Lifeguard in Training -daily painting,children playing at the beach

6x6" oil

Sunshine Shoulders - daily painting,beach scene

6x6" oil
A little study for a bigger painting in the works....

Saba - monday portrait session

12x12" oil
Saba - a beautiful name for a beautiful girl. It means Cool Morning Breeze in Arabic. She was the model last night at our monday night portrait session - wish I had a photo of her too so you could see the likeness...what fun those eyes were to paint! but as for the spot I love? it would have to be her nose - loving that lighter brushstroke inbetween her eyes -yum

Cape Summer

8x8 oil. Working on some bigger paintings but thought I'ld share this little one - one of the

most beautiful spots on the Cape - North Beach in Chatham

Treasure - mothers and children, beach scene

6x6" oil. Treasure. Today was busy with getting our backyard pond cleaned out and good to go for the season...around our pond are many of my boys 'treasures' found over the years.... they make me smile

Black Hat - beach scene, mothers and children

6x6" oil - geez, talk about a painting slump.... its been a few weeks of starts and stops, wipe outs and confusion on which direction to take - happens to the best of us I suppose... strange - havent felt like painting but started running again, became a vegetarian and have the overwhelming urge to get another dog!! what is THAT about??!! must be spring fever :)

So back in the comfort zone but ok with it. Happy here and spent the entire day painting which is always a good thing.

Painting big - alot bigger - is where I'm heading but will still keep at these little ones to help work things out - stay tuned for more moms at the beach - inspired (finally)by mothers day

Mark Taber - portrait series

18x24" oil. back from my painting break - sometimes you just need to do other things to recharge the creative juices.

But nothing could be better for getting my painting groove back than hanging with a bunch of RISD alumni for a portrait session - which is what I did last night- and a GREAT model too.

Seriously this guy was FUN to paint. His name is Mark Taber and he is a local pianist here in RI - we were treated to a bit of his talent while setting up. Thank you Mark.

You can read about Mark HERE

Inner peace -daily painting, beach scene, yoga

6x6" oil.

Chris -portraits

14x18" oil. Chris - another portrait from my monday open painting group. First time ive had to tackle glasses and that was a challenge.
So fun painting people...

Nate -portraits,figurative,teens

18x24" oil.
Nate -
the colors in this are much richer than the photo shows but it is toooooo nice out to stay in and fiddle with it... so here it is...

Warrior two - yoga poses, beach

6x6" oil

Warrior one - yoga poses, beach

6x6 oil.
Warrior One. I always paint on a surface that is not white. This little painting is a good example of that. See around the clouds - that orangey color showing through? - that is the color of the panel and I just love that effect.
Orange is my go -to ground color for most paintings - a habit picked up in art school that has never left. Many artists switch the background color to a warm or cool color depending on the overall tone of the final painting. Ex - cool blue background with a warm toned painting.
Not me - I'm happy with bright orange :) in most cases - the Sofia painting was painted on a very pale umber because a lightness effect was the point...
try it! experiment with different colored backgrounds - you just might like the results.

Om ... daily painting,yoga,beach

6x6" oil.
OM......

Sofia - portraits

21x18" oil
Sofia - another portrait - just cant stop myself :)
- Sofia in the sun - with that gorgeous head of hair and the most perfect oval face ever
- oh to be 16

Walk with Me - daily painting, children at the beach

6x6" oil

Triangle Pose - yoga poses,beach scenes

6x6" oil.
Triangle pose. Ahhhh, yoga at the beach - i could use a little of that right now...

Molly - portraits,children

16x20" oil. Theres a great cast of characters that frequent Chez Miller and Molly has been a regular over the years. Love having another girl around especially one with such spunk!
Think this captures her spirit a bit. - thanks Mols!!

Little Shadow Dance -daily painting,children playing at the beach

6x6" oil

Little Beach -daily painting,beach scene

6x6" oil. Everyone could use a little beach right now. Cold and raw and snowy/rainy here today - perfect for photographing art outside ;) and painting the beach! inside of course.

been sidetracked by all the people painting, but fear not - the little beach scenes are never far and Ive got a few for the next few days

Derek -portrait,oil,figurative

16x20" oil. Derek. loving my monday night painting group. heres a link to one of the painters from the group Rob Rey