towel 4 -beach towel series

10x10 oil on panel
towel as skirt. not sure how many of these I'll do - need to do a few more smaller ones for this series and some mid size too.....

summer always plays with my painting time but always opens up time for other creative things too- which is always great...

if you are my friend on facebook than youve already seen these pond photos - thought I'ld share them here too so you'll understand when I switch gears from beach scenes to ponds and fish :)

pond with fountain that I made from a lamp base,plant stand and then hung beads and crystalssharpie pen on beach rocks by the ponds edge

the other lady of the house

towel 3 -beach towel series

24x24" oil on canvas
discovered that my new favorite size to paint is 20x20 and up - and still prefer panel to canvas - although gave it a shot with this one. panels suits my quick,direct way of painting

towel #2 -beach towel series

18x18 oil on wood panel
loving painting big!

Warrens Point -plein air

6x6" oil

Great Island - plein air

12x12 oil. Great Island, Wellfleet Mass -

this is a plein air that I did last week while on the Cape Cod....

busy working on my big towel series and building a pond in the backyard....also inspired by my visit to the Outer Cape and the gorgeous garden of the lovely Claudia that we stumbled upon......dont you just love creative inspiration!!

- pictures of both to come

#1 -towel series -beach scenes

18x18" oil on wood panel.
#1 - towel series
havent named this yet - but its the first of a series - of course this is a subject Ive done many times before
- today, all super inspired from going back to where my artistic roots started to take hold ( the outer cape cod) I got a bunch of panels ready to start a new series - Ive got about 7 subjects in mind!! - and somehow ended up back here - but I'm not complaining, I like it here.

However, switching things up with the way I paint - challenged by my artist sister-in-law - to use less paint, loosen up, paint larger, embrace my contemporary side more- I'm going for it and its soooo much fun

Search -daily painting, children playing at the beach

6x6 oil - I "heart" boys and buckets.

Wellfleet - plein air - beach scene,cape cod

6x6" oil
While the rest of our gang went to the free Shakespeare performance at Wellfleet harbor - I snuck across the street, sat on the beach and did this little one inbetween rain showers....

Hazy -daily painting,beach scene

6x6" oil on gessobord

Coastal -encaustic

12x12 encaustic

Space -daily painting, beach scenes

8x10 - oil - people watching - and painting them are 2 of my favorite things to do...but sometimes a nice empty space is the way to go...

At the Coast - encaustic

12x12 - encustic,oil - At the Coast.
layers of oil and wax - love doing these. this one may be going out to a new gallery, still deciding...still rainy here on the east coast!!

Commission - children playing at the beach

12x12 oil on panel
popping in for a second! A commission that I really enjoyed - one of those 'flow off the brush' ones

Sortof on vacation this week...due to the computer cord and getting into the routine of summer with boys out of school, ....so not really vacation but a break from painting.


Found this photo while cleaning today. Its my favorite of my sister and I (she's on the right) and exactly the kind of photo I like to paint from - it captures a moment in time. So much more interesting than if the two of us had been grinning at the camera...
Not sure which beach we're at but I think its
at the Cape Cod Natural History Museum. Which is one of my favorite places to go on the Cape still. If you find yourself on the Cape this summer and especially if youve got kids its a must see.

now back to the laundry and the trunk list...

Artists for Save the Bay

The Artists for Save the Bay show runs through Aug. 28 so if you cant make the reception stop by the show some other time this summer. Its a great collection of coastal art for a great cause (and the Save the Bay building is pretty cool too!) I'm so happy 3 of my paintings are included in this years show!!

update

the plug to my laptop broke! it'll be a few days to get my laptop up and running again. be back soon

All Summer

24"x24" encaustic, collage, oil on board nfs - this ones mine.
my beach boys. Its about to be 'all boys -all summer' in a few short days.....*sigh*

Looking forward to the change of pace however. time to refocus,reevaluate,restart and relax.

packing my pochade box up to keep in the car for some beach day plein airs and also going to experiment with some things.....

iris + poppies - flower friday and sketchbook

6x6 oil on panel. flower friday.
iris and poppies from my garden - painted this last week. they are gone now. Walking around the yard looking at everything in bloom, I feel guilty if they dont get painted so I'm bringing back 'flower friday' for the summer.......
and another summer goal is to actually fill an entire sketchbook!
usually there are several in rotation and end up a mishmosh. So I'll be trying to fill ONE from start to finish. occasionally i'll share a page or too - it'll help keep me accountable ;) AND its fun to peer into an artists sketchbook isnt it? like getting a glimpse into their studio space - love it if my artists friends out there would share their sketchbooks too

Strawberry Study - daily painting,floral

6x5ish oil on panel. Working on a big still life with strawberries. this is a quick study for it. painting strawberries is soooo fun --- aliz. crimson and cad red lt...my 2 favorites in the same fruit. doesn't get any better than that ;)
*sigh* its the little things ....

All Creatures - great and small...

no painting today - instead my niece and I went for a nature walk at the beach and hit the jackpot! first we found a robins egg - at the beach! who knew?? then...we followed fresh deer tracks! we must have just missed him!!! and THEN.....a 30 ft. humpback whale (dead)!!!

very smelly but still cool to see. I love the beach. Something new everyday...it'll be a while before I can top this though ;)

Sun Dress - daily painting, children playing at the beach

6x6 Oil on gessobord.

A June Wedding - daily painting

6x6" oil on masonite panel. Big wedding weekend I'm guessing. this I painted last fall - of my parents cake topper which theyve saved for 45 years!

beach umbrellas -daily painting, beach scene

6x6' oil on masonite panel. lots of thick paint here applied with a palette knife. Which by the way is my palette knife from college!!
working on some encaustics today!! - so fun - I'll post them when they are done

Twirl Girl - daily painting, beach scene,children

6x6" oil on wood panel. loving this little pink sundress, its going to come up in a few paintings this month.
Still plugging away on commissions and getting organized but couldnt resist this little Twirl Girl

Working on some commissions this week and some other studio stuff but wanted to check in and thank everyone who have been leaving comments for me!
I appreciate and enjoy all of them. With the year half over already , I'm reviewing my To-Do list and responding to comments is right up there near the top!

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