Happy tropical waters is the perfect place to stretch your flippers. This painting is mounted to a board and sealed so no mat or glass is necessary. Any original painting can be mounted this way.
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"Be Kind"
One in a series of paintings with words within the painting. This one has a little bee flying above the words. See also Believe, Peace, Grace, Hope,
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"Chewy"
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"Depth Diver"
This sea turtle has textured shell, giving it the look of 3D. It is done with Daniel Smith Watercolor Ground,left to dry, then painted with watercolor. Rather fun, now I have even more ideas to try. I'll need 9 lives like a cat to try them all out.
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"Evening Contemplation" (Sirius)
This lovely Golden Retriever named Sirius (pronounced like serious) loves to sit at the top of her hill overlooking the lake, every evening.
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"Hazel"
Happiest pup I've ever met. Always a smile on her face and a toy to share.
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"Just An Old Farm Truck"
A friends old truck make-over.
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"Kittens New Toy"
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"Lakita"
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"Neet Bridge (Winter)
One of the 31 bridges in Parke County Indiana, home of the "Covered Bridge Festival" each October. The moonlit bridge has a visitor coming through the snow in the downed corn field.
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"Old Lady Cow"
Gentle old cow wandering peacefully down a lane through the woods.
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"Phillips Bridge"
One of 31 Covered Bridges in Parke County Indiana.
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"St Anne with Mary"
Painting of a statue in St. Anne, Illinois catholic church,where many miracles have occurred.
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"Stanley's Ride"
Adorable Corgie riding proudly in his wagon, sporting his red bandana. Met this fellow at the 2016 Covered Bridge Festival in Park County Indiana.
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"The Girls"
Meet Gilly and Willa, two of the prettiest girls in Oregon. Very pampered and thus very happy.
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"Winter Breeze"
Peaceful little snow on dryed out Queen Anne's Lace. All framed in nice bronze toned frame and mat.
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"Zeus at the Window"
His favorite spot.
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"Zeus"
Zeus had the biggest, most inquisitive eyes.
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''Max at Two"
This German Shepherd wasn't camera shy when a pup, and now that he's two, still likes to strike a stately pose. I framed him in an oval antique frame, it suited him.
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1st Snow
Late spring snow caught this Bluebird by suprise
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Afternoon Sun
Old woman sitting and knitting with the late afternoon sun warming her
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Almost There
After being commissioned to paint baby seaturtles, I wound up getting books, children's movies, and anything I could on these brave guys,
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Bed of Straw
Sheep are such peaceful looking creatures.
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Bloomin Bulbs
Just a row of happy red tulips
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Blossoms of Gold
An abstract of sorts.
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Bottle Blossoms
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Broadbill Breakfast
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Caribbean Breeze
This grandma and child were enjoying the ocean breeze in Cozmuel
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Carley's in the Fall
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Chapel Bridge
This bridge was build from part of the original ferris wheel, from the Columbian Exposition in Chicago in late 1800's. Still standing by Stockland, Illinois
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Charlie
One of my many grand-dogs. This mini-pincher has the look of being the "one in control", and has the great talent of harmonizing/howling, to the "Mash" theme song.
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Charlie's Lily
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Chilly Neighbors
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Chilly Perch
With 20 white pine trees in my yard, I get quite a few cardinal in the winter. Nothing prettier than that bright red in the snow white
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Choices
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Christ Child
This painting was done from a wall plaque handing in the garden at St. Patricks Catholic Church in Kankakee Illinois, during a garden walk. There were vines growing all over it.
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Christmas at the Cahoe's
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Coneflowers and fairies
watercolor on gouache has several dragonflies, and fairies hidden amongst the flowers.
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Cougar Gulch Road
This is a combo picture, barn is in Couer'd Alene, Idaho, and the split rail fence is in Sheldon, Illinois.
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Cricket Haven
Fall scene
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Cuddle Bunny
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Daisy May
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Dealin Deere
Iroquois County Fair Grounds, tractor pull, my 1st time to see one, lots of noise and lots of smoke
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Dirty Bird ......Nevermore
Blackbirds are messy, pesty birds, but they are fun to watch in the birdbath.
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Done Truck'in
old International by Tillamook, Oregon
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Dragonfly Party
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Duff's Hideaway
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Field of Daisys
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Flighty
Just a bunch of happy dragonflies
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Flying Jewel
Hummingbird on canvas, is framed without glass in an antique oval frame original sold...prints avaliable
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For Fire Only
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For You
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Fruits of the Fall
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Garden Angel
This is know as the Angel of Grief, hard to think of an angel grieving, but maybe so.
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Goose in Shadow
Wooden goose decoy in basket of straw.
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Got Shears
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Harvest Time
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Home of A World War II Vet
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Hope
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Hummer's Lunch
framed and ready to ship, this Allen hummingbird is small, but mighty.
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Into the Woods
Don't know why but I find old vehicles need to be painted.
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Iris Meadow
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Iris Time
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Irish Countryside
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Ironstone Pitcher
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Jeepers
My favorite feline. Took two years to get the pose I wanted to paint for his people.
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Jilly in a Mood
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Just Watching
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Kenneth Allen
This was a memorial statue for the son of a friend of mine, Firemen are everyones heros.
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Key West
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Koester's Kittens
When I went to photograph a friends Gazebo, these three were posing in the asperagus fern
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Late Flight
Seagulls flying around looking for a late supper. This is a watercolor painted on canvas.
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Let's Play
It's all about the tail, I had so much fun with it I painted this pup twice and the owners had their pick.
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Life as It Should Be
Let's all just GET ALONG
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Meadow Hummer
Rufus Hummingbird, in a Southwest meadow
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Misty Morning
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Mojito
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Moonlight Calla
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Mountain Meadow
pink wildflowers, mist hanging in the foothills
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Mountian Bluebird (Idaho)
These beauties are easy to spot with their bright blue colors.
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Mulberry Acres
A friends big pink house with an acre of gardens surrounding it and a cute bike in front
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Mystic Pond
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November
This old light on the barn is the top of the barn in a seperate painting called "Summer Days",
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Oh Those Baby Blues
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Olivia
A hot 4th of July, and an intent dancer waiting her turn.
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Patience
Early morning breakfast on the intercostal waters by Sarasota. Beautiful white Egret waits for something tasty to float by.
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Peace
one of several word pictures,
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Peach Poppies
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Perhaps
Beach scene with crashing waves, and the stars out, I can even see a ship on the horizon, with a little imagination.
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PInk Poppies
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Poot
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Poppies in Grey
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Poppy Trilogy
This is the same main flower in each section, I just photographed the group at different angles. Blue for sky, green for grass, brown for earth
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Private Beach
Colorful chairs on an Aruban beach. Lizard basking in the sun, great one to look at when the snow is flying outside
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Putt'in the English On It
It's all about the mood that lighting gives this painting.
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PW's Lily
The colors are very rich and deep, my brother thought it was an oil.
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Quilt Barn
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Reef
I love to snorkle, and seeing the vivid colors of the fish seems just a natural for watercolor
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Rehersal from Section 102
A rainy day at Mellinium Park, but ok if you have an umbrella.
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Rhoades Greece
Beautiful buildings abound on the island of Rhoades, notice the old woman feeding the cat
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Riley
One handsome boy from California
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Ruby in Flight
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Sammy
A commissioned piece of this cute little guy.
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She in Her Garden
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Snowy Flight
snowy owl flying over the pines in a light dusting of snow.
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Solitude at St. Joe
Late winter storm approaching the St. Joseph lighthouse in Michigan. Last falls dead grasses peeking up under the snow fences.
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Spirit of Watchakee
Done as a commission for the Watseka Theatre, I was requested to paint something spiritual but not religious.
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Spring
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Spring Breeze
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Spring In Bunkum
Neat old car, I think it's/was a '38' Chevy,left in Iroquois Ill.(better known as Bunkum)Lot's of kids like to have their Senior pictures taken by it.
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Summer Days
This old bike was up against an old barn at an auction. On the upper half of the barn was an old light on it, and had to become another painting. See "November"
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Sunshine
Bright yellow tulips, dancing in the sun, no glass, watercolor is sealed with acrylic varnish so needs no glass. Mounted in an antique oval frame. Price includes frame.
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Sven & Sven Now & Then
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The Bunt
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The Burren
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The Cormerants
In the Bosphorus,Turkey
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The Dunes
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The Lambing Barn
Twins, one black face and one white faced with proud mama overlooking.
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Through the Aspen
This was from a bike path in Idaho, if you look closely, there are several horses running in the meadow behind the trees.
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Triple Blush Tulips
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Triple Tulips
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Tucker & Tag
Commission of two guys that wouldn't sit still, so I took lots of photos and combined a few to get a good composition. The lime tennis ball is their favorite.
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Tulip Time
Tulip farm in Washington State
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Tulips Times Three
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Wading for Lunch
"Sandpipers on the shore patiently watching for their next meal.
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Wall's Christmas
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Waterlily 1
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Watersmeet Winter
Commission of Indiana barn, so named because of the convergence of to streams on the farm, thus "waters meet"
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Wharf Cat
So many wild cats living in the ancient ruins of Rhoades Greece. A group of locals collect money from tourists to help feed them.
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White Poppies
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Wilma Sue
The sweetest doberman I've ever met. She can talk to you with those beautiful amber eyes.
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Winter Morn
One of two paintings from a series of photographs taken in the winter. See also "Got Shears"
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Winter Soltice
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Wren House
Cheerful little birdhouse with it's own chirping resident
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Yellow Iris
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Young Shepherd
Little Turkish child with his flock of sheep
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