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The Mother Load

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The exciting life of a pair of hungry bees captured forever. Acrylic on 5x7 panel board. This painting is for sale.

Morning Sunflower

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Morning Sunflower stands out as another lovely garden flower being explored by a bee in flight. Acrylic on 5x7 panel board. This painting is for sale.

Lessons Learned

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As I was trying to teach my 5 year old grand daughter to paint I realized what a tremendous challenge it is sometimes to be able to convey a thought or instruction to someone else, especially if that someone else is 5. This picture was just thrown in for the fun of it. First I paint mostly in acrylic. I love this medium because of it's fast drying time and easy cleanup. I have found a few things which make painting easier, some of which I have learned from other artist along the way. As with any thing in our lives we learn from doing. I have been painting daily for almost a year. As I look back to past paintings I can tell the progression of my success. I felt that to post these few tips may just be helpful to those out there who are looking to improve. I know that I have certainly searched the Internet and other resources for all of the information I could glean . So enough rambling here is a small list of valuable things I have learned. 1. Never give up 2. Search Artist sites,...

Sweet Nectar

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I have been pleasantly bothered by wasp and other flying things in my garden. I was intrigued to capture one in flight. Acrylic on 5x7 panel board. This painting is for sale.

Snowball

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Snowball is another maltese on 5x7 panel board.

Lemon Sour

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Lemon Sour was painted for a challenge at www.inspirationallaroundus.blogspot.com acrylic on 4x6 panel board. UNAVAILABLE

Comfort Things

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Comfort Things is an acrylic painting on a 4x6 panel board. Painted for a challenge UNAVAILABLE