Jonelle Summerfield Oil Paintings

  After a day of walking almost 22 kilometers, a clean river in which to soak one's feet is a welcome sight. There were only a few other...

  Though the walk from Fromista to Carrion de los Condes didn't have as many kilometers as other days on the Camino de Santiago, the wal...

  The landscape varies a lot between Castrojeriz and Fromista along the Camino de Santiago in Spain. You start by walking up a huge hill tha...

  This restaurant worker in Spain seems to be ignoring her work while awaiting a text from someone important. It can be difficult to concent...

  This oil painting of my cat Alfred sniffing sunflowers was supposed to be 8" x 8" but I kind of like the unfinished, sketchy pai...

  I know, it was supposed to be cat week, and then that turned into cat fortnight. But I became preoccupied with events and commissions, so ...

  Stella has had a long history with sunflowers. I painted a picture of her dragging one across the dining room table when she was a kitten....

  I can't remember the name of this town, unfortunately, but it had a cheerful cafe street. I plan to paint more of its cafes soon. When...

  A painting of some of the colorful boats and colorful water of San Sebastian, Spain. Oil on 18" x 24" stretched canvas.  Availab...

  Stella the cat was abruptly awakened from her peaceful nap in the sun. The fur around her face exhibits "bed head" which makes h...

  Tiny the cat watching birds through the window is the equivalent of a sports fanatic watching football on TV. She thinks she can get the b...

  Since this will be visible on a Sunday, I thought I'd share the perfect Sunday destination, which is a painting of Cassis, France. It ...

  I was excited to have had some paintings accepted for display at the Roux & Cyr International Fine Art Gallery in Portland, Maine, so ...

  I'm not sure where this is but it is somewhere on the Camino Frances. I loved the varied terrain and mix of complementary colors. The ...

  "Should we get more tapas here or try every other place on this street?" is always the question when in San Sebastian. There are...

Though I have been posting paintings inspired by last year's trip to Spain, I wanted to take the opportunity to show a painting I have a...

  I believe I captured the reference photo for this painting in Seville, Spain. There, the crowds were immense, which could be maddening dur...

  Churros is the breakfast of champions when walking the Camino de Santiago. I stopped at this cafe on the way out of Leon, Spain, and the p...

 This painting provides a bit of a break from Spain, though it shares a similar aesthetic. Though the shadows in this painting look cool, I ...

  This is a painting inspired by the courtyard of the Museo de Bellas Artes in Seville, Spain. I enjoyed seeing the courtyards of the establ...

  I say this a lot, but this one was really fun to paint! I was happy to see some peonies in bloom at a nearby house, so I asked if I could ...

  This is a view from one of the stone bridges in Saint Jean Pied de Port, France. It is a popular place to start the Camino Frances variant...

  Last year before starting the Camino de Santiago, I took a short vacation in San Sebastian. I couldn't find a great way to get to Sain...

  I loved the red reflections that the flowers cast onto the shiny espresso pot. Since I started painting more still lifes over the past few...

  It has been way too long since I've added new work to this blog, though I've done a ton of paintings this year. It feels good to b...

  This shaded cafe in Aix en Provence is full during lunchtime. Even though it is sweltering outside, people would rather be outdoors than i...

  Mostly everyone was searching for shade on this hot day in Aix en Provence. Everyone except the couple walking toward me as well as myself...

  There have been many life changing events during the past several years, which impeded my artistic productivity. I haven't been postin...

  The Luxembourg Gardens in Paris was already in full bloom in early May. The park was empty when I was there, making it feel like it was al...

  This was painted from a reference photo that I took last year while visiting Beach Haven, NJ. My mother and I participated in the local Ar...

  Seuss the cat loves to nap in a sunny window. In this case, she was sleeping with our calico, Stella, who was basically acting as a blanke...

  This is one view from the South Kaibab Trial of the Grand Canyon. The steep grades on each side of the trail can be disorienting, but the ...

  This is one of the many spectacular views one encounters while walking the Airport Mesa Trail in Sedona, AZ. It was my favorite trail whil...

  My cat, Tiny, is great at multi-tasking, as she can bathe while also sunbathing. Oil on 11"h x 14"w stretched linen. SOLD.

  In the summer of 2021, I drove to Massachusetts on a solo trip. I sometimes travel better alone, as I don't have to worry that my subj...

  This family enjoys some play time between storms in the Outer Banks, North Carolina. During September of 2020, we took a trip with friends...

     "Misty Stream in Yellowstone Park" captures the liquid light rolling off the hill into the water, and then evaporating into...

  We visited Baltimore last autumn and had a great time exploring the Inner Harbor and The Walters Art Museum. There are great meals and sig...

This painting was inspired by a sparring session at Broken Plow Western Martial Arts in Creighton, PA (near Pittsburgh.) The school hosts ma...

  A mother and daughter are the last ones on the beach in Corolla, SC. This was painted from a photo I took during a 2020 trip to the beach....

  The minty, almost lime green shade of this antique teacup complements the berry pink of the raspberries of the Gaby et Jules dessert well....

  The third painting in my "Around Town with Joplin" series. I distinctly remember taking the reference photo while walking my dog...

  "Springtime in Indiana" is part of my "Around Town With Joplin" series of paintings that preserves scenes from my walk...

  This painting of an alley in Indiana, PA, was inspired by one of the walks I took with my dog. She was a husky and would never get tired, ...

  I realize that my subject matter is all over the place these days. Some of the paintings, including this one, were painted early in the ye...

  I loved the uniquely pale tone of these sunflowers that I purchased from a local farmers' market during the summer. Their dramatic loo...

  Over the past few years I have started to shift from painting fleeting moments from photos to painting still lifes in my studio. I still p...

  I'm not sure if Yellow Creek Sailboat II is actually the title of this painting, but it is available at the Southern Alleghenies Museu...

  After dinner in Aix en Provence, we would take advantage of the cool night air and walk around the city. Some of the squares were bustling...

  I finally had the chance to paint one of the photos that I snapped in Marseille, France from my 2019 trip. It sometimes takes me a while t...