My Magnolia series..No 1 and 2 by Dottie Martz

            Original oils on 9x12 on linen panels                     website:   dottiemartz.com

I am beginning a series of Magnolia paintings.  Presented above are No.1 and No.2.
I took over 85 photos and  weeded them down to 25 with "possibilities".  What fun!:

WHITE TULIPS by Dotgtie Martz, oil 11X14 linen panel

This is my last finished painting for 2011. I am working on several others, but, they are not finished. I usualy work on 2 or 3 at a time. While one is drying...I pick up another. Works out great for me that way. Hoping for a good year and wish every one a happy new year! Please check my website: dottiemartz.com Hope to see you next year!

"Pink Camellias with Blue & White Pottery"by Dottie Martz, oil, 11X14 linen panel

This is just off my easel...I finished it this morning. It is an oil painted on a linen panel and it is 11X14. My winter blooming Camellias are almost finished and I had to get a painting of them before they were gone! I have something blooming in my yard every month. I planned that! I can always find some flower to paint that way! I did this same thing is every place I have lived...even though I didn't paint as much back then (raising family, etc.) Little did I know how precious it was to have a different bloom every month! Even in the snow..which is seldom here in south-eastern Virginia. That is the Pansy....in case you were wondering. They perk there little heads up in the snow and it is beautiful. Please visit my website to see more of my paintings. dottiemartz.com =Hope to see you there!