"Budding Performance" 6x6"

"Budding Performance" 6x6" oil on canvas panel

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Can you believe my camellias are still blooming in abundance in spite of February's below freezing temperatures. I gazed in wide-eyed wonder as yet another bud crowned to unfold from the grip of a relentless cocoon. In this not-so-still life, I caught a real beauty back stage donning her petticoat like tutu, consisting of layer upon layer of pink frilly ruffles, all ready to flourish in the premier performance of Swan Lake...well at least that's how I saw it. 


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"Last Dance"

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"Last Dance" 8x6" Oil on canvas panel

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My daughter's old satin pointe shoes have been sitting on my closet shelf for years, representing an end of an era. I haven't been able to let go of them for the memories they hold dear. Plucked from the shelf last night, I placed them back in front of stage lights where, along with their fading satin ribbons, they posed for me in a challenging still-life.

Like fuzzy memories, I wanted to use loose and fluid brush strokes. It's hard not to get all tight and end up overworking a painting. My poet husband tells me that a poem is never finished but merely abandoned. In painting, I have to be aware and disciplined to abandon paintings before they seem finished, or risk total destruction.

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