#34 "Another Look at Selma's Living Room"

While at the TC Steele home in Nashville, Indiana this past spring (2010), I decided to do some more interior shots of the living room. The lighting is so dramatic. My first painting of "Selma's Living Room" (#22) won a 4th place at the Indiana State Fair during the summer of 2010. This is the view from the other end of the living room. I have some more shots that I would like to paint in the future. Maybe one outside???

Critique from, "Paintings I Love"

Stunning, stunning, stunning!! Your palette and those thick and wondrous textures are such a joy!! Am esp. enchanted with the gloooooorious "olde worlde" look: This room could have been in my beloved old Grannie's beeeeeeautiful, old (300 years+)home in Bristol, England - right down to the look of the drapery, the furniture aaaand those soft and lovely peaches and pinks!! Adooooore this!! 5*++++++ Hugs, Charlotte

#33 "Pipeline" 8x10 oil

This was fun!!!

While in Hawaii a couple of years ago, my sister Deb and I ended up at a Big Wave surfing contest on the north shore. The waves were 20+ all day..... took a shot of this surfer just as the wave was beginning to break..... the wave would then completely surround the surfer in what is called the, "tube." If he's lucky, he gets shot out the end.... if not, well he's in a bunch of trouble!

I painted this fast and loose. Will do more in this style!!!

In my dreams!