For more information and to download a map go to www.southcoastartists.org
I am going back to doing more works on watercolor paper as I have better control of colors than on Aquabord.
This was done a while back, but I always have loved all the conversations going on. Can’t you just see the tall figure on the right scolding the poor man with the beret. I have no idea what he has done, but she isn’t happy. Also the green and yellow creatures seem to be having quite an intent discussion. Most fun to me are the 3rd and 4th creatures from the right. Usually my creatures are communicating to one another or listening, but these 2 are posing!
This is a 14″ by 11″ Ink and Watercolor framed in a hand made cherry frame.
I am working on some new paintings for Open Studios next weekend.
Another in the Susan in Wonderland series.
I created this image for the Tiverton Land Trust Land and Sea Gala coming up July 31st! It is a truly special event and a very worthy cause to support. Carmen Grinkis is chairing this event and she has done a fabulous job. The art auction is not to be missed, and the menu a veritable feast!
This painting was sold to a big patron of the arts and I feel truly blessed to know that it will be enjoyed and appreciated for it’s unique style and humor. Note that the lobster is getting a little fondle from his lovely date. For more information and to get your tickets or make a donation you can follow this link: www.tivertonlandtrust.org
Also a huge thank you to South Coast Artists for making this weekend an incredible event…11 years strong and I was graced with so many visitors and buyers that I am a bit overwhelmed. Open studios is such an amazing event with about 70 artists displaying their work in their studios and homes. The second round is coming up the 3rd weekend in August and I am busy making companion pieces for my sea series (Mr. Lobster is making an appearing in most of them). I hope to see you for the August tours if you haven’t had a chance to make it to this past weekends. For a brochure and artist information go to www.southcoastartists.org
For those interested, I am making scarves from this image and I think they will be rocking fun. Susan’s Wonderland can be right with you all gracing your clothes.
Happy summer!
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I was introduced to Greek mythology by my husband and have taken a great interest in learning about the Greek deities. We especially enjoy looking at Greek vases but would happily take another trip to Greece to explore more temples and sites.
You can see this painting as well as my new sea series at Open Studios this weekend July 19th and 20th from 11AM-5PM Saturday and Sunday. I will have lots of new work on display.
There are so many wonderful artists exhibiting from their studios this year that I am sure it will be a great event.
This link takes you to a downloadable map. http://southcoastartists.org/sample-page-2/tour-map/
I am number 5 on the tour map.
This is a 7″ by 5″ ink and watercolor on Aquabord.
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Don’t you just remember that perfect summer party! The one where the weather was beautiful, the food and company were grand, and you meet that special person who became your best friend or your life sweet heart.
I remember the first time I saw my husband. It was at a wonderful opening at The Albany Institute of Art. I went there with my college roommate. I was a bit shy and tentative. I was looking through one end of a model train engine trying to keep busy. My eyes met the man I married peering at me through the other end. We looked up and then it was history. Amazing how I still can remember that moment, what room we were in, the people around, the color of the carpet, all preserved like a photo.
Do you know who is having that moment in this painting?
I do. Who do you think the happy couple is?
This is a 9″ by 12″ ink and watercolor on Aquabord framed in a cherry frame.
The poppies are blooming gloriously all over Europe and I love to think of having a party among the fields of them. Although my work is in 2 exhibits in Europe right now, unfortunately I am not.
I learned yesterday that my best cousin, Mary Sue, passed away at her home in Nova Scotia, with her husband and children at her side. Mary Sue battled brain cancer 3 years, outliving the one year prognosis. In her first year of her illness she wrote a book on daily meditations, each one a reason to be grateful. I can’t imagine how her family is going to deal with this loss. She is a nutritionist, and her husband is a cancer researcher. They developed a formula to save children who have a particular amino acid deficiency. Her brother and sister in law’s son and daughter were diagnosed with this rare disorder- Propionic Acidemia. This formula has allowed children to survive much longer than their life expectancy of 6 months to 2 years.
Mary Sue and I spent nearly every weekend of our childhood at one another’s house. We would play day long monopoly games, keeping score, although we always seemed to be even at the end of a month. I will deeply miss her and her deep love for her family, life, good food and good stories.
This is a 6″ by 6″ Ink and Watercolor on Aquabord. All proceeds from the sale of this painting will go toward to the Propionic Acidemia Foundation which is striving for a cure for this rare autosomal recessive disorder.
Wow oh wow, was this fun to do. I have been working on this painting for sometime now and am thrilled with how bright and vibrant it is. I hope you feel joyful after looking at this. I love the psychedelic colors.
For those of you who don’t know my process, I was recording the time it took to make this painting.
So here it is:
6 hours for the initial drawing in pencil and then a rest for a few days to re look and revise.
1 hour for revisions.
4 hours for inking the outline in with a crow quill pen and indelible ink.
And now time to take a guess to win a beautiful set of cards!!!!
This took me quite awhile. I have been working on this on and off for 3 weeks and if you take a guess at how many hours I painted this, leave a comment below. I will mail a pack of lovely new cards to the person who is closest. I have a little more tweaking for a few creatures and this painting will be set to go.
I will be sending this painting off to Belgium for an exhibit at the Chateaux de Waroux for a September exhibition if this doesn’t sell before then. Of course, I would happily send it off to a new owner. And yes, Chateaux de Waroux is one of the rare round castles! You can learn about it in the link above.
This is a 9″ by 12″ ink and watercolor on Aquabord and is for sale for $550 varnished and framed in a cherry frame.
I am loving working with a mixed gouache for the background as I can control the evenness of the color much better than with straight watercolor. Bumble Puss has just delivered this little blob to Ms. Mercat and her friend is looking on appreciatively. Not so for the cloudy seahorse who is wondering when he will get his delivery. Spring has sprung and yellow, blue and purple are the colors of the June irises I have in my yard.
I wanted to mention a wonderful blog by a high school friend of mine. I was always jealous to see Andie carrying her art portfolio around the halls as my parents wanted me to take all college directed courses which somehow left no room for art. Her blog is an eco-conscious person’s dream.
Her suggestions on how to make a spray that attracts beneficial insects instead of using toxic chemicals, and how to repurpose tomato cages, to decluttering projects is quite wonderful. Andie has been a writer and an editor for years but devotes a lot of time to environmental efforts. Her blog synthesizes both. Check out one of her post here http://www.thegreenqueenofmod.com/memorable-masterpieces/ on saving children’s art and consider signing up while you are perusing her posts. She’s also on Twitter @greenqueenofmod.
As to Bumble Puss, this painting is 6″ by 6″ Ink and Mixed Media on Aquabord, varnished and framed. $150.00 plus shipping.
Sometimes it is interesting to see the works of an artist from their past. This painting was done when I was pregnant with our first child, Anthea. Teddy bears were on the menu. I had been working in a totemic structure with a landscape below. I would often include myself and my spouse somewhere in the painting.
In this one I remember delighting in making a pregnant creature couple. You can see I was influenced by Rousseau from the start of my painting career. I was working in a larger format, 18″ by 24″. This reminds me to stretch myself and make larger paintings.
I still have several of my original works from the late 1970’s and early 80’s. This one was made in 1983. Our cats at the time usually managed to make their way into my paintings.
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