Lucy

"Lucy"
(21" x 27")

This portrait of Lucy was a commission Christmas gift. I had a blast with it. The light, the color and Lucy herself added all kinds of visual interest. I changed what was out the window (a parking lot) and zoomed in on Lucy. The picture included more bedroom furniture and a lot more bed. I wanted her to be the focal point so I simplified what I included. I think she's ready for spring.

To A High Place

"To A High Place"
13" x 19"

Okay Christmas is over...time for spring right?  I think not, but I took this image in the woods this past Fall and love the idea of home in a high place. I never got to see who lived here, but it was really big and really high!!

Really?

"I am too a Reindeer!"
10" x 10"

Cows are such good sports. They end up in a lot of paintings mostly, I think, because they're just too cute! So here's my Christmas effort for this year. I think the title and expression pretty much say it all. Merry Moomus everyone!!

Linda's Bike

"Linda's Bike"
8" x 10"

Linda is my neighbor and she made me feel extremely welcome when I first moved to Cape Cod this summer. She brought me some homemade cranberry bread and even made us a small Christmas tree decorated with seashells. So this painting of her bike that she rides all summer to the beach and around town is her Christmas present. I hope everyone has a special holiday!!

Clouds Over Long Beach

"Clouds Over Long Beach"
5" x 7"

It was one of those days that was actually sunny, but suddenly there would be these large dark clouds that slowly rolled over the dunes. This one made me think of a giant manta ray slowly cruising the depths.

Landfall

"Landfall"
16" x 20"

I really like painting stormy scenes, but it's hard to catch them. You have a small window of time when the storm is close, but not yet so windy or rainy you have to worry about your camera or getting electrocuted by a bolt of lightening. I told my husband if I hadn't been a painter I'd have been a storm chaser. I have not changed anything about the actual photo and I don't know about you, but I see a baleful eye making landfall.

Come Further In II

"Come Further In II"
5" x 7"

I have painted this scene several times from memory and everytime I paint it, it comes out differently. This time I used a warmer pallet and made the waterway a bit longer. I hope it still pulls you in and makes you want to follow it all the way to the ocean.