April Exhibitions

Starting April 1st, 2007 you can see 5 of my paintings at:


Swisher's Too...Cafe'
April 1st-April 31st
In the Fifth-Third Building Main Floor
110 North Main Street
Dayton, Ohio
7am-2pm Monday thru Friday
For more information: 937-331-2222



One of the paintings on display is:



Mountain Ash Berries
Original Watercolor Painting
12" x 18"

My girlfriend Deb is constantly on the look out for interesting flowers for me to paint. She found this one on one of her travels and immediately thought of me.

March Exhibitions part 2: Miami University-Middletown

Starting March 24th, three of my paintings will be featured at:




40th Anniversary Alumni Art Exhibition

Shown at two separate venues:

Middletown Arts Center
March 24rd-Apirl 6th
130 North Verity Parkway
Middletown, OH

Miami University Middletown’s New Campus & Community Center & Gardner-Harvey Library
April 9th-April 15th
4200 East University Boulevard
Middletown, OH



One of the paintings being shown is:



Neon Tulips
Original Watercolor Painting
12" x 18"






I received these tulips out of the blue from my husband. I was feeling blue that day, and he decided to surprise me with this wonderful bouquet. Of course I had to preserve it for all time.

March Exhibitions part 1

I have two shows starting in late March. The first is:

Marianist Environmental Education Center presents:Come to the table: Food, Justice & EnvironmentMarch 28th-April 29th Gallery Saint John 4400 Shakertown Dayton, Ohio For more information: 937-320-5405

One of the paintings that will be there is:

Blueberries

Original Watercolor Painting

8" x 10"

The inspiration for this image came from the day I bought some blueberries from the store. As I was washing them, these 3 spilled out of the bowl and landed on the counter. I had a lot of fun enlarging them and painting the various colors that showed up when the sunlight was hitting them.

The Artist's Way

I just started a class in Julia Cameron's "The Artist's Way". It's a creativity class billed as a spiritual path to higher creativity. My good friend Jo Shepherd Ripley is teaching it here in Dayton, OH. So far it has been a very interesting experience. If you have the chance to take the course from Jo or anyone else, I would highly recommend it. I'm learning to discover and recover my creative self.

Assorted Fruit-The Inspiration Behind the Painting

I painted this while foraging in my refrigerator for something to eat. The sheer abundance I found was overwhelming. I couldn't choose what I wanted and placed everything that looked good on the table. It made such an interesting still life, that I forgot about my hunger and decided to capture the moment in paint.

Pink Tulips-the inspiration behind the painting

Pink Tulips
Original Watercolor Painting

I was walking in the local park and spotted this cluster of pink tulips just standing by themselves. They were surrounded by some dried leaves and other debris. Since it was a cold day, they just seemed to be heralding Spring and the warm weather to come.

Why I paint flowers.

I was recently asked why I paint flowers. I responded (with a smile) thatI have a black thumb. I am unable to grow anything in my garden except for an occasional weed. After much aggravation, I decided that the only way I was going to enjoy any floral abundance was to paint them. This way I would always have several blooms to come home to instead of the patches of dirt and weeds that now inhabit my garden. I have even envisioned putting my paintings out in the yard and holding a garden party so everyone can see my beautiful flowers! After proliferating my home with my art, I began to get hungry and scrounged around in my refrigerator. Instead of eating what I had found, I discovered the inspiration for my next painting and began to paint fruits and vegetables. Secretly, I hoped that by painting these wonderful things I would not be as tempted to eat them. Unfortunately, I’m sure you can tell that battle wasn’t won. But I sure do enjoy them!