Sunflower

Here is the third prize winner. Not only did I win three prizes, but my work will be shown for three months in a gallery space in a local hotel here in Boulder. I have struggled for so many years to acknowledge that I am serious about being an artist. But now that I have, I've never been more motivated and excited.

Aspens

Well, I never thought this would happen, but I entered three paintings in an art show and I won prizes for all three. This painting won a third prize, the Orange Beet painting I uploaded yesterday won second prize, and an older painting of a sunflower won an honorable mention.

Orange Beet

I feel like it has been so long since I posted a blog. I was on vacation last week and have lots of new images of the Badlands and Black Hills to work from. But I had to finish two paintings for a show and here is one of them. I am so taken by these orange beets. This is the second one of a series and I believe more successful than the first. So I will keep on painting them!

Shifting Sands

Back in the US, this painting was done of one of my favorite places. I probably spent more time here on vacation than any other place. It is Assateague Island, a National Seashore in Virginia. When I first started going there, the beach had not eroded to where it is in this painting. They tried to keep the sand from eroding and put up all these snow fences, but it didn't and isn't working. This barrier island is slowly moving west.

Jerusalem

And now I have traveled even farther. I loved Jerusalem. It was the most fascinating place that I have ever been. This quiet little market was tucked into an alley and no one was there. I loved seeing the decaying architecture and the rickety sun shade. Even the car in the background is rusty and old. That was my impression of Jerusalem: everything looked old.

View Over Paris

Ok, so now I have really traveled far away. I grew up in Europe and my family traveled all over so I had to go back as an adult with my husband and visit my favorite places. Paris is one of my favorites and I am ready to go back again.

Route 38

I am so fascinated by how much time we spend on the road, especially on vacations. We probably spend more time in the car, seeing the landscape through the car window, than we spend actually out in the landscape. This painting is a combination of several scenes. This exact view does not exist. Except that I have had so many people tell me that they know exactly where this barn next to this road in front of this mountain exists.

River

My son and I spent a week in the Ruby Mountains in Nevada doing trail maintenance. We had a wonderful time, but it was hard work. Our campsite was right next to a river and in the afternoons, we rested and played before dinner.

Road Trip

I am going to be on the road this week, so I thought that I would preload some images and blogs while I am gone. I also thought that it would be fun to show some of my paintings that I have done as on the road images or special places that I have traveled to. This is Colorado National Monument in western Colorado.