Mostly Red

Strength, Passion, and Spirit – my Fiery Trio. Perhaps you have read in my artist statement or one of my other artist talks, that I sign my paintings with the name “Red”. Some may think this is [...]

Sparkling Treasures dance around the canvas in a sea of ruby red. Can’t you just picture emeralds, sapphires, turquoise, amber, amethyst, lapis or jasper radiantly shining. These gems add [...]

When I hear the word – Jazz, New Orleans often comes to mind. Indeed, Jazz is very important to New Orleans for it is considered the birthplace of this genre. “Jazz grew up in a lot of places, [...]

Bold and Beautiful won 2nd Place in the 2021 100% Pure Florida Exhibit at 5th Avenue Gallery, Melbourne, FL. See pics of the exhibit at https://strokesbyred.com/100-pure-florida-exhibit/. Bold [...]

Red’s Adventure Creating my art is such an adventure. I love spending time in my studio, painting and listening to a variety of music. I even have a great view of nature. So, any chance I can [...]

Swamp Life Gator Mascot * Painted for My Lovie * 36” x 60” * Acrylic *  Original not available, but Prints are!!! Swamp Life Gator Mascot  was created for my Lovie. My husband is a lifelong Gator [...]

One might say I create blues music art for my paintings come alive while often listening to the blues. Red Hot & The Blues is my manifestation of expressing my mood and perhaps emotional [...]

Mischievous – A Bold, Colorful Abstract I think we all want to be a little dazzling, a little playful and a little mischievous at times. I am not one to always play by life’s rules. [...]

Perhaps you saw the movie “Crazy Heart”, a 2009 American drama written and directed by Scott Cooper which centers on a down-and-out country music singer-songwriter (Jeff Bridges) who tries to [...]

Striking Differences – “Share our similarities, celebrate our differences.”  – M. Scott Peck   Something that is striking is very noticeable or unusual. This painting’s interest [...]