"Maple Avenue, Croton on Hudson"

"Maple Avenue, Croton on Hudson"

Oil on Canvas, 8" x 6"

This is an earlier painting that just needed something.

I think it works now!

"Block Island Homes"

"Block Island Homes"

Oil on Wood, 6" x 8"

This from a photo I took on a painting workshop with Andrew Lattimore.

As I've said before, there is something about a house with water behind it that

 just seems a little mystical, whether it's the Atlantic Ocean or the Hudson River.

"Oregon Field"

"Oregon Field"

Oil on Canvas, 9" x 12"

Starting to feel less rusty with landscape. I love how these buildings are dwarfed by the

grandeur of these mountains. I'm from Illinois. The first time I saw Mount Hood in 

Portland Oregon, it looked fake , like a screen projection of a mountain!

Then I climbed South Sister, and I realized just how real 

- and huge - these guys are. Plus a sweltering July day turned into windy and 40 degrees. 

And back to sweltering when we finally got down.

"Block Island Cottage"

Oil om wood, 12" x 9"

So it's not signed and not quite finished - the little house needs windows! 

But it's come a long way and I'm pretty happy with it.

I'm putting together some landscapes and bird paintings for a show with Lavinia Wiggins

at the Croton Library in Croton on Hudson. If you happen to be around,

come to the opening Sunday, May 6 from 2-4 p.m!

"Oregon Farm"

 It's hard to switch from birds, I had to try to get the same precision with trees that I had with wings! So here is my first landscape in awhile. Mexico is next.

"Bird With Russet Wings"

"Bird with Russet Wings"

Oil on Wood, 6" x 6"

I wanted to call this "The Bird With the Russet Wing" like it was film noir, but figured that was weird. Still, you only see one...

Anyway, I'm painting up a storm for our May show "Summer Dreams." (It's been a hard winter but we can dream, can't we?)

I plan to do several more birds, including a walking peacock!

But first...a series of landscapes. Beautiful Mexican scenes from our trip to Baja,

plus a picture from Columbia that my nephew took.

And of course, more Oregon scenery.

"Fur Collar"

Oil on Wood, 6" x 6"

So regal and warm looking!

"Swan"

Oil on Wood, 6" x 6"

Only now am I wondering why this swan is swimming in the dark, yet lit up.

All I know is it was a dramatic and beautiful photograph that I found in morguefile.com.

"Female Cardinal"

Oil on Canvas, 8" x 6"

I finished this one and man, it needed work.

So with persistence, think I brought it around.

Is it a juvenile? not sure.

I'm working on summer pix for a two person show with Lavinia Wiggins.

A few more birds, then 3 Mexican landscapes.

Warm weather is just around the corner!

"Eastern Bluebird"

8" x 6," Oil on Wood

Just love these guys!

"Harrimon Hills"

"Harriman Hills"

12" x 9," Oil on Canvas

Driving around with Lavinia, we saw some gorgeous views.

30 Paintings in 30 Days

Final Collage

January 2018

"Field in Oregon"

"Field in Oregon"

8" x 10," Oil on Wood

Telephone lines come later!

"Zinnias"

"Zinnias"

9" x 12," Oil on Canvas

This 30 paintings is getting heady. But I finished this just in time to watch "Poldark" with my husband. I'm wiped!

"Baby Chickadee"

"Chickadee"

6" x 6," Oil on Canvas

I was up early and painted this before breakfast.

SOLD

"Walking Duck"

"Walking Duck"

10" x 8," Oil on Canvas

This guy was exhausting. I had him all finished, and realized the background was horrendous.

Now he's much happier!

How many ducks have blue feet and a blue beak? Along with the rust orange,his colors are gorgeous.

"Seagull" Revisited

"Seagull"

8" x 8," oil on Masonite

I painted this guy last year and liked him so much, I made a cute pillow from an online site with the image. But he had what looked like a gimpy wing! I re- studied the source material from morguefile.com, so now at least he should be able to fly.

"Sparrow"

6" x 6," Oil on Wood

 I think it's a sparrow. I once raised a sparrow from babyhood when I was young. We slowly got her used to being outside . I remember teaching her how to fly. There was an interim during the summer when she lived outside, but every morning she would come to my window and chirp until I would wake up, open the window and let her inside. I would then go down to the kitchen and feed her. 

"Stone Trough"

"Stone Trough, Italy"

10" x 8," Oil on Canvas

On a beautiful day in Italy I watched Andrew Lattimore demo a gorgeous painting of this scene.

I took a photograph of the tub and now many years later, I am trying my hand at it!

SOLD

"Love Those Barista's!"

"Love Those Barista's!"

6" x 8," Oil on Canvas

This is my experiment with texture and Diebenkorn ( Thiebaud?) colors.

Yes, I wish I was in California, although I have to say in the sixties, mid February, New York isn't bad. I went for a walk during my lunch hour.