Figs

©2004 Elizabeth.
This painting was a Christmas present for my sister-in-law and brother-in-law. I asked if they had any requests and "figs" ... "just not dried ones" was the answer.

P.S. I'm not completely happy with the way the photo of this painting turned out...But, that's digital photography for ya'.

Tuscany (mural)

©2004 Elizabeth.
This was my first attempt with painting murals. Scott encouraged me to try, so I did - on our bedroom wall. The dimensions are approximately 8x12 feet. I used a very limited color palette of red, yellow, blue and white latex house paint and a little bit of burnt umber from my painting supplies for shadows. (The image shown here is of several photographs pieced together, since I was unable to fit the entire painting into one frame.)

Four Chefs

©2004 Elizabeth.

This is a painting that I did for my sister-in-law and her husband. She asked me if I could copy a painting that they really like and I told her I'd try. The original painting "The Art of a Peel" by Ken Auster is HERE. I don't know if I did it justice, but I think they like it...

Apples

©2004 Elizabeth.
I took a few painting classes during Summer 2004 and this still-life was our first assignment. I was really looking forward to these classes, as they were to be my first painting classes. Unfortunately the course turned out to be not exactly what I was looking for...but, I may try to take more classes someday, but for now I am content to experiment on my own.

El Ensueño (The Daydream)

©2004 Elizabeth.
I was inspired to paint this after a trip to Eastern Oregon. There are many Hispanic migrant workers who work in the fields of Oregon, harvesting various crops. Even though this scene is from my imagination I wanted to convey the idea that this woman is lost in a daydream.

Starry Night

©2004 Elizabeth.

I've always liked the way that the grass turned out in this painting.

Poppy

©2004 Elizabeth.
This was the first painting that I felt compelled to paint. I had an image in my mind for a couple of weeks, but because I was busy with school I was unable to work on it. Once I sat down to paint it, I was finished in a couple of hours. I'm very happy with the results.

Sand Dollar

©2004 Elizabeth.
For this painting, I originally used blue hues for the sand dollar, but decided it didn't work. I painted over it and chose brown hues instead to complement the sandy background. I think it works better.

Reach for the Moon

©2004 Elizabeth.
This is Mt. Hood - about an hour outside of Portland, Oregon. I spent a lot of my childhood skiing on that mountain.

Cypress Sunrise

©2003 Elizabeth.
I was inspired to paint this after reading the book "Under the Tuscan Sun".

Joshua Tree

©2003 Elizabeth.
Joshua Tree National Park is my husband's favorite place. I finally got to see it in person and it is a pretty amazing place.

Acacia Sunset

©2003 Elizabeth.
A sunset scene from the African savanna.

Jars

©2003 Elizabeth.
I was inspired to paint this after reading a book on Morocco. I love the vivid colors of the region - but, unfortunately this photo didn't quite capture the colors in my original painting.

Sailing

©2003 Elizabeth.
I studied different sailing photos to piece this painting together. I painted it as a gift for my good friend Jon.

Jack-o-lantern Tree

©2003 Elizabeth.
To make this I used a combination of acrylics and latex indoor house paint. It was an experiment of putting onto canvas an image I had in my mind.

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

©2003 Elizabeth.
This was my second painting; for my younger son Finnegan. This was his lullaby song.

Baby Beluga

©2003 Elizabeth.
This is my first painting. I painted it for my son, Kiernan; based on the song "Baby Beluga". When he was a baby I would sing this song to him as he went to sleep.