Charleston Carriage Horse

Charleston Carriage Horse
20" x 20"
oil  on canvas
view in my store

For my birthday, I recently spent a few days in Charleston, SC with my mom visiting galleries eating at nice restaurants and shopping. For the first time I went on a walking tour and I highly recommend Charleston Footprints - I learned so much about Charleston's history and traditions... a big tradition in Charleston are the carriage rides. While I'm not a fan and I always feel sorry for the horses, to me it is an inescapable classic scene, so I thought I would honor the work horse and paint my version of the Charleston Carriage Horse.

Sunflower

Sunflower
20" x 20"
oil on canvas
view in my shop

Next to gardenias, sunflowers are my favorite flower. A sweet friend of mine gave me a bouquet not too long ago and the sunflowers were fading, so I took some photos hoping to paint them one day.
Really love the shadow under the flower.

TP or not TP II

TP or not TP II
20" x 20"
Auction

After the first "TP or Not TP" sold on dailypaintworks.com, one of the bidders asked me to do a commission. The first try (this one) she felt wasn't loose enough. I really like the way this turned out and didn't want to paint over it, so I painted another. All in all, I've painted 3 of these in the past two weeks! This painting is now on auction and ends today. I probably won't be painting another like this so now is the time to get a great painting for the bathroom (where I would hang it).

http://www.dailypaintworks.com/Buy/Auction/231638