11" x 14"
Oil with palette knives on board
Next up in my Girl Power series is this carefree girl enjoying a quiet moment by herself on a swing. There's nothing like a swing to make you feel like a child again. I remember me and my friends seeing how high we could go, them jumping off the swing into the grass. Those were the days.
12" x 24" x 1.5"
Oil with palette knives on board
SOLD
Mark wanted to surprise his wife Noreen for their 35th wedding anniversary so he asked if I would paint one of their favorite places as a gift for her. He had seen a similar painting I had done that was already sold and asked if I could replicate it for her. I mentioned to him that this was the 61st painting of the inn that I have done over the last several years and it never gets old!
They were staying for a few days at the inn and he had the waitstaff bring it to the table a surprise during their anniversary dinner. So sweet.
12" x 12"
Oil with palette knives on board
Chelsea has found her way home to her cottage on Cape Cod. Chuck said "We’ve missed Chelsea every day since she left us, but today is a little better. Special thanks to @anngorbett for sharing her talent and capturing Chelsea’s sweet soul so well. Also, hug your dog today, they leave us way too soon."
Such a sweet face!
Here are some photos of her new home:
6" x 6"
Oil with palette knives on board
Happy Memorial Day-the unofficial start of the summer.
You be hard pressed not to see a scene like this if you are visiting Cape Cod, Nantucket, or Martha's Vineyard this weekend. And it's hard for an artist to resist painting these colorful subjects.
6" x 6"
Oil with palette knives on board
We've been seeing a lot of birds in our yard lately...at the birdbath...at the birdhouse...in the trees...and on the roof. They are excited about the nicer weather for sure. You can tell by all the tweeting going on.
6" x 12"
Oil with knives on board
I love this view of Provincetown because it shows the Pilgrim Tower, the library, as well as two other church towers in the background. I also love this time of day when the tide is partially out and you are able to walk out on the sandbars. I decided to make the sky more interesting using color and clouds.
16" x 16" x 1.5"
Oil with palette knives on board
Polo and I have been working on an exciting new project for the Zullo Gallery in Medfield MA. The gallery director received a grant to put on an augmented reality art show this summer and we were invited to participate along with 9 other artists. It has been a huge learning curve and a lot of work as we explored how to create using this brand new medium.
In a follow up post, I will share how our pieces turned out, but if you are in the area, please take a day to explore the art for yourself.
For more information, check out their website here: https://zullogallery.org/exhibition/augmented-reality-evolution-of-a-small-town/
11" x 14" x 1.5"
oil with palette knives on cradled board
Continuing my Girl Power series, here is a skateboard girl skipping her way to the skateboard park ready to show the boys how it's done with style.
8" x 24" x 2"
Oil with palette knives on Ampersand Gessobord
SOLD
Believe it or not, this is the 60th painting I have done of The Red Inn in Provincetown on Cape Cod in Massachusetts. The inn's opening day for the 2024 season was April 25 and this painting made it's way up there for sale.
Time for summer fun to begin!
6" x 6"
oil with palette knives on board
April 25-28 is the annual Daffodil Festival on Nantucket. In celebration of this fun event, I painted this view of the Sanity Lighthouse on Nantucket with a field of yellow daffodils in the foreground.
16" x 16" x 1.5"
Oil with palette knives on board
SOLD
Next week we plan to bring some new work up to The Red Inn for its opening weekend. This painting will be among the grouping I'll have ready for sale for the start of the summer season.
Start your engines, here comes summer!
6" x 6"
oil with palette knives on board
SOLD
Charlotte's Web was one of my favorite books when I was a kid. This little piggy reminded me so much of Wilbur. I just loved his cute face and had to paint it.
12" x 24" x 1.5"
Oil with palette knives on board
I am excited that we are turning the corner weatherize and brighter days are just around the corner. This is one of my favorite views in Boston. It's from Boston Common looking over at Beacon Hill. It's a great place to hang out in the summertime, walk your dogs, or just go for a stroll.
11" x 14"
Oil with palette knives on board
SOLD
My friend Bill send me the photo I used as inspiration for this painting. He was at his friend's house that is up on a hill overlooking the Red Inn and Commercial Street in Provincetown. I loved how the evening lights lit up the inn and the surrounding area while the moon lit up the water.
24" x 24"
Oil with palette knives on canvas
The inspiration for this painting was a winter walk we took while in Plymouth, Massachusetts. There is a beautiful beach called Long Beach that is easier to access and park in the winter than in the summer due to the crowds and parking restrictions. I loved the hit of sun that was hitting on the edge of the dunes and how it lit up the grasses. So pretty.
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!
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?
9" x 12"
oil with palette knives on board
SOLD
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.
11" x 14"
Oil with palette knives on board
SOLD
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.
16" x 16"
oil with palette knives on board
SOLD
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.
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.
9" x 12"
oil with palette knives on board
SOLD
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?"
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.
18" x 24"
Oil with palette knives on board
SOLD
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.
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:
12" x 12"
Acrylic pour (background) Oil with palette knives (seal)
SOLD
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
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.
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.
