Taos Pueblo 18"x24"

The Taos Pueblo is a sacred place for me. This is where I get my drums, and smudge sticks. The people who are there are warm and smiling as they welcome those who come. In the early morning when you walk in you can smell pinon burning and bread baking. They bake bread to sell and in the morning it is still warm. I bought a smudge stick that was still damp with dew. The pine and sage smell was intense. This painting is from my memory of that day. The color, the smells, the soft sounds of welcoming voices one to another.

The size of this painting is 18"x24" it is painted on gallery wrap canvas. If you would like to purchase this painting email me at phyljan@aol.com.

Canyon wall 5"x5" gallery wrap

Another wall, I just cannot stay away from them. This is a 5"5" paintng on gallery wrap canvas and does not need framing.

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Two pomegranate's 8"x10"

The size of this painting is 8'x10" unframed, itis painted on canvas. I like to do still life because the more I look the more I see. The changes of most of them are slow so there is plenty of time.

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Sweetpeas 5"x7"

My Grandfather grew sweetpeas when I was a child. They were my favorite flower. It was the fragrance. The colors are wonderful too. They look just like they smell! I try to grow them every year, some years they are better than others. Last year was a good year and I have some paintings and some photographs. Maybe this will be a good year again.

Here is a 5"x7" painting of last years flowers. It is primed heavy duty canvas mounted on foamcore for easy framing. If you would like to purchase this painting email me at phyljan@aol.com

Abstract Landscape 9"x12"

Sometimes the sky seems to intermix with the canyon, so I am not sure where one begins and ends.

The size of this piece is 9"x12" unframed, it is painted on primed hardboard. If you would like to purchase this painting email me at phyljan@aol.com

California Landscape 5"x12"

The size of this painting is 5"x12" it is painted on primed hardboard. If you would like to purchase this painting email me at phyljan@aol.com

New Mexico Sky 8"x10"

The New Mexico sky is really this blue at that special time before all dark. The light strikes the edge of Chaco Canyon. Stone again but a very large one.

The size of this painting is 8"x10" unframed it is painted on canvas.

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The fifth stone 4"x5"

This is stone number five. The first four seemed solid and real, then there was this one. If there are really six dimensions ( the four directions and then the up and the down, the sky and the earth) Then this must be the sky. Well then there is the seventh The intent of the one observing, of course.

If you would like to purchase this painting email me at phyljan@aol.com for details.

California Landscape 11"x14"

The size of this painting is 11"x14" unframed, itis painted on primed hardboard. If you would like to purchase this painting email me at phyljan@aol.com for details.

California landscape abstract Big Sur 10"x20"

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While driving back from Big Sur (I was in the back seat) looking out of the window this is what I saw. There was no time to study or analyze. There was just enough time for an impression. So here it is,. My Impression of Big Sur.

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California Landscape 5"x15"

The color of California, Southern California to be exact. Northern California has cooler color. The light and land are so different. I wonder how much the color of an area has to do with how the people there feel and act. I always have a lot of questions not so many answers.

If you would like to purchase this painting email me at phyljan@aol.com for the details.

California landscape 5"x11"

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The size of this painting is 5"x11" unframed, it is painted on primed hardboard. If you would like to purchase this painting email me at phyljan@aol.com

New Mexico Mesa 10"x20"

The images of the land where I was a child seem to always be with me. This is one of them. It does not look like Second Mesa but it feels like it to me.

The size of this painting is 10"x20" unframed, it is painted on canvas. If you would like to purchase this painting email me at phyljan@aol.com

Bird Study oil painting 10"x20"

The size of this original oil painting is 10'x20" unframed, it is painted on canvas. If you would like to purchase this painting email me at phyljan@aol.com

California Landscape 8"x10"

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The size of this painting is 8"x10" unframed. It is painted on canvas. Sky study. The sky is an always changing subject to paint.

California landscape 4"x6"

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The size of this painting is 4"x6" unframed, it is painted on gallery wrap canvas and can be hung as is. If you would like to purchase this painting email me at phyljan@aol.com.

The apple 5"x7 oil painting

It's the new year and I am wondering about dreams, goals, direction, what, how when and where. Where to focus and on what? What do I want from this new year? In 2005 I painted a very large 20'x8' painting which took me a little over a year. Last year that painting was hung, I bought a new house and moved to the Sacto. area Rocklin, actually. I packed and unpacked, had my house painted red, gold, tourquise and a red purple. (Thio violet) Made the master bedroom into a studio, removed carpet and put down tile installed lights. Had bookshelves built in two rooms. (I have lots of books) (I had all of this work done by a perfect handyman who was willing to work with a crazy artist.) Then I started the painting a day thing. I paint every day anyway just larger. I have gone from 20 foot by 8 foot to 4 inches x5 inches! One thing that I know for sure is that I want to be a better painter. It's the how of this that is in question. Today I am doing this by just looking and painting. Maybe it really is the miles of canvas that will help me to improve. The artist that was my teacher for a few years, said to me: Jan, in order to be a" real" artist you have to have something to say. I have had a lot to say but it is only after I finish a painting and then only to myself. I don't think that this is what he meant. In any case that is how it is with me.

The painting today is an apple. It is 5"x7" unframed. If you would like to purchase this paintng email me at phyljan@aol.com

California landscape 4"x6"

The size of this one is 4"x6" it is painted on gallery wrap canvas and does not need framing. If you would like topurchase this painting email me at phyljan@aol.com

Third Stone 4"x5"

I am painting these stones bigger than they really are. I think this is because for some reason they are important to me. This is one that came in a plastic bag left on my driveway by someone advertising landscaping. These little bags are there every few days from different people. The stones are there to keep the bag from blowing away. I save these stones to put in the bottom of pots when planting flowers, so I always have a bowl on the counter with some in it. This one spoke to me, so here it is.

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