Apples on Yellow - SOLD

Apples onYellow 10" x 12", Oil on Canvas board SOLD at $60.00 plus shipping. I was actually more interested in the shadows and the different subtle colors in them, than in the apples themselves, although these are beautiful. Apples mounted on yellow craft paper, with the same paper behind them. Thanks for looking.

Crown Farm with Truck - SOLD

Crown Farm with Old Truck - SOLD

12" x 16", Oil on Canvas board

Sometimes it's fun to go back and paint the same images again, after a time. I had a request awhile ago from the children of the man who recently bought the old truck, and these folks are friends of the owners of Crown Farm. They had wanted the original painting, which was sold. So here's the painting again, and it's kind of neat to see how much easier this one was for me, after 7 extra months of painting since the first one:

posted on April 29th this year.

I think I've improved a lot.

They tell me that the farm is being parcelled and the buildings are coming down. Sad, that, since it was the last working farm in Gaithersburg, and marks the end of an era there.

Thanks everyone, for looking.

Mugs and Tomatillos - SOLD

Mugs and Tomatillos Oil on Canvas board, 8" x 10" Sold at $50.00 plus shipping. Two shiny new mugs from Walmart and some of these little tomatillos. (No idea how they taste, but I like the skins.) It was fun to paint these today, since I'm also trying out some new canvas board (called Pintura, from Jerry's). This is a smoother surface than I normally use, very nice. Enough tooth and grab, and much cheaper than my usual boards. Hopefully it will stand up to the paint. Thanks for looking.

Path with Pines - SOLD

Path with Pines Oil on Canvas board, 12" x 16" Sold at $60.00 plus shipping. I enjoyed painting this one today, nice summer feeling while it's cold and overcast outside. This was done from another set of photos from the summer, where this rest stop on the other side of Browning Lake caught my eye. Thanks for looking. Also I wanted to mention that on January 1, I'll have been involved in daily painting for a year (minus July, that is) and am planning to raise my prices. I thank all of you for bearing with me during this year of practice and learning. Not that learning or practice will stop, but I feel that I've improved enough to start charging "the going rate" starting in January.

Walnut Hill in Gold -NA

Walnut Hill in Gold

Oil on Canvas board, 8" x 16"

Not available, revised January 5, 2009

During soccer season, when I was dropping Alex off for practice, the afternoon light would often turn everything to oranges and golds. This is done from some photos I took on Walnut Hill Road during one such afternoon. It's always the light that makes paintings exciting. Thanks for looking.

Gourds in Basket - SOLD

Gourds in Basket Oil on Canvas board, 12" x 16" Sold at $60.00 plus shipping. I found this cute little basket at the Country Gourmet Gift Shop the other day, something to pop my gourds into. The front gourd actually looks like a swan when you hold it the right way. The rust and oranges in the background just sort of happened. Thanks for looking.

Apples in Pottery Pie Plate - SOLD

Apples in Pottery Pie Plate Watercolor on 140 lb watercolor paper, 12.5" x 12.5" Sold at $25.00 plus shipping. A quick watercolor today, of what was in the kitchen, while my daughter took the opportunity to go do some Christmas shopping without the babies. (Soooo much easier.) Thanks for looking.

Gourds - Sold

Gourds Oil on Canvas board, 10" x 12" Sold at $50.00 plus shipping. Since gourds are now "out-of'season" it took some doing to find more. Luckily, the local farm, Carter and Stevens, had a couple of bushels left, and I had fun picking out these interesting shapes and colors. On hold for one of my colectors, by request. Thanks for looking.

South Barre Marsh - SOLD

South Barre Marsh Oil on Canvas board, 12" x 16" Sold at $60.00 plus shipping. When I took the photo for this one, it was late in the afternoon and the light in the distance was soft and warm, while the shade had already turned chilly. I tried to get that feeling here, and the colors are among my favorites, the deep greens, soft oranges and mauves. Thanks for looking.

Cantaloupe - SOLD

Cantaloupe Oil on Canvas board, 8" x 16" SOLD at $40.00 plus shipping. This arrangement lent itself particularly well to the new long format, and I'm happy with the composition on this one. The lines are like a big oval, looping around the canvas. And I'm feeling much better, eager to paint again. Thanks for looking.

Cantaloupe Slices - NA

Cantaloupe Slices 8" x 8", Oil on Canvas board Not available. Something new, letting shadows from outside the immediate composition effect the items in the composition. Besides that little idea, I love the color orange. Thanks for looking.

Cauliflower

Cauliflower Oil on Canvas board, 10" x 12" Available at $25.00 plus $5.00 shipping. I think I need to do some studies, maybe some careful drawings of drapery. The drapery here just doesn't make it. But I do like the cauliflower, and I enjoyed the loose style this seemed to call for. (Or maybe it's just me, down with a cold, not wanting to tackle intricate work today.) At any rate, thanks for looking.

Northwest Branch Two - SOLD

Northwest Branch Two Oil on Canvas board, 10" x 12" SOLD at $40.00 plus shipping. A small one today, since I've picked up the family cold, and am feeling pretty raggedy. Another creek scene, all in roses, lavenders, soft oranges, and greens. Thanks for looking.

Northwest Branch, Lazy Creek - SOLD

Northwest Branch, Lazy Creek 12" x 16", Oil on Canvas board SOLD at $60.00 plus shipping. I was going for the feeling of a shallow creek with sunlight playing on the water, but the creek bed visible beneath. I wasn't sure about all the colors I used, but it seems to work. Thanks for looking.

Eggies - SOLD

Eggies 8" x 16", Oil on Canvas board Sold at $60.00 plus shipping I wanted to use these eggs once more before the kitty decides to knock one off the table, and that's not a nice prospect, as they aren't cooked and have been sitting in my studio for a couple of weeks. Using the nice new canvases again, great for lining things up. Thanks for looking, and to all a wonderful day of Thanksgiving.

Lake Hollowell with Ducks - SOLD

Lake Hollowell with Ducks 8" x 16", Oil on Canvas board Sold at $45.00 plus shipping. I got new canvases from Ray Mar, and wanted to try something with this new size. Since it's snowed here, and this photo just looked so "perfect summer day" (although painting there in August was hot), I used it to try the new format. Doesn't it look peaceful? Thanks for looking.

Rock Creek Two - SOLD

Rock Creek Two Oil on Linen board, 10" x 12" Sold at $35.00 plys $7.00 shipping. Rock Creek again, simply because I wanted to play more with the water and reflections. This one gave me some trouble, redoing the water more than once. I think I like it pretty well now though. Nice to work on the linen, which is a much finer surface than the cotton canvas. Thanks for looking.

Rock Creek at 16th Street - SOLD

Rock Creek at 16th Street Oil on Stretched Canvas (with brace), 20" x 20" Sold at $75.00 plus $15.00 shipping. I'm reading a book by Paul Strisick right now, in which he stresses identifying what it as that makes you want to paint a scene. What was it about that view that you liked anyway? Here it was the way the light played with the background, spots of yellows and oranges, and the wow blue of the spots of water. I think I'll try this one again sometime. Thanks for looking.

Limes in Glass Bowl - SOLD

Limes in Glass Bowl Oil on Canvas board, 8" x 8" Sold at $50.00 plus shipping. I started out with this one wanting to try a painting with black in it. The composition turned out to be somewhat complicated and it took me forever to get the drawing as correct as I could. It turned out well, I think, over all. Thanks for looking.

Limes on Red - NA

Limes on Red Oil on Canvas board, 8" x 8" Not available. A simple set up, just playing with light and color. Thanks for looking.