CROWS

5"x7" oils on board. Crows! How I love them! These are new today, happily back to painting all day. A beautiful sunny day and just so fun to be in my studio at my easel. I painted crows because we have so many here, I feed them and they know there will be lots of peanuts for them. They swoop down and grab a peanut as soon as I put them down. I love to hear the flutter of their wings and with about 10 of them there is alot of fluttering!! These crows are available at the Chambers Gallery in Cambria. CROW on lower left is SOLD!!

ROSES

I have been missing my painting time. This painting is a part of the large painting "The Bed" that was done some time back.Working with shards has been such fun and while I love it I do miss painting. I have an idea for new still life , rose buds in small vases sort of like the pink rosebud here on along the side of my blog. They will be 5"x7 '' in size and I may make them into cards too. Lots of ideas floating about and in my sketch book too. I must get started now while the roses are still blooming. My mothers garden is full of gorgeous blooms and buds at this moment. We have about 2 months before they are cut back to rest so the time is now!!
I have some work to finish up and then on to the new!! I'm excited!

FLY AWAY HOME

5"x11" pique assiette bird. Hand made fired clay base embellished with vintage shards, glass and my hand painted imagery. I've made birds in the past and I have been wanting to add some new ones to my etsy shop! I have more of them in the works as well as more hearts! these are really nice in your garden as well as home and front porch as a cheerful greeting!
This was fun to make, I love the little pieces of floral shards. Some of the shards are from old chintz plates my sister gave me. They were broken of course, they at least have to have a chip! I'm recycling!!
I have had a question as to how I hang them. Two nails, that's it!   http://www.susanjenkinsart.etsy.com/

COTTAGE

8"x8" pique assiette heart. SOLD!

SEASCAPE DOODLES

All small little sketches with water color crayons. Very relaxing and fun. Experiment with them, you have a bit more control when you are using the crayons too. Just have fun!

DEL MAR ART GALLERY

This is my Daughter Heather Roddy. She is opening her first ever art gallery in Del Mar California in the Flower Hill Promenade. It will be named Del Mar Art Gallery. It won't be open for several weeks but when it is Heather has asked me to give painting workshops there.

I will be going back to my roots. San Diego is where I started. I have to comment too that so many years ago when Heather was a baby her dad and I would take our three little ones ,put them in a play pen and sell our paintings out front of the old Del Mar Hotel . How funny life is, to bring you back to the start in such a different way!
I'm so proud of you Heather, congratulations and I can't wait to join you in your exciting new endeavor!

ROBIN

8"x10" oil painting on wood panel. This Robin is much larger than the little English Robin. He lives in the woodlands and we have them here in the back country inland where its a bit warmer.
SOLD!

ROSE PILLOW

Newest Pillow. Softer colors and ruffels of linen in white,cream and the soft green of the painting and back ground. Backing is linen, the same color as the pillow in a soft green called "meadow". The roses have a light touch of gold going around the edge of the painting. I think it finishes them off. 22"x34"

Lilies

This is fun! 24x30 oil on canvas. Something a little different!

CUPCAKE

5x7 o/b $ 125. More cup cakes tomorrow!!

TREES "ACEO" # 28

2.5x3.5 aceo abstract painting. a/p Painted on water media paper varnished with a high gloss.22. susanjenkinsart@charter.net

Luxembourg Gardens

5x7 oil on board The beautiful Luxembourg Gardens of Paris, France where I spent alot of time sketching . This is a painting done from the garden. 125.
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Plum and Avacado Still life

20x24 oil on canvas
I love red and green, green and pink. Compliments on the color wheel. The white ironstone pitcher is quite old, from my sisters wonderful shop years ago, "Finnie McCluer" some of you here may remember. Anyway, not a landscape as I had intended but fun!

Rose Still Life

5x7 oil on board.
Back to painting , I think this looks very French!! SOLD!

Pears on Table Still life

24x30 oil painting on canvas. Just finished this today, this is a little tighter, going back to my roots hahaha, fun!

Loose Floral

5x7 a/p Yes, I know, I was not going to be posting but this morning I sent several photos of these florals out on request and thought it would be fun to post another one of them on my blog.These are very loose and fun to do. Worked in acrylic on archival paper. 125.

CROW

30x40 o/c Finished this one last night. I love the crows and wanted to encorporate one into an abstract painting. This is photographed on the easle in the studio and really should have cropped it.........no time!!!

Abstract

30x40 o/c untitled. This is my newest abstract. Taken in my studio. I got a new light. Halogen, color true that house painters used for interior work. My brother in law Kim advised me to get this. Thanks Kim!I am reborn! Lighting is everything!

I know I have left some of you cold with this painting hahaha, but it is thee most fun!

YELLOW CUP

6x6 I got this cup and saucer years ago, always thought I would paint it sometime. It is made with terra cotta clay and is very old. I love the color.

I have been painting tight lately, I have no clue why, it happens sometimes. I go right back to my beginnings. This morning I decided to get my big brush out and paint and it was very fun!

So, big brushes again ! Yay!

HONEY JAR

6x6 o/b 125. My jar of honey will soon be gone and I have to make a trip to the bee keeper to get some more! I will make myself a cup of tea and enjoy one of the few last spoonfuls.