May 31,2012 Planting Time

Hello again, my friends. I made it thru closeout at the hospital, where I work. It's exausting! It's the end of the month when all the doctor's charges for all the surgeries have to be done. Whew! But I have still found time to do what I love to do to unwind and de-stress. Paint!! This painting started out with a different name. This is a painting of my sweet neighbors who take such good care of me. The man and his neice are planting one of the many vegetables they grow, right across the street. My mom cannot pronouce their last name, so she lovingly refers to them as "The Mafia". This is the sweetest couple ever. I just love having them as neighbors. The painting started out being called "Mafia Farmer". This is how I referred to it as I was painting and recording the painting sessions on ustream, but I didn't think it would be a proper name to post on my blog. So I changed the name of the painting to "Planting Time". This is 11x14 oil on stretched canvas. It is available for purchase. Just contact me for more info. Thanks again for following my ramblings. Nina

"Finally Home"

Hello again, my friends,

I made it thru the first part of the week, which was rough, to say the least. Now I can get back to doing what I love to do. After work of course. Painting!

I've been wanting to do a painting with a Harley Davidson motorcycle in it for some time. I have searched and searched for a good reference photo for forever, it seems. I never could find one that appealed to me. I don't know, picky, I guess. Well, my neighbors, whom I love dearly, provided me with a reference photo that belongs to one of their friends. I say, whom I love dearly, because they took care of Daisy while I was gone to the funerals of my Uncle and cousin. They take good care of us.

So, anyway, the bike is a custom bike. It's bright green color, I just love. I thought it would look great parked under the street light. I also thought the one lit window in the building would convey my idea that the rider of the bike is the only one home in the whole place, so I'm calling this one..."Finally Home". This one is 11x14 oil on stretched canvas. It is available for purchase for $100 With FREE SHIPPING within the United States. I hope you enjoy my impression of this bike as well as I enjoyed bringing it to you.
                                                                  
                                                                       Finally Home
                                                                  11x14 oil on canvas
                                                                            $100







Purple Iris

Hello again, my friends,
This is by far the largest painting I have ever attempted. But it came out so beautifully. The purple Iris was one of the first flowers I ever painted back in the day, when I began. I still look back on that first one, that isn't published anywhere, since it was pretty bad, and have to chuckle.
This is the Big Purple Iris. It's 48X36. It's huge! Oil on stretched canvas. It is available for purchase at this time for $375 With Free Shipping in the United States.

                                                                            Purple Iris
                                                                     for funeral expense
                                                                              36x48
                                                                               $375