LITTLE CHUB

LITTLE CHUB

6x6 

My last week in P-Town. Have I stayed too long at the fair ? Missing my guys

Lots of great ART  at THE ROWLEY GALLERY. Come to the Reception and my DEMO at 76 Route 6A in Orleans MA on Saturday. The Gallery is terrific this year. The Rowley has wonderful new artists and a snazzy new look

SUNDAY ZINNIAS

 SUNDAY ZINNIAS

8x8 acrylic on board

 $150

I am so proud for beautiful person and artist Lisa Daria Kennedy. She received her MFA from Mass College of Art and Design yesterday and displayed her new work at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown last night at the 2013 MFA Thesis Exhibit. INCREDIBLE WORK ! Congratulations to Lisa.

TIN TABLE

   TIN TABLE

30x30

My P-Town kitchen table.

BLUE SKIES

BLUE SKIES

42x33

I did this from my head. Lucinda Williams helped out. The end result seeems the same whether I use photo's for reference or not. 

MOON IN SCORPIO

MOON IN SCORPIO

7x7

$125

Folks, we have got a wrestling match underway. This full on painting may sound like a dream (AND IT IS)  but the shadow side prevails. This is a section of a larger painting. When it is ready it will appear.

HEAVEN

HEAVEN

35x28

No need for words

SAND BOX

 SAND BOX 

20x20

A gorgeous day in Provincetown

THE BASICS

SAND

9x7 acrylic on canvas paper
$150

Fooling around with color, shapes,values, composition. Right?

GREYS

4x4

POETRY

FLOWERS

9x7 canvas paper

$150

Finding the poet within...

CON - FUSION

CON- FUSION

50x40

This is larger than my usual. I am taking the time to work on things that don't come easily. There is so much inspiring Art to see here in P-Town. I am stretched in all directions.....as I observe so many styles I like.....and this feels confusing.
I plan on posting more than usual this month as I have taken on the leslie Saeta 30 day paint challenge. Whoa! What was I thinking?

TWO-FER

CITY

7x5 acrylic on board

$150

Rainy, foggy days in P-Town make Studio painting a blast. I am working on a 4x5 foot canvas this week. Here is a little warm up painting for the biggie.

Luxurious Late Summer Read

6x6

The topic for this months GJWP challenge is RITUAL. I have a quiet annual ritual. At the end of every summer I slip down to a beach by myself and spend the afternoon reading a juicy book...so indulgent..love it.

COOL STUDIO

COOL STUDIO

9x7 acrylic on canvas paper

$150

I have a really neat studio to paint in. So far the weather is foggy and cool in Provincetown. What happened to the hot August days? 

BIG NEWS !!!!!

THE PORCH

30x30

BIG NEWS !!!!!!!

Tomorrow I begin a month long Art Residency at 

 The Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown MA on Cape Cod,which was generously bestowed to me by The Copley Society of Art !!!!! I am giddy with excitement to partake in this gift and challenge.

OTHER NEWS

Workshop PAINT FROM THE HEART coming up in November 16-17 at the Menocino Art Center in California. Come and Paint with me on the West Coast

BOUNTY OF ART

HYDRANGEAS

20x16

Price on Request

I went to the South Coast Open Studio Tour yesterday in Rhode Island to see KELLEY MACDONALD. Her work was gorgeous. A feast for the eyes. What a great artist community in Rhode Island. Inspiring to say the least

Love this piece of Kelley's

This gal has got it all going. Congratulations Kelley on a great Open Studio

WINNING

WINNING

35 x 30

I have been working on this for a while. I sanded down an old painting of a street scene of San Miguel D'Allende much to the disappointment of someone that was interested in it. I am out of canvasses and am more interested in painting than ordering new supplies. Can anyone relate?? I am so interested in the figure and struggle with it. I enjoyed the process and have a little tweaking to do. I used some black and white photos of my daughter when she was on a crew team, a painting of Eli Cedrone's that I bought years ago and studied the work of Melinda Cootsona to spur me on and inspire me.

FOR FUN

SWISH

4x4

MILKY WAY

MILKY WAY

7x7

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TRAVEL

TRAVEL

6x6

Nothing special about this painting other than the fact that I did it with one hand while burping the new babe and keeping him occupied for a brief spell. Multi tasking is what women do because they have to.
Check out the GJWP monthly challenge today.

FLEXIBILITY

LITTLE

4x4

Expect the unexpected. From East Coast to West Coast  in the blink of an eye. From Boston Summer  to San Francisco fog. Luckily a painter can take it on the road. Dr. Einstein needs an assistant  this week!

WEDDING PRESENT

30x24

Gosh, I hope the happy couple doesn't follow my Blog!

The photos I was given had no shadows. I had fun playing and stretching  color and shapes

PAINTING AN OBJECT

WISHING WELL

6x6

I have been asked to paint a "Wishing Well" for a wedding present. It is challenging to pant an object rather than a feeling. This is one of the  studies for a larger painting. How to funk up a wishing well and make it a joy for the bride and groom and still feel proud that the work is not just a pretty picture. Any ideas?

PATCHWORK

PATCHWORK

30X22

Trying out some new dance moves. Do you ever get sick of the same old?

REDUX

REDUX 32x28

Yesterday I went through the stacks and freshened up some paintings

This is the old one. It was really bugging me

HOT AND STEAMY

HOT AND STEAMY

8x5 Click here to purchase

Heat wave on the East coast.

SAVE THE DATE!

Come and PAINT FROM THE HEART with me NOVEMBER 16-17

at the 

THE MENDOCINO ART CENTER in Northern California. 

JULY 4

 JULY 4

32x25

Bless our beautiful country

Enjoy this sizzler of a day

THE GREAT ESCAPE

THE GREAT ESCAPE 

6x6

This months GJWP challenge is an interpretation of E E Cummings poem "Maggie and Millie and Molly and May" My painting is a lose interpretation of his poem. I used a different metaphor than the sea. I doubt if EE would mind. I mean.... what's that poem about? 

I also want to give some credit to my 7 year old great nieces Maggie and Ava for showing me how to paint a butterfly!

QUIET SPACE

QUIET SPACE

12x12

This is available at the  ROWLEY GALLERY in Orleans MA. It was painted in the midst of the Orleans 25th Annual Garden Tour. It was a peaceful spot. Can you hear the birds?

WEST COAST ART

I had the good fortune of meeting Marguerite Elliot on my trip in CA. She is an artist, curator and video producer in the Bay area. Her small and large scale mixed media pieces concern socio/political, environmental and feminist issues. I went up to Ross CA and saw her current exhibit at Sam the Butcher Gallery.

Other news. I will be painting at a garden in the Orleans 25th Annual Garden Tour tomorrow with a Reception to follow at  THE ELIZABETH ROWLEY GALLERY from 4-6.

Also

I am happy to be participating in the THE COPLEY SOCIETY Summer Members Juried Exhibit. The Opening is next Saturday June 29.

FINO ELEGANTE

40x28

River is in good hands with Dr Einstein

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