Merry Christmas Apples

My son Will picked these apples from our orchard this fall...we were supposed to eat them, since they were wonderful organic fertilized by our horses apples...however I just kept admiring them in this basket beside the back door of our barn...turning all sorts of strange colors...so I did make one or two pies but basically I did what I really wanted to do with them...and now they will last forever in this painting...Merry Christmas!... oil on canvas 36x36" larger than life

Fatal Wound

We were taking a walk on a dirt road in the woods when we came apon this dead fox...the animal was so beautiful I wanted to take it back to my studio to paint it...however this idea was discouraged....so I picked up the frozen carcas and moved it off the side of the road thinking I will return with my paints...seeing it there, it's little black paws and lovely fur was very moving...as if it had just fallen asleep...when I returned it was not there...fortunately for me my husband had taken a good photo to work from....oil on canvas 24x30"

Me and the Walnuts

After painting the walnuts and quince many times I thought this was the last horizon...me painting them...oil on canvas 20x20"

Sam at work again

Always a new angle on the guitar playing Sam...I have to catch him in mid chord...oil on canvas 30x30"

Woman in Winter

It's fun to see what happens to a sculpture when the snow falls...a different view on things...the garden all frozen around her...4' tall bronze figure

Last weeks Life Class Model...

These paintings were from last weeks life class...not so inspired by male model with muscles...sleeping pose looks a little bit female? 36x48" watercolor and gouache on paper

Reflections

Not to change the subject but I really liked this image and I wanted to show it to you...Went to a life drawing class this week but didn't think nude men were such a good subject to blog...I have to take some photos of recent work...Tomorrow is Winter Walk in Hudson NY, wish you were here...we will have an opening at 510 Warren St Gallery...I am exhibiting some of the snow paintings from last winter...this Block Island reflection from Payne's Dock is a watercolor and gouache 22x30"