Autumn Tree

Autumn Tree  8 x 10   Sale:  $149

Fireflies and Tree



Fireflies and Tree  Note Card:  $2.50

Purple Orb Tree

Purple Orb Tree  4 x 4 3/4  $99  Note Card:  $2.50

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.

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.

Winter Solstice

Winter Solstice  Original Sold  Note Card: $2.50  Holiday Card:  $3.00

Happy Holidays! I used iridescent medium on the snow and the background. You can't see it in the photo, but in real life it is all sparkly!

Acacia Tree

Acacia Tree

8 x 10.5  $275 with mat and frame  Note Card: $2.50

I painted this in honor of my daughter whose name is Acacia. Reference photo by Nigel Pilgrim.

Barred Owl

Barred Owl 8 x 10 Commission 2009

Limited edition signed giclee print: $65

Note cards available

This Barred Owl lives in Vermont.

Stellar's Jay

Stellar's Jay

10 x 8

2007 - 2008

Sold

Reference photo by Jared Hobbs

I painted this in December 2007 and never have been happy with it. One day I lightened the dark head and added some color. Today I did some finishing touches and finally have a prettier bird perched on the birch.

Robin Red Breast

Robin Red Breast
7 x 5
2008
$115

I just finished this painting today. Reference photo by Marie Read. (I think the photo is better than the painting.) She has many gorgeous photos at www.marieread.com. Thank you Marie!

Autumn Splendor

Autumn Splendor

14 x 17

2007

Sold (again)

I refer to this painting as the "loose tree". The official name was suggested by someone when I was hanging it in a show. I hadn't put it on my web site because it doesn't look anything like my usual paintings. I actually never even took a photo of it until this morning. I considered naming this post "And now for something completely different".

I went to a Jeanne Carbonetti watercolor workshop last July at the Omega Institute in Rheinbeck, NY. Omega is a wonderful place and Jeanne is absolutely lovely. Overall, I think that loose is overrated in watercolor, but Jeanne's paintings have vibrant colors and look gorgeous. She is a splendid teacher too. Many artists talk about wanting to "loosen up" and many people like loose paintings. I rather like tight, realistic watercolors but do see how a little looseness could enhance a painting now and then. I could also see how it might be nice to complete a painting in a couple of hours instead of twenty.

I did this painting in class based on a photo I took in West Hartford. I like the painting, had a friend cut a mat and here it is. I actually sold it last month at the little outdoor art event to a woman who loved it. Now I own it again because her check bounced and she says that her fiance won't let her keep it. Go figure. So here it is for the world to see, and maybe somebody else will give it a good home. :)