Happy Birthday!!

sold My grandmother is 90 years young today! Happy Birthday to You Grammy!

Snow Church

6x6" sold

Time to Read

6x6" oil on masonite
More from "What Santa does during his 'off season'" . Doesn't sitting at the beach with nothing but time to read sound really good right now. Love the holidays but Gosh, having nothing to do ......

Let it Snow

No painting this weekend. but lots of snow, paper and real. Making snowflakes is one of my favorite things to do. Hot tea with honey,a fire in the fireplace,a football game on the tv and a stack of white paper and good sharp scissors is my idea of a nice winter sunday afternoon :-)

Frostbite

6x6" oil on masonite sold
This is a portrait of a lucky cat. He was frozen - seriously. He was frozen and his current owner saw him,thought he was a stuffed animal but then noticed him move slightly so he took him home and literally thawed him out and saved his life! Now, a little rough around the edges,getting on in years but otherwise fine. We thought he deserved a portrait....oh and his name is "Frostbite"

At the Beach

6x6" oil on masonite

Two Turtle Doves

6x6" oil on masonite
I love vintage cards and have a bunch. Recently my mother gave me a few more and one little cutie inspired this painting. I had big dreams of doing a different painting of the Twelve Days of Christmas. Two Turtle Doves might be as far as I get. I pretty much crossed this project right off my holiday 2do list...what was I thinking???

Down Time

6x8" oil on masonite
Its crazy this time of year isn't it? Even if you say it wont be...It Is. Lights,gifts,wrapping paper, gift tags, parties,cards, baking, candles, endless shopping lists, crowds etc etc....can you imagine how 'the big guy' feels?...what with the whole world to get gifts for and all! He must take a serious vacation in January.

Snow Flying

6x6" oil on masonite
December 7 already?? the days are flying. Crazy busy weekend coming up, lots to do. Have a good one ...and Go Pats!

Gone Sledding

6x8" oil on masonite SOLD

My brother surfs here in RI all winter...my sons dont...yet. They go sledding, at the school nearby or our friends hilly backyard...anywhere they can really. I make the hot chocolate.

Below is art by my 9 yr old. His favorite shoes.

Peace (2)

6x6 oil on masonite SOLD

Lazy Days: daily painting, beach scenes

6x6" oil on masonite SOLD
Happy Chanukah

Reflecting

6x6" oil on masonite

I paint this alot - people -actually girls mostly- staring out at the ocean. While painting, I was thinking about that and decided that I'm drawn to this kind of image because 1. its familiar, 2. when creating you tap into your 'inner child' - well at least you should, in my opinion- so in a way I am painting myself. Does that make any sense? dont know. but the artist I am now is in many ways the child I was. and 3. just dang fun to paint :-)

So I guess take a second to reflect on yourself as a kid, what did you like to do? Do you do any of those things anymore? You should...take yourself on a playdate.

In the Surf: daily painting, beach scene

6x6" oil on masonite sold
These little beach scenes are becoming my favorites. One of these days, I'll paint a few really big ones