Historic House Commission

16 x 23 Commission

I just completed this.  The home is in Canton Center, Connecticut, and looks much like in the painting.  The General Store and school house are historic representations with creative sizing and placement. The church behind the house is actually still there.

Daisies, Sheep and Butterflies

Daisies and Sheep
10 x 8  $275

Butterflies and Daisies
6.5 x 8.5  $195

I started these as one painting last week.  Then the sheep and butterflies arrived and it turned out being two.

Purple Sea Turtle  5 x 7  $135 with mat and frame

We had five days with no power due to the snow storm.  This was the 4th painting I completed in 3 days!  This is a record.

Magic Mushroom and Fairy Mist

Fairy Mist 4.5 x 6.5  Sale  $75

Magic Mushroom
Sold

Halloween

5 x 6

$135

And now for something completely different, painted on Halloween, of course!

Blue Dragonfly

Blue Dragonfly

4 x 5.75

$95

Horse Woman In Vermont

11 x 15

Sold

I went to an SCA event in Vermont on Memorial Day Weekend. It was great fun. There were women dressed in beautiful garb riding gorgeous horses in lovely places. This is one of them.

Another Dragonfly

Dragonfly on Green

8 x 10

$275

Dragonfly 5

Dragonfly 5

5 x 7

$135

Blue & Purple Dragonfly

Blue and Purple Dragonfly  8 x 10  $275  Note Card: $2.50

Dragonfly on Purple

Dragonfly on Purple

8 x 10 signed giclee print $55  Note Card:  $2.50

Painted Turtle IV

Painted Turtle IV

5.5 x 7

$145 with mat and frame

Reference photo by Heather Deeks.

Painted Turtles

Painted Turtles

8 x 10

$275

Reference photo by Cameron Rognan.

Flying Mallard Duck

Flying Mallard Duck  10 x 8   Sale:  $149

Reference photo thanks to Alan and Elaine Wilson.

Sparrow

Sparrow  5 x 7  $135 w/ double mat & frame  Note Card: $2.50

Reference photo with thanks to the Wilsons.

Painted Turtle III

Painted Turtle III

5 x 7

$135 with double mat and frame

Reference photo with thanks to the Wilsons.

Satan's Kingdom, Farmington River

Satan's Kingdom Kayakers
4 x 5.5   $125

Satan's Kingdom Fisherman

3.5 x 4.5   $75

 

The kids and I celebrated Spring with a hike to Satan's Kingdom, a portion of the Farmington River, in New Hartford, Connecticut. The visit inspired these paintings.

Barkhamsted Reservoir in Spring

Barkhamsted Reservoir in Spring  11 x 14  $450  Note Card: $2.50

This is my fourth watercolor rendition of the Gate House on Lake McDonough. I took and used photos from this Spring.

Tulmeadow Farm

Tulmeadow Farm  11 x 15  $595  Note Card: $2.50

Tulmeadow Farm, in West Simbury, CT, has been around since 1768. They grow vegetables and hay and raise grass fed beef. They sell these things and their own ice cream at the farm store.

Beach Rock View

12 x 9

$395

Beach Rock is in Barkhamsted, CT, overlooking Lake McDonough. This is the 2nd in my Beach Rock series, painted from photos I took there in April.

Beach Rock

Beach Rock  12 x 14.5  $475  Note Card: $2.50

Beach Rock is in Barkhamsted, just a few minutes from my home. It overlooks Lake McDonough. This is the view to the West. This may be the first in a Beach Rock series. I have started the next one, which shows Lake McDonough.

Baby Saw Whet Owl

Baby Saw Whet Owl  10 x 8 signed giclee print $55  Note Card: $2.50

Reference photo by Kent McFarland.

Autumn Peace

Autumn Peace

11 x 14

$450 with mat and frame

This is behind the Canton Public Library, from a photo I took in the fall.

Snowy Owl in Flight

Snowy Owl in Flight

10.5 x 14

$450 with mat and frame

Reference photo by Greg Schneider

Nubble Lighthouse

Nubble Lighthouse 14 x 20  Prints available  Note Card: $2.50

 

Reference photo with thanks to Jenn Marcelais.