Floral still life

Hydrangeas with Lime Chaser

6"x12", oil on canvas
$175
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Quick Bloom

4"x4"

oil on canvas

$50

Thought I'd try a quick floral portrait this morning before heading out to the beach for the day with the kids. Sunscreen, cooler, umbrella, boogie boards, ipod, cell phone, towels, blanket....what else am I forgetting?

My Brush

4" x 4"

Sold

I'm off to the mall today to do some back to school shopping with the kids, so I thought I'd post an earlier painting symbolizing what I'd rather be doing. Honestly, I'd rather be doing anything else than shopping with tweens today...

Perfect Summer Day

Perfect Summer Day
6" x 6"
oil on panel
$75
framed in clear maple finish floater frame


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Sometimes a few clouds in the sky really add to the mood!

Art for Land's Sake

The 3 day event, Art for Land's Sake, at the New Era Gallery, kicks off today. There are around 40 participating artists, myself included, who have donated works to be auctioned to benefit the Vinalhaven Land Trust. This group's mission is to preserve the beautiful natural resources of this island community for the generations to come. Wishing them many generous bids for such a great cause!

...some more of the show

I thought I'd post a few more photos of the show before I head out to do some hiking with the kids this morning. I'm loving summer.

My coffee view and my show!

I had to post my view of the layers of spruce and fog I experienced this morning while having my morning coffee....definitely destined for a painting.

Well, hung my show up yesterday and I'm really pleased with how it all looks together. It's now time to relax and start thinking about what sort of paintings to move onto next.

Big one!

Independence Day

48"x36"

oil on canvas

Although it's over a week past the holiday, this piece has an obvious, and honestly unintended, theme that had to be addressed in the title.

2 more to add....

Ok, I admit it, I'm a bit of a one trick pony right now, using basically the same composition over and over. It's just something I want to see in a wide range of colors. I think it will make for a really colorful grouping, right?

....and another

Here's a 6"x6" companion piece to yesterday's painting. I had some leftover paint already mixed up so I thought I'd whip up a similair one. Now I'll toss that paint, grab some different tubes, give them a squeeze and see what I end up with!

Evening Stretch

10" x 30"

oil on canvas

Still trying to figure out how these bright colors came to be, definitely not my usual palette.

First pass on adding color...

48" x 36"

Ok, here's my first pass on adding color. I'll be deepening the water further, giving the sky more drama, giving the rocks more depth, bringing more of the trees to life. Jeesh, maybe I shouldn't have posted this yet.

Large Underpainting

Work in progress

48" x 36" Yikes, that's big!

This is by far the largest painting I've attempted to date. This large empty canvas had been sitting in my "studio" for what seems like years, on an antique easel that had once belonged to my grandfather. Well, no more taunting me Mr. Giant Canvas. You might be eating up all of my paint but I'm putting you to use....finally!

Nearly done...

10" x 30"
sold

Once complete, this painting will be heading off to a charity auction to benefit the Vinalhaven Land Trust. A group of about 40 artists are donating works to be auctioned off August 1 to assist in preserving the island's natural resources.

Booked a show!

Vinalhaven State Park Beach

18"x18"

Yes, I have painted this exact view before, but this one is much larger. I recently booked a show for this summer so I need to crank out some larger pieces to fill the wall space. I find it takes just about as long to do a larger work as it does a smaller so I might as well produce some larger paintings.