Auction

When the local Arts council hosted a fund raising auction,  a feature was a series of 8" square works in all kinds of media.

This particular painting, based on an earlier summer photo, tells the wonderful story of a retriever and his owner enjoying a day on the water.   The dog clearly thought this way of experiencing the lake was superior to previous watery encounters.

A painted band of Mission lettering, proclaiming the name of the vacation spot, provides a frame for the panel.

Vacation Idyll

Jamaica.  

Away from the beaches it feels very old and foreign.  Definitely its own country.

From the beaches the water is that glowing, translucent blue that means the tropics to us northerners.

I chose to travel with pastels thinking it might be easier.  But Jamaican customs had other ideas.

Near Negril   

Pastel 6" x 8"

Glass Bottom 

Pastel 6" x 6"

Catching Up

Not having posted this year, due to dramatic changes in my life, I decided posting was severely overdue, lest I gave it up altogether.

The painting below was started as a plein air last summer, finally finished a few months ago.  It's the painting underway in the blog post of me in the red apron under the umbrella.  The photo was taken at Duck Dance Farm, which was part of Pioneers of the Blue Ridge event.

In the coming week I'll be at the second North Carolina Plein Air Open, a great event with many interesting and talented artists. It takes place in Salisbury which has many finely restored homes and a wonderful train station.  The Waterworks Gallery is the center for this event.

The Pond at Duck Dance
5" x 7" Oil on Panel