Monday, March 18, 2024

Entering Truro with Days Cottages

Entering Truro
16" x 16"
oil with palette knives on board

Next up in my Entering Signs series is the beautiful Cape Cod town of Truro. If you are driving to or from Provincetown, make sure to take the scenic view down Shore Road where you will see several of these sea side cottages. These iconic cottages with the green shutters is called the Days Cottages and they all have flower names like Dahlia, Marigold, and Tulip. They are so cute.

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Wild cat

Lynx

6" x 6"

oil with palette knives on board

I just loved the profile of this beautiful Lynx cat. I knew the fur, ears, and whiskers would be a perfect subject for my palette knives. 

Meow!


Saturday, March 9, 2024

Docked in Newport


Bannister's Wharf, Newport, RI

6" x 6"

Oil with palette knives on board

Spending the day in Newport Rhode Island provides a wealth of inspiration for an artist. This little gem was inspired by a couple of boats I saw docked at Bannister's Wharf. This image had a lot of detail for such a small space. What was I thinking?

Tuesday, March 5, 2024

A fun stop on Nantucket Island

Millie's Market

9" x 12"

oil with palette knives on board

Millie's Market is a fun stop on the road to Madaket on Nantucket Island. This fun store sell colorful boogie boards, shoves, chairs and other essentials you might need for a day at the beach. 

Thursday, February 29, 2024

It's a Leap Year but Spring is coming

Playing In The Mud

11" x 14"

Oil with palette knives on board

Spring is coming, I can feel it. Recently we've had a long stretch of really gray days, so I was looking for something whimsical to paint to try to lift my spirits. It was really fun to paint all the little details in this image with my knives, as well as capturing the bright colors of the wellies and the outfits of these kids making the most of a wet and cold day. 

Tuesday, February 20, 2024

Entering Wellfleet

Entering Wellfleet

16" x 16"

oil with palette knives on board

New in my series of Massachusetts entering signs is Wellfleet. The background of this paintings shows a popular spot in the summer called The Beachcomber that sits right on the edge of the dunes at Cahoon Hollow Beach on the national seashore of Cape Cod.

Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Happy Valentines Day

Lunch Date (at Ross' Grill)

12" x 24"

Oil with palette knives on board

When Polo and I make one of our day trips to Ptown, we make sure the weather is nice so that we can enjoy a nice lunch at one of our favorite restaurants. Ross' Grill is one of those places. It was the first places we enjoyed a Negroni and now we order one whenever we go there.

I am looking forward to April when we head up there to drop new work off at the red inn. This piece will be part of that collection.

Saturday, February 10, 2024

It's a marvelous night for a....

Moondance

9" x 12"

oil with palette knives on board

My friend Bill send me a photograph that his friend took on a clear, full moon night in Provincetown. He told me that he'd love to see how I'd paint it. So, I decided to really exaggerate the colors and amp up the brush stokes to give it lots of energy and interest.

"Can I just have one more moondance with you, my love?"

Monday, February 5, 2024

A new ENTERING sign commission

Entering Rockport

16" x 16"

oil with palette knives on board

I painted an Entering Charlestown sign for Scott a few months back. He contacted me again because he wanted to treat himself to a similar sign for his new place in Rockport. The scene in the background shows the famous red building called Motif #1 which is a classic sign that you are in Rockport.


Wednesday, January 31, 2024

A pair of Christmas commissions

Her Protectors
9" x 12"
Oil with palette knives on board

This Little Light of Mine II
9" x 12"
Oil with palette knives on board

Bill saw a painting I did called This Little Light Of Mine and it inspired him to commission two new paintings from me. They would become Christmas gifts to 2 friends that just welcomed baby girls in to their families. It's a little hint of what is to come when they get a little older.

Friday, January 26, 2024

A street with a view

Provincetown Overlook

18" x 24"

Oil with palette knives on board

On one of our drives home from Provincetown, I made Polo pull the car over on Bradford Street so I could capture this scene. I loved how you could see the ocean from this view in addition to the interesting rooftops of the houses on Lovetts Court and the greenery and treetops that surround them.

Friday, January 19, 2024

Christmas commissions: 2 new entering signs

Entering Harwichport
16" x 16"
oil with palette knives on board

Entering Provincetown
16" x 16"
oil with palette knives on board

Peter saw the sign painting I had hanging at the Red Inn in Provincetown and asked if I would paint one of Harwichport where he has a home. It would be a gift for his wife for the holidays. Then he asked if I would paint another one of Provincetown for his son's home as well.

He asked for the sides to be painted as well. But instead of just painting them a flat color, I continued the image around the sides instead. Like this:



He told me they were a big hit at Christmastime. Always good to hear.


Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Curious Seal II


 Curious Seal II

12" x 12"

Acrylic pour (background) Oil with palette knives (seal)

Thomas saw my painting Curious Seal that is hanging at Cafe Heaven in Provincetown and he said it always makes him smile whenever.  He asked me if I would paint another one for him.

I used a different technique for this painting. Instead of using palette knives for the water background, I used a technique of pouring acrylic paints (about 5-6 colors) and just let it do its thing...swirling left to right to create the feeling of the water. Then I finished it off by painting the seal's face with my usual palette knife technique.

I let the acrylic colors drip off the sides which you can see here in these side photos.



Here is a link to the first painting I did which shows a little more of the process. https://anngorbett.blogspot.com/2022/02/larger-seal-paint-pour.html



Thursday, January 11, 2024

New size for Entering Provincetown

Entering Provincetown

10" x 10"

oil with palette knives on board

SOLD

As with the paintings of the Red Inn, I have painted this sign many, many times over. But this was a new size for me, the smallest I've done. It was a little tricky to paint the letters as this small size, but I managed and Kirsten was very happy with the result.

I should probably start keeping track of how many of these I have done. I think I might be around 12-15? I'll have to go back through my blog and count. Although I'm not sure I posted every single one.


Monday, January 8, 2024

Happy New Year!

Perfect Snow Day

14" x 11"

Oil with palette knives on board

Bill saw the painting I had done of the girl carrying the lantern (This Little Light of Mine posted here) and it gave him an idea. His friends just had a baby boy so he asked if I could paint a scene with a boy pulling a sled as a gift for them. As he says, showing them "what is to come". 

Today here in New England we are having a perfect snow day too. The kind where the snow sticks to the trees branches and the light shining thought the trees is so beautiful. It's our first snow of the season so it's nice that it's so pretty. 

Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Red Inn number 41/58

The Red Inn in Summer

6" x 12"

Oil with palette knives on board

SOLD

Toni saw a red inn commission that I posted to Wescover and asked if I would paint a smaller version to give to her wife as a gift. They both love the red inn in Provincetown and wanted to have a special painting to remind them of their favorite memories there.

Although I've painted this inn 41 times (58 versions total in and around the inn), this was a new size for me. A small more intimate size but I was still able to get a lot of detail.

Thursday, November 30, 2023

Come Read With Me

Come Read With Me

14" x 11"

Oil with palette knives on board

Next up in my series of girl paintings, is this little girl reading. There was something about her pose, sitting in the chair that looked so natural to me. We've probably all sat in a chair like that when we were kids. Or maybe even as adults. The stuffed animal friend tucked behind her was also captivating to me. So sweet.

Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Christmas is coming!

Make a Wish
9" x 12" 
oil with palette knives on board

It's that time of year again. The magic of Christmas is just around the corner. But first, let's enjoy the wonderful holiday of Thanksgiving to be with family and loved ones and simply enjoy a good meal and be thankful for what we have.

I loved this image because I knew it would be a challenge to paint the glow on the little girls face as well as capturing the candlelight while still getting detail in the darks.



Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Catch and release

Learning To Fish
14" x 11"
oil with palette knives on board

Next up in my series I call "Las Ninas" is this young girl learning how to fish. I loved the light depicted in this image as it makes both her and the rocks glow. I bet she catches something soon.


Thursday, November 9, 2023

Peak contemplation


Dream Like A Girl
14" x 11"
oil with palette knives on board

I found the image I used as my inspiration for this painting on Unsplash.com. It's a great resource for artists since the images can be used copyright free. I loved this girls pose, outfit, not to mention the gorgeous background. I knew it would be a perfect choice to utilize my palette knife techniques.

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