From about age 13 through 23, art was one of my passions.  I painted intricate watercolor landscapes of closeup natural worlds, and the art ended up in at least eight states (and, I think, in Japan).  The paintings shown here are some of my favorites that are on those walls far away. 

Once I moved to the farm, though, my homestead became my canvas, and I stopped painting.  While cleaning out behind my desk last week, I came across some of my paintings, hidden away in a portfolio to protect them from the dust.  I don't like having my art on my own walls because I'm hypercritical of my own efforts (and there just aren't many spare walls in our trailer that aren't full of shelves for books, canning jars, and so forth).  So I decided to see if these kittens...ahem, paintings...could find good homes if I cut the price in half and shared them on the blog.

I'm picking out one main painting and one or two studies to share with you each day this week at noon EST.  I've tried to choose paintings for each day that go together.  They're mostly unmatted and unframed (I'll mention if the art has either treatment), and you can buy one at a time, or can save by buying all together.

Be sure to check back right at noon each day if you're interested, since they're first-come, first-served.  However, if you've bought paintings from me in the past and want a sneak preview, email me and I'll let you get first dibs.

If nothing else, I hope a week of nature art will brighten everyone's day!  And hopefully these original works of art will find someone to appreciate them, perhaps as holiday gifts?