Christmas Ornaments and Tags

I started working on these ornaments around Thanksgiving and am delaying posting them as some of them are Christmas gifts and I wanted people to be surprised.

Reaching for a Sliver of Hope

Left over paint can make art of its own

Cattails and Lilly Pads

The first may be the most beautiful but the last is the most remembered...

...and the evergreen stands tall year round.

The Art of Food

Southwest Salmon dinner

A Walk Along the River

Two Sparrows in a Hurricane

A tribute to Tanya Tucker's song "Two Sparrows in a Hurricane"

The Abstract Garden

A spaghetti jar can become a work of art.

Laying in the Grass Watching Kites

Inspired by a kite festival with my husband's co-worker

The Monarch

Textures are fun

This is me playing with textures and mixing colors.

Painted at my Sister's

African Sunset over the Water

My attempt at a multi-panel painting

Painting done at my Sister's

Paris

Painted at Delafield's Arte Wine and Paint Bar (Class)

"Girls Day Out" with my Mom and Sister

Black Eyed Susans Reaching for the Silver Lining

Painted outside in our backyard

Night Meets Day - Sea Meets Sky

Auto Art

My husband's passion for cars pours into his art.

Tulips

Painted at Wauwatosa Arte Wine and Paint Bar

On the Road Again

Painted at the Wauwatosa Arte Wine and Paint Bar (class)

It was supposed to be a motorcycle but I thought my bug looked much better on the road.

Flowers

Painted at Delafield Arte Wine and Paint Bar after a stop at Two Brother's Winery

My husband's are clearly better - maybe my flowers were more complicated 

or maybe it's because he was sober....

African Sunset

Painted at Delafield Arte Wine and Paint Bar

My husband's painting - I couldn't skip posting this work of art.

A Winter Sunrise

Painted at the Delafield Arte Wine and Paint Bar