"

An original saint Folk Art painting in acrylic on a 6.75” x 9.5 “ wood plaque

I lost this original painting "Amy" and now my painting "Monday" is painted on top of her. I am thankful I had the forethought to take a photo before trying any changes. I would like repaint this one or one like it.

"Emma"

An original angel/saint Folk Art painting in acrylic on a 6”x 6” wood plaque

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"Flora Mae"

This is an original rough draft set-up for the final original painting, painted with acrylic on copy paper and mounted on a 7.6" x 6" block of wood.

Sweet preparations in the kitchen...memories of mom!

"Irish Faith"

An original 18"x14" portrait painting, painted in oil on canvas

This is my first portrait painting completed in 2005. It was not my intention to go for a close likeness. I just wanted it to be close to a likeness of a person! I also wanted to be a little creative with it.
Glenn W Hill's gallery "The Rock" was still in Visalia California on Main Street at the time. He was advertising for local artists to come and paint a live model that he was scheduling to come in on Mondays. Each of us paid $35.00 towards the model's fee. I planned ahead and painted a textured looking background on the canvas before coming in. This was so exciting to me, I could see the vivid glowing colors in the shadows of her face. I pretty much completed her face in the two-hour session. I took photos and finished the rest at home. The model had blond hair; I gave her red hair and simplified her dress.