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.

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.

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.

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.

Shelby 2

Shelby at the Beach

9" x 12"

Oil with palette knives on board

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.

Historic (perhaps haunted?) homes in Newport, RI

Cross Street Colonials

6" x 6"

oil with palette knives on board

SOLD

Happy Halloween!

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!!

View From the Provincetown Inn

Looking East (from the Provincetown Inn)

12" x 24" 

oil with palette knives on board

SOLD

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.

Lambie

Little Lamb

6" x 6"

Oil with palette knives on board

I couldn't resist painting this cute face.

Unique buildings in Newport RI

On Bellevue

6" x 6"

Oil with palette knives on board

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?

Beach Glow

Happy Dance

11" x 14"

oil with palette knives on board

I found the image inspiration for this painting on Unsplash.com, a site that offers images free to use without permission. I just loved this girl's happy pose, her outfit, and the wonderful late afternoon light.

New Entering Sign

Entering Eastham

16" x 16"

Oil with palette knives on board

SOLD

I am working my way through all of the towns on Cape Cod. Of the 15 towns, I have painted these signs for about half of them. Phew. This painting was sold to a lovely family who is lucky enough to have a home in Eastham. The Coast Guard Station at Coast Guard Beach on the National Seashore is what is pictured in the background.

NEW Yellow Lab portrait

Shelby 1

9" x 12" 

oil with palette knives on board

Bill asked me to paint this portrait for his friend who lost his beloved companion Shelby earlier this summer. Love her sweet face.

Are you ready for winter?

Snowy Owl

6" x 6"

oil with palette knives on board

I painted this on a very hot day back in September. I think it reached 96 degrees that day. So painting this scene was quite opposite of what was going on outside. I just loved this owl's eyes and his spotted feathers. He just looks so regal sitting on this blanket of snow.

If you are a birder, you've probably tried to capture photos of this illusive bird. They make their nests on some of the beaches here in Massachusetts and it's quite a scene when one is spotted.

Backyard nemesis? or cute creature?

Hello Bunny

6" x 6"

oil with palette knives on board

If you were like us this summer, you saw a lot of these in your yard this year. Did you know it's the year of the rabbit according to the Chinese calendar. Well they took full advantage of that and proceeded to eat everything in our yards-perennials, annuals, grass, bushes, trees. 

Darn it, they sure are cute though.

A visit to the cranberry bog

Danielle and PJ at the Cranberry Bog

11" x 14" 

oil with palette knives on board

This is a new commission of two good friends of ours. They took at tour at the Ocean Spray cranberry bog that is located in Lakeville MA and got some great shots. I just loved the colors of the bog, the trees, as well as their outfits. 

Lighting the way to Christmas

This Little Light of Mine

14" x 11" x 1.5"

oil with palette knives on board

As artists, we need to start thinking early about Christmas. I've had this image on the waiting list to paint for awhile now, and I decided now was the time to do it. 

I just loved this girl's outfit-the red tulle skirt and matching hat and scarf as well as the slightly oversized fleece jacket. The background trees and bushes also attracted me to paint this scene. The lantern light was a little bit of challenge to make it appear to "glow" but I think the yellow is a nice contrast to the red.

I'll be making these into Christmas cards very soon.

Cute baby penguins

Penguin Parents

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!

Doggies love the beach

Juneau and Yukon at Ballston Beach

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.

Nice pair of um.... boots

Nice Pair

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.

New pet portrait with a dog and a cat together

Tumble and Azzi

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.