8x8
oil with palette knives on board
I've been wanting to paint penguins for awhile now and when I spotted this cute image on Pixabay.com I knew this was the one. We get quite a few requests at the gallery for penguin paintings. I think they are very popular. And I can see why. They are so darn fun and the babies are so cute!
9x12
oil with palette knives on board
Bill asked if I would paint this portrait for his neighbors. They recently lost these two beautiful companions and he wanted them to have a special gift to help memorialize them. They loved the beach and this image captured that.
8x8
oil with palette knives on board
I recently sold all 3 of my boot paintings within a month at the Art Gallery at Patriot Place which got be excited to paint another one. I loved the kitschy design of the cowgirl on these boots that I saw on Christy's website bootitude.com.
12" x 16"
Oil with palette knives on board
Back in February, I had done a portrait of two cats for Dan. He wanted another painting of his other cat Tumble, who had recently passed, along with their dog Azzi.
He described for me when the two of them used to touch noses as a greeting and show of mutual respect and wanted that to be the image in the painting. I didn't have any reference images of this exact pose so I had to do a compilation of several images in order to get the proportions, positions, and sizing of the animals correct.
Since the animals were both black, I think the rug and the wood floor help to bring out their colors.
12" x 24"
Oil with palette knives on board
SOLD
Can you believe that this is the 57th painting I've done of the Red Inn? This list of paintings includes scenes in and around this beautiful place. It just shows you how much it means to all those that visit it every year at the very tip of Cape Cod in beautiful Provincetown, MA.
16" x 20"
Oil with palette knives on board
We are heading to this beautiful place soon and I can't wait. The water, the light, the cottages, and the beach are all so relaxing.
14" x 11"
Oil with palette knives on board
SOLD
While in Newport delivering a painting to a customer, Polo and I decided to enjoy the beautiful day and have lunch in town. This storefront on Bowen's Wharf caught my attention with its gorgeous display of hydrangeas and its colorful nautical flag. I knew it would make a nice subject for my palette knife painting technique.
8" x 8"
Oil with palette knives on board
SOLD
Nancy loved the first Martini Time painting I had done for the Red Inn back in April. But when she went back to purchase it, it had already been sold. So she asked me if I would paint her another one. Of course I said yes.
The inspiration came from a photo I took while Polo and I were dining at the inn last year. The inn makes the best martinis!
10" x 10"
Oil with palette knives on board
Bill's sister was very jealous of the 3 paintings I had done of his dog Foxy, and wanted to memorialize her precious Kasey with a portrait of her own. She said she liked this picture of her because she was "Staring up at me telling me how much she loves me. That look. Says it all. I love you mommy."
Kasey looked like a beautiful Shetland sheepdog. She will be missed.
8" x 24"
Oil with palette knives on Ampersand Gessobord
SOLD
Robert saw a print of the Red Inn that I had for sale but really wanted an original oil painting. So I created this one just for him. He requested a few more colorful flowers to be added and a little more ocean showing at the left. I really like this unique size and composition.
Someone asked me how many times I have painted The Red Inn so I decided to start a tally sheet. This painting is the 56th one I have done of the inn including scenes inside and around the inn. Can you believe it? I sure can't.
I hope everyone's summer is going great so far. If you are anywhere near Provincetown on Cape Cod this summer, stop in to this beautiful inn at the very tip for dinner or drinks. You'll be glad you did.
14" x 11"
Oil with palette knives on board
Patricia asked if I would paint this cute painting as a present for her daughter, This is her son in law, Daniel and his new baby Danny. He's holding a little dinosaur so I decided to make matching dinosaur socks.
I bet the view up their on daddy's shoulders is pretty sweet.
14" x 11"
Oil with palette knives on board
SOLD
I painted this scene from Newport RI during an event at the Renaissance Hotel at Patriot Place. I painted live while hotel guests sampled craft beer and whiskey from local vendors for their international Global Day of Discovery. When I finished the painting, I posted it to Instagram, and the owner of the sailboat recognized his boat, Leo, and his wife contacted me to purchase the painting as a gift for him for Father's Day. How fun is that?
16" x 20"
Oil with palette knife on board
SOLD
I was lucky enough to wake up to this view a few years ago while staying at a friend's house on Nantucket. It doesn't get much better than this!
24" x 18"
Acrylic with gesso
Available
Here is the latest in my series of paintings under my pseudonym CAT. My technique here is fun because it gets me to loosen up a bit from painting with palette knives all the time. I first paint on a black canvas with colorful acrylic paints, then put a layer of this gesso on top. I then use the end of a paint brush to draw the figure which "carves" out the gesso and reveals the color underneath.
11" x 14"
Oil with palette knives on board
SOLD
My friend Jeremy asked if I would paint from an image he took while visiting World's End in Hingham Ma. If you've never been, it is a beautiful place with lots of trees and views of the ocean. He was visiting in the fall and captured this scene of the light coming through the trees and the colorful leaves on the ground.
11" x 14"
Oil with palette knives on board
Bobbi (the little blonde girl on daddy's knee in the painting) is the youngest of five sisters. She had this wonderful photo of her sisters and her mom and dad on the porch of her grandmother's house and she asked if I would paint it for her. The photo was black and white but I decided to "colorize" it. It was such fun imagining what the outfits might look like in color.
2 sided, hand-painted sign
20" x 8"
Acrylic on wood
This is the third installment of Bill's tribute to Foxy, his beloved dog he lost a few months ago. He pictured a pub like sign in her honor that would display near his Provincetown pool where Foxy loved to hang out.
Here is a photo of my work in progress. I painted the two sided sign using acrylic paints and brushes (gasp) so I was a little rusty but it worked out great.
9"x 12"
Oil with palette knives on Ampersand Gessobord
This is the second portrait for Bill who lost his greatest companion Foxy a few months ago. This will be heading to Provincetown soon to spend the summer there and hopefully help Bill get through the tough months ahead without her by his side.
9" x 12"
Oil with palette knives on Ampersand Gessobord
Bill recently lost his best friend Foxy and asked me to do a couple of portraits of her. This is the first one showing her looking so regal guarding the pool and supervising all of the poolside activities.
Summer is almost here so these portraits will be heading up to Provincetown very soon.
