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.

Peaches on Blue Glass - SOLD

Peaches on Blue Glass Oil on Canvas board, 9" x 12" Sold at $60.00 plus shipping. I had a request for Christmas for a peaches-painting, and checked a few grocery stores, no peaches. Out of season. But I had taken some photos of gorgeous peaches in a large blue plate, and printed them out to paint from. I like the sun-drenched effect here. Thanks for looking.

Goldens in Blue Bowl - SOLD

Goldens in Blue Bowl Oil on Canvas board, 8" x 8" Sold at $40.00 plus shipping. It's rainy and dark here in Massachusetts today, a good day for a small painting with bright colors. And I wanted to paint these Golden Delicious apples once more before giving them to the kids to eat up. Thanks for looking.

Path at Barre Falls Dam - NA

Path to Barre Falls Dam
Oil on Canvas board, 12" x 12"
Not Available.

I wanted to try a high key (mostly light in value) study, and had this photo from Barre Falls Dam wanderings a couple of weeks back. I guess I am drawn to paths, since I'm always taking pictures of them, and wind up painting a lot of them. This was successful as a high key study, I think, and appealing as well. Thanks for looking.

Lake Needwood in Gray - SOLD

Lake Needwood in Gray 9" x 12", Oil on Canvas board SOLD at $20.00 plus shipping. Having discovered this new technique for doing water, I wanted to play with it. I have some nice photos from Lake Needwood (Montgomery County, Maryland) still, so I got one out and had some fun. (The spot here is a lens reflection, not in the painting.) Thanks for looking.

Edgy Peppers - SOLD

Edgy Peppers
10" x 10", Oil on Canvas board
SOLD.

 I miss daylight. Come 4:00 in the afternoon, the sky is already getting darker. I can see that I'm going to have to set up some kind of an indoor photo shooting box or something. Taking photos inside just doesn't work with all the cross lighting. Needs some research. Thanks for looking.

Gourd Stripes and Loops - SOLD

Gourd Stripes and Loops 9" x 12", Oil on Canvas board Sold at $50.00 plus shipping. My grandson brought these home from a birthday party, homegrown gourds. I liked all the stripes and the loopy stems. I've been wanting to try a dark background too, so here was my chance. Thanks for looking.

Combo Landscape - Gifted

Combo Landscape - 12" x 16", Oil on Canvas board Gifted. This one is a little bit of Lake Needwood, a bit of Browning Lake and the Ware River, done in like style and technique as the one from Tuesday. I like the clouds here. Thanks for looking.

Golden Delicious - SOLD

Golden Delicious Oil on Canvas board, 10" x 10" Sold at $50.00 plus shipping. Even though it felt like my Muse had gone on vacation somewhere else today, I like the way this one turned out, after quite a bit of fussing. Against the gray and the white, the yellows really glow. There was a plate at first, which simply wasn't going to happen, so I took it out, and now I'm glad I did. Thanks for looking.

Two Leaves - SOLD

Two Leaves Oil on Canvas board, 6" x 8" Sold at $35.00 plus shipping. I managed to find a few more "fresh" leaves, and thought I'd try this in oils instead of the watercolors. Harder than I thought, as I kept loosing my place in all the curves. Thanks for looking.

Eggs in Glass Bowl - SOLD

Eggs in Glass Bowl Oil on Canvas board, 8" x 8" Sold at $60.00 plus shipping. I've seen this done before, and in general, I admire photo-realism for how exacting it is. I've copied the idea from other artists, but the eggs are from my daughter's fridge. I wanted to see how it could be done, and I think if I did something like this again, I'd know better how to approach it. It's actually kind of fun, using small brushes and blending very carefully. You don't have a choice but to take your time, and I really could have kept going on this. Thanks for looking.

Connors Pond, Tolley Palette - SOLD

Connors Pond, Tolley Palette 12" x 16", Oil on Canvas board Sold at $50.00 plus shipping. Using the palette from the Elizabeth Tolley book I'm studying, and several of my photos from Connors Pond, I followed one of the demos from the book, but used my own images. The way she instructs students to do water is just magic. Love it. Do you think the house shows up too much? Maybe the roof should be a duller color? Thanks for looking.

Leaf Pile - SOLD

Leaf Pile, 15" x 15" Watercolor on 300 pound Arches paper Sold at $35.00 plus shipping. For Jill. One of my collectors wanted the painting from Sunday, but it was already sold, so I did another for her. Thanks for looking.