Mexican Pride

11 X 8 Pastel and Watercolor on Uart paper (framed)

"Mexican Pride"

This beautiful Mexican Folkloric dancer was admiring her fellow dancers while they performed in the San Sebastian Church festival in Guadalajara a couple of summers ago.  The music and dancers filled me with pride and a warm feeling in  my chest as I took in the night in this church square surrounded by food vendors making all of the Mexican treats I love, fireworks, and a live Mariachi band playing the music I have listened to since I was a child.

The Spectator

24 X 12 Pastel and watercolor on Uart paper (framed)

"The spectator"

It was a breezy hot day in Rome and this woman had all of her attention on a "statue person" street performer standing at a stone column.  While she watched the "statue" I took several pictures of her knowing they would go into a painting once I made it back home.  

Scarf in the Wind Dancer

7 x 12 watercolor and pastel on Wallace paper (framed)
This was inspired by a belly dancer performance.
SOLD

Indian Bride

7 3/4” x 11 3/4 m” oil on gessoed hardboard (framed)

Tying up her hair

24 x12 oil on gessoed masonite board (framed)

Preparing for the bath

20x24 oil on gessoed masonite board

Time to rest

12x16 oil on gessoed masonite board (framed)
This began as an exercise in a Zhaoming Wu workshop and I just got lost painting this figure and adding layers of paint in a VERY labored attempt to mimic his style.   I learned so much from him and his paintings are an inspiration for me to continue to work at this!

Unrobing

20 x 24 oil on gessoed canvas

Seduction in White

20x10 Oil on gesso board (framed)

Misterious Belly Dancer

12x16 Oil on gesso board (framed)

Tired Ballerina

16 X 20 Oil on Gesso canvas board (framed)

Confidence

6 X 12 Oil on Gesso Masonite Board (framed)

Belly Dancer 2

"Belly Dancer"
8 X 10 oil on masonite board (framed)

Resting

"Resting"
20 X 24 Oil on masonite gesso board (framed)
This is one of my favorite paintings! After taking a couple of workshops with Kevin Beilfuss and practicing with many figures, I feel like I have finally begun to figure out how to take what I learned and add my own style to it.

Gitana en Verde

Oil on gesso masonite board (12 X 16)

I have been exploring new, interesting, and more playful backgrounds on these gesso boards.  

Gitana en Negro

20 X10 Oil on gesso masonite board (12X 24)  Framed

I love working on these gesso masonite boards.  I'm not handy at all, but I have had fun spreading gesso all over these boards!  The paint glides on so nicely and the texture is amazing!

Seduction in Black Gown

6 X 12 Oil on gesso masonite board (framed) SOLD

Lost in Thought

12 X 16 Oil on canvas (framed)

Importance

10 X 20 Oil on Canvas (framed)

This model has inspired many of my paintings.  This painting was very challenging since I had to make up the background.

Looking Back

11 X 14 Oil on Canvas (framed)