Last year...

This painting named "A Golden Year" is so named because of how yellow the field happened to look the day I was there. Next year, on or around the same day, it will look totally different. The name also talks about my year in general. I've really enjoyed teaching my oil painting classes, I've grown so much as an artist thru school and pushing my own boundaries, and my personal life is quite happy right now. I'm not one of those artists who does her best work when she's under duress. I like it when things are happy....the skies are blue...the birds are singing...

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A Golden Year

5 x 7 inches, Oil on board

Available for sale on ebay after 2/27/2011

Ohio River Valley

This painting is from one of my hikes in Southeast Ohio. When I think of Ohio, I think "FLAT". The Ohio river and Licking Rivers have carved out much of our countryside where I'm at in Northern Ky. However, when you cross over to the Ohio side, there are some beautiful rolling hills and valleys. It's very surprising and the area reminds me of Kentucky. Great painting material!!!!

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Ohio Beauty
5 x 7, Oil on board
Available for sale on ebay after 2/22/2011

The Forever Field

This painting is of some of the gorgeous Kentucky countryside near my home. In the southern part of the county where I live, there is still a lot of open land. I called this piece the "Forever Field" because it seems as though you can see forever. I love the feeling I get looking at these large open spaces. I don't know why, but it causes me to contemplate my future and all it's possibilities.

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The Forever Field

5 x 7 inches, Oil on board

Available for sale on ebay after 2/17/2011

Changes in Egypt

I don't know if the rest of you have been watching all that's been going on over there, but I sure have. I know very little about their culture and way of life, but every time something has popped up in the news, I had to hear the latest updates. I'm happy for the people and hope this is a positive step forward for them. It totally makes me feel a bit ashamed of how much I take for granted here. I really do. God Bless my USA!!!

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Sunday Afternoon

5 x 7 inches, Oil on Board

Available for sale on ebay after 2/13/2011

Writing...

I love to read. But...I hate to write. Sounds a bit odd, since I write several days a week here at the blog. I guess what I should really say is I hate to take "writing classes". I'm on my last one this semester (as per my degree requirement). I love posting here at the blog though. No grammar corrections. No defined subject. I can even use "Kimmy" words like "thingy", "oxymoronish", and "funkadelic".

(Sigh.) I'd write more, but I have to go post something that's NOT oxymoronish, or funkadelic for my class on that thingy where you discuss stuff online.

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Red Tree At The Park
5 x 7 inches, Oil on board
Available for sale after 2/10/2011

Lovely day...

I had a very "lovely" day today. I didn't do anything special. Mainly I just got things done. I completed a couple of paintings, finished homework, ran errands, and ended the day with a nice bike ride and some chit chat with the neighbors. Sometimes it's nice to just do ordinary stuff without any pressure.

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Tidal Pool

5 x 7 inches, Oil on board

Available for sale on ebay after 2/5/2011

Paintings from sketches...

I completed this painting back in Kentucky from some really, REALLY rough field sketches. South of me in the Red River Gorge/Natural Bridge area you can see views like this everywhere. I wish I had brought my sketches down here with me so you can see just how rough they are. I love to do really fast rough "thumbnail" or very small sketches on site/outdoors and then take photos. When I get back to the studio, it's so fun turning them into paintings. Believe it or not, the sketches help me remember the feeling of the moment just as well as the photo does. Maybe more so!

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View From The Trail

5 x 7, Oil on board

Available for sale on ebay after 2/3/2011