Friday, December 19, 2008

DAYBREAK, SOLD


We travel from Florida to North Carolina several times a year. Often, we get a late start, drive five or six hours and spend the night. We try to get on the road early the next day, as we are always excited and anxious to get to our vacation home in the mountains. This particular morning, we were driving through Georgia when the sun started to come up, and I caught this scene with my digital camera.

This is a 4x12 on stretched canvas. The sides of the canvas are painted so it is ready to hang without being framed.





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Tuesday, December 16, 2008

SHADOW DANCE


Living in Florida, it is a good thing that we do not have a lot of direct sunlight streaming into our home most of the time. This time of the year, when the sun in low on the horizon, we have a month or two of direct sun in our dining room. I usually get inspired and try to set up some still lifes with all the action. This is from a photo I took several years ago and never got around to painting until this week. This is an 8x10 on canvas panel.





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Saturday, December 13, 2008

ART SHOW


This is a painting I did in 2006 as the poster art for ArtWorks, our local art show. The neat thing about ArtWorks is that the artists who have a booth there must demonstrate their art during the two day sale. The painting features an artist, with easel and artwork, on his way to his booth to do a demostration. The location is perfect, in old Eau Gallie, Fl, right next to the inter coastal and it is always the weekend before Thanksgiving so we usually have lovely weather in the 70's. This year I went with my granddaughter and we had a great time, strolling the streets and watching painters, jewelry makers, potters, sculptors and more making their art.

This painting is 12x16, oil on stretched canvas, and comes with a ArtWorks 2006 poster,featuring the painting,and autographed by the artist (me).





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Friday, December 12, 2008

PARTNERS


There is something special about children and parents at the beach. It seems all that water and sand give parents permission to be children themselves. It is so much fun to watch them, building sandcastles and other sand masterpieces. Too bad we cannot all spend more days at the beach, especially with a little one!

I have been tagged again! This is such a great honor, this time given to me by Atul Pande Atule is a physician and researcher with a incredible work load and still finds time to paint. I urge all to visit his blog as he always has a new challenge for himself. Thank you, Atul.

This is a 5x7 oil on panel.





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This is a 5x7 oil on panel. Enjoy!

Monday, December 8, 2008

CHRISTMAS CACTUS, SOLD

The other day, while trying to organize my studio, I came across an old painting that I had buried behind everything in the closet. It was a still life of a beautiful Christmas catcus that I attemped many years ago. Although the painting was a failure, I still have the photo, which was one of my favorites, and I decided to give it another try. Not wanting to do a large, detailed canvas until the holidays are over, I decided to try just a detail of the original composition on a 5x7 panel. So, here is my offering for today, not sure I like it any better than the original, but it does speak to the season.



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Saturday, December 6, 2008

LUCY - SOLD


I hope that none of the PETA people come after me for this post. This is a commission that I recently completed. My customer requested a portrait of her beloved Lucy, a wire haired terrier. Lucy loved to catch squirrels, which is hard wired into the breed, and this is how my customer wanted her painted. I am happy with the results. This is a 9x12 oil on stretched canvas.

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

DAYDREAMER-SOLD


TAGGED AGAIN!!! See previous post! Actually, one of my favorite artists, Kathy Weber has tagged me this time. Kathy is a master at capturing light. Her paintings always give me a "sunny outlook" and I highly recommend a visit to her blog. Hopefully she will forgive me for not following through with the "tag".

This post is a 5x7 on panel.





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