Secrets -daily painting, children at the beach

6x6" oil on gessobord

Dances with Wind -daily painting,children at the beach

6x6" oil on gessobord
my warm up for the day and a new fave. nice and painterly

Cards

I am going to be making 4 or 5 different images into cards. I have one I'm 100% sure of. I would love to hear from any of you which of my past paintings you'ld like to see as a card. send me an email or leave a comment, I'ld really appreciate it. thanks

The Perfect Gift

6x6" oil on gessobord
To all the 'black friday' shoppers out there - heres hoping you find the perfect gift!

a Summer Fling

6x6" encaustic

Wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving! I am thankfull for you all.

Winter - my first encaustic!

6x5.5" encaustic,collage,oil

My first encaustic! - encaustic is painting with hot wax. - and man, is it different than what I normally do - totally out of my comfort zone! But completely fun and addicting. ---ooh the layers and depth! its completely freeing. Ive been waiting to use this stack of old childrens book pages too.

untitled 3- beach scene, daily painting

6x6" oil on hardboard panel

untitled 2- beach scene, daily painting

6x6" oil on gessobord

Heaven - beach scene,

16x20 nfs - (yet)

a new fave. title and less washed out photo to come and info on where this is going

***edit*** A good friend suggested "Heaven" for the title of this and it works.

Race to the Bottom - daily painting,winter,children,sledding

6x6" oil on gessobord

Getting Courage - daily painting,winter children,snow scene

6x6" oil on gessobord

Going Sledding 2 - winter,snow scene,children sledding

6x6" oil on gessobord

Bundle of Joy -daily painting, children,snow,winter scene

6x6" oil on gessobord
typically theres a few paintings going on at one time here in my little studio. Its kindof funny right now to look around and see the clash of seasons going on. The Beach vs. the Snow.
Ive got winter on my brain. No doubt the beach will be back but for now its all about the snow :)

Going Sledding -daily painting,winter,children

8x10 oil on hardboard panel contact me for availability

The Black Sheep - plein air, daily painting

6x6" oil on gessobord
ran by these guys too. painting real quick but I like the feel

Last Look - plein air, daily painting

6x6 oil on gessobord
Ran by this tree today. Something about it made me go home and get my paints. Maybe it was those last few leaves hanging on, the blue/orange -my favorite combo, or the 'personality' of the tree...whatever it was, glad I went back.

Little Bird

6x6 oil on hardboard panel and below belated picture of my pumpkin

6x6 oil on gessobord

Fall Favorites

12x12 oil on gessobord $300
Fall Favorites. Fridays are my day to experiment and have fun painting. Usually that means bigger,looser and a different subject. - although wonky still lives are kindof a 'go to' thing for me.
painting on an cad red light ground - another thing I do alot. even primed a 3'x4' canvas today1

Winter Waiting

6x6" oil on hardboard panel
spectators at a sled dog race.

This Spot is Mine - daily painting, beach scene,children

6x6" oil on hardboard panel

BOO!

6x6" oil on hardboard panel
Happy Halloween!!!!

Beach Kids - daily painting, children at the beach

6x6" oil on hardboard panel
Beach Kids - for lack of a better title

Busy Beach - daily painting, beach scene

6x6" oil on hardboard panel

Hinterland -daily painting and Warren Walkabout

8x8" oil on hardboard panel $140

A very personal painting on many levels - Completely inspired by my brother and his Hinterland Series, its of the beach were we spent many many childhood days and drawn from a photo of his daughter running there. meant to be a loose and dreamy interpretation of a favorite place

***FYI*** this sunday 12-5pm is the Warren RI Walkabout (open studios,restaurant tastings etc) -

I will have some of my paintings, (maybe some prints too) on display along with David's work in their old studio space that we are in the process of turning into a gallery space for our work and my sister - in -laws work too. The space is a work in progress but its starting to take shape and we'ld love for you to stop by and say hi - its #205 in the Cutler Building 30 Cutler St Warren

Leaving Summer

9x12" contact me for availability
there is something about people leaving the beach that I just cant resist. a favorite subject for sure

Something Fishy

8x8" oil on hardboard panel $140
And now for something completely different......

Mother Beach

6x6" oil on hardboard panel

Autumn's Gift

6x6" oil on hardboard panel
Autumn's Gift to New Englanders - the fall color! Have a nice long weekend of leaf peeping!

Sweet Little Gift

6x6" oil on hardboard panel
A sweet little gift - painting presents is a challenge, but as it turns out, a great way to warm up. So I may have more of these from time to time. Perfect for the upcoming gift giving season :)
yesterday I said I was inspired by the paintings of Kimberley Applegate - and I am - but she paints chairs - not presents!!! Karen Appleton is the uber talented lady who paints the presents!!! Check out her website -she's got a great self portrait on there plus loads of packages

A Little Gift

6x6" oil on hardboard panel
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North Beach 3

6x6" oil on canvas
My favorite from this little series. much richer in person, cant seem to get the colors right in the photo

North Beach 2

6x6" oil on canvas

North Beach

6x6" oil on canvas

Chop Happy

8x8" oil on panel $140
thick panel with slots in back for hanging - no framing needed
more loose, suggestive painting going on here. Not so sure about the title but I've been working in my little studio space nonstop since early this am and this is the best I could come up with :)

Beach Social

12x12" oil on gessobord $300

Recharging

6x8" oil on gessoboard - contact me for availability

oops - I was supposed to post yesterdays painting today so it would show up on the

Daily Painters home page - the theme for October 1 is 'orange' . So I'll repost this one

Beachbreak

8"x8" oil on wood panel
more experimenting here.
this is on a 1/4 inch board with black edges and a cutout in the back for easy hanging.

A beach break is a surfing term for when a wave breaks over the sandy bottom rolling into the beach, but I also like the idea of a 'beach break' - taking time out of our regular lives to go to the beach-

-speaking of regular lives: posting early today because I teach kindergarten art on tuesdays.

- I'm thinking about teaching some kind of workshop for adults in 2009 too - any thoughts on that?

-also, I totally appreciate EVERY comment and email I get - lately Ive been slow to respond - due to my busy fall schedule and sharing my computer with a teenager and a couple of pre-teens! - keep the comments coming though! I really do read them and enjoy them.

kelley - no special days in Oct. - just my favorite month here in NE.

Anne M - I sent you an email. did you get it? send me an email, I'ld be glad to help you out.

Hot Mama

6x6" oil on masonite
a re-work of an older painting - adding orange - for October, my favorite month :)

**yesterday I went to the RISD museum to see the new Chace center and also the Dale Chihuly exhibit and the David Macaulay drawings - all amazing -if you are in the area don't miss these!!

Beach Walk

16"x20" oil on canvas (contact me for availability)
Ive been working on a small series of 'bigger' beach scenes - less detailed, more suggesting, lots of paint. they are very fun and possibly leading me in a new direction.
**stay tuned for where this will be hanging!**

Go to Your Happy Place

6x6" oil on gessobord
"Go to Your Happy Place" - people email me all the time telling me that my paintings often remind them of what they imagine their 'happy place' to be. I love that. That makes my paintings successful in a way.
Lately, Ive been hearing a lot of 'Go to your happy place' from the trainer Ive been working out with too - although the beach is my favorite place, turns out my 'Happy Place' is a crowded coffee shop I used to go to when I was at RISD. my next series of paintings perhaps?

Me and My Shadow

6x6" oil on gessobord

Breezy

6x8" oil on gessoboard

Mini Celebration

6x6" oil on gessobord
(blogger wont let me post a bigger image - weird)

Chase

6x6" oil on gessobord
probably every kid whose ever been to the beach has chased a seagull - at least I hope they have. A day at the beach, chasing the gulls is a good day. period.

Quick Update

Sept has turned out to be sooooo busy! But on wed. I was lucky to stop and smell the roses - or weeds -with my sweet little niece....
Today was a jammin painting day - one of those days that just clicked. Worked on 2 big paintings that are for something special - and exciting - that I will share with you soon. Next week - a gallery update and I'm back into the painting groove so more 'dailies' too and teaching a bit this year too!

Jack

6x6" oil on gessobord
This is Jack. He was the beloved dog of fellow artist Karin Jurik. She has started a new blog that I think is very fun. Every wed. she will post a photo for anyone to paint their interpretation of it and she will post the results. Its called; Different Strokes from Different Folks

check it out and also her work if you havent already.

** also, I really love painting dogs so if anyone wants their dog painted just send me an email.

Watch Dog - daily painting

6x6" oil on gessobord
watch dog - or watch the dog- is more likely - he, having a tendency to chase squirrells. We call these 2 'litter mates' because they have grown up together and are best buds ....totally painting for myself today :) what a treat

Together

6x6" oil on gessobord

Looking Back

6x6" oil on gessobord
Looking Back, looking forward. Lots of that going on this time of year with the end of summer vacation and the start of school.
(this photo has really washed out the color, it is much richer in person. psst. -I really love this image, inspired by North Beach in Chatham - a favorite place))