WINE COUNTRY

WES'S SAUSALITO VIEW

9x5

Lucky lady am I. I went up to NapaValley to visit some dear friends, Gerard and Patricia Zanzonico. Gerard is the winemaker for Del Dotto Vineyards in St Helena.

 The cave. Every tile and stone is imported from Italy

 The SALAMIRIAM. No joke...they make their own salami

The bathroom doors are gorgeous

The Man

How about the size of this shrimp!

I got a lot of good pictures

Thanks Guys

WEST AND EAST

GOLDEN GATE

8x8

THINK MAINE

30x25

I have been working on this for a while from my little "dabbling" sketch in my make shift Studio. I might tweak it a bit.

BRAG TIME

 

KITCHEN SINK

40x26

This coming week-end is the SOUTH SHORE ARTS FESTIVAL. I will be missing it as I am in California doing other creative work....working with Dr. Einstein. However I will be well represented at the Festival. This painting can be seen in the ART tent and I am proud to have my painting DUET be the poster painting for the Festival and the program cover for the event.

DUET

20x20

HEARTY ROSES

HEARTY ROSES

8x8

Dr. Einstein  comments that he wishes he could be a woman when he grows up because he would like to be a Doctor.!!!!!!!!! "Oh the times they are a changin"

SPECIAL TIME

DABBLING

4x4

Make shift studio set up in California

Hanging with Dr. Einstein and liking his style..using double brushes simultaneously! Brilliant!

We are so carefree, we wake up and paint in our pajamas. YES!

Keeping busy on projects..digging up the walkway

Because...we are waiting for RIVER MAXWELL JACOBS to come home from the hospital

WELCOME HOME New Little Brother 

Thayer Academy

8x8

Check out the GJWP tomorrow

Dr. Einstein has invented a new software for Apple. 

PLUGS

HEALTHY LIVING MAGAZINE

Great resource for alternative health. Nice of Candita Mamet to select my painting for the cover!

                                                        YOGA ON THE RIVER
Art and Yoga keep me going. Yoga along the river every Saturday morning is pretty cool. I am glad to be one of the teachers.

OLD AND NEW

Lots of activity in the Local Arts this week-end. I spiffed up the following for upcoming events

HARBOR LIGHTS

38x26

 I forgot to take a picture of my "spiff up" for this one. This was juried into the wonderful NORTH RIVER ARTS FESTIVAL in Marshfield MA

KITCHEN SINK

38x26

This  will be in the Members Show at the SOUTH SHORE ARTS FESTIVAL in Cohasset, MA in June

PEACHES

20x20

This will one of the deliveries to THE ELIZABETH ROWLEY GALLERY  in Orleans, MA on Cape Cod. The gallery has a new fresh look with some amazing new Gallery artists. 

NORTH STREET STUDIO

This is THE best Studio one could have. It can be a big old mess when I am painting and it "cleans up real good" when I want to show it off. Come and visit on Sunday 1- 4...Be there in the Square

MARSH SHADOW

MARSH SHADOW

40x30

35x30

Commissions are brutal. It seems people have an image in their mind of what they want to see but the problem is the painter can't see that same image. Here are 2 paintings of the commissioned view. Which would YOU choose? 

Mark your calendar:

Sunday MAY 19 1-4 PM

OPEN STUDIO in the old NORTH STREET STUDIO space.

Be there in the Square

INSPIRATION

YELLOW

20x16

RED

20x16

I love Stanley Bielen's work. How does he make such beautiful, heart wrenching still lifes?   

ART NIGHT

ART NIGHT

12x12

It was a pleasure to attend and paint this piece at the Copley Society last night for "emerging and aspiring art enthusiasts and collectors". 

FRESH PAINT

SPRING IN BOSTON

20x20

We had a glorious day painting in the city last Sunday. The auction is now online The Copley Society

TIGHTY WHITEY

TIGHTY WHITEY

8x8

The GJWP challenge this month..WHITE. Check out the "white" paintings by this gang of gals.

SPRING

12x12

Fresh Paint Event
hosted by the Copley Society of Boston
this Sunday April 28 from 10:00 - 4:00 pm. 

Over 75 artist members will be painting all over Boston!

I will be painting in the South End of Boston with some of my painting gal-pals

Nancy Colella

JoAnne Chittick

Joan Brancale

Eli Cedrone

BRING IT ON

BRING IT ON

28x25

Man alive..It is fun to be back in my North Street Studio

OPEN STUDIO

 Sunday May 19

1-5 

Follow your Bliss

Follow your Bliss

  4x4   

$50 Click here to purchase 

Round

ROUND

20x20

Having fun with color

Days of Wine and Roses

Days of Wine and Roses

30x24

The Rowley Gallery in Orleans MA seem to like the same old..so same old is on my agenda for a while .

I cleaned this up a bit

I watched my nephew come over the finish line at the Boston Marathon yesterday. He finished 10 minutes before the bombs went off. We were all safe. What a sad day for Boston.

COVE

Cove

37x30

This needs work but for now..I move on. It feels like a fake smile. A little too chipper and realistic for my taste. Perhaps more neutral colors needed. When the mood strikes I will re tackle.

THE CREPE

I am getting back rolling in my Studio after traveling and being pre occupied with 'life'. You know that feeling....hard to get back into the groove. I have never painted on a black gessoed canvas before. I am in the midst of waiting for the painting to tell me what to do.! I did a little one to just touch the paints while waiting. The crepe is like ... cooking the first pancake...it takes a few starts to get a good one.
I am proud to be a part of "Pictures at an Exhibit" on April 12 at Boston Symphony Hall

POSH PICK

It is SO wonderful to be back painting in NORTH STREET STUDIO. My dear friend Pam Copeman gave me these flowers as a Welcome Home gift. She can't help herself. She is ridiculously thoughtful and generous. 

BETWIXT

I am betwixt and between West Coast/South/North with only the bare bones to paint with...3 colors and 1 brush/20 minutes. Dr. Einstein is the "center of interest"

FINO ELEGANTE

FINO ELEGANTE

38x25

This was a long struggle. It is tighter than I had hoped for but sometimes the brushes won't take no for an answer. 

VALUES

VALUE STUDIES

6x6

Just staying in the game

GREENHOUSE #1

In order to be able to leave this paradise in Mexico soon, my thoughts begin to turn to the North and all of the harsh weather that my amigos have endured. A greenhouse is always a good place to restore and think of Spring

GREENHOUSE #1

8x8

$200

THE VIEW

THE VIEW

40x30

I painted over an old painting and let some old be a part of the new.

Check out the GJWP Challenge for this month...Theme is TROPICAL.

My sister artist, ROBIN KELLER is in town.