This pretty blue, yellow, green and cream table is adorned with White Cosmos. On the table top the flowers appear to be growing from a spot just off to the lower left edge. They almost sway in the breeze. On the lower shelf is a single flower painted Trompe L’oeil style. The tri-color surfaces of the table are faux textured just enough to lessen the intensity of the colors without becoming busy. My signature insect in this piece is a little lady bug. Do you see her crawling up the stem?
This rose is painted on a wooden plaque that is 6″X4″. It is based on photo I took in Elizabeth Park, Hartford one summer. The sun was just streaming through the pale petals and I just had to capture it! I think this underside view is so much more interesting than a traditional view! There is also a honey bee who has come to visit. |
This pair of tables were painted with crisp Hydrangeas on a soft focus background. The tables can be placed with either one on the left and the flowers still join up, so no, I have not included a duplicate photo. Look close and you see the two ways to line up the tables. The bases of the tables are painted in blues and greens and a hint of deep peach. You may have noticed the bee, but can you find the lady bug?
This little table is about 12″ square and 3 feet tall. It is painted in Trompe L’oeil style to look like someone has left behind evidence of walking the dog. Looking down on the top of the table you see the leash that was ‘dropped’ there along with a few pretty stones which the walker collected. The leash was painted to resemble the actual leash owned by the client. One of the stones on the table top is a piece of soapstone, another is river polished marble. On the lower shelf is the old tennis ball the dog was playing with, along with a maple leaf. I used the original red surface and only embellished it with objects. Just a little surprise; ants crawling up the side! Have you noticed I try to have some sort of critter somewhere in everything I paint? Sometimes you will find a lady bug or dragon fly beside my signature, which in this case is inside the drawer.
