Charlottes Garden

12 x12 oil on panel. this is a re-post of one of my favorites....too busy enjoying my weekend away to paint!



Stopped by the Congress St Gallery and saw my paintings - on the wall and in the window! a great gallery in a great little seaside city. I love Portsmouth NH

flips - daily painting

6x6" oil on panel traded in the clogs for cooler footwear :)

*** saturday I'll be at the Broke Arts sale in Peterborough NH part of their weekend long
"Thing In the Spring"
with a originals, some prints and a few sale items - should be a fun day/weekend.


*** also in NH this month Ive got 6 paintings at the Congress St Gallery in Portsmouth NH as part of a small group show! I love Portsmouth and cant wait to go check them out and spend some time in this great New England town.

Pink Geraniums - daily painting, floral plein air

6x6" oil on panel. so nice out today I painting outside in the backyard. Did this all with one brush (4 bright I think) so fun, fresh and simple

Commission - children playing at the beach

16x20 oil - this is a commission I finished recently. really enjoyed this size and painting this

Hinterland 2 - plein air

8x10 oil on panel. 2 weeks ago took myself out for some plein air painting on my birthday. Went to one of my favorite places on earth - the end of the world -past Horseneck beach in Westport Mass. I could spend the rest of my life painting on this little strip of beach, there are sooooo many subjects...from the ocean to the campers and their people....there will be more I am sure

Old Salts - daily painting, beach scene

6x6"oil on gessobord
took a break from the commission/gallery work and did this. A Couple of Old Salts. It was the white socks that got me....they screamed out to be painted. :)

Have a happy unofficial start to summer!!! see you tuesday

Take Me Away - and another blog mention and multitasking!

nfs - Take Me Away 8x10

a wedding gift for my cousin and his sweet bride who recently got married on the beach in Mexico.

Also check out the gorgeous design blog Zuniga Interiors! The lovely Michelle mentioned my art there last week and I am honored, such talent over there!! check it HERE

Currently, one of those "Calgon,take me away" moments seems pretty good. Painting, shipping,commisssions,framing, and working on my website (up and running soon) among other things...ya know Multitasking!!! and Oh yeh, this little note showed up this morning :

so if anyone would like to take me on their beach vacation, i'ld be happy to come along take some photos and paint for you! Calgon Take Me Away.....

skyline at dusk -daily painting,plein air,postcard from RI

6x6" oil on gessobord. - quick plein air - done from my car - of my favorite little city skyline,or part of it: Providence. got my paints stashed in the car again, for quick get away painting sessions. Which Ive missed and now that its nice out, hope to be doing more ...

A Little Reflecting - daily painting, beach scene

6x6" oil on gessobord panel.
a little beach scene, a little reflecting. My little daily paintings will be sporadic over the next week or two - loads to do. All good :) happy weekend to all

Long Walk - daily painting, beach scene

9x12" oil on panel. Long Walk on the Beach - Not sure yet what I'm doing with this one.

Shell Seekers and another blog mention...

Beach 1 -daily painting,beach scene

6x6 oil on masonite panel. running out of titles for these little beach scenes! more palette knife - more think paint. and tons to do ...

Beach Find -daily painting, beach scene

8x8" oil on masonite. In the interest of loosening up my paintings, today I challenged myself to do a painting entirely with a palette knife and this is it.

This is a good exercise and you will see its effects in the next couple of paintings posted.

*** Also, the lovely and talented Laurie Pyszowski mentioned me on her "Favorite Things" blog today! Check it out here - how much do I love love love her header??!! Be sure to check out her paintings on silk too, just gorgeous! I especially love the lobsters!--- swoon.

thank you Laurie!!

Moms Time Out

12x12 " oil on masonite panel and beautifully framed and available through the
Rachel Thompson Gallery .

the Wed. theme for May at Daily Painters Gallery
is "Mothers" so Moms Time Out is my addition...but I'm thinking of making it a theme for the week. Moms at the beach is one of my favorite subjects....

Purple Haze - daily painting, flowers

6x6 oil on masonite. vinca in my favorite little purple bottle.

Daily Walk -daily painting, beach scene

6x6" oil on masonite. This is a guilt post. I spent the ENTIRE weekend gardening and neglected walking my poor dog AND painting! this is one I did last week :)

Reach the Beach - daily painting, beach scene

6x6" oil on masonite.
Happy May Day everyone - enjoy your weekend

Behind You -daily painting,flower friday

nfs - this isnt done but posting anyway....got lots to do. This is my little warmup today - thinking about a friend and working on some commisssion work.

also getting ready for an upcoming gallery show in June. - info on that to come.

So decided to bring back "Flower Friday" - just cuz. Also, just seems right for May Day.
May - my favorite month - think I'm going to celebrate it by painting/posting everyday :)

Summer Dreams and a New Gallery!

12x12" oil on masonite panel - Summer Dreams -

My Summer Dream come true: As a girl I remember going to galleries and thinking "I want to be a painter who has paintings in a gallery"

Today, I am happy to share that I am now being represented by the Rachel Thompson Gallery in St Augustine Florida. This painting is available through them as well as 9 others!

So thrilled. Below are pictures of my wall there and how nice my paintings look framed! -

Digging It - daily painting, children playing at the beach

6x6" oil on masonite panel

Stormy - daily painting, beach scene

6x6" oil on masonite panel.

Possibilities - daily painting,children playing at the beach

6x6" oil on masonite panel.

love this time of year...still cool with summer ahead...oh the possibilities!!

Shell Seekers 2 - daily painting,beach scene

6x6" oil on masonite panel
The Shell Seekers again...further away. Love these 2, havent gotten them out of my system yet...more to come I'm sure.

Used a palette knife on some of this. Loving it - loosens things up - more of that to come too

Lets Run -daily painting,beach scene

6x6" oil on masonite panel

The Shell Seekers - daily painting, beach scene

6x6" oil on masonite panel.
The Shell Seekers. This image really speaks to me. Like my surfers a while back, this one is going to pop up in all sorts of ways I have a feeling.

inspired by my mini-break....

ahhhh.....renewed. Back to painting tomorrow

12x12 oil on masonite panel. nfs - yet.
getting this ready to be shipped off to a new gallery....I will tell you all about it ....but not yet

Happy Spring

Enjoy your weekend everyone. I'll be popping in here from time to time but mostly taking this week "off" - my flower beds and closets need tending!!
Happy Easter, Happy Passover and happy Spring!!

Leaving Summer Behind -09 -beach scene,children

12x12 oil on masonite panel nfs -yet. more info on where this going soon!!

This is one of my all time favorite images and one I paint it alot. Starting to take some old faves and paint them bigger.

Chilly here in RI today....thinking about that warm sun on my shoulders feeling....

untitled fish.

18x18 oil on supported birch panel - nfs -

havent thought of the right title yet...but am loving this and its companion I painted too....very ME....

very busy - more soon....

Grow - daily painting, flower head, doodle

nfs - signing off for the weekend and maybe a bit longer. Just got picked up by a new gallery!!

So exciting.....More info to come....

soooo painting painting painting getting ready for that

AND my show coming up this June ----among other things!!

***inbetween all that you can spot me out in my yard watching the flowers GROW!! Happy Spring Weekend

Birthday Blues - daily painting, cupcakes

6x6 " oil on masonite panel.

Shadow Dance - daily painting, beach scene

6x6" oil on masonite panel. Back to my comfort zone today. phew.

Out of the Box - something different for Daily Painters Galllery

3ftx4ft oil on canvas. contact me for availability.
Out of the Box day tomorrow (april 1) over at www.dailypainters.com .

Which means that we were challenged to do something we wouldnt normally do and then post. Not sure how many of us with give it a go but should be interesting.

Since I normally paint small, sorta contemporary realism I decided to go BIG and abstract. So here it is. My boys love it and have put dibs on it. :)

dont worry...back to the beach tomorrow....

Happy -daily painting,doodles,flower heads

6x6" oil on masonite panel. I like Mondays. Its my get back into a routine,get the house organized etc day.

But its also my girl day. Mondays I have the honor of spending with my 2 yr old niece Mirabelle. Today, we decided was a good day to paint- and by 'we' I mean She of course -

Is there a better way to spend a rainy, chilly monday? I think not. ...and typically up popped the 'flower heads' again. Which my little studio mate promptly named "Happy".

Perfect.

Fishy Vibe - encaustic

12 x12" encaustic,oil,collage on supported birch panel $300.
Another from the bubble/encaustic series. So different from my usual work and a nice break...

A Line in the Sand - daily painting, beach scenes

6x6 oil on masonite panel. Drawing a Line in the Sand.

Needs to be done every now and then. Something different for everyone; setting boundaries, making lists and expectations. Spring cleaning time of year - perfect time to regroup, to draw new lines....one of mine is to free up my weekends - still be busy of course and most likely still painting but not worrying about posting and getting on the computer on saturdays. -
so signing of till monday...ok, probably sunday night...still happy spring weekend...

Go Your Own Way - daily painting, beach scene

6x6" oil on masonite panel.
As artists we often question ourselves - at least I do, but I suspect I'm not alone....we wonder is this right?, should I paint more realistically?, more painterly?, less realistically?, should I paint like him ?or larger? etc etc etc.
It is a constant daily battle and in the end makes us grow if it doesnt freeze us up!! If I dont listen to all these negative little messages - my true artist self emerges...it cant help it...and its OK-.

Go Your Own Way. Your own voice always works...it just does.

A Look Back - daily painting,beach scene

5x7" oil on masonite panel. Last from the inspiration photo from DSFDF

they make a good tripdict

These were fun, may do more :)

Next Up - daily painting, beach scene

6x6" oil on masonite panel.
" Next Up" in the series of beach scenes

Sea Watch -daily painting, beach scene

5x7 oil on masonite panel. this is painted from the challenge photo posted over at Karin Jurick's inspiration site . Of course I couldnt resist this one - in fact I did 3! This is the kind of photo I love - people doing their thing - Often I get asked to paint from someones photos but they usually are the kids staring at the camera. No interest in that at all - these kind of shots are what grab me. btw - added the bird in honor of our Ospreys that have just returned to town! Spring is officially here.

A Little Sushi - daily painting, still life,food

6x6" oil on masonite. What kind of daily painter would I be if I didnt try my hand at painting sushi?? he he. this being the brown rice/vegetarian rolls from whole foods - yum. and quite yummy to paint too. - these may become my new 'cupcakes' (horrid photo- so hard when there is lots of wet dark areas)

The Look Out - daily painting, beach scene

6x6 oil SOLD (commission)