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Thursday, September 27, 2007

Birches in the Garden



This 7 x 10 painting was done at an arboretum that I visited with my sister. It was our art day together. Birches are one of my favorite trees. They remind me of summer vacations in Maine when we were kids. I love their contrast against the rest of the landscape.

Friday, September 21, 2007

The Hay Barn



7 x 10 done in plein air at a Farm Museum here on Long Island. I'm not anywhere near barns usually, but there was a billboard of a cow on the side of the road that said, "Follow me to the farm." I couldn't pass that invitation up. I'm glad I stopped.

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Lake View


This 10 x 14 watercolor was done for the Weekend Drawing Event on WetCanvas. It looks like a perfect place to spend a day.

Thursday, September 13, 2007

Bright Begonias


I don't usually paint flowers, but these were out on my patio sitting on my railing all summer. I had 3 flowerboxes of these giant begonias. Two of them fell off the railinglast week because they had grown so tall and topheavy. Some of the flowers broke off, and I ended up putting them down on the ground next to my railing. I love the color of these and decided to paint them before they're gone. This is 10 x 10.

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Wave Watcher



4 x 6 done at the beach this weekend. This little guy got creamed by a wave a little while after I finished painting this.

Monday, September 10, 2007

Surf's Up


I couldn't let the summer go by without trying to capture a boogie boarder in the water while I was there. This is 4 x 6. It wasn't easy to capture him.

Wednesday, September 5, 2007

Beach Fun


Here is another 4 x 6 painted at the beach. With the summer ending my supply of models will be ending soon too. It's been fun capturing kids enjoying the beach.

Tuesday, September 4, 2007

Holding On


This 4 x 6 painting was done at the beach. I love watching parents with their little kids and capturing those everyday poses.

Saturday, September 1, 2007

Ogunquit Rocks

5 1/2 x 8 1/2 watercolor done on my trip to Maine. I was sitting on the beach, keeping cool. The lighthouse-like structure isn't a real lighthouse. It was built to cover something from the water department and they wanted it to fit in with the landscape.