Works in Progress

I suppose it's not a good idea to post paintings you aren't done with yet, but today is my niece Jenny Stewart-Grimes's birthday and the middle painting is of her. Her mother took a black and white photo of her when she was about 8 years old and I always thought it was so cute. Anyway, this is my rendition of it. The top painting is nearly finished. It's from a photo I took in Chesapeake Bay when I was visiting with my niece Lori and her family. The bottom is from a photo my brother Jim took when he visited the Oregon Coast in January. I've taken 'artistic license' with all of them. but they are coming along.