Cannery Road

Yesterday afternoon there were gorgeous cloud formations. An Amishman who came by when we painted on Snipes road last week recommended this view on Cannery Road. He saw us painting yesterday and was so pleased that we took his advice. We had a little over an hour to paint before the rain came down in torrents. Jan invited us to her place for critique and soup and to dry out.

11" x 14"      Oil on linen      $450

Fayette Farmland

My demo for my Plein Air class yesterday. This is at the edge of Fayetteville, PA. What a lovely day to paint outside and what an amazing place to be. We saw several teams of horses at work and the sounds of threshing was our background music.

Received one of two Women's Art committee awards at the Youngstown YWCA Women artist show 2015

18" x 20"     Oil on linen     $650

Oat Shocks

This is a view from an Amish schoolhouse near new Wilmington Pennsylvania. My Plein Air students chose this place to meet. This day I couldn't resist painting along with them. The family that owned these fields rode their horse & cart out to see our finished paintings. Others spoke to us as they passed along the road. I am enjoying this class so much.

11" x14"      Oil on canvas board     $550

Oat Stacks

  An artist friend who lives in New Castle, PA. asked me to join her to paint in the Amish farm country near her. We had a peaceful two days painting the Oat Stacks. They're irregular shape was a challenge for me to paint, but I seem to thrive on such struggles in painting. 
                               
                               Oil painting       11" x 14"           SOLD

Neshanok Creek

Another artist friend painted with me on a snowy day last week. We stood near a bridge. As the daylight changed the colors changed. One day I will do multiple paintings as the light moves and changes. What I do now is try to gather and incorporate the colors into one painting.


12" x 16" Oil Painting $450

Winter On The Farm

This past Saturday my sister and our friend Jim attended Tom McNickle's art open house. After all that inspiration we drove out into the area, which is Amish country. This is the scene I picked. They painted the scenes facing other directions.

Oil on canvas 12" x 16" SOLD