tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9744347373611974672024-03-18T11:59:31.689-04:00Ann Gorbett Palette Knife PaintingPalette Knife Painting Palette Knife Painting Palette Knife Painting Palette Knife Painting Palette Knife Painting Palette Knife Painting Palette Knife Painting Palette Knife Painting Palette Knife Painting Palette Knife Painting Palette Knife Painting Palette Knife Painting Palette Knife Painting Palette Knife Painting Palette Knife Painting Palette Knife Painting Palette Knife Painting Palette Knife PaintingAnn Gorbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11755971747306316830noreply@blogger.comBlogger877125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974434737361197467.post-23397106165255249262024-03-18T11:59:00.001-04:002024-03-18T11:59:00.240-04:00Entering Truro with Days Cottages<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwOnVZKabpmDR-N-2D00rjGSYdQ22xAjdHfNDI4g6GePv5oFaFARXO6Nvp8KQAG-PXnoFnCfxQuiCCHH_PKlelAVUdhGBARO-JNGMlucHeYXkq1akumGUsp2G4aMVoVfMKjY_eL5gR34MRPHVxwVb4-EvvKLQYdGIr1g7VNKvO-LK3WSq1b8AA_zGwjE3k/s1226/EnteringTruro_BLOG_1679.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1212" data-original-width="1226" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwOnVZKabpmDR-N-2D00rjGSYdQ22xAjdHfNDI4g6GePv5oFaFARXO6Nvp8KQAG-PXnoFnCfxQuiCCHH_PKlelAVUdhGBARO-JNGMlucHeYXkq1akumGUsp2G4aMVoVfMKjY_eL5gR34MRPHVxwVb4-EvvKLQYdGIr1g7VNKvO-LK3WSq1b8AA_zGwjE3k/w400-h395/EnteringTruro_BLOG_1679.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Entering Truro</b></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>16" x 16"</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>oil with palette knives on board</b></div><div><br /></div><div>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.</div></div>Ann Gorbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11755971747306316830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974434737361197467.post-69528850191243880442024-03-13T11:56:00.001-04:002024-03-13T11:56:00.132-04:00Wild cat<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigrBVHgBOfbctdpfCEDt_INnbzQYAFEJucF_EnvWZk4Iu0xv1YNHT_UZx4dMONiWh5czLx6jeo7pJuzIA9ZT-A8VNYl9ucsT5_q0FD7iHrU56eI6jyhi7jL1BwRf0F7EKx85Y6KKzryDgn-uw83Jbds3udLXMfLNKHmxiIb5-dyIluhhVhlOMfzhLpk06H/s992/Lynx_BLOG_1736.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="992" data-original-width="981" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigrBVHgBOfbctdpfCEDt_INnbzQYAFEJucF_EnvWZk4Iu0xv1YNHT_UZx4dMONiWh5czLx6jeo7pJuzIA9ZT-A8VNYl9ucsT5_q0FD7iHrU56eI6jyhi7jL1BwRf0F7EKx85Y6KKzryDgn-uw83Jbds3udLXMfLNKHmxiIb5-dyIluhhVhlOMfzhLpk06H/w395-h400/Lynx_BLOG_1736.jpg" width="395" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Lynx</b></div></b><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>6" x 6"</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>oil with palette knives on board</b></p><p>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. </p><p>Meow!</p><p><br /></p>Ann Gorbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11755971747306316830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974434737361197467.post-70410304317365267812024-03-09T11:50:00.003-05:002024-03-09T11:50:00.138-05:00Docked in Newport<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6N6Hb9QNSMTBWkIEVPZPrSPtQqsQt4lA_gCNtm4ke_VHhs9PFl7F3l7HvtSjV2UlQWrRAzD0LEWTZLjuRrQJv8805YGIzsch-CFtghihCs2ebaEBhqE2gPhvEKM115pKjQT95bPa18AP3zLbpNkPRO9w5OjOqrr2tYZw_1ETWUmt_mKdM5xmGEhzrsk_P/s951/NewportBoats_BLOGoutside_1735.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="951" data-original-width="930" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6N6Hb9QNSMTBWkIEVPZPrSPtQqsQt4lA_gCNtm4ke_VHhs9PFl7F3l7HvtSjV2UlQWrRAzD0LEWTZLjuRrQJv8805YGIzsch-CFtghihCs2ebaEBhqE2gPhvEKM115pKjQT95bPa18AP3zLbpNkPRO9w5OjOqrr2tYZw_1ETWUmt_mKdM5xmGEhzrsk_P/w391-h400/NewportBoats_BLOGoutside_1735.jpg" width="391" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Bannister's Wharf, Newport, RI</b></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>6" x 6"</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Oil with palette knives on board</b></p><p>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?</p>Ann Gorbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11755971747306316830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974434737361197467.post-20326334852741112962024-03-05T11:45:00.018-05:002024-03-05T11:45:00.130-05:00A fun stop on Nantucket Island<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBtRJcM6KNdik2SBC41DdeoMIiiOULuhK3KQAc1pG9KwkX1Rsq56HgRQbcctonDeEU-rx1leoONNNQj_eWy30u3B8hdaSTVZ6YuQuxC_LA7Sz5OnuaCgLIjCUNKT0jc282mFDhmufw7jmBmUliq1Fnk5c61w2N8_dPyZIkBualHsyfigzFApoXEFc0aPnv/s1158/MilliesMarket_BLOG_1685.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="875" data-original-width="1158" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBtRJcM6KNdik2SBC41DdeoMIiiOULuhK3KQAc1pG9KwkX1Rsq56HgRQbcctonDeEU-rx1leoONNNQj_eWy30u3B8hdaSTVZ6YuQuxC_LA7Sz5OnuaCgLIjCUNKT0jc282mFDhmufw7jmBmUliq1Fnk5c61w2N8_dPyZIkBualHsyfigzFApoXEFc0aPnv/w400-h303/MilliesMarket_BLOG_1685.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Millie's Market</b></div></b><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>9" x 12"</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>oil with palette knives on board</b></p><p>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. </p>Ann Gorbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11755971747306316830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974434737361197467.post-85241716457958285942024-02-29T10:30:00.004-05:002024-02-29T10:30:00.237-05:00It's a Leap Year but Spring is coming<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ9eXN4AH7BhsbyWD2sQgdb5g1guADpK3llKTu8CuXPOByAdVW9C43z3Hz73rmqjSLm9o6-5RfQmWjWV-J2sMc2hBYq7rR1E8bB1d-6shyphenhyphenHr2fkgmgBaVqzCtGJ2CwqknCCmgsXXf-ACPt8ffH-_rhlk6P_c3gL-_3_NXZ7tzIUh2m9tpHr10m2X7QUddT/s1296/PlayingInTheMud_BLOG_1657.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1014" data-original-width="1296" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ9eXN4AH7BhsbyWD2sQgdb5g1guADpK3llKTu8CuXPOByAdVW9C43z3Hz73rmqjSLm9o6-5RfQmWjWV-J2sMc2hBYq7rR1E8bB1d-6shyphenhyphenHr2fkgmgBaVqzCtGJ2CwqknCCmgsXXf-ACPt8ffH-_rhlk6P_c3gL-_3_NXZ7tzIUh2m9tpHr10m2X7QUddT/w400-h313/PlayingInTheMud_BLOG_1657.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Playing In The Mud</b></div></b><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>11" x 14"</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Oil with palette knives on board</b></p><p>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. </p>Ann Gorbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11755971747306316830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974434737361197467.post-41557245430763292932024-02-20T17:11:00.002-05:002024-02-20T17:11:00.264-05:00Entering Wellfleet<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvypHOChvAcg5g8ZwuhfxlDLwNXndFtG7YUavFjO739KYCFOcSfPWjj9iPJajiPRlsu_IIPCSvwR6GG32kQA7GtuShL8XFXjqseWQfuutbXRzWYwWpqskcbX8SfXLNmN-GwRfutqc09UeSfP97ijCrK9uTaUdzUGqoPpoLBePvkVjccRGhsMg0ZZtk-eek/s1211/EnteringWellfleet_BLOG_1653.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1211" data-original-width="1202" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvypHOChvAcg5g8ZwuhfxlDLwNXndFtG7YUavFjO739KYCFOcSfPWjj9iPJajiPRlsu_IIPCSvwR6GG32kQA7GtuShL8XFXjqseWQfuutbXRzWYwWpqskcbX8SfXLNmN-GwRfutqc09UeSfP97ijCrK9uTaUdzUGqoPpoLBePvkVjccRGhsMg0ZZtk-eek/w398-h400/EnteringWellfleet_BLOG_1653.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Entering Wellfleet</b></div></b><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>16" x 16"</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>oil with palette knives on board</b></p><p>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.</p>Ann Gorbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11755971747306316830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974434737361197467.post-69977338199665329202024-02-14T08:00:00.002-05:002024-02-14T08:00:00.132-05:00Happy Valentines Day<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN8MGBCQPEH5X2iZJMi9m_7Y20Gm9KZxB3A1sZplBUrWbYibVn6lYSqel_lGSkOG8lV1uHKaxs8jDkgtYHhfCbAx8Ml7qeVVoQTbz5l0728z2QumEfqie0Mc0GdR123vHghxl_lJaQYnqRUp6r3twKM0wJSO62UzXkWL0hJpR4d5YiZ03gpSBlIVQv-9jL/s1365/RossGrill_BLOG_1615.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="695" data-original-width="1365" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN8MGBCQPEH5X2iZJMi9m_7Y20Gm9KZxB3A1sZplBUrWbYibVn6lYSqel_lGSkOG8lV1uHKaxs8jDkgtYHhfCbAx8Ml7qeVVoQTbz5l0728z2QumEfqie0Mc0GdR123vHghxl_lJaQYnqRUp6r3twKM0wJSO62UzXkWL0hJpR4d5YiZ03gpSBlIVQv-9jL/w400-h204/RossGrill_BLOG_1615.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Lunch Date (at Ross' Grill)</b></div></b><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>12" x 24"</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Oil with palette knives on board</b></p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p>Ann Gorbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11755971747306316830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974434737361197467.post-66486297850326705962024-02-10T16:24:00.008-05:002024-02-10T16:24:00.265-05:00It's a marvelous night for a....<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2UyuauPcbAV6BrT9TaZ5NhuEDJtOnfG_pB9hym35HdPNOs6IG5PsKGwPZSZhqGI9NVsMKVCZmN7WaqSPHB4-kp1c7o_qXCaqFMPk5RKp7HcGIZ6Jy_poC_Qod6a2JnhhXIevG6cJ-GvDqLX4y1m0bj-9X3VeiHWVyTNishZ8BwIVd2vaBbAifVQpQ9KYa/s1385/MoonDance_BLOG_1648.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="1385" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2UyuauPcbAV6BrT9TaZ5NhuEDJtOnfG_pB9hym35HdPNOs6IG5PsKGwPZSZhqGI9NVsMKVCZmN7WaqSPHB4-kp1c7o_qXCaqFMPk5RKp7HcGIZ6Jy_poC_Qod6a2JnhhXIevG6cJ-GvDqLX4y1m0bj-9X3VeiHWVyTNishZ8BwIVd2vaBbAifVQpQ9KYa/w400-h291/MoonDance_BLOG_1648.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Moondance</b></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>9" x 12"</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>oil with palette knives on board</b></p><p>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.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Programme, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">"Can I just have one more moondance with you, my love?"</span></p>Ann Gorbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11755971747306316830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974434737361197467.post-43563589397151199632024-02-05T13:53:00.005-05:002024-02-05T13:53:00.130-05:00A new ENTERING sign commission<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_NNQgJHFfrT8maBdDoYIE4Fd9aD56UNnDWfujCDEySPC93MRurMzAltrm9lXw56Hiv-1sZresvqtjfMqt-DPRq3tguaZTVjGZFNGtLZZpCuD0vC_jjwO9vhLExsKZRuTX5oGwPeo__nJL03Ea2vBy6-0kX1SIeF1fcSeQqCQZQldrTSFdCg-FARZyZNHQ/s1299/EnteringRockport_BLOG_1536.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1299" data-original-width="1296" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_NNQgJHFfrT8maBdDoYIE4Fd9aD56UNnDWfujCDEySPC93MRurMzAltrm9lXw56Hiv-1sZresvqtjfMqt-DPRq3tguaZTVjGZFNGtLZZpCuD0vC_jjwO9vhLExsKZRuTX5oGwPeo__nJL03Ea2vBy6-0kX1SIeF1fcSeQqCQZQldrTSFdCg-FARZyZNHQ/w399-h400/EnteringRockport_BLOG_1536.jpg" width="399" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Entering Rockport</b></div></b><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>16" x 16"</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>oil with palette knives on board</b></p><p>I painted an <a href="https://anngorbett.blogspot.com/2022/11/entering-charlestown.html">Entering Charlestown</a> 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.</p><p><br /></p>Ann Gorbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11755971747306316830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974434737361197467.post-84385520131692899812024-01-31T12:14:00.004-05:002024-01-31T12:14:00.145-05:00A pair of Christmas commissions<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkXKLMLdlgsruVbzl7WP12MsCdRQry6kiGN9Ezl4oFxHgWSR2lbioh46FxHC6V_2CJYmK2N9PDnAxr9lWNBae4NU3LOh1vuhlNnZ85NZFboc1-FqyEdYd7_1WLYxwhg8Mc0WH-IA4vX1VR27K5jIgPU046loGH8RH5sGk9shkxebHSb1578OJV5_GXPXe2/s1695/GirlwithDogs_BLOG_1362.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1695" data-original-width="1262" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkXKLMLdlgsruVbzl7WP12MsCdRQry6kiGN9Ezl4oFxHgWSR2lbioh46FxHC6V_2CJYmK2N9PDnAxr9lWNBae4NU3LOh1vuhlNnZ85NZFboc1-FqyEdYd7_1WLYxwhg8Mc0WH-IA4vX1VR27K5jIgPU046loGH8RH5sGk9shkxebHSb1578OJV5_GXPXe2/w298-h400/GirlwithDogs_BLOG_1362.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Her Protectors</b></div></b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>9" x 12"</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Oil with palette knives on board</b></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8LIZm-0ZDjlPlTUpLdUZ_Mb289zazl7ZjzdpU7YNMTlo4RiTSsYWxYpyVxQI-HF6qsb3YbYNiNtQO-y-hAqq9Bb2B85yGUPXYD_N3r15owJhxSBrnOsowq0csne0tNwi3LPuppo6H893yTcj2vpPENmcOR_BjkBlLYd4ROo1-sG92C2oFW1ekwMPHr-b-/s1474/GirlwithLantern9x12_BLOG_1354.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1474" data-original-width="1106" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8LIZm-0ZDjlPlTUpLdUZ_Mb289zazl7ZjzdpU7YNMTlo4RiTSsYWxYpyVxQI-HF6qsb3YbYNiNtQO-y-hAqq9Bb2B85yGUPXYD_N3r15owJhxSBrnOsowq0csne0tNwi3LPuppo6H893yTcj2vpPENmcOR_BjkBlLYd4ROo1-sG92C2oFW1ekwMPHr-b-/w300-h400/GirlwithLantern9x12_BLOG_1354.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;">This Little Light of Mine II</div></b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>9" x 12"</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Oil with palette knives on board</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Bill saw a painting I did called <i><a href="https://anngorbett.blogspot.com/2023/09/lighting-way-to-christmas.html">This Little Light Of Mine</a></i> 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.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p></div>Ann Gorbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11755971747306316830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974434737361197467.post-31270449749794866392024-01-26T12:14:00.001-05:002024-01-26T12:14:16.526-05:00A street with a view<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjtuInnRUdDtChnievE2wsZJzByt-d9-laKrmfikN2yHWFC2cIwXqN0ZShQ4XiWVd17yq5yCH-Lpz5Ff0ripJbz9TYV6RP1uO7ibzb3soPoPknNukgRZEnH_tyZ4fRfMeFqeptmAAyPGTUBiEnJjJkst_fqUJddDJy9uV98yCejKSPch6yLNJugnf3vjG4/s1323/Rooftops_BLOG_1614.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="991" data-original-width="1323" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjtuInnRUdDtChnievE2wsZJzByt-d9-laKrmfikN2yHWFC2cIwXqN0ZShQ4XiWVd17yq5yCH-Lpz5Ff0ripJbz9TYV6RP1uO7ibzb3soPoPknNukgRZEnH_tyZ4fRfMeFqeptmAAyPGTUBiEnJjJkst_fqUJddDJy9uV98yCejKSPch6yLNJugnf3vjG4/w400-h300/Rooftops_BLOG_1614.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Provincetown Overlook</b></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>18" x 24"</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Oil with palette knives on board</b></p><p>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.</p>Ann Gorbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11755971747306316830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974434737361197467.post-31542055558654229062024-01-19T15:46:00.001-05:002024-01-19T15:46:00.134-05:00Christmas commissions: 2 new entering signs<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit9itKAErMoNzmKe69BFSUXGLEVnWX4CKUnD721UW4ClHv7XpghBT5fsVVmNjQs3lVZsg4ckxIo6ceNFi-1BBl_sPGfT034nJbxnt-vBTlGrFYGLrOtXoeupUmqZ4IsbNFViOM7wB7pvGbMNzRHMwVtcYDAR3riB2rL8xVVGipDsRQGIDR153XuTpK6Dbo/s1367/EnteringHarwichport_BLOG_1369.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="1352" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit9itKAErMoNzmKe69BFSUXGLEVnWX4CKUnD721UW4ClHv7XpghBT5fsVVmNjQs3lVZsg4ckxIo6ceNFi-1BBl_sPGfT034nJbxnt-vBTlGrFYGLrOtXoeupUmqZ4IsbNFViOM7wB7pvGbMNzRHMwVtcYDAR3riB2rL8xVVGipDsRQGIDR153XuTpK6Dbo/w395-h400/EnteringHarwichport_BLOG_1369.jpg" width="395" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Entering Harwichport</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>16" x 16"</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>oil with palette knives on board</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCR1v2WUJe-nUvKA712Zoa0zbeOKatb2qroLgkbGei-O-ycz4WpFewFloMyBJPPMbytZ91L7_ci4_eYhmvXF7Uq3E03T6SWZt6_-eVkFiBbhx7cY8O0Vy6QutboUoQIpaCy41ejpvjucQoqbr1mExFYjmxpZ2P-bOVrv3lQvj2ucGP4NXmuoToIN7yISck/s1313/EnteringProvincetown_BLOG_1370.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1313" data-original-width="1304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCR1v2WUJe-nUvKA712Zoa0zbeOKatb2qroLgkbGei-O-ycz4WpFewFloMyBJPPMbytZ91L7_ci4_eYhmvXF7Uq3E03T6SWZt6_-eVkFiBbhx7cY8O0Vy6QutboUoQIpaCy41ejpvjucQoqbr1mExFYjmxpZ2P-bOVrv3lQvj2ucGP4NXmuoToIN7yISck/w398-h400/EnteringProvincetown_BLOG_1370.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Entering Provincetown</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>16" x 16"</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>oil with palette knives on board</b></div></div><p>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.</p><p>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:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlaGUDnY5kDDSBXYjX2BxZfMTzLo7QQKFy29Aky0eqmcjGjAEYELfTvfCRCf66BkRKH7puQ74V23czQhkI767GPcSjxfvn8IAN7W7XRQz2-YH-scpTGSynQskD6tDz9nt3zmoZgogsWBB_kqsOSidtoKiK-sN_XgFxJXL53ycxHlZ-_XXDQdMFnQ1pgf1s/s1500/Bottomshot_1371.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="433" data-original-width="1500" height="115" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlaGUDnY5kDDSBXYjX2BxZfMTzLo7QQKFy29Aky0eqmcjGjAEYELfTvfCRCf66BkRKH7puQ74V23czQhkI767GPcSjxfvn8IAN7W7XRQz2-YH-scpTGSynQskD6tDz9nt3zmoZgogsWBB_kqsOSidtoKiK-sN_XgFxJXL53ycxHlZ-_XXDQdMFnQ1pgf1s/w400-h115/Bottomshot_1371.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhomPSnrN4sI_1dINmv1jT_L_YqxtJSLt-k9bxeuYaLSNXx9AxsKEAerwDt9Tb5_mYjfIyzOUzl7O6fxkCxNekLKm-qMkvPxB_uHN1Da25mHDqG8o9pKAcTy8lvhXgN4q8qvffmY_LA46wTOrmCse-0wAXbd1U4X9xluC5ce9eZHX88N80fyius7gPQlOdS/s1500/Sideshot_1373.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhomPSnrN4sI_1dINmv1jT_L_YqxtJSLt-k9bxeuYaLSNXx9AxsKEAerwDt9Tb5_mYjfIyzOUzl7O6fxkCxNekLKm-qMkvPxB_uHN1Da25mHDqG8o9pKAcTy8lvhXgN4q8qvffmY_LA46wTOrmCse-0wAXbd1U4X9xluC5ce9eZHX88N80fyius7gPQlOdS/w400-h300/Sideshot_1373.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>He told me they were a big hit at Christmastime. Always good to hear.<div><p><br /></p></div>Ann Gorbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11755971747306316830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974434737361197467.post-30796177029642352852024-01-16T17:18:00.011-05:002024-01-16T17:18:00.144-05:00Curious Seal II<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL3PR1ZCkeLv0y64qLzLPwJAAVZKQSAzX27PaLWj8Hj9FK4v5WUmlqJEj8YewbiePAqaTy3TxW8s5gqOZ4gepuAY0ohAJz20IZhBAWzCFOlKtcNHgi60vLyUMPm-RKUNbLY3bZJZPxFFKXv0fPYahkhKRZJ8Fq_yIC1wOuVM_WK7G3k7B8rL39ZtcUXEl_/s1326/CuriousSeal2_BLOG_1381.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1322" data-original-width="1326" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL3PR1ZCkeLv0y64qLzLPwJAAVZKQSAzX27PaLWj8Hj9FK4v5WUmlqJEj8YewbiePAqaTy3TxW8s5gqOZ4gepuAY0ohAJz20IZhBAWzCFOlKtcNHgi60vLyUMPm-RKUNbLY3bZJZPxFFKXv0fPYahkhKRZJ8Fq_yIC1wOuVM_WK7G3k7B8rL39ZtcUXEl_/w400-h399/CuriousSeal2_BLOG_1381.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <b>Curious Seal II</b></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>12" x 12"</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Acrylic pour (background) Oil with palette knives (seal)</b></p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>I let the acrylic colors drip off the sides which you can see here in these side photos.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGxM6L202RpXugnKZF4hJ_nDColm0aceM7IaphdtadWj69IDV3kz9-PQjXklnvSo-rUugyCJ4kbZvbLrBSIBs8njRY5GV0-ircfICdRZQuPNGho-19-B0uRZynn1JJ2QPzodXXrvNf1_ZR84mgmoRK0rCN1Dmwyw86M42SFN9pcUKnlPzEIlWNVPexHu0s/s1500/RightandBottom_BLOG_1388.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="969" data-original-width="1500" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGxM6L202RpXugnKZF4hJ_nDColm0aceM7IaphdtadWj69IDV3kz9-PQjXklnvSo-rUugyCJ4kbZvbLrBSIBs8njRY5GV0-ircfICdRZQuPNGho-19-B0uRZynn1JJ2QPzodXXrvNf1_ZR84mgmoRK0rCN1Dmwyw86M42SFN9pcUKnlPzEIlWNVPexHu0s/w400-h259/RightandBottom_BLOG_1388.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiElKpdVIvfXFoksx_b0xWq4xy7zcF3dgsNdrTXdAA0wOj4t_laaF4GZJMsYs4qjBGgDNZdECHUAfqBm2DeFq5Mc3cGlVzdD-cxU_qGhZ76BtoVrnOXIvElnOKN9ZyCBQ2zcbCm_1I1ZB4LWVet0-WXAqf2xU31oyncdlZB9nnb1xWN_AqJhWZlQrirgIef/s1376/TopandLeft_BLOG_1384.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1376" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiElKpdVIvfXFoksx_b0xWq4xy7zcF3dgsNdrTXdAA0wOj4t_laaF4GZJMsYs4qjBGgDNZdECHUAfqBm2DeFq5Mc3cGlVzdD-cxU_qGhZ76BtoVrnOXIvElnOKN9ZyCBQ2zcbCm_1I1ZB4LWVet0-WXAqf2xU31oyncdlZB9nnb1xWN_AqJhWZlQrirgIef/w349-h400/TopandLeft_BLOG_1384.jpg" width="349" /></a></div><br /><p>Here is a link to the first painting I did which shows a little more of the process. <a href="https://anngorbett.blogspot.com/2022/02/larger-seal-paint-pour.html">https://anngorbett.blogspot.com/2022/02/larger-seal-paint-pour.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Ann Gorbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11755971747306316830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974434737361197467.post-17076651260756804672024-01-11T17:00:00.002-05:002024-01-11T17:00:00.242-05:00New size for Entering Provincetown<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVuEQttBhFHBXDZfktGHlrfpnQ2SxZl2WuW7O7BUpFJjn6GQIHm8e_eiNZeSZ7Aqgf00MiwIgcupjlLXTjRgTpMgDnoq2VbU3vV_C3N3TrynlhVZd_JKJmcTX0gCMJR2hUKP9qg8Ee7914m6MS2SGK0gGbD8XnBS284FNJmZQ003GxkFGQrGnMYiLfGlIV/s1316/EnteringPtown_BLOG_1220.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1304" data-original-width="1316" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVuEQttBhFHBXDZfktGHlrfpnQ2SxZl2WuW7O7BUpFJjn6GQIHm8e_eiNZeSZ7Aqgf00MiwIgcupjlLXTjRgTpMgDnoq2VbU3vV_C3N3TrynlhVZd_JKJmcTX0gCMJR2hUKP9qg8Ee7914m6MS2SGK0gGbD8XnBS284FNJmZQ003GxkFGQrGnMYiLfGlIV/w400-h396/EnteringPtown_BLOG_1220.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Entering Provincetown</b></div></b><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>10" x 10"</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>oil with palette knives on board</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red;">SOLD</span></b></p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p><br /></p>Ann Gorbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11755971747306316830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974434737361197467.post-36821296716077382172024-01-08T16:47:00.001-05:002024-01-08T16:48:52.050-05:00Happy New Year!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYzx-N_t9wEeAgsi0gcCcHeIXjk3MKkTlF5OYdRxGM7TNnmxgkS4abz56kf6G1n6CQqWL6zmiSRqWYl3TgV5r5i2_A4WrDWTjv_jM-afE1l6JK4iupKEqkx4NI4aSnlp-gILgMpw6DebOHV59cK9IXyloyjAzBsfq1TdNK1L1a5_-iHMAx2h4nFGxESBVi/s1399/PerfectSnowDay_BLOG_1182.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1399" data-original-width="1044" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYzx-N_t9wEeAgsi0gcCcHeIXjk3MKkTlF5OYdRxGM7TNnmxgkS4abz56kf6G1n6CQqWL6zmiSRqWYl3TgV5r5i2_A4WrDWTjv_jM-afE1l6JK4iupKEqkx4NI4aSnlp-gILgMpw6DebOHV59cK9IXyloyjAzBsfq1TdNK1L1a5_-iHMAx2h4nFGxESBVi/w299-h400/PerfectSnowDay_BLOG_1182.jpg" width="299" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Perfect Snow Day</b></div></b><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>14" x 11"</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Oil with palette knives on board</b></p><p>Bill saw the painting I had done of the girl carrying the lantern (<a href="https://anngorbett.blogspot.com/2023/09/lighting-way-to-christmas.html">This Little Light of Mine posted here</a>) 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". </p><p>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. </p>Ann Gorbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11755971747306316830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974434737361197467.post-24743101688175903242023-12-06T14:46:00.001-05:002023-12-06T14:46:00.240-05:00Red Inn number 41/58<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjJqV22-O-kbyw4Mrpa5TPk7fLziGjZVqAr70o4BXLXMIHDQRzytPW5uKvuMBT797B79CJ5kY56sroxex9hQ2aA0du3thUf1a8YvDV8Pf1J3wxGmNGp1nWE7GCqHvCI0mcBISN4Qr_Pq-Nlg-N1QfW3-Apxieq9C82Dy2umy2BFevoTxW0mMTDCzlB5KHg/s1850/RedInninSummer_BLOG_1176.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="1850" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjJqV22-O-kbyw4Mrpa5TPk7fLziGjZVqAr70o4BXLXMIHDQRzytPW5uKvuMBT797B79CJ5kY56sroxex9hQ2aA0du3thUf1a8YvDV8Pf1J3wxGmNGp1nWE7GCqHvCI0mcBISN4Qr_Pq-Nlg-N1QfW3-Apxieq9C82Dy2umy2BFevoTxW0mMTDCzlB5KHg/w400-h204/RedInninSummer_BLOG_1176.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The Red Inn in Summer</b></div></b><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>6" x 12"</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Oil with palette knives on board</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red;">SOLD</span></b></p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p>Ann Gorbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11755971747306316830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974434737361197467.post-61163751456871279482023-11-30T14:44:00.001-05:002023-11-30T16:24:24.565-05:00Come Read With Me<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaonAJzAHHcLzKOyWhrmWHQ3D-vmcivegTH_dKE0B31bKJDv1OCCAK3jRjWyUpwWUGFvTfcZc49BXPc3QES67N8Q72_Ua7vr1qUHD_H-7hr4QbsjxtrlHOQMxjwvPDAenG50pTd7OTqD9dkri8EF4njKyL4HGDg04pRXwsEC30Yo7WipNw3iiuYcR6P5l5/s1134/ComeReadWithMe_BLOG_1191.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1134" data-original-width="885" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaonAJzAHHcLzKOyWhrmWHQ3D-vmcivegTH_dKE0B31bKJDv1OCCAK3jRjWyUpwWUGFvTfcZc49BXPc3QES67N8Q72_Ua7vr1qUHD_H-7hr4QbsjxtrlHOQMxjwvPDAenG50pTd7OTqD9dkri8EF4njKyL4HGDg04pRXwsEC30Yo7WipNw3iiuYcR6P5l5/s320/ComeReadWithMe_BLOG_1191.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Come Read With Me</b></div></b><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>14" x 11"</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Oil with palette knives on board</b></p><p>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.</p>Ann Gorbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11755971747306316830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974434737361197467.post-27710779761172158372023-11-22T14:52:00.001-05:002023-11-22T14:52:00.129-05:00Christmas is coming!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD8razuQULTnSWlCtciCbcWUfOEypGlYKSAFOb6eeCy7gsm5pvRVDd9Gs1CQeKdqWbJ04uY3P42rSAAg-qrpmxDQBEvB7pdfF0elSrK5cHii5zzCTlM4VjYtJTJgKRr8i4JHfV6bLmiz9Iss8hzAs95s36SAt0Y_8HHoNie9bAfd3K5gB-Nx5rTfyb3mdt/s1175/MakeAWish_BLOG_0067.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1175" data-original-width="872" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD8razuQULTnSWlCtciCbcWUfOEypGlYKSAFOb6eeCy7gsm5pvRVDd9Gs1CQeKdqWbJ04uY3P42rSAAg-qrpmxDQBEvB7pdfF0elSrK5cHii5zzCTlM4VjYtJTJgKRr8i4JHfV6bLmiz9Iss8hzAs95s36SAt0Y_8HHoNie9bAfd3K5gB-Nx5rTfyb3mdt/w296-h400/MakeAWish_BLOG_0067.jpg" width="296" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Make a Wish</b></div></b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>9" x 12" </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>oil with palette knives on board</b></div><div><br /></div><div>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.</div><div><br /></div><div>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.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Ann Gorbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11755971747306316830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974434737361197467.post-18468165023179701632023-11-15T12:01:00.002-05:002023-11-15T12:01:00.147-05:00Catch and release<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjofjZjTCdKQs01LATXLpBrIY25vQq_qOAXxt5p7EAShjl76tlq9hKNm8Celhp12NcuATdKO91JXEwEXznCJ7DNblJiORPVdlVjnFZzoE1SEreVAOfOXnLVJxxTdJUzBx1DkcKQhUuVDx4JEiqDn0NwZYglvpNdTvmq3nONpm0ZOO4G7heTNXevttj70gqj/s1440/LearningToFish_BLOG_1127.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1131" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjofjZjTCdKQs01LATXLpBrIY25vQq_qOAXxt5p7EAShjl76tlq9hKNm8Celhp12NcuATdKO91JXEwEXznCJ7DNblJiORPVdlVjnFZzoE1SEreVAOfOXnLVJxxTdJUzBx1DkcKQhUuVDx4JEiqDn0NwZYglvpNdTvmq3nONpm0ZOO4G7heTNXevttj70gqj/w314-h400/LearningToFish_BLOG_1127.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Learning To Fish</b></div></b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>14" x 11"</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>oil with palette knives on board</b></div><div><br /></div><div>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.</div><div><p><br /></p></div>Ann Gorbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11755971747306316830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974434737361197467.post-43975813060807484732023-11-09T14:48:00.000-05:002023-11-09T14:48:00.135-05:00Peak contemplation<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhruJ3DVv94Dg2Va-CJDPAwOcKimaxvhEPY8-qliSKxrJRvyIDxHe-9jiu3uJzn-T63YmrrjijljCfkRt5DUFgMON9BTvkZ64WsI7zyGu5jkqkYQNIyWMUv6ZMZFxAVyypCQ4KAYTupFe2PDzdQzkZdUcnp7Ojhr9bAYAWL2RsvcJSttA9aLdfu5iSP28wq/s1325/DreamLikeAGirl_BLOG_0081.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1325" data-original-width="1037" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhruJ3DVv94Dg2Va-CJDPAwOcKimaxvhEPY8-qliSKxrJRvyIDxHe-9jiu3uJzn-T63YmrrjijljCfkRt5DUFgMON9BTvkZ64WsI7zyGu5jkqkYQNIyWMUv6ZMZFxAVyypCQ4KAYTupFe2PDzdQzkZdUcnp7Ojhr9bAYAWL2RsvcJSttA9aLdfu5iSP28wq/w313-h400/DreamLikeAGirl_BLOG_0081.jpg" width="313" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Dream Like A Girl</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>14" x 11"</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>oil with palette knives on board</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">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.</div><br /><p></p>Ann Gorbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11755971747306316830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974434737361197467.post-77540101761223254442023-11-03T15:16:00.000-04:002023-11-03T15:16:00.140-04:00Shelby 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJhigDBNy-G6lYluwJgw3D3tcxeERT261YGcpQu2pIkJ-6xsLReWkNdaa2wpHTy_Z7hGYLPvI9yEeP_o_lbGaBxcrg42dW53K3h948k9wKk-QhZWL3uh2TdGSaFKx-rIdInfpLaz8eKPbhcCN0JXpxK2zoxxx_d97wiJTlrDYtBQ0mt99qweeTmA5-7FLR/s1406/Shelby2_BLOG_0008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1056" data-original-width="1406" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJhigDBNy-G6lYluwJgw3D3tcxeERT261YGcpQu2pIkJ-6xsLReWkNdaa2wpHTy_Z7hGYLPvI9yEeP_o_lbGaBxcrg42dW53K3h948k9wKk-QhZWL3uh2TdGSaFKx-rIdInfpLaz8eKPbhcCN0JXpxK2zoxxx_d97wiJTlrDYtBQ0mt99qweeTmA5-7FLR/w400-h300/Shelby2_BLOG_0008.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Shelby at the Beach</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>9" x 12"</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Oil with palette knives on board</b></div><div><br /></div><div>I've painted this cute pup before, but in her honor, there was a request to paint her again. She deserves to be captured in this moment of happiness with her tongue and tail wagging playing in the waves with her tennis ball.</div><div><p><br /></p></div>Ann Gorbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11755971747306316830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974434737361197467.post-54614052631931875412023-10-31T02:00:00.001-04:002023-10-31T02:00:00.132-04:00Historic (perhaps haunted?) homes in Newport, RI<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdzF9U3f0UMAg1qQsDCvpMUaAe2msViGOaNgzvjlErjt3U2oQ1OxinJmDS0l_ySlw_FdPi2UE6tJ7H22YJYRGsJdyYaXmJ-s0cxm2mhlQDgY8FgTB1pw2fk7PlFKERaEB54an_wyMrCUjmzpz6OqfM2EFoIHuZb6DrfBfHCFq-znofZQfy07rYIvSF5FL9/s1003/CrossStColonials_BLOG_0039.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="999" data-original-width="1003" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdzF9U3f0UMAg1qQsDCvpMUaAe2msViGOaNgzvjlErjt3U2oQ1OxinJmDS0l_ySlw_FdPi2UE6tJ7H22YJYRGsJdyYaXmJ-s0cxm2mhlQDgY8FgTB1pw2fk7PlFKERaEB54an_wyMrCUjmzpz6OqfM2EFoIHuZb6DrfBfHCFq-znofZQfy07rYIvSF5FL9/w400-h399/CrossStColonials_BLOG_0039.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Cross Street Colonials</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>6" x 6"</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>oil with palette knives on board</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red;">SOLD</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>Happy Halloween!</div><div>I spotted this trio of homes while walking around historic Newport RI. This is the corner of Cross Street and Elm Street. The colors, shadows, details as well as the clouds captured my attention. It was fun to paint this scene at such a wee size. I was still able to get enough detail in the architecture to capture that historic feel. Imagine all of the souls who have lived in these homes over the years!!</div><div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Ann Gorbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11755971747306316830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974434737361197467.post-86486089432282364852023-10-25T15:11:00.001-04:002023-10-25T15:11:00.151-04:00View From the Provincetown Inn<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrP-usRb6NVyPPQXNkCU8nVeenj-f3mno9bmiQxR-FpwNBMmWJ9JSEeX727NVYlzdRA-2xvhz8cStqj1R7aE9wRuZkQSI53HhqiyfIJYhG-A5xFP03lsNYY150uTa5HBvZjCXQxdEP1Syfa_RAT-_y9cbTHxfyaXx8dvqEYzMLAwotnGPT-7O9-N6SKnLg/s1834/ViewfromthePtownInn_BLOG_9334.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="926" data-original-width="1834" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrP-usRb6NVyPPQXNkCU8nVeenj-f3mno9bmiQxR-FpwNBMmWJ9JSEeX727NVYlzdRA-2xvhz8cStqj1R7aE9wRuZkQSI53HhqiyfIJYhG-A5xFP03lsNYY150uTa5HBvZjCXQxdEP1Syfa_RAT-_y9cbTHxfyaXx8dvqEYzMLAwotnGPT-7O9-N6SKnLg/w400-h203/ViewfromthePtownInn_BLOG_9334.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Looking East (from the Provincetown Inn)</b></div></b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>12" x 24" </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>oil with palette knives on board</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red;">SOLD</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>Last April when we made the trip up to Provincetown to drop artwork off at the Red Inn, we stayed overnight at the historic Provincetown Inn. What an incredible view you get from the very end of Commercial Street. We also happened to have gorgeous weather so of course I got inspired to paint a scene from their beach. You can also see both the Red Inn and the Pilgrim monument from here which is so cool.<br /><div><p><br /><br /></p></div></div>Ann Gorbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11755971747306316830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974434737361197467.post-78145156192574622062023-10-22T14:44:00.001-04:002023-10-22T14:44:00.142-04:00Lambie<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDbZYdbMOZKcZ8ZJ8pkzwkTAlMVp0qhNtwsbi8TuUOrytC0zPxy-7dMu2IenCj5mlTugrKQuLzh5SNyqjzUQiaZJljhhs8wnCX-t-0E7Ql-I4UypN0PDqzE_K8MIn8MNfjCZkNcgzeIIdVoUYCLbHPT6T9GFLcpAIDhB_M9wxdRsOU0yoNQXNAnCIrspAi/s2353/LittleLamb_300_9993.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2353" data-original-width="2315" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDbZYdbMOZKcZ8ZJ8pkzwkTAlMVp0qhNtwsbi8TuUOrytC0zPxy-7dMu2IenCj5mlTugrKQuLzh5SNyqjzUQiaZJljhhs8wnCX-t-0E7Ql-I4UypN0PDqzE_K8MIn8MNfjCZkNcgzeIIdVoUYCLbHPT6T9GFLcpAIDhB_M9wxdRsOU0yoNQXNAnCIrspAi/w394-h400/LittleLamb_300_9993.jpg" width="394" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Little Lamb</b></div></b><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>6" x 6"</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Oil with palette knives on board</b></div><div><br /></div><div>I couldn't resist painting this cute face.</div></div>Ann Gorbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11755971747306316830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-974434737361197467.post-25256848145562563032023-10-19T14:37:00.003-04:002024-02-02T11:17:28.194-05:00Unique buildings in Newport RI<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvS7l7KvPpaKQ08406JuI7uVYhi83-D69vQ3zTdeSXreObCPHNXY-bFGmrSyt46RtNqVkADnWcK_2_zDlLLj_12JUl55xv4FPWU2Ey5wBMkMbTLbkPaSv_qFBfEbllLjMIuKZfgdglmLb3xPIHLTXkLv5fLP1gPGNY7Uqx_zw6G1l2zE-NwabRdgb3lgUA/s1091/OnBellevue_BLOG_0003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1091" data-original-width="1085" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvS7l7KvPpaKQ08406JuI7uVYhi83-D69vQ3zTdeSXreObCPHNXY-bFGmrSyt46RtNqVkADnWcK_2_zDlLLj_12JUl55xv4FPWU2Ey5wBMkMbTLbkPaSv_qFBfEbllLjMIuKZfgdglmLb3xPIHLTXkLv5fLP1gPGNY7Uqx_zw6G1l2zE-NwabRdgb3lgUA/w398-h400/OnBellevue_BLOG_0003.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>On Bellevue</b></div></b><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>6" x 6"</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Oil with palette knives on board</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red;">SOLD</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>Whenever we visit Newport RI, this row of buildings on Bellevue Ave always capture my attention. Maybe because yellow and red is one of my favorite color combinations. Wouldn't you love to live in this wee house?</div></div>Ann Gorbetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11755971747306316830noreply@blogger.com0