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SMALL IS BEAUTIFULFor tucking into small spacesSometimes we have small spaces that need an extra pop of color or interest. These pieces are perfect for just that.
I like to put very small art on decorative easels to display on tables or in shelves. Of course, hanging on the wall is always an option as well. Please click on the shop button on each artwork to see the details and to see the work in the actual proportions. $15 PACKAGING & SHIPPING IS INCLUDED IN PRICES BELOW
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Overwhelming Thoughts
$215.00
This small oil painting is painting on a panel, and ready to hang or to display on a table, shelf, or on a tiny display easel. I love the texture of the brushwork and the colors.
Oil painting size: 6x6 inches
The Clearing
$215.00
The Clearing was so much fun to paint. I loved the juxtaposition of bright and neutral colors. I also was transported to another time and place while making this little painting. It is perfect for hanging in a grouping, or putting on a decorative easel on a table or shelf.
Oil painting size: 6x6 inches on small cradle panel wired and ready to hang
Adventurous Perceptions
$215.00
This little pastel painting is framed in a wide black contemporary frame. Like many of my more abstract paintings, this one started out as an abstract and turned into a painting all about trees. It is calming and peaceful and ready to hang.
Pastel painting size: 6x4 inches
Framed size: 12x10 inches
The Gem
$215.00
I was asked to make a commissioned painting of an area not far from my home. This was originally intended to be a color sketch for the collector's to approve. I was having such a nice time making the painting, that I made it a finished miniature instead. This painting is framed in a silver-leaf wide profile frame.
Acrylic painting size: 5x7 inches
Framed size: 11x13 inches
Beyond the Beyond #1
$215.00
This little oil painting is perfect for hanging on the wall or sitting on a shelf. It is painted on a gallery wrap canvas with white sides and is ready for hanging. Happy to offer this piece in the Artist Support Pledge.
Oil painting size: 7x5 inches
Memories of those Left
$215.00
This little painting was inspired by the Italian frescoes that I was fortunate enough to see when visiting Italy while teaching workshops there. I love the weathered look of the frescoes and also of this little piece. This oil painting is on a wooden panel and is perfect for hanging on the wall or displaying on a shelf or table.
Oil painting size: 6x6 inches
Glacial Colors
$215.00
If you have ever been charmed by the color of glacial water, this painting will remind you of that experience. This small pastel painting is framed in a widewooden silver leaf frame and is ready to hang or display on a shelf.
Pastel painting size: 5x7 inches
Framed size: 11x13 inches
Panama Skies #1
$215.00
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Panama Skies was inspired by an amazing morning. I got up before the sun came up to go bird watching, and was rewarded not only with seeing astounding birds, but also a remarkable sunrise. I knew that a painting wasn't far behind. This pastel painting is ready to hang in a widesilver leaf frame using museum glass, which is the best glass that can be purchased. It has almost no reflection and also has a UV protection.
Pastel painting size: 6x4 inches
Framed size: 12 x 10 inches
We Made It
$215.00
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We Made It is a small pastel painting that depicts a moment when I was moved by traveling up a mountain pass in pea soup fog to be rewarded by the clouds opening up to a beautiful pastoral scene. This small painting is framed in a wide wooden silver-leaf frame and is ready to hang or display on a shelf.
Pastel painting size: 5x7 inches
Framed Size: 11x13 inches
Between Shadow and Light
$215.00
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This little painting was done as a sketch for a commission. Sometimes sketches are more spontaneous and I loved the way that this one turned out.
Oil painting size: 5x7 inches
This painting is mounted on board and ready for framing.
Two States of Being
$215.00
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This painting was inspired by my walks in the woods. I was working out the idea of making beauty out of something that was ugly. Now, the woods are inherently beautiful, but I looked down at the crumbling asphalt path and that was no so pretty. I made an abstract out of that.
Oil Painting size: 6x6 inches on cradle panel ready to hang or place on a table or shelf
Ongoing Ritual #1
$228.00
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I walk several times a week, and this painting was inspired by those walks. I love the texture, the representational quality juxtaposed with the abstract quality of this little oil painting. It is 6x6 inches and is painting on a wooden panel that is wired for hanging on the wall or it would be perfect sitting on a shelf or table.
Oil painting size: 6x6 inches
The Giving Tree
$215.00
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I am fascinated with Italian frescoes, but not the pristine kind. No, I like the ones that are crumbling but still show a bit of what the art was at one time. This painting was inspired by the frescoes that I was able to see in Italy. It is an oil painting on a wooden panel and is perfect for sitting on a shelf or hanging on the wall.
Oil painting size: 6x6 inches
Chamber
$350.00
Hollows in trees are fascinating. While on my walks, I like to imagine the animals that may have sought shelter in such cavities. This one seems a perfect place for birds to shelter during a storm.
This acrylic painting is on an antique book, but not just any book. The book in question is "On Drawing and Painting Trees," by Adrian Hill. The pages are filled with wonderful insight into the beauty of capturing trees in art. There are color plates throughout as well as black and white illustrations. This painting is perfect on a display easel, or you may hang the book on the wall with a special hand-painted rack.
Size: 9.75"x7.5"
Promises Made
$500.00
Sometimes a painting evokes something in me that is hard to explain. No one in my family ever lived in a little cottage like this, but it feels a little bit like home to me. I could picture someone I know coming out the door to greet me with a broad smile. It's a place I could settle into. This oil painting is made on a wide gallery wrapped canvas and would look great on a shelf or hanging on a special place on a wall.
Oil painting size: 8"x10"
Firework Fantasy
$575.00
"Firework Fantasy" is another painting that I loved working on. It is an abstract that feels like a landscape to me and was simply great fun to paint. This pastel painting is framed in a wide contemporary black frame with museum glass which has virtually no reflection and a U/V protection.
Pastel painting size: 12"x9"
Framed size: 18"x15"
Churning #1
$475.00
This beautiful acrylic has interesting texture and is perfect for a small spot in your home or office. The painting is framed in a wide black frame with a gold inner liner and is ready to hang.
Acrylic painting size: 9"x9"
Framed size: 15"x15"
Adventurous Perceptions #2
$465.00
Started as a complete abstract, a painting of trees came into view. 😉 This pastel painting is framed in a wide black frame using museum glass which is the finest glass available with virtually no reflection and a U/V protection.
Pastel painting size: 12"x9"
Framed size: 18"x15"
A Different Perspective
$475.00
There is a tree not far from my home that I have painted many, many times. In this painting, I decided to focus on what was in close proximity to "my" tree because I was fascinated with the patterns of light and dark in the composition. This pastel painting is framed and ready to hang.
Pastel painting size: 8"x8"
Framed size: 14"x14"
Textured Vision
$575.00
This pastel painting was simply a pleasure to paint. Sometimes everything comes together and I am completely happy with the end result. That is exactly what happened here with this colorful waterscape. This pastel is framed in a wide, silver-leaf wooden frame using museum glass which is the finest glass available. Museum glass has virtually no reflection and a U/V protection.
Pastel painting size 9"x12"
Framed size: 15"x18"
Solitary One
$600.00
One of my favorite birds is the great blue heron. Often while I am out and about and end up seeing a heron, I don't see it immediately. I will be looking at a beautiful scene, and realize that a heron is stalking its next meal, motionless. This painting captures the silent calm that they seem to have when waiting for prey. The piece is framed in a wide, silver-leaf wooden frame which has museum glass protecting the art. Museum glass has virtually no reflection and a U/V protection.
Pastel painting size: 12"x12"
Framed size: 18"x18"
Shadow Play
$575.00
I was fascinated with the tree growing in such a precarious way, and the shadows that that same tree cast on the pathway. The shadows reminded me a bit of spokes from a bicycle. This pastel painting is framed in a wide, silver-leaf wooden frame using museum glass which is the best glass available. Museum glass has virtually no reflection and a U/V protection.
Pastel painting size: 12"x9"
Framed size: 18"x15"
Scottish Mist
$575.00
Scotland is a landscape lover's paradise. While traveling to Glasgow to return to the US, this scene sped by my car window. I snapped a photograph, and this painting was the result. This pastel painting is framed in a wide silver-leaf wooden frame using museum glass which is the finest glass available. Museum glass has virtually no reflection and a U/V protection.
Pastel painting size: 9"x12"
Framed size: 15"x18"
Reflected
$675.00
This oil painting was inspired by an area where I paint in plein air. I made this painting in the studio utilizing the memories that I have gleaned from my outdoor experiences. I love the calm water of this peaceful scene. The painting is framed in a wide silver-leaf wooden transitional frame.
Oil painting size: 11"x14"
Framed size: 17"x20"
Tucked In
$600.00
I truly enjoy using color that isn't representational in what is more of a representational painting. The weather may be a hot summer day, but the colors can appear cooler in some areas to add interest and mystery to a piece. This 12x12 inch oil painting is on a gallery wrap canvas with white sides, ready to hang.
Oil Painting Size: 12x12 inches
The Backyard
$500.00
This pastel was made in plein air. It was very hot, and I wanted to play with color in a way that was clearly not what I was actually seeing. I had the best time watching the chipmunks scamper around the yard, and listen to the birds singing while painting. It was a beautiful experience. This pastel painting is ready for framing.
Unframed pastel painting: 9x7.5 inches
Old Friends
$450.00
This is a portrait of one of my favorite trees done outdoors in plein air. The piece is pastel, and is ready for you to have framed.
Pastel painting size: 10x8 inches
Italic Moment
$450.00
This pastel painting was inspired by a walk on a path in the middle of a city. I love when cities place importance on natural areas of calm in the midst of much goings on. This was a moment of calm away from thecacophony.
Pastel painting size; 12x9 inches, ready for framing
Please Come In
$450.00
On the first day of a workshop I was teaching in Tuscany, I was moved by the way that the light hit the doorway and the walls of the building where we were staying for the week. This painting is the result. After I returned home, I added some unexpected color and I could call the painting complete.
Pastel painting size: 9x9 inches
Framed size: 11.5x11.5 inches
This pastel painting is framed in a black transitional frame using museum glass which is the best glass you can buy and have virtually no reflection and a UV protection.
Energetic Conversation
$600.00
Another pastel painting made during a workshop I was teaching in Tuscany. I was taken by the flowers in a garden in a renovated monastery. It was a beautiful day and the flowers seemed to be talking with one another.
Pastel painting size: 9x12 inches
Framed size: 15x18 inches
This painting is framed in a contemporary/transitional black wooden frame using museum glass which is the best glass you can buy. It has virtually no reflection and a UV protection.
Simple Lodgings
$500.00
This pastel painting was painted while I was teaching a workshop in Tuscany. The building portrayed was where we all stayed during an idyllic week.
Pastel painting size: 12 x 9 inches
Framed size: 18 x 15 inches
Framed in a black wooden plein air style frame. Glazed with museum glass which is the finest glass on the market. It has almost no reflection and a UV protection.
Opposing Ideas #1
$400.00
Small colorful and vibrant oil painting on canvas.
Oil painting size:10x8 inches
This painting is on a gallery wrap canvas ready to hang or display on a shelf or table.
July Day #1
$650.00
The bright yellow canola fields inspired this pastel painting of a lone tree among happy color.
Pastel painting size: 11x14
Framed size: 17x20
Framed in a black wooden plein air style frame. Glazed with museum glass which is the finest glass on the market. It has almost no reflection and a UV protection.
Another World Left
$550.00
Trees, sunshine, and water in the distance. How lovely.
Oil painting size: 10x10 inches
Framed size: 11x11 inches
This painting is framed in a black floater frame and ready to hang or place on a table or shelf.
A Perfect Day
$550.00
The sunshine on the grasses was so lovely that I had to capture it.
Oil painting size: 12x12 inches
Framed size:13x13 inches
This painting is framed with a black floater frame and is ready to hang or sit on a table or shelf.
A Different Perspective
$475.00
This pastel painting was inspired by a location that is very close to home.
Pastel painting size: 8x8 inches
Framed size: 14x14 inches
This painting is framed in a thick black transitional frame using museum glass which has virtually no reflection and a UV protection. Ready to hang.
Decisive Action
$600.00
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This oil painting is perfect for hanging on the wall or displaying on a table or shelving. I truly enjoyed painting it as it reminded me of a crisp and beautiful October morning with the mist rising from the mountains. This painting was made on a gallery-wrapped canvas and is wired and ready to hang.
Oil painting size: 12"x12"