IRON BED

24"x30" oil painting on canvas. Finished this morning. It was on yesterday but needed to be tweaked. This painting is a tonalist type painting. I really love the gray. It's such a foil for the lights and color. Tried to keep the color muted even tho the pinks and greens I used can be very bright.
I have another canvas on the easel and want to paint another bed. Loving painting rumples of fabric.

THE BED

36" x 48" This is the huge canvas that I talked about waiting for me back at the studio yesterday. This is Tonal ism. Muted color, soft tones and values. I love Tonal ism. For someone who loves lots of color it isn't easy to achieve a soft toned painting using earth colors. I keep working at it because I find it restful and comfortable to look at. It's a movement that in it's earliest days came out of the Barbizon school in France 1880-1910

LEFFINGWELL LANDING

What a beautiful morning! I just got back from Leffingwell. It's nice to go down there and just sit and think on "things". There is a large canvas on my easel right now , I have a plan for it, making some sketches and did a bit of research this morning. Getting away,to a calm place and out of the studio is just what was needed. I'm so fortunate to have all this beauty right down the way.

It's not a seascape I'll be doing but again a quiet calm place was needed to sort "things" out. Actually a few more "things" than painting got cleared away too . A nice morning!

Do you have a place you like to go to mull??

Now to my studio to get this painting started!!!

BEETS Tote Bag

Newest Tote Bag just completed!! 17"x21" vintage fabrics, pale green hand tatted lace,original "beets"oil painting , little sheep wooden button. Pocket on front cut from a pair of faded jeans. Inside pocket too and fully lined! I LOVED designing and making this bag. When I use a little of this and a bit of that using vintage fabrics and embellishments it makes it all the more fun. This bag has pale green and white checked lining with pocket and the back is complimentary fabric pieces. Handles are made from jeans.

A perfect market or all purpose carry all!

Please email me for more pictures and more info! susanjenkinsart@msn.com

WHITE DRESS

18x24 original oil on canvas.

This little painting is for the workshop in Washington in June. I love the cool of the "white dress" against the warm of the background. The play of warm and cool.

I also love white dresses!!

ABSTRACT FIGURE

36"x36" oil on canvas Well this was very fun! I decided to go to my studio and paint! No more excuses! An abstract was on my mind and I was inspired to paint it using the figure as my subject. A pastel palette was important too . Weather beautiful, being out side in my studio was so pleasant. Really a fun day!!

ABSTRACT LILY POND

24"x30" oil painting on canvas
Oh how I love to paint abstracts. So freeing. This is one I had done some time ago and got it out to look at it this morning.I loved it and kept it. Tomorrow I will start a new very large one and I can hardly wait! I'm excited! I have a couple of beautiful new colors to play with too which will make it extra fun!

Family Ties

24"x36" oil on canvas                                A Family of Crows    

"MONET" tote bag

22"x19" 5" deep.Canvas tote bag with original oil painting.Functional art!
This is one of my newest tote bags. Fully lined with a pocket and leather handles.I've named it "Monet" because of the water lilies.

TOTE BAG " house"

22" long and 19" wide 5" deep.
original oil painting

New tote bag with rolled leather handles. All canvas and double sewn for strength. Completely lined in white quilting with pocket. I've made several new ones but waiting for handels to arrive! SOLD!

HYDRANGEA pillow

20"x31" This is my newest pillow, just finished. These original hand painted,one of a kind , oil on canvas Pillows are available at "CRIMSON" a delightful shop in Del Mar California.

SUN FLOWER Pillow

18"x26"

Re embellished with a crown!!! This pillow is hand painted on canvas , backed with canvas and embellished with ruffles. soft art.

Bird Cage pillow.

Canvas Pillow. 20"x30"This is the painting I had put up to show and now made into the pillow.Hand painted on canvas.Embellished with ruffels. No you can't throw in the washer and dryer!! Decorative one of a kind Art pieces!

Rooster Pillow

This is a new finished pillow . 24"x24" Euro size .Hand painted on canvas.
Canvas front and quilted ecru material on the back.Embellished with a crown of ruffles. Soft art, decorative, fun !

CHEF'S

New painting today, 18x24. Acrylic on canvas. More and more people are cooking at home, a wonderful idea but I say, save a chef,eat out!!

Abstract Sea Scape

14x18 a/c Big storm today and the ocean is especially blustery!! Crashing waves, beautiful blues and greens.I wanted to capture the feel of the waves rolling and crashing and I decided an abstract would be fun!

Pam's Wine Cellar

30x40 oil on canvas painting commission. SOLD!

Just put the final varnish on this painting and will be delivering it on Thursday. Alot of lines and perspective!! Whew!! Fun tho!!

White Rooster

12x16 a/c Gayle of the Chambers Gallery likes to hang a rooster on her red door and it greets guests cheerfully when they walk in. This is the new one done this morning.185.