Mountain Lake

Impatiens in front of the Village Tavern

Iris

This is a 5 x 7 inch painting.

Autumn Tree

Dogwood

This painting is about 5" by 8". Dogwood was my Mother's favorite flower.

Pansies

This painting is about 11" by 16". The background of the painting was made by applying a very light wash and then sprinkling with table salt. When the salt dried, it was brushed off to leave a very interesting effect to the background.

New Watercolor Cards

Summer Shutters - watercolor
Pumpkin, Gourd, Pomegranate - watercolor

Autumn Leaf - watercolor, pen

Three Jonquils - 4" x 6" watercolor

The background of the picture is painted with gold colored paint. The jonquils are watercolors highlighted with pearlized watercolor.

Two New Watercolor ATCs

The pansy ATC was painted with watercolor on 140 lb. paper. The pansies were highlighted with pearlized watercolor.
The iris watercolor started with a rubber stamp. It was then watercolored and highlighted with pearlized watercolor.

Remembrance

One Leaf

Punkin

I made this for practice a while ago. Didn't know that still lifes should always have the items in it to be touching. But anyway, it was fun to make. I especially like to paint pumpkins.

Bowl of Flowers

This is a 3-1/2 x 2-1/2 inch watercolor ATC painted on 140 lb. paper.

Practice Tree ATC

This is a 3-1/2 X 2-1/2 ATC trading card created on 140 lb. paper and painted in watercolors.

Silent Movie Card

This is a card I made in June for a silent movie swap. The swap has yet to end and I'm not sure if it will. Anyway, here is the card I created. It's hard to see in the photo, but the red pieces are 3-D and are supposed to look like a movie curtain. Look closely at that photo. Yes, that is ME with the gorgeous Tommy Lee Jones. This is a scene from a movie made in the 70's about Howard Hughes. He looked a lot younger in those days, but then so did I! My husband, Frank, photoshopped me into this picture. I LOVE this picture! hee hee. Please notice on the back of the card that I give MYSELF top billing over Mr. Jones in the film, "The Diva and Mr. Jones."

Here's the original photo. The reason it's not so clear is that the original 'photo' was a video capture from a bad vhs copy of the film. But doesn't that give it an antiquey look?

That's the dress I wore on the day I married Frank, February 7, 1998. I bought that dress in a store that was close to the Big Chicken in Marietta, Georgia - but that's another story...

Mystery picture.....Face of the Statue of Liberty!

This is the casting used to create the Statue of Liberty's face!

The Statue of Liberty was created by the citizens of France as a gift to the United States. It was not shipped to the United States in one piece, but in several. The first piece to arrive was the arm holding the torch. The piece was put on display at a park in New York, and visitors flocked to see the curiosity. The building seen beside the arm no doubt sold souvenirs and postcards!
Here is a photo of the massive foot of the statue, with part of the torch in the background.

Financing of the statue was obtained by individual donations from the people of France. Here, the top of the statue is displayed in a park in France before being shipped to the United States.

The Library of Congress website is an excellent source of royalty free public domain photos. Though not all photos shown on this site are in the public domain, it is easy to determine this. It's a wealth of interesting photos.

Stained Glass Iris

Another version