"Victorian Santa & Teddy " - SOLD
Painting a Day Dec.9, 2006

#7 in a series of Teddy Bear Portrait
Collectible Fine Art - oil on masonite - 5" x 6"

"This is my special Teddy Bear Portrait for the Christmas Season.
I wanted to create my own version of a Victorian style Santa to
go with my bears. I wish you all the best for this Holiday
Season and the coming New Year !"

" Power of Compassion " #3 Spiritual Series
Fine Art Oil Painting

COLLECTIBLE FINE ART Spiritual / Visionary
Oil on Canvas 24 " x 36 " ready to hang

"This is the third painting in a series I am doing that depict
the personal powers within."

Canvas wrapped and painted around sides of 2" thick stretchers
makes it possible to hang without frameing

Please click here for price,questions or to commission a similar work

" Life of a Geisha " - SOLD

Assemblage Collage Altered Art
Collectible - 3-D mixed media - 7" x 7" x 2" deep

"This piece is created inside an altered primitive box frame.
I used real antique Japanese coins, a nitsike, small tin, antique
japanese images, tiny bamboo like twigs, old jewelry and even a
paper umbrella.
The cycles of life are represented from infant to elder."

" Christopher " #6 Teddy Bear Portraits - SOLD
A Painting A Day - Nov.26, 2006

COLLECTIBLE FINE ART
oil on masonite 5" x 6"
"This is Christopher. He is a very inquistive little
guy. He loves to be read to and you can usually find him
sitting on his favorite story book. Like the hero in his book
Christopher plans on NEVER growing up."

"William" #5 Teddy Bear Portrait
A Painting A Day - Nov.25, 2006

COLLECTIBLE FINE ART Portrait
oil on masonite
4" x 6" ready to hang

"Meet William. He may have small brown metal eyes
and a bit small on hair but that is the only thing that
is small. He has a long snout, big ears, big feet and
a big heart. Today is the day that he gets out his
favorite ornament and prepares for Santas' arrival !"

Moving On

"Movin' On"



















Visionary Art
Oil on Canvas 5 ' x 7 '

"I decided to post this painting for various reasons. First,
was to show one of my large works and second because
a few people have wanted to see a completed view.
It was commissioned by a collector and friend of mine
for her new home. Usually, when I do a work like this, I
do not have pre-conceived idea. I approach the canvas
with the buyer in mind and start painting but this was
different. The idea for this painting came to me, in a half
sleep, as though I was viewing a movie. It took nine
months to completion. I am happy to say that she loved
the painting and it now takes up a whole wall in her
new home."

Garden Angel

" Garden Visitor " - SOLD

COLLECTIBLE FINE ART Fantasy Collage
mixed media on canvas
6.5" x 8.5" ready to hang in a primitive style wood frame

"Twilla found a mysterious garden hidden in the deep woods.
Can you guess who the real visitor in the garden is?"
This piece has an image of an antique paper doll that I
reproduced to look like my original. The piece incorporates:
real buttons, little cloth flowers, cloth, painting, drawing,
image transfer and more.
I paint the canvas and then add images, objects, paint, cloth etc.

Mary's Birthday mixed media assemblage altered art

copyright by L. Apple

"It is Mary Pruitt's birthday but she really isn't in
the party mood even though Albert (the family dog)
is trying to entertain her by dancing and smoking
his pipe! "
With my warped sense of humor...I
like this one! I paint the canvas and then
add images, objects, cloth etc. This one
has some old jewelry and the black & white
on the floor and frame is cloth.

"Yellow Bell Pepper" - SOLD
A PAINTING A DAY

Fine Art Collectible Still Life
Oil on Masonite 5" x 6"

"This Bell Pepper looked so bright and
cheerful sitting in my kitchen that I had to
paint it. After it was finished I thought it
reminded me of the my time spent in Greece.
It must be the color scheme."

" Fairy Garden "
A Painting A Day - Nov.15, 2006

COLLECTIBLE FINE ART Fantasy Collage
6 x 8" - mixed media on canvas
6.5 x 8.5" - comes in a primitive style wood frame

"This is a Victorian Fairy, (known as Gypsy Moth to her
friends), with antique lace wings. She has
traveled very far to come to her mother's garden.
When you open the gate it reveals the cat who watches.
over the garden. There are beads, cloth flowers and even
a tiny flower pot in this one."
I paint the canvas and then add images, objects, cloth etc.
Buy it now for only: $69.95

" Tea Cup Fairies " - SOLD
A Painting A Day - Nov.14, 2006

COLLECTIBLE FINE ART Fantasy Collage
8 x 10" - mixed media on canvas
10 x 12" - comes in a primitive style frame

"I have created collage work since the sixties and recently did
a series of fun pieces that I decided to post.
This one is my perception of Tea Cup Fairies sitting on their
over stuffed couch in their make believe forest. They are wearing
the tea cups on their heads and have little butterfly looking wings.
An ancient urn contains some red cloth flowers that
come out over the frame."

I paint the canvas and then add images, objects, cloth etc.

" Antique Scottie Dog Pin Cushion" - sold
COLLECTIBLE FINE ART STILL LIFE
6 x 7 inches - oil on masonite

"This rare old pin cushion belongs to a friend of mine
who is a scottie dog collector. I thought this was an
unusual item and had to do a painting of it. I
liked the difference of the textures; the satin cushion,
stitching around the edges and the ceramic dogs."

" Old Blood Hound "- Sold
COLLECTIBLE FINE ART ANIMAL Still Life
4 x 5 inches - oil on masonite

"One of my little cast iron collectibles.
I think he is so cute that I had to make him
my painting for the day. Such a typical hound
look (don't you think?) Hope you enjoy him!"

"Hen on Nest" - SOLD
A Painting A Day - Nov.7, 2006

COLLECTIBLE FINE ART STILL LIFE
6" x 7" inches - oil on masonite

"This was my grandmas white milk glass
"Hen on Nest" covered dish. She had a big one and
this small one. I have no idea what you are suppose
to put in them, but I think they are cool. This was an
interesting painting to do as it was a study in whites.
For fun...if you know what to put in them...feel free
to email me !"

"Old Maytag Oil Can" - SOLD


A Painting A Day - Nov.6, 2006
This painting was dark, so I put a white border behind
it so it would show up on this blog, original does not have
white around it.

COLLECTIBLE FINE ART STILL LIFE
4 x 6 inches - oil on masonite

"This is a little old Maytag Oil Can, made in
Newton, Iowa that I found in my mom and dads'
old shed a few years ago. I am sure dad never
thought of it as an antique collectible, it was
just one of his old oil cans that he knew he
would use for something, someday. He would of
thought it funny that I would do a painting of it."

"Luscious Strawberries" - SOLD
A Painting A Day - Nov.3, 2006

COLLECTIBLE FINE ART STILL LIFE
2.75 x 4.75 inches - oil on masonite

"There was a great buy on Strawberries at
the grocery the other day. I just had to have
some for my breakfast cereal.
It's funny how we look at these daily items
and never really look. When I was painting them
I began to realize how complicated they
are with their little indentions and tiny seeds."

"Old Gas Pump" - sold
COLLECTIBLE FINE ART STILL LIFE
4 x 6 inches - oil on masonite

"Just a fun piece of an A.O.Smith gasoline pump.
This old pump sits on a friends farm.
I wanted to capture the light and shadows
on the glass face, made by the surrounding trees.
Makes me remember when gas was cheap! "

"Old Window #2" - SOLD
A Painting A Day - Oct. 30, 2006

COLLECTIBLE FINE ART LANDSCAPE / STRUCTURE
6 x 7 inches - oil on masonite
$89.oo email artist
"Winter is approaching, so I thought I would get back
to the old abandoned building that I like and get in
another view. I love the way the light plays on the
window and the old light fixture."

"Abandoned Nest" - SOLD
A Painting A Day
COLLECTIBLE FINE ART Still Life
5 x 6 inches - oil on masonite

"Just a little bird nest that I found. It still had a
few bits of soft down left by its previous residents.
These fascinate me.....all the work that goes
into them."

"Antique Brass Horn" - SOLD
A Painting A Day - Oct. 26, 2006



































COLLECTIBLE FINE ART Still Life
4.25 x 7.5 inches - oil on masonite

"This piece of memoriabilia has been passed
down through my family. I was told that it
was Civil War. Always thought it was from
my fathers side of the family, although I
never found out about its past."

"Little Sneezle" - Teddy Bear #4 - SOLD
A Painting A Day - Oct. 25, 2006

COLLECTIBLE FINE ART PORTRAIT
5 x 7 inches - oil on masonite

"I have been busy! I have TWO paintings today.
This is #4 in my limited edition of Teddy Bear
Portraits. He is one of my Mohair bears with
soft leather pads and glass bead eyes. I call
him "little Sneezle" because he is only 5.5" tall.
He loves to sit on the window sill and watch the birds."

"Antique Gem Better Beverage Bottle" - SOLD
A Painting A Day - Oct. 25, 2006

COLLECTIBLE FINE ART Still Life
4.25 x 7.5 inches - oil on masonite

"I was thinking about my dad and decided
to do this painting. He and his 2 brothers
owned the Gem Bottling Company in
Wellston, Ohio for 61 years. This is one of
the earliest glass molded bottles,
only 9" tall."

"Antique Thimble" - SOLD
A Painting A Day - Oct. 23, 2006

COLLECTIBLE FINE ART Still Life
2.75 x 4.75 inches - oil on masonite

"This was one of my mom's old
metal thimbles. Stamped Austria on
the back. She used to make a lot of
my clothes when I was a kid. She
taught me how to sew, ALWAYS
using a thimble !"

"Antique Clothes Iron" - SOLD
A Painting A Day - Oct. 18th, 2006




















COLLECTIBLE FINE ART
4 x 5 inches - oil on masonite

"Gee, Don't know what happened on the 18th.
I listed this painting on ebay on the 18th but
totally forgot to put it on my blog, duh!
Still time for you to check it out on ebay. This
is an old iron that I picked up in Victor, Colorado
many years ago."

Spool of Thread -1

"Old Spool of Thread" - SOLD
A Painting A Day - Oct. 19th, 2006

COLLECTIBLE FINE ART Still Life
4 x 5 inches - oil on masonite

"Just one of the old spools of thread passed
down from my mom. The wooden spools are
so neat... I wish they still madethem. I should
throw them out as the thread is probably too
old to use, but I keep them anyway."

"SAM" Teddy Bear Portrait #3 - SOLD
A Painting A Day - Oct. 16th, 2006

COLLECTIBLE FINE ART PORTRAIT
4 x 5 inches - oil on masonite

"This is #3 in my series of old teddy bears. A
little guy with a very sweet personality!"

"Tinkling of the Ivories" - SOLD
A Painting A Day - Oct. 12th, 2006















COLLECTIBLE FINE ART
STILL LIFE
4 x 6 inches - oil on masonite

"I love my piano. It has been in my family for
over seventy years !"

"Antique Mixer / Eggbeater" - SOLD
A Painting A Day - Oct. 12th, 2006

COLLECTIBLE FINE ART STILL LIFE
4.25 x 7.5 inches - oil on masonite

"This is one of my kitchen collectibles and
it still works just fine !"

"Jack at Night" SOLD
A Painting A Day - Oct.11,2006

COLLECTIBLE FINE ART STILL LIFE
4 x 6 inches - oil on masonite

"This is my Halloween SPECIAL for this year. Just a fun
piece to celebrate the season. It was so cool to see him
shining in the dark that I just had to do a painting.
Hope you enjoy his glowing smile as much as I did
creating it !"

"Red Pear" - SOLD
A Painting A Day 2006

COLLECTIBLE FINE ART STILL LIFE
5x 6 inches - oil on masonite

"I made an error in info on this....oops!
I needed to say that one of the best things
about completing this painting was that
I got to eat the pear!"

"Maui Hawaii" - SOLD
A Painting A Day - Oct.8, 2006
COLLECTIBLE FINE ART LANDSCAPE
4 x 6 inches - oil on masonite

"With winter coming on, my thoughts are wandering
to a fabulous beach I enjoyed on a wonderful trip to
Hawaii. I remember this day very well, it was the day
I saw the whales. I created this painting from the color
studies that I did sitting in the warm sunshine."

"Clarence" Antique Teddy Bear SOLD
A Painting A Day - Oct.5, 2006

COLLECTIBLE FINE ART STILL LIFE
5 x 7 inches - oil on masonite

"This is a one of a kind portrait of Clarence.
He has button eyes, a few stitches showing and a
tattered paw but he has a cute smile and is an
extremely curious little fellow that loves to sit by the
window sometimes !"

"Antique Doll" SOLD
A Painting A Day Oct.8th, 2006

COLLECTIBLE FINE ART STILL LIFE
4x 6 inches - oil on masonite

"This is a rare one of a kind painting I decided
to do of an old antique doll from my family. I love
dolls and make my own Art Dolls. This gal has a
lot of sentimental value and has been loved by
many. I couldn't part with her so I thought I would
do this painting to capture her personality.I hope
you enjoy her portrait as much as I did in creating it !"

"Old Window" SOLD
click here to bid
A Painting A Day - Oct.2, 2006

COLLECTIBLE FINE ART STILL LIFE
4" x 6" - oil on masonite

"Not far away is an abandoned building. It's
a huge old place that...once upon a time must
have been amazing. I find a lot of hidden
treasures in what remains, like the shadows
that play on the wood and stone."

"Old Coffee Pot" - SOLD
A Painting A Day - Oct.1, 2006

COLLECTIBLE FINE ART STILL LIFE
5" x 5.75" - oil on masonite

"This was my grandmas old coffee pot. Certainly isn't
one of the fancy expensive ones. It has its share of dents
but I remember thinking I was really a grown up when
I got my first cup of coffee from this ol' pot !"

"Ohio Hills # 3" - SOLD
A PAINTING A DAY
COLLECTIBLE FINE ART STILL LIFE
5x5.75 inches - oil on masonite

"This is one of three Rolling Hills and
possibly my favorite one.
All are views near my old home town
in the southern hills of Ohio!"

"Homegrown Tomato" SOLD
A PAINTING A DAY - Sept.28, 2006

COLLECTIBLE FINE ART STILL LIFE
6x7 inches - oil on masonite

"This is not your perfect round tomato.
It is one of my neighbors homegrown beauties
that she so graciously bestowed upon me."

"Old Wooden Pulley" - SOLD
A PAINTING A DAY - Sept.27, 2006

COLLECTIBLE FINE ART STILL LIFE
6x7 inches - oil on masonite

"I have had this old pulley for many years. I use to
live on a farm and found this in the barn. That was in
the 60's. I don't know why I have kept it for so long,
I guess I just like looking at it."

"Three Grapes on a Stem" - SOLD
A PAINTING A DAY - Sept.27, 2006

COLLECTIBLE FINE ART STILL LIFE
2 x 6 inches - oil on masonite

"Three Grapes is a companion piece to the three pears.
Was just having a fun and fruity day!"

"The Three Graces" SOLD
A PAINTING A DAY - Sept.26, 2006

COLLECTIBLE FINE ART STILL LIFE
6 x 7 inches - oil on masonite

"Three Bosc Pears" doing an interpretation of THE THREE GRACES.
Doesn't hurt to have a bit of humor! These beauties were almost too
lovely to eat"

"Antique Jar of Buttons" SOLD
A PAINTING A DAY - Sept.23, 2006

COLLECTIBLE FINE ART STILL LIFE
5x5.75 inches oil on masonite

"This was one of my mom's old jars of buttons.
I try to use them on some of my art doll figures. I really
painting this one."

"Ohio Farmland #3" - SOLD
A PAINTING A DAY - Sept.20, 2006
COLLECTIBLE FINE ART LANDSCAPE
6x7 inches - oil on masonite

"The painting for today is a scene near my old hometown
nestled in a valley of southern Ohio. I always love to go there
in the fall to see the fabulous colors."

"Shallot" SOLD
A PAINTING A DAY - Sept. 19, 2006

4x6 inches
oil on masonite

"What a great day I am having ! I have TWO paintings
today. This is a tasty shallot. I had read that shallots
are more flavorful and sweeter than onions but I had
never used them so I decided to buy a few to try out.
Hope you have a great day too!"

"Antique Teddy Bear" SOLD
Sept. 15, 2006

4x6 inches

"The painting today is my old childhood
friend. His stitches are showing, he is
bare in spots and even one eye is missing
but he still has a loving personality."

oil on masonite
click here to bid

"Grape & Sky" SOLD
Sept. 13, 2006

oil on masonite

2x6 inches (Odd bit)