Raspberry With Blueberries

"Raspberry with Blueberries"
5" x 5"
(watercolor on aquabord)

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I'm still here ... mainly working on my commission but I did manage to do this little painting in between.  Hope you all are enjoying your summer.  Thanks for stopping by.

(what this painting could look like when framed)

More Aquabord

work in progress - detail

Here's what I've been working on lately.  We are finally starting to thaw out here in Massachusetts.  Could Spring really be on its way!?  Have a great day.  Thank you for stopping by.

work in progress
watercolor on aquabord
8" x 10"

More Stuff

I've spent some long hours in the studio the past few days and have started a bunch of new paintings.  Now it's time to start finishing them off.  :)

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"Winterberries" - wip 1

"Three Amigos" - wip 1

Hanging Christmas Holly

"Hanging Christmas Holly"
8" x 5"
watercolor on paper
starting bid:  $65

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I'm teaching a 5-week class at Workshop13 in Ware, beginning tomorrow night and while I had described a "country Christmas still life" as the painting we would be tackling, I hadn't yet painted it --  Yeow!  So last week I started the still life below, hoping that we could paint that - but it's way too complicated.  So today (double-YEOW!)  I decided on just this sprig of holly dangling from a nail on one of my interior doors.  It's still quite challenging, but very doable.  

"Redware and Berries" - wip
6" x 6"
watercolor on paper

So for the next few days I'll be trying to finish up "Redware and Berries" and some others.  I need to work on some smaller paintings again and get them up on DPW -- it's been a while.  I guess this is a start.  :)

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Happy Fourth of July!

"Berries and  Cherries II"
6.4" x 5.75"
watercolor on paper
SOLD

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I thought this painting a very fitting image for the Fourth of July, what with all it's red, white and blue . . . Happy Independence Day! I've posted my progress shots below in case you missed them before -- and just because I think it looks cool to click on them and watch the painting change before your very eyes!  :)

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Berries and Cherries II - The Steps

Kind of patriotic I think . . . Happy Fourth of July Eve to all my American friends!  :)  Light a sparkler for me.  Thanks for stopping by.

Another Progress Shot . . . and Rejection

Just thought I'd share this shot of my progress on these 3 paintings. Also, I entered "A Moments Rest" in the Academic Artists Association's show and was rejected. You just never know. So if you're a beginner out there (most of us who've been doing this for a while know already) -- you just can't get down or take it personally if you get rejected from a juried show -- it happens to all of us at one time or another and I've definitely had my fair share . . . with many more to come I'm sure.

I've included a couple shots of "A Moment's Rest" all framed up because I thought it came out really well.   

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Berries and Cherries

"Berries and Cherries"
6.3" x 9"
(watercolor on paper)
SOLD

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How can something so heavenly to eat, be so hellish to paint? I keep painting strawberries and after each one is done, I think "that's the last time I'm going to do that!" Yet, I do it again. This actually isn't a great photo of this painting, but you get the idea.

Thanks for stopping by.  Happy painting!

Call Me Ishmael

Nantucket Basket - detail

Yes . . . it's official . . . I've totally lost my mind. Not one, but two white whales . . . a nantucket basket AND a strawberry?  Come on!  

I truly have been working -- it's just slow-going. And I think I'm experiencing some kind of severe OCD seizure or something. So please be patient, while the Pequod keeps plugging along.  :)

Have a great day!