Monthly Archives: July 2009

Vacation sketches

Vacation sketches

Posted by on July 27, 2009 in Blog | 1 Comment

Family takes  priority during family vacations, so I sketched and painted less than I might have.  Still, I was able to get some work done on our recent trip to Hilton Head.   Living in New England means that I have very little opportunity to see and paint trees from the southeast.   Trees are a favorite subject of mine and are [...]

New Seascape

New Seascape

Posted by on July 20, 2009 in Blog | 1 Comment

Unfortunately, the weather did not cooperate for my Plein Air workshop the week of June 22.  The idea was to spend four days painting on location in the Cape Ann area of Massachusetts.  Instead of being able to paint outdoors, heavy rain, drizzle, low clouds and wind drove us indoors for most of the class. We did venture out on [...]

Cape Ann, Massachusetts

Cape Ann, Massachusetts

Posted by on July 15, 2009 in New Work | 1 Comment

“Cape Ann Walk” 9 x 13 This work began as a demo for my Cape Ann Workshop, which took place June 22 – 25, 2009.  Unlike most of my work, this one began using a reference photo taken by one of the students. The photo depicted a gray, rainy day  on which a few brave souls decided to take a [...]