This painting was a commissioned portrait, painted from a photo. Her name is Hallie and she was four years old when the photo was snapped on a very windy day at the beach.

Acrylic on canvas, 16×12

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These four angelfish were painted on 8×8-inch gallery cradled wood panels and while each piece could stand alone, they are meant to be sold and hung as a set. I first sanded and stained the sides to give the pieces a furniture quality finish. I’d like to create more aquatic nature sets…I’m thinking starfish next.

A family visit to Cafe du Monde in New Orleans and an impromptu photo resulted in a family portrait that just begged to be painted. We were in New Orleans to celebrate the engagement of my son and daughter-in-law (who grew up there). Once finished, I had a high res scan and prints done of the painting. The prints were matted and framed and became Christmas gifts for all at the table.

I visited St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 in New Orleans last November, and took a photo of a crypt surrounded by a fence that was topped with these three different finials, all in a row. I thought it was unusual to have different decorative ornaments on the same fence, but New Orleans’ oldest cemetery is filled with rich history and symbolism, so I’m sure there is some meaning and purpose to my mystery finials. These three canvases are each 12″ x 4″ and are meant to hang together.