Token Male

Tho' the holidays aren't completely over I'm back in the studio working......

Bill and I have five hens and one rooster that we've had for going on two years now. The hens are great! We get plenty of fresh eggs from them and tho' the old rooster can be obnoxious with his crowing & carrying on, he's by far the prettiest bird in the chicken yard and winds up getting painted quite a bit........so here's another tribute to our 'Token Male'

"Family Portrait"

Still painting apples! This is another piece for our upcoming Women On Paper Show.

"Time to Makeup"

Another piece for our upcoming Women on Paper Show on Nov. 20th. As I studied these two apples while I painted them, they looked more & more like a couple who'd had a spat!

Quiet Time

Donated to The Gertrude Herbert Art Institute's annual fundraiser "Oysters on Telfair"

Workshop Works II........

Here are the last three paintings. I waited til the last day to tackle the grapes!

Workshop Works I.....

October 19th - 23rd I had the privilege of studying with a wonderful painter named Carol Marine at a workshop in Jacksonville, FL. At the tender age of 31 Carol is a very accomplished painter and teacher. Carol is a 'Daily Painter' and during this workshop she shared with us how valuable the discipline of daily painting has been for her and how it has positively impacted her art career. She certainly made a believer out of me and the rest of the workshop participants. The images above are just a few of the exercises she had us complete during the week. It was a great art experience!

The images posted go from the first painting completed to the last one of the workshop.......It'll take two posts to get all the images on here (and I'm leaving out all of the monochromatic studies! Yes, it was a productive week!!)

River Island

The smaller River Island painting that I posted previously was a study for this larger version. This one is a private commission for some residents of River Island.