Monday, June 24, 2013

Monday, June 17, 2013

First Gardenia 2013

10" x 8"
oil on canvas

Well, lately I have been having quite a "painters block". Not really wanting to paint and kind of sad about it. This has happened before and it's actually a good thing even through it doesn't feel like it. I believe when this happens my brain is sorting everything out I've learned to move to a new level which I'm quite excited about. I always feel a lot of fear in these times because I feel like I've "lost it" and it won't come back, but it always does which is a nice surprise.

I try to paint a gardenia every year when they bloom. They remind me of my grandmother. She introduced me to coffee and custard. She took me to church and liked to watch Billy Graham crusades really loud on her tiny TV. She liked to read the paper to me and would keep me up with her snoring. She wore red Estee Lauder lipstick and rhinestone glasses. She was stubborn and tough and I loved her very much. 

Monday, June 10, 2013

Blue Heron


"Blue Heron
8" x 10"
oil on canvas

Well, I'm back from my little vacation and wanted to paint something other than a dog. This is from a photo that Guy took at Arlie Gardens. 

Also, here are some watercolors I did from my trip to the Outer Banks. Most of them were done on the ferry ride from Ocrakoke to Hatteras. I was just having way too much fun to stop and do more paintings. The ferry ride is 2.5 hours long so I was kind of forced to stop for a little while. 
I really like these simple watercolors. 

Looking forward to blueberry picking today for the first time. 
SO glad summer is here. 



Shackleford Banks II


Ocracoke




Open Water from the Ferry


Shackleford Banks