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Tonight's post is a 16" by 20" original on wrap around canvas with sides painted. It is currently on auction on eBay. Click to Bid!

Today's post is a 12" by 12" original oil on wrap around canvas with sides painted. It is currently on auction on eBay. Click to Bid!

4" by 5" original oil on paper. This piece is done on archival gessoed paper and comes in an 8 by 10 double mat. Click to Bid!

Tonight's post is a 14" by 18" original oil on wrap around canvas with sides painted.

What a gorgeous day it was today here in Virginia. I reworked the background on this flamingo to reflect how I felt today......downright tropical! I spent the afternoon in my new studio getting caught up on paperwork but also got in a nice walk around Portsmouth and enjoyed spending time with fellow artists. Some were working on portraits others on tropical fish and another on a tribute to Native Americans for our upcoming "Freedom" themed show. Great fun!

I came home to a dinner I had set up in the crock pot. I have usually been disappointed with my crock pot attempts but this was delicous. I put cube steak with sliced onions, green peppers, canned chopped tomoatoes, and monterey steak spice into it on low all day. It is so nice to come home to the smell of something cooking! If anyone has a good crock pot recipe....I'd love to hear about it!!!! Ideas for future subject matter for my paintings is great also! Have a super Friday. Click to Bid!

6" by 6" original acrylic on wrap around canvas with sides painted. Click to Bid!

10" by 10" original acrylic on gallery wrap canvas with 1 and 3/4 inch sides painted. To view this piece and my other paintings, go to http://www.normasfineart.com/ .

Tonight's post is a new size and painting surface for me. I decided to do a summer series on archival mat board that has been gessoed several times. I enjoy the look of oil on paper. I love the texture and how it looks with a mat surrounding the image. It is a fun surfact to paint on and I chose 5" by 5" because it is a bit smaller than most of mine and can be matted up to an 11 by 14. If you are interested in this piece and would like a different size matt such as a square mat, let me know. "Click to Bid"

14" by 18" original oil on wrap around canvas with sides painted. This piece was just listed on eBay. I had a great painting day today in my home studio. Andrew had a soccer game tonight too. They lost but it was a beautiful day and such fun to sit out in the evening breeze and be a part of the gathering. I felt very grateful for all my boys and all the fun I have had watching them play soccer. Hope you week is going well. I will be busy painting again tomorrow during the day and also getting ready for Sean and Brewsky coming home for the summer. I have to batton down all the hatches as my grandpuppy is quite a character. He is full of endless energy and loves to give very sloppy kisses. Nite.

5" by 7" original oil on masonite board. Click to Bid!

18" by 24" original oil on wrap around canvas with sides painted.

This piece is now in my store at http://www.normasfineart.com/. I loved the intense expression on this cow's face and the way the light made her glow.

Today was such a busy day! I got down to my new studio by 10:00 after walking Bailee and then racing around my house trying to organize what I needed to take with me. The electricity was not working so my painting was a bit of a challenge. Then my friends, Roxanne, her daughters, and Barbara met me for lunch at a really wonderful restaurant in Portsmouth called Cafe Europa. We ate outside which was so nice with the spring breeze. Afterwards I returned to paint a bit and then headed to Suffolk for Andrew's soccer game. Since then I have been painting and photographing paintings and contacting clients about paintings they are interested in buying. Whew! Now it is time to go to bed and start over tomorrow. I am so grateful to be doing what I love! Tomorrow night is First Friday in Portsmouth so if you live nearby, stop by and see me at Olde Towne Art Studios next to the bakery!