Also in progress...

I started this one as a way to clear my oil palette. It's not done yet, but my oil paints are getting hard! I am definitely taking longer to paint than I used to.

A Painting I am Working On...

This was Carl's Christmas present last year. It is called "The Fletcher Four" and is 24" by 36" acrylic on panel.

These first watercolors are from the book I wrote for my daughters.

Three sisters

Baby Lil'

...and baby makes three!

Harvest Walk

Acrylic on panel
24" x 36"

Detail of Harvest Walk

Maggie Longs

Watercolor on paper
10" x 8"

 On the Beach

Oil on canvas
24" x 16"

Lily Watering
Watercolor on paper
10" x 8"Maggie Praying
Oil on canvas
20" x 16"

"Sisters On A Walk" from The Cloudy Day
Watercolor on paper
10" x 8"Along the Path
Acrylic on panel
24" x 36"

Papa with Baby
Pencil on paper
10" x 8"

Behind Sutter--Nothing To See
Oil on panel
30" x 16"

"Maggie Loves Bunny" from Bunny Book
Watercolor on paper
10" x 8"

Longing (or Letting Go)
Oil on canvas

24" x 16"

Canning Time
Oil on canvas
20" x 16"

Lake Sonoma
Acrylic on canvas board
20" x 16"

Vintner's Inn Sunrise
Watercolor on full-sheet watercolor paper
22" x 28"

North Shore Tide Pool
Oil on canvas board
11" x 14"
Fog in Green
Acrylic on canvas board
11" x 14"

Sunlit Path
Oil on canvas
20" x 15"

Three Oaks
Oil on panel
24" x 36"

Oak
Oil on canvas
36" x 36"Off the Beaten Path
Acrylic on panel
24" x 36"

Snowdrops
Oil on canvas
24" x 16"
Crushed
Oil on canvas
24" x 16"

My Art

Artist’s Statement:

I paint because of God. He has given me such delight in the colors and shapes of light. His creativity is amazing. I see His hands at work in the vast creation (landscape), in intricate objects up close (still life), and most of all in people (portraits/figures). As my little ones run around me, I am especially fascinated by drawing and painting children. I pray while I paint or listen to music about God and having faith in Him through Jesus Christ. For me the process is one of worship and faith. I worship God and trust Him to bring glory to Himself through me. The Bible acknowledges God’s creativity and talks about his giving creativity to people.

Amos 4:13 says:
He who forms the mountains, creates the wind, and reveals his thoughts to man, he who turns dawn to darkness, and treads the high places of the earth — the LORD God Almighty is his name.

Exodus 35:31 says:
He has filled [Bezalel] with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability and knowledge in all kinds of crafts.

I fully acknowledge that without God, I am nothing. I want to bring glory to God in all I think and do, including everything I draw or paint. As the second half of Colossians 1:18 puts it: “so that in everything He might have the supremacy.”

Pencil Sketches

From my Watercolor Sketchbook