Sunset in the desert, 5" x 7" oil on canvas

Another picture from the trip west. This was in Arizona.

The Lovers, Frida and Diego, Abstract, 5" x 7" oil on canvas

Still Life with Onions, 5" x 7" oil on canvas

Redhead, 9" x 5" oil on canvas

Boar's Head Inn, Savannah, Georgia, 5" x 7" oil on canvas

Painting of Statue "Woman Holding Mirror", 5" x 7" oil on canvas

I came across this statue while looking up something on the internet, and the statue was so beautiful that I wanted to try and paint it. It isn't quite complete, but it's 10:00, and I wanted to make sure I post before midnight. Will finish up between now and then, and repost in the morning. I'm trying very hard to get back on schedule.

View of the Beach, Impressionistic, 5" x 7" oil on canvas

White Horse, 5" x 7" oil on canvas

There are many colors that aren't being picked up on the scan. It is still wet so maybe it's only reflection. I will let it dry and re-scan, and hope for truer colors.

Arizona Mountains, 5" x 7" oil on canvas

Another picture from the trip west.

Glass Study #2, Puff Bird and Flower, 5" x 7" oil on canvas

Oriental Vase with Mums, 5" x 7" oil on canvas

I had originally planned to do a single Rose of Sharon that I have blooming just outside my window. When I picked one, the blossom fell apart. The only flowers that are left blooming now are the Mums. We're getting a cold front today, I guess Fall is really here!

Fall, 6" x 6" oil on canvas

Where I live, and I'm sure alot of other places, the leaves are changing, and the fall harvest is comming in. Apples remind me of fall here. My oldest daughter has a ritual that we do every year. We take the grandchilden and go to a local orchard and pick apples. I have 3 grand boys, one 8, one 7, and the youngest will be a year in about 2 weeks, so it will be his first apple picking. But I already know he will have a ball. The boys look forward to it every year, but are constantly frustrated by the apples that always look better to them, but are just out of their reach. This year I think we can look forward to getting some of those gems!

Japanese Soup Pot, 5" x 7" oil on canvas

I still have to finish up some things this evening, and hope to repost it tomorrow. Friday was my youngest daughter's birthday. Whenever it's someone's birthday in the family, we all get together and do something special, still sing happy birthday and have cake. Well Friday was her day, and not only that, but her husband had just won first place in Golf Open not far from us. So it was a day to celebrate! We went to a Japanese Hibachi resturant, where the food is so good! I love the atmosphere and love the culture. It just seems so special to set at a table, be given a warm wet towel to wash your hands, and to have all the courses set infront of you one at a time, and finally have the main course prepared by a hibachi chef who comes to your table and prepares it for you. I felt so spoiled! It was a wonderful evening. I wanted to take a picture of the chef to paint as a memento, but I could tell that it was making him uncomfortable, so I decided to just do a table setting instead. So that's the story behind this picture, hope you enjoy it.