Approx 8 x 14
Oil with palette knives on board
This is an iconic place in Provincetown that I have painted several times. This time, I wanted to include the fun colorful lights they often have displayed along the water.
I am preparing for the opening of the red inn in April by painting several scenes that continue to inspire me as a painter.
12" x 12"
Oil with palette knives on board
My good friend Susan asked if I would paint a couple of portraits of her son and their dog. This first one is from when they were very young. I love how they are all cozied up in the chair together. There was a lot going on in the photo, I toned down some of the patterns slightly to direct the focus more on their cute faces.
10 x 10
Oil with palette knives on board
I painted a portrait of Sadie almost 10 years ago for Callie who gifted it to her friend, Rachel. Callie contacted me a last month to ask if I would paint it again because her friend lost her home and all her belongings in the LA fires. Rachel told her that one of the things she was most heartbroken to lose was her painting of Sadie. I completed this replacement commission as a gift to her friend hoping that it brings a just a little comfort in a such a devastating situation.
11" x 14"
Oil with palette knives on board
Last fall, we had the pleasure of staying at the beautiful place in Provincetown on Cape Cod. These cute cottages, all unique, are located right on the water so each day you walk up to a beautiful sunrise over the ocean. What could be better?
14" x 11"
Oil with palette knives on board
Bobby and Mary asked if I would paint this for their grandson Logan who recently was the MVP at the soccer state championship game in Farmington Connecticut. The pure joy on all of these boys faces is just so fun. Congratulations to Logan and Farmington High School.
10x10
Oil with palette knives on board
Another pet portrait for Cheryl. These are her brother's two yorkies who are no longer with us so she wanted to give him a painting as a special reminder of his two pals that he and his kids miss very much. Don't they look so cute all cozied up with their blanky in their bed?
16x16
Oil with palette knives on board
Available at The Charlestown Gallery
16x16
Oil with palette knives on board
Available at The Charlestown Gallery
16x16
Oil with palette knives on board
Available at The Charlestown Gallery
6x12
Oil with palette knives on board
Last year I painted The Red Inn for Toni as a Christmas gift for her wife. The Land's End Inn in Provincetown, MA is another of their favorite places to stay so this year she asked if I would paint a similar size painting as this year's Christmas gift.
Land's End Inn sits high atop a hill and it's quite a climb to get there, but it is so worth it. The views, the grounds, and the inn are all spectacular.
10x10
Oil with palette knives on board
This is Cheryl's dog Katie and her brother's dog Snooki who are best pals. They must have had a rough day playing and like to snuggle and relax together. So cute.
10x10
Oil with palette knives on board
I painted a previous pet portrait for Cheryl of her dog Katie a few years ago, and she contacted me again to paint this cutie as a gift for her brother. Who's a good doggie?
16x16
Oil with palette knives on board
SOLD
Jason saw the first Entering Sandwich sign I painted and got an idea. His brother and his family had just purchased a new home in Sandwich Massachusetts on Cape Cod and he wanted to give them a painting as a house warming gift.
He told me that in Sandwich, it is a tradition for everyone to jump off the boardwalk bridge (at high tide of course) so he asked if I could add his brother and his family doing just that in the picture. Here is a close up:
6x6
Oil with palette knives on board
Available
This past summer, my sister and I visited an amazing exhibit in Newport Rhode Island. It was called the Great Migration and it consisted of hundreds of handmade/carved elephants done by residents in a small village in India. That exhibit inspired me to paint this cute baby elephant strutting along after his mom amongst a colorful landscape in the dessert.
5x7
Oil with palette knives on board
Available
When the weather is cold, I like to paint images from the summer to brighten my spirits. When I worked in Boston, there was a wonderful farmer's market that took place every Tuesday and Friday during the summer in Copley Square in the Back Bay Area of Boston. I used to love to stroll around and admire all of the colorful vegetables, flowers, and other wares of the local vendors.
Since the magazine was published I have received several emails from people who saw the painting and reached out to hear more about me. I have made several new connections (one with a woman who graduated the same year as me, and lives in the same Massachusetts town as I do. What are odds?).
And I also made a wonderful new reconnection with a friend from art class. She lives in Florida but was traveling to Massachusetts for vacation with friends from Miami. We met up in Plymouth and had such a fun time reminiscing about school.
6x8
Oil with palette knives on board
Julie saw a painting of mine in the Miamian (my alumni magazine) and contacted me about doing a portrait of her brother's dog Bella. Her fur was such fun to paint with my knives. Such a beautiful dog.
16" x 16"
Oil with palette knives on board
SOLD
16" x 16"
Oil with palette knives on board
SOLD
I can't believe it's 2025 already. I have been so busy with holiday commissions I haven't been able to update my blog in awhile so I plan to spend January posting my most recent paintings. My entering signs have been very popular. These two were created for an auction event last October called "Artists4Kamala" sponsored by Greg Salvatori Gallery in Provincetown.
