"Favorite Things," an oil painting by Lesley Spanos. © 2008, all rights reserved. “Favorite Things” Oil painting on hardboard panel, 11 x 14″ A few of artist Karen Jurick’s favorite things. This was painted from her photo on her weekly artist’s challenge, Different...

“Tennessee Walker” Oil painting on gessoed Arches paper, 6 x 6″ Copyright Lesley Spanos 2008, all rights reserved. I don’t think she’s really from Tennessee. I just like the name. This is another one from Karin Jurick’s “Different Strokes From Different Folks”...

“Waiting Shadows” Oil on canvas panel, 5 x 7″ In last week’s painting of the US Capital building, I struggled with the cars, and never could get them right. So I decided I needed to do some visual research on cars. I look at cars every day, but I don’t see them. I only glance...

“A New Day” Acrylic on Multimedia ArtBoard, 8.5 x 15″ I feel like I’ve waited for this day longer, and with more anticipation, than I waited for Christmas as a kid. Finally, it’s Election Day in the US, and a new era is here! I’ve never felt this kind of electricity...