Red Box Radishes

oil on paper mounted on board 6" x 8"
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Did you know that radishes shrink to half their size if left out of the refrigerator overnight? So this was a one day effort- which I very much enjoyed. Painting in one long, intense session can be very satisfying.

Jerusalem Lutheran Church Graveyard, Late Afternoon

oil on paper mounted on board 4"x 8"

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My teaching schedule is over for a while, and painting outside is really getting me fired up! This is a two hour oil sketch of a local church's quiet backyard. I'm now working on a larger version.

Here is another quick study- of a garden in the rain. It was my first outside painting for more than a year, and although it was a dark scene, it broke the ice for me. 

Manhattan Rooftops

pen and ink 9"x 6"

Small Cactus

 oil on board 6"x 6"
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I love rosette patterns, as seen in this small "hen and chicks" cactus plant.