Last Year’s Zinnias

“Last Year’s Zinnias”

Oil on Canvas, 6”x4”

An old painting I touched up.

 

“Behind Asbury”

“Behind Asbury”

Oil on Canvas, 6”x6”

I was just walking to my car and this group of buildings grabbed my attention.

 

“Lemon and a Slice”

“Lemon and a Slice.”

Oil on Canvas, 5”x7”

When I see a lemon backlit from my window, I can’t help but paint it.

 

Henny Penny Walkin’

“Henny Penny Walkin’ ”

6”x6”, Oil on Canvas

This hen belonged to a friend of mine, and I chased her all around the lawn trying to get a picture of her in the sun, haha. Her name wasn’t Henny Penny but my friend Tracy couldn’t resist calling her that.

 

Houses by the Sea: Block Island

 

“Houses by the Sea”

Oil on Canvas, 6”x8”

This was done as a practice for a demo I am doing. I always love painting houses that are near bodies of water.

Masked Bandit

“Masked Bandit”

Oil on Canvas, 6”x8”

Not sure what kind of bird this is, I painted it thinking sparrow but not at all!

 

Masked Bandit

“Masked Bandit”

Oil on Canvas 6”x6”

This little guy is so out there with his outfit!

 

Pair of Eggs

“Pair of Eggs”

Oil on Canvas, 4”x6”

When you paint eggs, precision is called for. Whenever I paint eggs, I promise myself it will be a very long time before I do it again. The last time was a long time ago, lol.

 

Hangin’

 

“Hangin’ “

Oil on Canvas, 8” x 10”

Orange Pear and Celadon Bowl

“Orange Pear and Celadon Bowl”

Oil on Canvas, 6” x 4”

I keep saying I need to paint larger, but here I am at 6x4 inches - oh well, I really like a 

small painting!!

This reminds me of the German Expressionists. I used to think I would 

paint like them especially having studied German, but I ended up being more realistic. 

Well, maybe this is a new beginning.

 

White Rose

 

"White Rose"

Oil on Canvas, 8" x 6"

 

Marshlands

“Marshlands”

Oil on Canvas, 8” x 10”

 

Dam Town

“Dam Town”

Oil on Stretched Canvas, 6”x6”

The Croton Dam was built somewhere around 1906…wait, let me look it up. Sure enough, the New Croton Dam was completed in 1906. It replaced the Old Croton Dam that gave way. It was an engineering feat, which brought water all the way to New York City where they desperately needed it for clean drinking water as well as to fight fires. The aqueduct was an underground tunnel that brought water to the city some 35 miles or so. To celebrate the opening, the mayor, the head engineer and maybe 1 or 2 others rode a rowboat through the underground aqueduct tunnel all the way from the dam to the city, maybe to Bryant park, or perhaps to the reservoir at Central Park. You can look it up in Wikipedia. Highly recommended: a visit to the Ossining Community Center where a free museum depicts all this along with an extra bonus, a fascinating display on Sing Sing Prison. Just call for hours.

Anyway, the Croton Dam is a great place to spend an hour or an afternoon.  After a heavy rainfall, it can be quite dramatic. It is a beautiful structure that changed the demographics of Croton. Italian stone masons were brought across the ocean to help build it, along with many Irish workers. If you peruse the burial plots near the Croton Library, you will see the family names of many of these workers. More paintings on this subject to come.

 

Zinnias in Lala’s Pitcher

 

“Zinnias in Lala’s Pitcher”

Oil on Canvas, 6”x4”

Here it is, the good, bad & the ugly. I’ve been struggling with flowers for I don’t know how long. Happy with this one finally. :) I could keep painting on it, but I’m done.

 

“Sweet Girl, Study”

Oil on Canvas, 8” x 6” 

Pair

“Pair”

Oil on Canvas, 6” x 8”

Bird in Water

“Bird in Water”

Oil on Canvas, 8” x 6”

Again, I would be grateful if someone would let me know what kind of bird this is!

Update: I touched up this image…basically cleaning it up and adding highlights. Final finishing touches can add so much to a painting, in clarity and impact.

 

Orchid on a Snowy Day

“Orchid on a Snowy Day”

Oil on Canvas, 8” x 8”

I managed to finish this in two sessions. I focused on the crazy leaf patterns accented by those wild “air roots.” Yes, I had to look that up. 

Kitchen Junk Drawer

“Kitchen Junk Drawer”

Oil on Canvas, 9” x 12”, On Hold

I poured far more love into this painting than I planned. Who can really care for a junk drawer? Well, I have to say I have more feelings about my drawer full of tools and odds & ends than I ever had before. Tools really are beautiful objects, and we grow so attached to them because they help us get things done.

 

Seagull by the Waves

“Seagull by the Waves”

Oil on Canvas, 6” x 8”

Love this guy. : )