Still Life

5x7

Bread, Knife, Grapes and Cranberries

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I used the stormy days to do several small still lifes and to finish up a commission that I've been putting off. I must admit I was thinking of Julian Merrow-Smith when I set up this still life. Postcard from Provence is one of my favorite blogs. Julian is one of the original daily painters and he still puts out top quality work on a very regular basis. 5x7

Full Fall Throttle

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Fresh off the easel. A few minor adjustments may yet be made. I made sure to go out and paint today as this was the last clear day for a while. We are expecting two back to back "Nor'easters" ....rain, cold air and high winds for the next six days! Kind of cool really. 8x10

Mussels

Heavy clouds and a minor cold kept me indoors yesterday. I love the colors of mussel shells and I always return to them from time to time. 5x7

Monti Casino

I was really interested in the little white flowers ( monti as we call it in the flower business )...but the pine tree kind of took center stage...then it got dark really quick.

October Bouquet

Sunrises, sunsets...sunflowers! This is the first time I arranged florals since last June...they were much more fun ( and challenging ) to paint ! 16x12

Sunset from the Beesley's Point Bridge

This was fun, but I'm growing a little weary around the edges of doing unadorned sunrise/sunset paintings. It's time to sink my brush into something a little more challenging. Just began a studio version of of the mist at Estelle Manor...I love that orange mist and really wanted to explore it a bit more. Will post that work in progress soon.

October Blueberry Fields

12x9

Morning Mist at Estelle Manor

What a stunning morning to paint. I stood out on the floating docks at the Atlantic County Park in Estelle Manor. Estelle Manor is a neighboring county...I just love the name. 9x12

9th St Causeway Sunrise

8x10

September Blush

8x10

Mainland Oak

12x9

Glenn Eyrie, Colorado Springs

Most of my works from Colorado were excersizes in value, shape & composition. This 8x10 was done predominantly with a palette knife in Joseph McGurl's workshop.

Split Rail with Sedum

6x8

Boulevard Sunrise

sat on the roof of my car to paint this 6x8

September Wetlands: Incoming Tide

Extremely windy with a rapidly rising tide. I painted this with the voices of Macpherson in one ear and McGurl in the other. 10x8

Estelle Manor

Asbury Ave from 10th to 9th.

Final evening on Asbury painting event. Thankyou Ocean City Merchants! 9x12

Start of the Day; Hamilton Avenue

6x8...a new size! The three immature Mallards actually did swim into the scene, just as I was finishing up.

Pink and Blue

I've had trouble in the past capturing the pink and blue type sunrise over Scull's Bay. This one is a little better I think. I've lost count, but I believe this is Scull's Bay Sunrise #12. oil/panel 9x12

Inlet Fishing

8x10

The Flowershop on the Corner

aka "Manic Botanic" 9x12 The results of another Wednesday Night in Ocean City...one more week to go!

Outlaw Towels

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Ocean City has an ordinance that forbids hanging your towels over porch railings in the business district..I thought they made a fine subject for last weeks painting event. 8x10

Hey Miss Sun

What could I say?
16x12

Vineyard Home

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8x10

Presence

12x16

Bird Crossing

8x16

Sunrise with Marsh Mallows

I'm working hard to replenish my inventory. I have sold close to 40 paintings since my first Summer Art show in July. This was a beautiful morning at the wildlife refuge. I'm doing a small series of these to show at the Noyes Musuem Annual Gala Event this coming September. I've been asked to be one of the demonstrating artists...quite an honor.

Old Cedar

I think I must be in my blue-green period. 5x7

Early Morning Patcong Creek

9x12

House with Red Shutters

Bridge View sans Bridge

5x7

E.B.F. Meadows

EBF meaning Edwin B Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge. A beautiful preservation. Alternate title: Here There be Greenheads!...they were fierce! 8x10

Summer Garden

5x7

Flood Tide Fishing

5x7

Living on the Edge

5x7

Scull's Bay Sunrise 1.5

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5x7

Queen Ann's Lace

I went out to do a painting of the wetlands, but it was these flowers in the parking lot that really caught my eye. 5x7

The Road Back

5x7

The Chatter Box

Another Wednesday evening plein air painting. The Chatterbox was there when my mother was teenager, so it is indeed "Old" Ocean City. I met one of my blog followers while painting...nice to meet you Stacy, glad you stopped by!! I'll be back to paint next week. 9x12

From the Vault: Mussel Drawing 1979

Too rainy today to get a picture of yesterday's painting. This drawing was done with a flair pen when I lived in Nags Head, NC after graduating high school. I loved using flairs when I was a kid...unfortunately, they are far from permanent. I was able to restore this image with the help of a scanner and photoshop. approx 4x6

Book, Glasses and Flower

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8x10

Joe's Boat in Drydock

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8x10

Blue Hydrangeas

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Looks like the only floral work I'll be doing for a while is with a paint brush since I was laid off from my day job last week! 8x10

7th and Asbury

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The Glass Frog Studio and Ocean City are sponsoring a plein air event every Wednesday night. We ( the artists ) go there and are assigned a spot to paint from on the busy evening street. It was great fun and I got to enjoy good music while I painted. Can't wait until next week! 9x12

Big Tug

Friends let me use their deck this morning where I painted this Tug Boat...after twenty minutes he left....along with the barge as well. 8x10

Trumpet

I won two first place awards this weekend. One for my tent at the Cape May Promenade Art Show...the second from the Ocean City Art League show " Everything Ocean City" ( the painting: Flander's Watch ). That painting also took a blue ribbon back in March. If I include Stewarts Root Beer from the Hammonton Paint-Out this past June, that makes four blue ribbons so far this year. So yes...I'm tooting my own horn by painting a trumpet flower...5x7

Wednesday Morning, Ventnor

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5x7

Grassy Sound/Closure

I'm not thrilled with the word "closure" but in this case it fits best. Every now and then a painting takes me hostage and Grassy Sound has certainly done so. I've repainted the entire thing at one point or another, I haven't let myself start any new large pieces until this one was done. Today I had the time to spend several uninterupted hours mending the areas I found irritating. It may never be one of my favorites, but I guess I liked it enough to keep going.

Fallen Squirrel

Some find it macabre that I paint dead animals. As long as they are in pristine condition I find small animals make wonderful subjects. I grew up in a family of hunters ( including my mother ). Personally I hate killing things, but I think my home enviroment may be part of the reason I'm drawn to paint these creatures. 8x10