Landscape
Painting Windows with a History
Welcome to the studio; painting was fun this week. I remembered who, what, when, where of the windows. Each window represents something to me. They hold images, sounds, smells, feelings for me. I lingered while painting them. The door is special also – in it’s odd little way.
Read MoreRedrawing is Necessary
When I started to paint this week, I realized that my drawing had been smudged beyond usefulness. I could not put in the planks of the deck until I knew where the feet of the chairs would go, etc. So the sisters needed to be redrawn more specifically as to place. Redrawing is a necessary part of painting. After painting around and on the subjects, they have become fuzzy and a little pushed around. Creating a clear and concise drawing makes a path to a better painting.
Read MorePainting is Life
Painting is Life (Ted Lasso reference). Painting is my life… It’s good to be back. Here is an update on the painting “Comings and Goings,” oil 24×36, Collection of the artist. Blanchard Family Home on Sullivan’s Island.
Read MoreFrom Behind the Easel
Blanchard Family Home on Sullivan’s Island. This porch has held all my people – while they nursed their sunburns, visited with one another, and told stories – old and new. This view is on the right side of the front door. The dining / party room. I wonder how many times “Happy Birthday” has been sung around that table?
Read MoreSpringbank Retreat Center
I went straight to Springbank Retreat Center, in Kingstree, South Carolina. My purpose in going was to deliver a gift from Pam. She had left the Center a world class collection of religious icons she had collected from all over the world. She had wanted to deliver them herself, but became too ill.
Read MoreLitchfield Painting Workshop 2025
Litchfield Beach always delivers. Ten years ago a dear friend said we ought to paint and have a workshop at the beach. Of course, I was down for that. The…
Read MoreArtists and the Sea
Joaquín Sorolla, one of my favorite artists, painted this in 1904 and simply called it “Mar.”
Artists turn to the sea again and again for inspiration – and it never disappoints. The awesome nature of the sea is spellbinding. It is large and powerful, beautiful and elegant, treacherous and threatening, inviting and sublime. It has the power to harm and sustain. Everyday we depend on it to enrich our lives. All these things have been recorded for us by painters.
Read MoreWatching Paint Dry
Sometimes I watch paint dry while waiting to put a final varnish, hooks, and wire before I give it to you for viewing – in its final state. Sometimes, the paint must dry before I can take the next necessary steps to complete the original vision. Then there are the times that a painting must sit and dry while I decide what the next steps are going to be. I have all that going on this week.
Read MoreLitchfield – C-flat Series #1 – Sunrise
Sunrise at Litchfield Beach is one of the most glorious events I have ever witnessed. I try to see it at least once a year with the Ladies of the Traveling Paints. I have painted it many times – en plein air and in the studio. This week there was progress on my current Litchfield painting (30×40 inches). I have made 5 images so you can view the progress. Thank you very much for your interest in my painting practice.
Read MoreFresh Canvas
The home studio is crawling with artwork. My metal leaf series is coming alive with fresh critters all the time. Channeling my inner Beatrix Potter. This friendly River Otter makes his first appearance on the easel.
Read MoreVariations on a Theme
Four shows in 2024. One theme. Nature can soothe, and it is available to everyone.
Busy painting in the studio. Two finished this week. Can I keep the pace? We shall see.
First I am working on paintings for Artista Vista / Art Day at Stormwater show. April 19-20.
The variation on my theme here is the little lives that surround our studios in our oasis. As Karen Murphy plants with these little ones in mind, we see more and more feel comfortable in our gardens. I am painting the animals I have seen on our grounds. This week, a cicada with wings spread.
Read MoreLots of Painting in the Studio
Lots of Painting in the Studio. Happy to say that I have been able to paint many hours this week. Here are two completed works and a work in progress.
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