CLOUDY BUT COOL

The Farm House

The Fall Garden

The Tuesday class enjoyed painting in a wonderful garden in Hingham. It was a cloudy day which can be challenging to begin identifying values. During the critique, we all agreed every kind of weather is great to paint in.

Farm House 6x6  click here to purchase

The Fall Garden 8x8 Click here to purchase

Painted in the rain from The Cohasset Yacht Club deck

8x8 acrylic on board click here to purchase

THE BIG APPLE

No ... This isn't my work! I went to NYC over the week-end and feasted my eyes on a lot of great art. I saw the De Kooning exhibit at MOMA. I am drawn to Abstract Expression. These 2 artists: John Little and Batty Parsons were at the Spanierman Gallery. 

In other news- Kelley MacDonald, painter and blogger extrordianire- is presenting a talk about daily painting and the blogging process, this Thursday at the North River Arts Society. Its a deal at $35 and will be very helpful to those who might want to blog or even those who just want to have a fun evening.

click  HERE to register.

PASSING BY

Every once in a while, I slip off to the beach by myself with a good juicy book. I pass this house on my way to and fro. It always makes me feel good

PASSING BY
6x6 Click here to purchase

THE ROWLEY GALLERY

This was the Saturday DEMONSTRATION at the Rowley Gallery.www.elizabethrowleygallery.com
20x20 acrylic

I met another blogger at the Demo and her work is beautiful. Kathleen Weber http://weberstudio.blogspot.com

I also had the privilege of meeting Carol Marine last week who told me exactly how to photograph one's paintings...in the shadow of a building, upright, no reflection of any kind including the sky. It works!

Group Paint

It was great to paint with the Tuesday Gang. We had glorious weather up on Turkey Hill Farm

Turkey Hill Farm
8x8 Click here to purchase

Abstract shapes

Using a limited grey palette

 Captured the feel of the day

FLOWER POWER

This painting is my donation to the Dana Farber fundraising event "A Spirited Affair" held on September 16 in Boston.
Franny Andahazy has organized this event.
 Imagine going to a FUNdraising party, enjoying good food and drinks and leaving with your choice of a painting! There will be lots of art to chose from, donated by well known Boston artists

FLOWER POWER

12x12

CHUMMY LITTLE GUYS

Will the REAL "Chummy Little Guys" please stand up?
You have to be a certain age to remember that line.

This is a question to you fellow painters.....I took one of these pictures in the sun, the other in the shade.....What is the best advice on that?

7x7 acrylic Click here to purchase

NOT OVER TILL IT'S OVER

I already miss August. Does summer have to be over?

AUGUST DAY
8x8 click here to purchase

 www.girlsjustwannapaint.blogspot.com Check out this month's CHALLENGE group work

SURFACES

I seem to paint on 3 different painting surfaces. I use masonite for small pieces.

REFLECTIONS
6x6 acrylic click here to purchase

The other 2 surfaces I use are raw canvas, which I tack up on my large board, gesso and paint on the rough surface and store bought pre primed and stretched canvas which I generally paint over old paintings time and time again. When I have all 3 going on the same day...It feels wonderful

EVERYTHING IS PEACHY

Hadley MA has beautiful orchards. I picked these peaches 2 days ago

I plopped them on my kitchen table and painted away

SO FINE

and then made a peach pie.YUM

SUNFLOWERS

The Sunflowers are doing their beautiful thing in my garden.

SUNFLOWERS
28x16

AUGUST FLOWERS

August garden pickings

20x16

RAINY DAYS

Painting the inside SUN Flowers

20x20
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STYLE

Isn't it weird when your painting looks like someone else painted it? I guess it is part of the deal ....letting yourself keep evolving and flowing along authentically, ready or not.

WHITE ROSES
30x24

NEWS: Thanks to Elizabeth Rowley from the Rowley Gallery in Orleans, I am a featured artist in the 2011 CAPE COD ART magazine

PEACHY KEEN

Ahhh Summer..the height of all of the tastiest fruits and veggies.

My FALL CLASSES are posted. Come and paint with me!

PEACHY KEEN
8x8 Click here to purchase

Great exhibit of Sally Dean's www.sallydean365flowers.blogspot.com at the Dolphin Gallery in Hingham MA

YOUNG TALENT

This morning I had the privilege of painting with 11 year old Sydney Boer. She began drawing and making art at age 18 months!!!!!



LONE DINGY
Railsback
8x8

GIRLS JUST WANNA PAINT

This month's CHALLENGE topic was KEN www.girlsjustwannapaint.blogspot.com/
Kenny happens to be one of my son, Pete's cats. Pete, a Berklee College of Music graduate and fantastic musician moved to San Francisco last year. I am the lucky recipient of 'the boys'. Kenny's official name is Kenny Burrell and his brother is Wes montgomery. If you like jazz..you will smile :)

INVITATION

Vineyard Haven is packed with boats. It was a challenge to simplify. It is time for me to say good bye to this incredibly beautiful island. I would like to come back to this house the last week in July 2012 with fellow painters. Who wants to come ?????

INSPIRATION

VINEYARD VIEW
12x12 acrylic on board
Railsback

Hoerle
Goodman

My painting today is inspired by two artist's work I have seen on the Vineyard. Their work to me is kind of similar: abstract, sophisticated expressionist. The colors are great, brushstroke strong and interesting. Less is more.
Jeff Hoerle's work is at the Field Gallery in West Tisbury and Steve P Goodman's work www.spgoodman.com is in the Burlington VT area.

BUNCH OF JOY

Is there anything more fun to paint than a huge bunch of freshly  picked zinnias in a coffee can ????

BUNCH OF JOY
20x10

ONE HUNDRED DEGREES !

Perfection

 Beach Path
8x8

MORNING GLORY FARM

This farm provides the Vineyard with THE most quality organic veggies and herbs and home made breads and pies. Here is a sample of a most delicious salad topped with haricot vert and blue cheese accompanied with a fab potato salad, photographed by Annie Graham. We had this with perfectly grilled fish, finishing the meal off with strawberry, peach pie topped with ice cream. Oh ya!

Morning Glory Farm
8x8

Beautiful Martha's Vineyard

I am here for 2 weeks. Upon arrival, I set up my little corner to hit the paints. This island is GORGEOUS.

GARDEN VISIT

I got to paint at Donna Watson's property yesterday. Her incredibly beautiful gardens were on the South Shore Natural Science Center Garden tour. Donna is a truly talented creative spirit. Besides being an incredible gardener, she built her own screened in porch! We can only imagine what else she can do!

Apple Tree Grove
8x8