Demel of Vienna III

A lady trying to decide what pastry to buy at Demel candy shop in Vienna, Austria. Oil on 8" x 8" stretched canvas. SOLD.

Cafe Bazar

An oil painting of Cafe Bazar of Salzburg, Austria. Oil on 8" x 8" stretched canvas. SOLD.

Louvre IV

Oil on 8" x 8" stretched canvas. SOLD.

Cafe Schwarzenberg II

A view of some people enjoying dinner at Cafe Schwarzenberg in Vienna. They make a very good pancake soup. Oil on 12"h x 9"w stretched canvas.

The Oval Pub

An afternoon at The Oval Pub in Cork, Ireland. Oil on 16"h x 20"w stretched linen. SOLD.

Lunch at the Pub II

Checking phone messages over a Bulmers during lunch at a pub in Dublin. Oil on 8" x 8" canvas. For sale at Gallery on 43rd Street, Pittsburgh, PA. SOLD.

The Palace Bar

This is another view of the Palace Bar on a crowded afternoon. SOLD.

Lunch at the Pub

Oil on 12"h x 9"w stretched linen. SOLD.

The Palace Bar III

Oil on 16" h x 20"w stretched canvas. For sale at Gallery on 43rd Street, Pittsburgh, PA. SOLD.

The Palace Bar II

A scene of some gentlemen having a drink at the Palace Bar in Dublin, Ireland. This was the very first pub I visited while there. My husband did not sleep on the plane, so he decided to take a short nap to ensure that he could keep up with the rigorous pub schedule I had planned. We only had two days to spend in Dublin and I didn't want to waste any time, so I did something I never thought myself capable of... I visited a pub alone!

At around 3:00 in the afternoon, I walked to the bridge to take photos while the sun shined, as the sun was very unpredictable that day. Clouds eventually replaced the sun, and my list of ten pubs to visit and photograph weighed on me, so I went to the easiest pub to find, which was the Palace Bar. Other than two gentlemen sitting at the front bar, and the few sitting in the back room, the place was not very busy. I sat on the stool at the bar closest to the door so I could make a quick exit if sitting alone felt too weird. I ordered a Guinness, which seemed like a bad idea while operating on only four hours of sleep, but the Guinness was on my bucket list so I took the first opportunity to order one. I sat and wrote in my journal and reviewed my existing photos while planning how to snap a few pictures of the bar without upsetting the regulars. The guys at the bar asked me if I was visiting, which broke the ice, and we had a pleasant conversation. I decided that nobody should be afraid to go to a pub in Ireland alone (everywhere else is a different story.) The guys at the bar even let me photograph them :) I juxtaposed one of them into this painting, he is the man on the far right. SOLD.

Cafe Braunerhof II

Oil on 8" x 8" stretched canvas. For sale at Latrobe Art Cemter, Latrobe, PA. SOLD.

Cafe Hawelka V

A busy morning at Cafe Hawelka of Vienna. Oil on 11" x 14" stretched linen. SOLD.

Cafe Hawelka IV

A scene from one of my favorite cafes, Cafe Hawelka of Vienna. I just Googled "paintings of Cafe Hawelka," and found tons of photos from different angles that I didn't even consider taking when I was there. I'm always under pressure to take photos in an inconspicuous manner to avoid getting kicked out for inappropriate behavior. This means I will have to stay in Vienna for at least a week because I will have to go there twice a day, sitting in a different seat each time in order to get all the photos I want. I may also have to wear disguises so they don't think I'm weird. Oil on 18"h x 24"w. SOLD.

Cafe Hawelka

This is one of the waiters at Cafe Hawelka of Vienna preparing a drink for a customer. Oil on 8" x 8" stretched canvas. SOLD.

Cafe Braunerhof

This is a painting of Cafe Braunerhof of Vienna, Austria. SOLD.

Cat & Lamp

This is my Oliver cat sitting beside a lamp near the window. I generally don't like the cats to sit near the lamps for fear that they will knock the lamps down, but I let him sit here long enough to snap a few photos. Oil on 5"h x 7"w canvas board. SOLD.