"Amsterdam Jordaan Neighborhood" (oil on linen; 6" x 8") sold

 

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 In 2017  my husband and I visited the Netherlands. For me, it was to visit its world-class museums. We stayed in Amsterdam at the beginning and end of our two-week-long trip. I loved this charming city! Do you know it has the highest density of museums in a square mile in the world? It has even a museum of purses, which I had to stop by! People are easy-going and speak English better than us. You have to watch out for the bicyclists, though.

Admire the neat row of townhouses by a canal in the famous Jordaan neighborhood of Amsterdam. In the foreground, red geraniums bloom in planters hung over the bridge. A quintessential Amsterdam view in a miniature! This is the second time that I painted this particular image and the painting sold right away in both occasions. Another reason why I love Amsterdam!

 

"Amsterdam's Jordaan Neighborhood" (oil on linen; 6" x 8") sold

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Admire the neat row of townhouses by a canal in the famous Jordaan neighborhood of Amsterdam. In the foreground, red geraniums bloom in planters hung over the bridge. A quintessential Amsterdam view in a miniature!

"Kiss Me Twice" (oil on linen; 4" x 5") sold

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Two Hershey's Kisses--dark and milk chocolates--beckon you. Kiss me, kiss me, kiss me twice!

"Cupid's Choice" (oil on linen; 4" x 5") sold

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Who can resist this heart-shaped donut with pink icing and heart sprinkles? It is also filled with gooey Bavarian cream. Not I. Evil Dunkin Donuts. There goes my diet!

"Sweetheart Donut" (oil on linen; 4" x 5') sold

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This heart-shaped jelly donut is too pretty to eat, don't you think? Despite the sentiment, I ate it. My bad.

"Pink Japanese Anemone" (watercolor on paper; 6.5" x 4.5")

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Pink Japanese anemones, which just started blooming, are the joy and pride of my autumn garden!

"Lincoln Memorial Nocturne" (oil on linen; 6" x 8") sold

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I have painted the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC many times, usually against the deep blue night sky, because the marble Doric-temple of the memorial then glows like a gem.  I, however, never painted it as small as this--only 6" x 8"!

"Dark Desires" (oil on linen; 5" x 7") sold

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Three Hershey's Kisses side by side.  Do you desire them?

"Dolphin Dance" (watercolor on paper; 4.5" x 6.5") sold

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A couple of bottlenose dolphins play in the ocean, jumping and splashing.  What a fun pair!  By the way, I didn't use any masking fluid to preserve white spots in the splashing water.  That's me, a daredevil!

"Baby Zebra" (watercolor on paper; 6.5" x 4.5") sold

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I have been having lots of fun lately, working on small watercolor paintings, about the size of greeting cards.  The format forces me to come up with the images that are simple, yet powerful.  How about this baby zebra glowing in the setting sun?  His black and white stripes have turned into rainbow colors!

"Dark Kisses" (oil on linen; 4" x 5") sold

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Hershey's Kisses has got to be one of the greatest culinary inventions of all times.  These bite-sized pieces of chocolate, shaped like flat-bottomed teardrops and wrapped in shiny foils, have brought so much pleasure to kids of all ages.  You can pop several of these into mouth without going overboard with your dietary budget.  My favorite is, of course, Dark Chocolate Kisses, wrapped in royal violet.  How about you?

Another great virtue of Kisses is that they are fabulously paintable.  Put them on a colorful fabric, like passionate scarlet in my painting.  Crinkled foils start reflecting confetti bits of colors all over.  If you position the chocolates with flags strategically, they look like a couple of lovers!