Seaside garden- sold

Oil, 6" x 6"
Pink hollyhocks, blue water and sky- couldn't resist. These are little paintings but I'm tempted to paint them really big.

Red Hollyhocks- sold

Oil, 6" x 6"
I found these hollyhocks in the afternoon sun at a public garden not far from home and knew I'd be painting them. Luscious color, beautiful light...

Colors of the Azores

Oil, 8" x 8"

I recently got back from a trip to the Azores. Didn't do much drawing or painting while I was there, unfortunately- too busy sightseeing. I did this from a photo when I got back. It's a colorful place- you wouldn't see bright orange houses or white houses with lime green trim in New England, but there it just looks right.
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Rock and rose- sold

Oil, 6" x 6"
Painted the other morning at Westport Town Beach/ Allens Pond Audubon Preserve, MA. The soft hazy light and sparkles on the water were really appealing.

Westie-sold

Oil, 6" x 6"
I met this little guy when I was out painting one day last week. Who could resist such a cute face? He's much more interesting than the landscape I painted...

Sketching on Benefit St.

Watercolor, pencil, ink, approx. 8" x 10"
Ed and I met on historic Benefit St. in Providence one day last week and realized we could spend a lot of time there this summer. Great architecture and quiet shady street. Email me for price.

White buildings in the sun- sold

Oil, 6" x 6"
I've had my eye on this building at the Providence Country Day School in East Providence for a while and finally got to paint it yesterday morning. I'm always seeing things when I'm driving that I think, I'd like to paint that, but I can't right then. I've started keeping a notebook in my car and writing them down so that when I have time to go out and paint I have a list of possibilities.

Geranium- sold

Oil, 6" x 6"
Searching for something to paint in the backyard on a sunny day. This is a higher key painting than I usually do and it was fun.

Beach roses- sold

Oil, 8" x 10"
Painting at Round Hill Beach in Dartmouth MA late yesterday. Lots of beach roses, pink and white, scenting the air. Fog rolled in toward the end, obliterating the distant shore.
I painted the roses first because I wanted that bright clean pink/magenta, then I painted the greens around it.

The Iris are blooming- sold

Oil, 6" x 6"
One of my favorite flowers...

Portraits and a portrait class

(It was raining the night I left this class. Turns out that while rain doesn't hurt an oil painting, it will soak into the unpainted canvas paper around the edges and make it wrinkle...)

A few faces I've painted recently, in oil. If you're in the Rhode Island area, I'll be teaching a class this summer at the South County Art Association on Monday nights in mid-June and July. Two weeks of portrait drawing, and a month of painting portraits with a limited palette. You can sign up for the drawing and painting classes separately. Suitable for beginners, although some drawing experience is recommended. (The summer classes aren't listed yet on the website, but I'm sure they will be soon.)

Early morning, East Bay Bike Path

Oil, 8" x 10"
I actually started this a few weeks ago, but the light changed so fast that I knew I'd have to go back a second time to finish it. Lovely quiet spot in the morning, but the incredible amount of trash on the little beach speaks to late night get togethers with beer and fast food. Nonetheless, I really enjoyed myself. The birds were all chirping and the mosquitos aren't bad yet...
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