Odd Point of View

Tried out a different approach

with this one; 

using thinner paint. 

Not sure where to take it from here. 

"Hold Mom's Hand"

16 x 20 oil 

(Work in Progress) 

I kind of like the odd view point and the dramatic light,   

but I just realized it feels lopsided. 

Sunday Morning Painting

Sunday mornings are usually a great time

 for me to grab a few hours to paint.

I had great fun doing this quick study today,

with a plan to do a larger version. 

 

"Garden Talk"

10 x 8 oil 

I took the reference for this during a recent 

tour of the amazing 

Cross Street Flower Farm 

in Norwell. 

Woman in gardens and hats

 is one of my favorite subjects!  

Little Painting in Big Apple!

I'm excited to have my first painting
showing in a gallery in New York City!

Harbor Blues
8 x 10 oil

This piece was juried in to the

National Association of Woman Artists 

Annual Small Works Show

July 12 - August 8

at the NAWA gallery

315 West 39th Suite 508

NY NY 10018 

Opening reception Thursday July 20.

Stop in if you are in the area! 

Preparing with Procreate

Living at the beach in the summer
limits my studio time for sure, 

but I'm not complaining!

However I've discovered how to use the Procreate app
to do a lot of design work while I'm away.

 "Ocean Club"

30 x 20 oil  

This is how I use it: 

I started with this image. 

and cropped it to this.

In Procreate I was able break it down

 into the large shapes of color.

I managed a few hours in the studio 

so I did this charcoal sketch 

over a 20 x 30 old painting toned with yellow ochre

and took a picture of it.  

I then put that image in to Procreate

and was then able to play with colors 

and shapes

before applying paint!  

You can erase, change values, tones...

layer after layer.......

It's a great way to design and plan your painting

and saves time and materials. 

And I feel like I'm "painting" 

even when I'm away from the studio! 

Happy Camper.

Summer's Here!

Summer's here and the Gallery season 

is off and running. 

The Copley Society

 summer Members Show 

"Summer Hours"

opens Thursday night 

5:30 - 7:30

"Sea Level Seating" 

12 x 12 oil 

Stop by if you are on Newbury Street.

The show will be up until August 16.  

Happy Summer! 

"Woman" Opening Saturday 5 - 8

I was recently juried into the 

National Association of Woman Artists 

and am excited about the opportunities 

to show my work nationally. 

"Cat Nap" 

20 x 16 

oil 

I'm pleased that this painting was accepted 

into my first juried show of the 

NAWA Massachusetts Chapter. 

"Woman" 

opens at Charles Fine Art 

in Gloucester Ma 

on July 8.