A Peony from Memory

 

oil on zinc plate, 8" x 6"

I meant for this to be an abstract painting, but I had peonies on my mind and they insisted on appearing in some form.  With this palette knife painting, I was reminded of how much I like to paint on metal.  

A Bud About to Burst

oil on panel, 12" x 12"

I've got spring fever!  Funny, it happens every year around this time, which means I'm in flower-painting mode.  This one is of a rather pregnant peony bud, one of my favorites.

Spring Heifers

oil on panel, 16" x 20"

I love Holstein cows.  They dot the landscape here in Sonoma County like moving abstract black and white paintings.  The black and the white are up for interpretation, however; depending on the light and the time of day, there can be all sorts of colors in there.  I may be stretching it a bit, though.

Just Horsing Around

 

acrylic on canvasboard, 12" x 12"

Playing with color here on a rather vivid horse portrait, I got carried away and had to put him back in the paddock, as it were.  I do like what the pink and blue do to the chestnut color of the horse, though.  I hope he forgives me for messing with him.