Boston Harbor 11″ x 14″ Ink and Watercolor Framed painting of Boston south through Cape Cod. Available
She’s There. 11″ x 14″ Ink and Watercolor Framed painting of New England Coastline. Available
Terra Incognita 11″ x 14″ Ink and Watercolor Framed painting of Newport and surroundings. Available
Two bee.
One bee
Fly Bee
Witch Hazel Bee
Hive bees
Winter on Nannaquaket
Sunsets across the Sakonnet
It’s that time of year again and Hurricane Flo has sent us rains and a beautiful sunset. The beehives are battened down and the bees are kicking the drones out.
What an adventure. We started with three hives in the mid-April and we now have seven. I will be attending an apiatherapy conference in late October as I am interested in the medicinal properties of bee byproducts especially propolis.
I have been busy painting all summer.
I have these three 14″ x 11″ paintings,: The Places I Go, Bee Mine, and Bee Happy framed in lovely black and golf frames ready to ship for the special price post studio tour price of $400. Please email me at susanmedyn(at)cox.net if interested. This is a one time half price offer to celebrate the wonders of the fall.
And now to some Hurricane of 1938 photos, art and life on the Rhode Island coast.
Hurricane of ’38, Providence, RI Boatyard
Walking down Ship Street after the waters receded. Men have their trousers rolled up to navigate areas of standing water. New England Hurricane of 1938. Rhode Island, Providence 1938 September 22
HURRICANE OF ’38, FOREGROUND WRECKAGE, BRIDGE, PROVIDENCE, RI
Harbor area destroyed by storm surge. New England Hurricane of 1938. Rhode Island, Pawtuxet Village 1938 September 22
The tug Monhegan left high and dry by storm surge. New England Hurricane of 1938. Rhode Island, Providence 1938 September 22
Barber shop of the Grosvenor Building with barber chairs reflected in the remnants of storm surge waters. New England Hurricane of 1938. Rhode Island, Providence
My hurricane photos have been used in several articles. I found these in a quirky antique shop.
Here is one photo being used in Smithsonian Magazine.
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-great-new-england-hurricane-of-1938-62061578/
And there are a series of my acquired photos in this article:
http://www.wcvb.com/article/photos-remembering-the-great-hurricane-of-38/8115867
You can see a peek of how my paintings look framed above David Formanek’s latest sculptures. 
Here you can see some of the work we displayed for South Coast Artists Open Studio Tours this summer. We thank all our collectors and visitors for coming out and seeing our art.
Stay tuned for more adventures of our coastal Rhode Island life and art. Soon I will be posting my foray into honey elixirs.
Filed under Art, David Formanek sculptures, HURRICANE, New Work, Open Studios
BEADS OF DOUBT
INK AND WATERCOLOR 10″ X 7″
Sold
Have you found Mr. Beads?
You will know where the title comes from.
Post knee replacement days are filled with exercise, pain, icing, medication, and exercise.
Hoping David does all the cooking this Thanksgiving.
Filed under New Work
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.
I must say I struggled away with this lobster. Initially he was colored in very light blues with hints of red. Yes, I wanted him to look like he had just come out of the sea. When I looked at my work from a distance I felt that the values were too close, so this guy got some make up. I have seen bluish-red lobsters but really, if you are wearing dancing shoes you can be any color you want to be.
This is a 7″ by 5″ Ink and Watercolor on Aquabord. I have started on a sea series and hope that I can do justice to what I imagine under the sea parties must be like. To purchase click the Paypal link below.
I am also one of the featured artists on the front page of Turning Art this week. Click on over to take a look.
WHO DESIGNED YOUR CLOTHES?, 12″x9″ Ink and Watercolor, $400 framed.
I don’t watch commercial television very often but last night I was watching a movie on Oxygen and felt assaulted by the number of commercials for spring clothing. I don’t know if there was a time that I ever remember enjoying these commercials but I was struck by the influence they must play if you are watched a lot of TV. Enough of that.
I prefer the lovely clothes these creatures are wearing.
Filed under Art
A chicken always needs a good pair of high heels. Need I say more.
Sometimes it is hard to get a good photograph when using Arches cold press watercolor paper. The bumps on the paper cause the areas in-between to shadow to grey.
Sweet 7″ by 5″ Ink and Watercolor already in a matte. $50.
Do you remember the James Bond movie where the villain’s sexy girls shoot from their bras?
Well I have a little bombardier here. No danger intended, just one of my funny creatures.
When it’s cold outside it is nice to think of summer days when the poppies bloom and cats lounge in the sun.
This is a commission of cats in a sail boat that I did for Captain Susan Smith. I wasn’t sure what a coracle was but she responded to my proposal drawing with “Cats in Coracle” so I took that to mean it was a go. I looked up coracle and found it to be an ancient round craft used in Wales. In case you have any doubt, here is an image of a coracle. I know my boat is leisurely drifting.
And thinking of commissions, this is a great time of year to order a painting for a holiday gift. I still have time to get a few more in. Just email me at susanmedyn@cox.net
It’s that time again to make the quince paste and quince jam. I am going to try out a crock pot for the paste. Right now the house smells heavenly from 20 pounds of cooking quince.
