Motel Capri-San Francisco

This month’s challenge for the Virtual Paintout is San Francisco! I love San Francisco! One year my friend Susan and I went to the Empty Spools Quilting Seminar at Asilomar, then drove up to San Francisco and stayed at the Motel Capri. Susan and I had the best time, we walked everywhere or took busses, and we could get to everything from the Motel Capri at the corner of Greenwich St. and Buchanan St. Here is my painting from the Google street view of the motel.

Portrait of Kaylyn Munro

Karin Jurick's DSDF December's challenge was a portrait exchange. I sent Karin a photo of myself and she paired me with this beautiful gal, Kaylyn Munro. Check out her blog to see the painting of me! I hope she likes my painting as much as I like the one she did of me.

Multiple Patch Quilt

I made this multiple patch quilt for my son Jim. I have been saving scraps from quilts for years and had accumulated about three big bags of them. so I set out to use them in a quilt. Nine patch, log cabin, and made up designs. I am happy with how it turned out. Just in time for the cold weather to snuggle up with.

Sun Flowers and Vase ala Vincent Van Gough

Well I did procrastinate and did not get this done until the eleventh hour. The post for Following the Masters was due today. I really have a hard time with putting that much paint on the canvas. I have tried this a few times before, check the archives! I like the bright colors and found changing up the direction of the brush strokes, well it did not come naturally to me! but here it is. I posted to late to get it on the web challenge but at least I am trying. :-)

St Mary's Cathedral and Old Burial Grounds In Halifax, NS, Canada

This months Virtual Paintout challenge is of Nova Scotia, Canada. I love the Google street gadabout, to find interesting images! This is of St. Mary's Cathedral and the Old Burial Grounds on Barrington St in Halifax.

Airport Travelers

This is my submission for the current DSDF challenge! I can't say I ever tried to draw or paint from this "looking down on" perspective before. Looking at the negative spaces was the saving grace for me, that way I at least got close to the ball park!

San Francisco Roof Tops

This was going to be my submission for the last DSDF challenge, but work got in the way of my fun and I didn't get it done on time. But I did persevere and finish it.