Red Sky

Living on the ocean, facing East, 

we wake up to some pretty amazing sunrises. 

I usually avoid painting them because 

I figure the world's Greatest Artist

already does a pretty good job of it! 

Although, the Girls Just Wanna Paint Challenge this month is:

"reflection"

so I thought I'd give it a shot. 

"Red Sky in the Morning"

(Hurricane warning!) 

6 x 6 

This one was particularly spectacular.

It was the morning before Hurricane Irene arrived.

The ocean was like glass and the sky was lit up like it was on fire!  

Back to Normal Now

Nothing like a hurricane to shake things up for a few days! 

During all the upheaval, I managed to get some work done. 

"Perfectly Happy"

 12 x 12 

My friend Franny is organizing a fundraiser called 

"Art Off the Wall" 

for the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. 

She asked us all to donate a 12 x 12 painting 

to be auctioned off in sort of a "Yankee Swap" format. 

I kind of want people to be fighting over mine. 

Painting this during the hurricane made me 

forget about the howling winds. 

Commissions Can be Sticky

Commissions can be sticky, to say the least. 

I usually regret it, every time I agree to do one. 

Painting something someone else has in mind,

 kind of takes the wind out of my sails. 

But this one, I actually enjoyed doing! 

It is to be a gift for a woman who was a member 

of my garden club years ago. 

Her daughter saw this one of mine: 

Garden Club Meeting 

8 x 10 

at a mutual friend's house 

and asked me to do one like it.

Garden Tour 

8 x 10 

I included daffodils, orange day lilies, and gladiolas

(even though they are never in bloom at the same time)

because those are her Mom's favorite flowers.  

Duxbury Beach

All summer long 

people with four wheel drive vehicles line up along the shore 

of Duxbury Beach to spend the day on the beach. 

"Duxbury Beach" 

8 x 16 

This is the scene as viewed from the ocean 

on a particularly busy day. 

Old Painting Dilemma

I spent today organizing my studio for September and beyond. 

So what do I  do with these old paintings?

There has to be over 200 panels here. 

Most are class work or failed experiments.

Nothing I would ever want anyone to "own".

I've been told to never 

put them in the trash. 

(Because they could end up on some one's wall)

My friend Sally Dean 

told me a friend of hers burned all of her old paintings 

and then used the ashes to make new ones.  

Any other ideas? 

Good to be Back

I was finally able to photograph the three paintings I did 

on Monday to get me "back in the saddle"

Busy Boys
6 x 6 

First one of the day, and it came so easily. 

Kind of like playing golf after a long break. 

Your first shot is always your best! 

(Something to do with not "over thinking"!) 

Just doing it! 

Sun Hat
6 x 6

 I thought about this too much. 

And it shows. 

For You Dad!
6 x 6

The "Dad" figure worked out right away.

The kid. Not so much. 

Hey. All I know. 

It's good to be back working. 

Amazing Gift

My son surprised me today with the most amazing gift! 

It's a miniature moss terrarium, with a tiny artist sitting on a rock 

painting en plein air! 

It came in a cool glass jar with a lid. 

The moss will grow to the point where you can trim it. 

That's how small the figure is! 

All I have to do it spray it once in a while 

and keep it out of direct sun. 

I just love this thing! 

Check them out at 

http://twigterrariums.com/

I'm a pretty lucky Mom!