Wow, Sarasota is fun and gorgeous! I had such a fabulous time and just couldn't get enough of painting, I could have really stayed longer. I also learned a lot about painting in the wilds on the Myakka river. The number one rule is NO
Boats, Sarasota Bay 10x8" oil on panelThis was painted yesterday in Sarasota with a group of painters who got together to paint by the bay. This last week here has just been fabulous and a great opportunity for learning, growth and meeting new people. (and
This one is not quite finished, but wanted to share something of what I've been doing in Charleston. This cemetery is so cool and not in the least bit morbid.. The garden is rambling and overgrown, making it seem that much more stereotypically southern, fantastic!I
This painting was not painted in South Carolina, but in Fucecchio, a small city between Florence and Pisa. The reason I'm in South Carolina was for a show for the 100 Day painting project hosted by Carola Elderidge. The show was fantastic, with lots of
Here's a sketch from a gorgeous day spent on the mall in Washintgon, D.C. Although it's my hometown, I've never painted here, which seems strange. I spent the day visiting museums and lolling about in the shade under trees, but I was also excited and
In keeping with the theme of daring to paint things I've never painted before, I went for it and chose to finish out the project with a self-portrait. It was actually really fun and exciting in it's newness. It's an odd sensation
This isn't the first painting I've made of this shed. I just love it's light and dark sides, looking into the falling down scraps, it's fascinating. Really I wish it would stay around a little while longer, but I know that
Each morning when I come back from painting, I walk by this pot of geraniums. When the light is just right, I say to myself ,"I've got to paint that!" So I finally did.The color of these flowers is so outrageous that
Today I really wanted to try something like I painted yesterday, only a little more complicated. And this was it, more complicated I mean, but also quite beautiful in the fast changing morning light.This road is about to be paved next week,