Still working on finishing up the main colors in the body of this magnificent bird. I’m also working on getting the roundness of it’s body shape in place. And there are some drawing issues I need to work out. Pulled in a few colors from the bird into the background. Will likely next tackle more… Continue reading Great Blue Heron: Day 2
I’m delighted to announce that my beloved Raccoon painting has found a new home! She sold at the RAL Art Center today to a new-to-me patron. Since I took her photo last Spring, she has begun bringing around her four cubs (I think they are called cubs and not pups). So I hope to get… Continue reading Raccoon Painting Re-homed
I think this fellow is actually a cook, but since he was doing something very interesting with a piece of meat, I’ve decided to call this The Williamsburg Butcher. So, here is the reference photo: Because his left hand was moving and blurred, I had a hard time figuring it out. In the photo, because… Continue reading Williamsburg Butcher
I am just back from the 3rd Annual Figurative Arts Conference & Expo (FACE) which was held November 10 – 13, 2019 in Williamsburg, VA. It was a wonderful experience and I will talk further about the various lectures and demonstrations I attended, terrific artists I met, and the phenomenal vender store and all the… Continue reading Small Favors
I decided it was time to add a little something to my CV and I took the plunge on November 1, paid up my dues and submitted two paintings for consideration to the Oil Painters of America (OPA). I am happy to report that yesterday I received an email letting me know that I had… Continue reading Joining Up
The last two sessions painting were very long for me. I’m working on building up my stamina, I guess. In any case, may I present The Apothecary Clerk This painting is 16X20″ on stretched linen and will be on display at the Stewart Gallery in Gloucester, VA on May 2020. It is part of my… Continue reading Colonial Williamsburg Apothecary Clerk
I visited my local Farmer’s Market a couple of weeks ago and ran into a number of folks who follow me on this blog, on Facebook, or Instagram and have been excited to see the Colonial Williamsburg Series continuing. I was gifted with a lot of positive feedback but one comment was repeated by a… Continue reading Fast or Slow: It’s Relative
When Ken, my husband, and I visited Colonial Williamsburg this summer I was already working on this series of painting featuring the interpreters there. These fellows were working on different projects. The man in front was working on a leather folio (as an artist, I covet a leather portfolio). The man in the back was… Continue reading Colonial Williamsburg Leather Workers
I actually finished this painting some time ago but then was having internet issues and a few other distractions happening and while I posted the first few days of the progress. I never posted the final painting. This painting will be part of the Two Artist Show at the Stewart Gallery on Main in Gloucester… Continue reading Ox Cart Man Finished
