Brookside Cottage - SOLD

Brookside Cottage, Amherst Massachusetts

Watercolor on 300 lb Cold Press Strathmore Gemini

9.5" x 12.5"

Sold at $30.00 plus shipping

My friend Barbara will recognize this little cottage, which is tucked into the woods along a path through Amethyst Brook conversation area, just a charming little house. I took photos on my last visit there, walking with B, and have always intended to do a small painting. I had to do this twice to get a decent watercolor. They are tricky and always have a mind of their own. Thanks for looking.

Country Walking - SOLD

Country Walking Oil on Canvas board Palette Knife Painting, 8" x 10" Sold at $40.00 plus shipping. Using up the paint on my palette, this is just an imaginary place, lots of color and light. Thanks for looking.

Vine Tomatoes - SOLD

Vine Tomatoes

6" x 8"

Oil on Canvas board

Sold at $40.00 plus shipping.

I decided on a small painting today, so I'd have a little more time for other things. And it looks like maybe BLT's for lunch tomorrow, if I don't decide to try these guys again. Thanks for looking.

Morning Silhouettes - SOLD

Morning Silhouettes

Oil on Stretched Canvas

11" x 14"

Sold at $50.00 plus shipping.

Another comparison painting, done from the same photo as the watercolor from a few days ago. Again, more control and forgiveness, but less transparency and magic. I do like the colors here very much, and the feel of the light just catching the clouds and trees. Thanks for looking.

Sweet Lady

Today I attempted a person. Something I have been shying away from for awhile, except in drawing. But this sweet, dear lady was kind enough to allow me a photo last summer in front of the Dutch Market in Burtonsville. I loved the hat, and the little fanny pack. She was very classy, white stockings, sandals, a nice floral skirt. So here she is, and I do want to paint her again. The face was the hardest part, and although it doesn't look exactly like her, I did get her pleasant expression. Detail of her face included. Thanks for looking. Oil on Gessoed Masonite 13.5" x 14" Available at $75.00 plus shipping.

Cabbage Two - SOLD

Cabbage Two

Oil on Canvas board

10" x 12"

Sold at $50.00 plus shipping.

Another version of the cabbage. This one on a white plate to cast a shadow.

Thanks for looking.

Cabbage - SOLD

Cabbage Oil on Canvas board 10" x 12" Sold at $50.00 plus shipping. This one was so much fun to paint, I really almost didn't want to call it done. Thanks for looking.

Sunset Lakeside - SOLD

Sunset Lakeside

10" x 12"

Oil on Canvas Board

Sold at $40.00 plus shipping.

An oil version of the same photo as I used for the watercolor a few days back. The comparison is interesting, in that each medium has it's own joy. The watercolor is fairly unpredictable, but has a transparency and vibrancy I can't get with oils (at least not yet...). The oil gives me more control and forgiveness. Don't you love that little swish of "glow" in the water here? Thanks for looking.

Keep in Touch - SOLD

Keep in Touch 8" x 10" Oil on Canvas board Sold at $40.00 plus shipping. Playing with blue shadows today, some apples on blue paper with light behind and above them. I liked the way the apples were just touching. It might also have something to do with my wish to keep in touch with folks I've gotten close to as I plan a major move. Thanks for looking.

Dried Hydrangea Two - SOLD

Dried Hydrangea Two

10" x 12"

Oil on Canvas board.

Sold.

This is the same stalk as yesterday's painting, done a little bigger and with pink paper underneath and behind it, to make a shadow. Once you shine a light on a dried hydrangea, it's amazing the colors you can see. More subtle than this, of course, but really there. This one is on hold for a day for Laurie. Thanks for looking.

Dried Hydrangea - SOLD

Dried Hydrangea 8" x 10" Oil on Canvas board Sold. There's something so appealing about hydrangeas, whether they are in bloom or dried. I have been wanting to try some paintings with less color, more monochromatic. And this one is the beginning of that direction. Very loose application of paint today. Thanks for looking.

Morning Farmland - SOLD

Morning Farmland

10.5" x 14"

Watercolor of Strathmore Gemini 300lb CP

Sold at $30.00 plus shipping.

Another watercolor this morning, with less fussing and more thought to the way watercolor works. That is, lay it down and leave it, let the paper and the water do their own thing. I like this one, done from a photo I took on a summer morning, on the way to the beach. Thanks for looking.

Intense Sky Watercolor - SOLD

Watercolor on Gemini 300lb CP Paper

14" x 10.5"

Sold at $30.00 plus shipping.

A quick detour into some watercolors tonight. Playing with brilliant colors, not exactly a delicate watercolor, but you can get some intensity with these pigments too. Thanks for looking.

Iris Profusion - SOLD

Iris Profusion 18" x 24" Oil on Stretched Canvas Sold.

Done from photos taken at my friend Jill's house this past spring. Irises are my absolute favorite flower, so showy and fragile at the same time. Thanks for looking.

Dapples and Sparkles - SOLD

Dapples and Sparkles Oil on Stretched Canvas Gallery Wrapped Detail 12" x 16" Sold at $50.00 plus $15.00 shipping. Another woodland scene today on a gallery wrapped canvas, which needs no frame. I've shown a detail of the painting continued on the edges. The bottom will need painting, once the sides and top are dry, so the shipping will be a bit delayed on this one. I really like the combination of greens and burnt oranges, touches of citron. Thanks for looking. Have a wonderful weekend.

Winter Waters - SOLD

Winter Waters

9" x 12"

Oil on Canvas board

Sold at $40.00 plus shipping.

We've had so little snow this winter in the DC area, that the first nice day I could find after our snowfall last week, I headed out with my camera. The water was so lovely and dark at Lake Needwood, and bright snow with wonderful shadows, that I have a lot of good photos to work from. Using those wonderful winter colors again. Thanks for looking.

Petersen Road - SOLD

Petersen Road

12" x 16"

Oil on canvas board

Sold at $50.00

I've done another version of this scene, but without the tree. The sky on this one is very blue, and I'm happy with the way the tree turned out, dappled with sunshine. Thanks for looking.

Shady Road, Barre - SOLD

Shady Road, Barre

16" x 20"

Oil on Stretched Canvas

Sold.

This is another of the finish-up paintings, done on a red gesso undercoat, with a limited palette.

I like how the shade feels shady, a few shafts of light peeking through. The photo for this one was taken the same day as photos for "Naptime in October," what a gorgeous day that was. There is a little glare on the right side of the painting, but after ten shots, this was the best one. Thanks for looking.

Red Pepper Grouping - NFS

Red Pepper Grouping

Oil on Canvas board

8" x 10"

Gifted.

Okay, this is the last of the peppers for awhile. I can feel myself eager for some blue paint, some water, some sky. Landscape tomorrow, of one kind of another.

Thanks for looking, and for being patient with the pepper series.

Red Pepper - SOLD

Red Pepper

6" x 8"

Oil on Canvas board

Sold.

The last one in the series. This one turned out very nicely, I think.

I would be happy to sell all four as a set at $100.00 plus shipping. They would look great all lined up with simple frames. Thanks for looking.