Between Heart and Mind

"Thanks" Where "Thanks" Belongs

To quote one of my favorite artists, Dan McCaw, "Art is a collaboration between the heart and mind in an effort to expose a piece of the artist's soul." I'm not sure about all of that but somewhere between my head and my hand is a place that loves to paint, my heart. I have to give the glory to my Lord, Jesus Christ, and thanks to Him for the ability He's given me, to Nick for his encouragement, to Dan McCaw for his inspiration and my mom, Peggy Pettit, who thinks I can do anything (gotta love those moms!). But, let's leave the exposed soul to the Master, shall we?
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More new paintings

This is the painting I did from a photo of a garden in Honduras. There was rain on the glass. Different for me, but I had a good time painting it.

Newest paintings

Fredricksburg Blue Bonnets

Bringing Them In

This appears to be a square painting but it is actually 16 x 20

Backyard Fountain Grass

After returning from the Wren Plein Air Workshop I decided to take Leonards advice and paint outside...paint anything, as long as it was outside in natural light...so here is my first solo plein air attempt...for what it's worth.

Girls in the Garden

Kalie in the Pumpkin Patch

This is my dear friend, Jo Kenngott's grand daughter. It's it the works and not nearly finished. By putting unfinished works on here I can see what areas need some tender loving care! This needs a lot...yet.

Sunshine

I've been painting a lot since I returned from the Leonard Wren Workshop. Even though it was primarily a plein aire class I still came home with a lot of new thoughts about how to make my paintings better. Practice makes "closer to perfect" so I've been practicing alot.