A California Fires Rescue

Sadie 2

10 x 10

Oil with palette knives on board

I painted a portrait of Sadie almost 10 years ago for Callie who gifted it to her friend, Rachel. Callie contacted me a last month to ask if I would paint it again because her friend lost her home and all her belongings in the LA fires. Rachel told her that one of the things she was most heartbroken to lose was her painting of Sadie. I completed this replacement commission as a gift to her friend hoping that it brings a just a little comfort in a such a devastating situation.

The Masthead Resort in Provincetown

 

Masthead Retreat

11" x 14"

Oil with palette knives on board

Last fall, we had the pleasure of staying at the beautiful place in Provincetown on Cape Cod. These cute cottages, all unique, are located right on the water so each day you walk up to a beautiful sunrise over the ocean. What could be better?

MVP!

 

Farmington's MVP

14" x 11"

Oil with palette knives on board

Bobby and Mary asked if I would paint this for their grandson Logan who recently was the MVP at the soccer state championship game in Farmington Connecticut. The pure joy on all of these boys faces is just so fun. Congratulations to Logan and Farmington High School.

Yorkies

JF Sebastian and Miss Pris

10x10

Oil with palette knives on board

Another pet portrait for Cheryl. These are her brother's two yorkies who are no longer with us so she wanted to give him a painting as a special reminder of his two pals that he and his kids miss very much. Don't they look so cute all cozied up with their blanky in their bed?

Expanding out to Rhode Island

Entering Charlestown, Rhode Island

16x16

Oil with palette knives on board

Available at The Charlestown Gallery

Welcome To Green Hill Beach

16x16

Oil with palette knives on board

Available at The Charlestown Gallery

Quonnie, Rhode Island

16x16

Oil with palette knives on board

Available at The Charlestown Gallery

Kim saw my Entering Sign paintings on Instagram and contacted me about painting some signs for Rhode Island towns. She owns The Charlestown Gallery in Charlestown Rhode Island, and thought they would be a good addition to her offerings. I painted these 3 towns initially and we'll see how they do. 

A Provincetown treasure

Land's End Inn

6x12

Oil with palette knives on board

Last year I painted The Red Inn for Toni as a Christmas gift for her wife. The Land's End Inn in Provincetown, MA is another of their favorite places to stay so this year she asked if I would paint a similar size painting as this year's Christmas gift.

Land's End Inn sits high atop a hill and it's quite a climb to get there, but it is so worth it. The views, the grounds, and the inn are all spectacular. 

Dog pals

Katie and Snooki

10x10

Oil with palette knives on board

This is Cheryl's dog Katie and her brother's dog Snooki who are best pals. They must have had a rough day playing and like to snuggle and relax together. So cute.

Snooki!

Snooki

10x10

Oil with palette knives on board

I painted a previous pet portrait for Cheryl of her dog Katie a few years ago, and she contacted me again to paint this cutie as a gift for her brother. Who's a good doggie?

Entering Sandwich

Entering Sandwich II

16x16

Oil with palette knives on board

SOLD

Jason saw the first Entering Sandwich sign I painted and got an idea. His brother and his family had just purchased a new home in Sandwich Massachusetts on Cape Cod and he wanted to give them a painting as a house warming gift. 

He told me that in Sandwich, it is a tradition for everyone to jump off the boardwalk bridge (at high tide of course) so he asked if I could add his brother and his family doing just that in the picture. Here is a close up:

Wait For Me!

Wait For Me!

6x6

Oil with palette knives on board

Available

This past summer, my sister and I visited an amazing exhibit in Newport Rhode Island. It was called the Great Migration and it consisted of hundreds of handmade/carved elephants done by residents in a small village in India. That exhibit inspired me to paint this cute baby elephant strutting along after his mom amongst a colorful landscape in the dessert.

Boston's Farmer's Market

Copley Square Farmer's Market

5x7

Oil with palette knives on board

Available

When the weather is cold, I like to paint images from the summer to brighten my spirits. When I worked in Boston, there was a wonderful farmer's market that took place every Tuesday and Friday during the summer in Copley Square in the Back Bay Area of Boston. I used to love to stroll around and admire all of the colorful vegetables, flowers, and other wares of the local vendors.

My art in the Miamian

Perfect Beach Day

8x10

Oil with palette knives on canvas

SOLD

I graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1984 from Miami University (Ohio not Florida!) so I was so excited to receive the latest edition of my college magazine where my palette knife painting "Perfect Beach Day" was printed on the inside front cover along with a short blurb about me and my art journey.

Since the magazine was published I have received several emails from people who saw the painting and reached out to hear more about me. I have made several new connections (one with a woman who graduated the same year as me, and lives in the same Massachusetts town as I do. What are odds?). 

And I also made a wonderful new reconnection with a friend from art class. She lives in Florida but was traveling to Massachusetts for vacation with friends from Miami. We met up in Plymouth and had such a fun time reminiscing about school. 

I will be forever grateful for our college magazine bringing us back in touch again.

Who's a good dog?

Bella

6x8

Oil with palette knives on board

Julie saw a painting of mine in the Miamian (my alumni magazine) and contacted me about doing a portrait of her brother's dog Bella. Her fur was such fun to paint with my knives. Such a beautiful dog.

Entering a New Year!

Entering Provincetown

16" x 16"

Oil with palette knives on board

SOLD

Entering Truro

16" x 16"

Oil with palette knives on board

SOLD

I can't believe it's 2025 already. I have been so busy with holiday commissions I haven't been able to update my blog in awhile so I plan to spend January posting my most recent paintings. My entering signs have been very popular. These two were created for an auction event last October called "Artists4Kamala" sponsored by Greg Salvatori Gallery in Provincetown.

Dean was the lucky winner of the Truro sign. Here he is showing me where he intends to hang it in his beautiful new home in Truro. And fun coincidence....Dean and I discovered during my visit that we both grew up 5 minutes from each other in a small town outside of Cleveland Ohio. Small world!

And here I am with the Entering Provincetown sign hanging at the gallery. My painting went for $1450 to a lucky new owner in Texas.

A new series of Boston "littles"

Just in time for the holidays, here is a new series of Boston "littles". These small paintings are inspired by little snippets of scenes in and around the city of Boston and are the perfect size for gift giving.

Beacon Hill Steps

5" x 7"

Oil with palette knives on board

Old State House

5" x 7"

Oil with palette knives on board

Beacon Hill Doorways

5" x 7"

Oil with palette knives on board

Acorn Street, Beacon Hill

6" x 6"

Oil with palette knives on board

Back Bay Stepsisters II

6" x 6"

Oil with palette knives on board

Trinity Church

6" x 6"

Oil with palette knives on board

Cheers!

6" x 6"

Oil with palette knives on board

Entering Provincetown again

Entering Provincetown

16" x 16"

Oil with palette knives on board

Scott saw the Entering Orleans sign that I had for sale at the Red Inn in Provincetown and asked if I had any of Provincetown. The one I had at the inn had already sold so I told him that I would paint it again for him. I just can't seem to keep these in stock-they are so popular!

A gift from a husband to his wife

Vacation at the Masthead

11" x 14"

Oil with palette knives on board

Bernie and his wife take a vacation in Provincetown every summer. They like to stay at a beautiful place called Masthead Resort on Commercial Street. You can always tell where it is from the beach by the bright blue umbrellas that line the deck along the shore.

He asked me to paint this as a surprise gift for his wife.

A new painting of my cousins

Amy, Teddy, Chris, and Paul

9" x 12"

Oil with palette knives on board

Jim asked me to paint this for his girlfriend, my cousin Amy. She is the only girl amongst several brothers. Jim knew that this image was special to Amy because it is the only baby picture she has and it also is the only one with her and her brother Teddy (far left) that died of pneumonia at the young age of 5. 

I just loved their matching outfits and that they look to be holding golf clubs. My grandfather instilled in them a love of golf at a young age!

Pool Boys: : a new large commission

Boys of Summer

20" x 64"

Oil with palette knives on board

Bill asked me if I would paint a large commission to hang at his swimming pool in Provincetown. I proposed several ideas and we landed on this one of six rainbow clad bathing suit boys on the beach looking out on Long Point Light. 

Here is a photo of Bill with his new painting installed.

He also sent me this great image of the painting on a sunnier day.

And I took a few process shots along the way.

At one point we considered having one of the guys with a naked bum, but then decided to keep it PG 13 so I added a green swimsuit and changed the shirt over his shoulder to white.

Heath House on Nantucket

Allen's House

9" x 12"

Oil with palette knives on board

Andy asked me to create a painting of this house on Nantucket for his dad, Allen. Allen is the live in resident and caretaker of "The Heath House" from May to October every year. He recently completed his third decade as the Middle Moors ranger for the Nantucket Conservation Foundation and this was a gift for his 80th birthday.

The black cat was a last minute addition to the painting. Andy told me that his dad is a "cat guy" and often had cats roaming around his property. This skinny black cat, Augie, is one of his favorites.