Stockbridge Bowl Marshes

 

When I arrived at this sight to paint, the sky was really lovely...I had to paint very quickly as all the clouds disappeared and a clear blue sky took its place....not as inspiring to me...oil on canvas 30x30"

Color.... and Black and White

 

Same flowering kale different day...a totally different way of describing what I see...every color change creates form and so it is simple, in a way, to paint what I am looking at and have it become a recognizable thing....with the black watercolor paint I am limited to line and value...light dark ...very simple in a different way...I like  them both, I love the kale...Any thoughts ?? oil on canvas 20x30" watercolor on paper 22x30"

Portrait of Josh

A friend who was willing to pose one afternoon...his father was from Ecuador...I loved his dark curly hair and innocent expression...just 21 years old...I did a couple more studies before this ...I liked this one the best...still trying to stick with the black watercolor on paper  22x30"

Romanesque?

 

 

A most amazing vegetable...a fractal....every time I look at it I see it as a more beautiful creation...black and white watercolor simplifies the design...there is one more in the series....then there are 2 oils.....16x20" each

 

 

The Final Nasturtiums

The hard frost has come and gone...and taken with it the fragile nasturtium blossoms...I adore these dancing flowers and their funny little round leaves...they also taste good...until another year ...oil on canvas 11x14"

The Last Sunset Block Island 2013

Our little house on the island is now all closed up for the winter to come...always sort of a sad moment...the end of another summer...however also a beautiful, fun season with family and friends and tenants that enjoyed this wonderful view...adieu... loved the dark clouds, and everything else...oil on canvas 24x36"

Windy Day on Block Island

This clothes line full of newly washed sheets is blowing in the wind and sun at the Narragansett Inn...one of my most favorite places on the island to paint...however I had to put the canvas on the ground because the easel was going to blow away with it...beautiful Fall day...tricky painting, but worth the effort   30x40" oil on canvas

Evening Light in Alford Valley

Last week when the weather was divine I was inspired to paint the view from East Road looking south west as the heifers made their way along the fence line...sun is setting...shadows are falling...clouds are rising...a gorgeous moment in time...oil on canvas 36x48"

Chesterwood Chair

Went to Daniel Chester French's(Lincoln memorial) house the other day to paint and found this chair sitting in the sun on the back porch...thought of all the important artists who had probably sat there at one time or another...Berkshire hills in the distance...last of the warm sunlight of the summer...made me want to paint it....oil on canvas 36x36"

Below The Bluffs Block Island

I had to walk down the 138(as I recall) steps to get to this vantage point...usually painted from the top it was good to try this view...the wind was blowing and my kind husband was willing to help me carry my gear down and back up....the canvas alone was like a sail in the wind...it was a beautiful sunny morning...no one around, the waves were crashing in, the air smelled of the sea and  the golden rod was blooming...oil on linen 32x45 "

View From The Andrew's House Block Island

Out to the island last week to get some work done...a beautiful time spent in the front bedroom watching the sunrise and the light pour in from the windows facing the town... I was as happy as a clam painting to my heart's delight...I kept thinking about the great American artist and freind, Sperry Andrews, who had painted in this house for years and years...this is the first of eleven studies I did that week ...oil on canvas 30x40 "

Potted Plant at Wheatleigh

This is an example of the glorious pots full of plants every where you look around this "cottage"...so amazing as is the architecture...oil on canvas 30x40"

Berkshire Cottage View

Up in Lenox Ma. there is a beautiful old estate by the name of Wheatleigh...now used as an  exclusive hotel... fortunately I know the landscaper and he welcomed us there to paint...the grounds are quite wonderful, which were originally designed by Fredrick Law Olmstead ( Central Park fame ) and as you can see there is a very good view of the Berkshire hills ...a great summer sky... more to come...oil on canvas 30x40"

Summer Bouquet

Picked this bouquet at home from the gardens and brought them to the studio... I adore the lilies...and this vase of my grandmother's (actually an Italian pitcher) is also really nice...sitting on the old stool was the perfect spot for a morning of painting bliss....30x30" oil on canvas....sorry so busy with all the summer work could not blog for ???

Black and White Studies

 

These lilies were so red I was challenged to paint them without color! I love to simplify with just the black watercolors...I have actually touched up some highlights with the white watercolor...more to come....22x30" ....22x22...watercolor on paper

Nature imitates Art or Art imitates Nature?

The little frog pond always entertains me... I love the frogs...and it is really funny when they sit like this next to the old stone frog fountain (which is not hooked up yet to the water, almost)...friends forever...

Block Island Ferry and Flowers

I painted this watercolor on the Island this past weekend  as a demonstration....in the rain....wet on wet...it was a real challenge...outside the Island Bound Bookstore on Saturday morning a small gathering of hearty souls...the wind blew the rain came down and I painted these beautiful flowers  fresh from the farmer's market...and of course...the Carol Jean...our most favorite ferry...it was a bit tricky when the rain started to wash away the paint(there was a small funny tent we huddled under) ...but it just made me have to paint with MORE conviction and love...a great time!  watercolor and gouache on 140lb hot pressed paper 22x30"

The garden in August

Here is the beautiful garden of lettuce gone to seed...and lots of other amazing growing ripe luscious things...It hangs in my exhibit at the Front St Gallery in Housatonic at this time...behind the garden lurks our humble home, the green barn...oil on canvas 36 x 36"

Show at Front St Gallery

Here is one of many paintings exhibited at the Front St Gallery of my recent work....the show will hang until September 8...if you have a chance please come in and see it...It is quite wonderful if I do say so myself....stay cool....as it was in my dining room last fall when I did this study of the table and chairs etc....dried flowers(grasses) means it was late in the season...oil on canvas 36x48"

Cool Water for a Hot Day on Block Island

I could spend days just painting the waves breaking over the rocks...it seems to change constantly and yet remain the same...to study a wave and how it moves is a wonderful prospect...on the left of the canvas there was a jetty going out to sea hence the straight line not common to water scapes...I loved the green moss on the rocks, wish I was in the water right now...looking at the painting will have to do....oil on canvas 15x30"