Thursday, August 4, 2011

THE END OF SUMMER. 5X7, OIL, CANVAS BOARD




It's the end of summer
Its the end of it all
Those days are gone, it's over now, we're moving on
It's the end of summer
But we'll see it all again
So hold on to the moment till then

Theory of a Deadman - End of Summer
Maloy/Connolly/Brenner/Back







The end of summer in the mountains of western North Carolina, waiting for the cold, wet days to come.


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$70

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

CHILDHOOD MEMORIES,SOLD, 6X6, ORIGINAL OIL, CANVAS BOARD



Life was just a tire swing
"Jambalaya" was the only song I could sing
Blackberry pickin' eatin' fried chicken
and I never knew a thing about pain
Life was just a tire swing

Jimmy Buffett





Did you have one in your back yard?

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SOLD

Monday, August 1, 2011

GARDENS OF HYDE PARK, 7X5, OIL ON CANVAS BOARD SOLD


How many gentle flowers grow
In an English country garden?
I'll tell you now of some I know
And those I'll miss I hope you'll pardon
Daffodils, heart's ease and phlox
Meadowsweet and lilly stalks 
Gentain, lupine and tall hollihocks
Roses, foxgloves, snowdrops, forget-me-nots
In an English country garden.



Sharpe/Jordan




A beautiful garden and cottage in Hyde Park, London England.


SOLD

Friday, July 29, 2011

MORNING IN HYDE PARK, 6x12, Oil on Stretched Canvas SOLD

SOLD




Oh, to be in England
Now that April's there,
And whoever wakes in England
Sees, some morning, unaware,
That the lowest boughs and the brushwood sheaf
Round the elm-tree bole are in tiny leaf,
While the chaffinch sings on the orchard bough
In England - now!!

Robert Browning



Painted from a photo reference taken on a recent trip to Hyde Park.

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150.

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

LAUGHING THE SALTY WATER FROM THEIR MOUTHS SOLD

SOLD

Louder than gulls the little children scream 
Whom fathers haul into the jovial foam; 
But others fearlessly rush in, breast high, 
Laughing the salty water from their mouthes-- 
Heroes of the nursery. 


Robert Graves











Monday, July 25, 2011

A Call from Mother, 5x7, Original Oil, SOLD



Mother, Mother Ocean, I have heard your call
Wanted to sail upon your waters
Since I was three feet tall.

A Pirate Looks at Forty
Jimmy Buffett

Somehow, I never got around to posting this little seascape.  Hope you like it.

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SOLD

Friday, July 22, 2011

PRINCESS DIANA'S GARDEN, 8X10, Original Oil, Canvas on Board, SOLD


Goodbye England's rose
May you ever grow in our hearts
You were the grace that placed itself
Where lives were torn apart
You called out to our country
And you whispered to those in pain
Now you belong to heaven
And the stars spell out your name


Elton John










No, this is not a rose, but a poppy photographed in Kensington Palace gardens, former home of Princess Diana.


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$149