Cove mooring-sold

Oil on canvasboard, 6" x 6"

Yesterday my friend Janice and I went to the Newport Art Museum to see a show of paintings by Dora Atwater Milliken. Quite a nice show, I really admire her work.  Afterwards we went painting on Ocean Drive. I wiped off my first painting but was relatively happy with this one.

Tiger two-sold

Oil on canvas, 6" x 8"

Tiger lilies- they're so easy to grow, they're basically weeds, but the flowers are so very elegant and delicate. Unlike daylilies, they also seem to be good cut flowers; these have lasted several days, and they were in bloom for a while before I cut them.

Tiger lilies

Oil on canvas, 6" x 8"

Roses in bloom-sold

Oil on panel, 8" x 10"

This is my backyard with the roses in bloom.

In the courtyard

Oil on panel, 8" x 8"

I really liked this when I first started it but... I ended up cropping off the right hand side. Salvage what you can and move on...

Bus stop

Oil on panel, 8" x 10"

Friend's Market-sold

Oil on canvasboard, 6" x 8"

Window boxes-NFS

Oil on canvas, 6" x 6"

Another early morning Providence street scene.

Morning Sun-Sold

Oil on canvas, 6" x 6"

The light on these buildings caught my eye recently.

This coming weekend is the 10th Annual Little Compton Summer Art Show-  Friday night to Sunday, short and sweet. I have 2 paintings in the show. If you're in the area and looking for something to do, drop in. There's a link in the sidebar for more info.

Slices- sold

Oil on canvas, 6" x 6"

Hydrangeas again.

Got the blues-sold

Oil on canvas, 6" x 6"

There really isn't anything in the flower world like a bunch of blue hydrangeas (and painting them small makes it easy to justify not painting individual petals)...

Blue suit-NFS

Oil on canvasboard, 6" x 8"

Hydrangeas

Oil on canvas, 9" x 12"

"So then I said..."- sold

Oil on canvas, 6" x 6"

The outdoor equivalent of water cooler conversation...

Watering pot

Oil on canvas, 6" x 6"

Last night I sat on the back steps and painted this old watering can that was in our yard when we moved in (20+ years ago) and now serves as a flower pot.

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A splash of red

Oil on canvas, 6" x 6"

Firecracker

Oil on canvas, 6" x 6"

I actually spent a lot of time thinking, what can I call this besides "Red lily"? How boring. Then last night we saw a big fireworks display and it came to me. It may be a bit of a stretch but, hey, happy 4th!

Mug o' lily

Oil on canvas, 6" x 8"

I just realized the other day that this blog is sort of turning into a record of what's growing in my yard, since I get a lot of my source material by walking out the back door. It certainly wasn't my original intention, but it works.

Lunch break II

Oil on canvas, 16" x 20"

My husband has been away for the past week, returning today, and I've been amazed at what a hermit I have been, painting from the time I get up in the morning, with only short breaks to do things I absolutely have to do.

Anyhow, I did a small painting of this last week and reworked it a little for this larger version. This is a restaurant in downtown Providence. I seem to have this fascination with umbrellas...

Daylily-sold

Oil on canvasboard, 6" x 8'