This might be my favorite among the new batch.
Lavender Canal. Oil on Linen Panel. 2017. 16×20
It will be exhibited at the upcoming month-long show at Gallery B in Bethesda, MD.
Lavender Canal ~~ Third Painting for Exhibit
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Second Painting for Exhibit ~~ Eastern Shore Blues
Eastern Shore Blues. Oil on Linen. 2017. 16 x 20
My husband and I love to go driving on the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay. There are always luscious views of marshes, fields, the bay, and the many streams that flow into it. Fertile ground for painting. This new painting will be shown for the first time at our upcoming exhibit at Gallery B in Bethesda.
Showing New Oil Paintings! the first ~~ Dark Pines on the Bay
Six art buddies and I are set to open a new month long exhibit next week. (Kick-off public reception on the 12th – details to follow. ) Have been crunching to do SEVEN new paintings for the show. Here’s number one:
Dark Pines on the Bay. Oil on Arches Oil Paper. 2018. 16 x 12.
Doodles While Traveling
We flew to California for Christmas this year and, as usual, I occupied myself at the airports and in-air by some iPad doodling. Thought it would be fun to share some of those from this and earlier flights with you.
New Paintings Over the Holidays
I squeezed in a few iPad paintings over the Christmas holiday. My favorite is this sketch of son Sam and grandson Max relaxing over a new book. I shared on Facebook & will add again below the little scribble I did of Max’s lego creation made from a complex (5 bag) set on Christmas Day. He only called for adult help once or twice in the multi-hour endeavor. Way to go, Max!
Sam & Max Reading. Original iPad Painting. 2017
Max’s Christmas Production. Original iPad painting. 2017.
Ballerina III
After seeing the two ballerinas I posted recently, a friend suggested making a series. And she followed that idea up with a photo of her little granddaughter. Here’s my interpretation of this precious little girl!
Ballerina III. Original iPad Painting. 2017. 4:5 ratio.
Dog II ~~ Pebbles
And then there’s the dog of a different stripe. Meet Pebbles. A friend who mothers this cute little ragamuffin commissioned this image of her pet.
Pebbles. Original iPad Painting. 2017. 1:1 aspect ratio.
Dog I ~~ CJ
My brother has a gorgeous Labrador, who is about as majestic as the recumbent lion in the last post. I couldn’t resist rendering Regal CJ on the iPad. I did this on the long flight from Los Angeles to Japan a couple of months ago. Couldn’t sleep so I figured I’d do something productive instead.
CJ. Original iPad Painting. 1:1 aspect ratio. 2017.
It’s Giving Tuesday! Give to the OHR to Give ART to Children!
It’s Giving Tuesday! I’ve given to the Ohr and hope you will too!
For those who haven’t heard of this relatively new movement, it’s a day focused on charitable giving, coinciding with the season of thanksgiving. One of my main charities is Biloxi, Mississippi’s Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art, which Dad supported with the sweat of his brow (and, yes, coins) for more than a decade. The Ohr provides an array of arts-focused education to children, as well as adults in the community. And its exhibits and architecture uniquely enrich the Gulf Coast. Please consider contributing today! Thanks!
The Lion ~~ Baltimore Museum of Art
I like to paint and draw sculptures, castings, molds and the like. It lets me focus on form and value without the distraction and mystique of glorious color. This majestic Italian lion from the BMA sculpture garden was great fun to paint.
Italian Lion, Baltimore Museum of Art. Original iPad Painting. 1:1 aspect ratio. 2017.