Recent Work - 23 New Paintings to Show You!

Happy Spring 2011 - at least that's what the calendar says - right now it's very chilly on Cape Cod! But the sun is shining - I feel like a cat, looking for the sunniest window! With the help of Monja at Spicy Design, we've uploaded 23 new paintings onto the website. They're in a "gallery" folder of their own., on the "Gallery" pages. There's alot of variety in this mix - pastels, oils and even a few watercolors. Subject matter varies widely, too. There are Cape Cod land and seascapes; A Grenada seascape series, called Webcam Daydreams, inspired by the webcams at www.grenadaexplorer.com; a surfer series, entitled Facing the Waves - about courage in the face of huge uncertainty; some "wraparound" oils, painted on 3 surfaces; birds, beasts and more... I'll be participating in a number of shows this May, details are on the "Exhibitions" page. One May 2011 show I missed mentioning there will be the Wellfleet Painters Show of Recent Work, which will hang through the month of May at the Wellfleet COA. The Wellfleet Painters get together on Friday afternoons at the COA to work on individual projects. When it warms up a bit, we'll be going outside. This will be a show (our second) of work we've produced while painting together. Bob and I enjoyed a trip to the Savannah area recently. What a great place to visit - it was Spring there, months ahead of us! In addition to visiting the "Historic District", we got a chance to get out into "the swamp" and visit the seashore, as well. I've already got 2 pastels in the "work-in-progress" stage, based on photos taken there. Also got some good photos of migrating birds, who may be seen flying into future paintings. The Sandpiper Gallery, which showed my paintings for many years here in Wellfleet, has closed. I was glad to have the opportunity to show my work there, and I wish Mary Houk the best with her new-found free time. In May, I expect to be employed again at beautiful Truro Vineyards. This year, I'll have an even sharper eye out for the many painting possiblities there. Til then, I'm trying to paint some every day, and be mindful of the beauty all around me....

Updating...

Hello to all. It's been a busy summer, and I've not updated my "blog" in a while so here goes...

I've been spending the Spring-Summer-Fall season working at Truro Vineyards of Cape Cod. It's been such a pleasure to watch the grapes grow and ripen around me! I know these images of adundance will work their way into paintings, hopefully this winter.

Painting time has been hard to come by, but things are easing up and I've been working on a few pieces. I participated in two shows this summer, one with the Visual Artists Cooperative, a showing of "New Works" that hung at the Orleans (Ma.) library for the month of August; and in September I was part of a group of plein air artists that hung a show entitled "Rose Farm" at the Truro COA. Two more show with the VAC are coming up in November.

Cape Cod is in it's most beautiful season right now, and there is inspiration everywhere I look!
I'm hoping to get out and work en plein air a few more times before it gets too cold and blustery.

Thinking, as always, about Grenada and hoping to sell some Grenada paintings to help finance a trip there. I look daily at the webcams on the Grenada Explorer website www.grenadaexplorer.com
and am very inspired by them, but I long for the day when I will walk the beach at La Sagesse again!

Abundance, and best wishes to all...

New Paintings! Website Changes, and More...

With the assistance of web-designer Monja Winsborrow at Spicy Design, I've added 20 new paintings to my website.
These paintings depict quite a variety of subject matter and media. In addition to a fairly steady flow of pastel paintings, I had time this winter to do alot more oil painting, and have had fun this spring with watercolors!
We separated all of the website paintings into "galleries", based on geographic location of the land & seascapes. There is also an "Eclectic" gallery for other subjects.
And we added a "Links" button to connect you with some favorite websites...let me know if you'd like to "exchange links".

I've had the opportunity to get outside to paint several times in the past couple of weeks. Several of us are gathering at Rose Farm in Wellfleet on Friday mornings, to paint at this lovely old Cape Cod farmstead. In addition to the farm buildings and Cape house, the property has beautiful plantings and gardens, which have been lovingly tended by artist-in-residence Katy and the late David Rose.
David, who passed away this past October, was a gifted wood-worker and all-around creative guy, whose unique touches are everywhere at the farm.
We are amassing a nice body of work, and intend to have a "Rose Farm" show, possibly this Fall.

I am once again showing other new work in oil and pastel at Sandpiper Gallery, Wellfleet this season; and also showing pastels at Van Rensellaer's Restaurant in South Wellfleet.

Best wishes to you for a wonderful summer!

Art Auction to Benefit Haiti This Sat. Night.

Truro Center For the Arts (also Know as Castle Hill) will be holding a Silent Auction to benefit earthquake relief efforts in Haiti, this Saturday night from 7-10 pm, at the Castle Hill Barn on Meeting House Rd. in Truro, MA.
The event will also be a "Red Party" - attendees are encouraged but not required to wear red. There will be music for dancing, hosted by D.J. Matty Dread.

I've donated a painting from my Grenada group, entitled "Rain For The Young Palms", which can be seen in the "Gallery" section of this website. When I went to Grenada in 2004, just 10 weeks after devastating Hurricane Ivan, I was very moved by the bravery, resiliance and optimism is saw in the Grenadian people. Like the people, even the coconuts were beginning to root, thrive and grow. The painting is a metaphor for peoples' courage and hopes for the future.

I hope the Auction is a great success!

Just Added - 5 New Grenada Paintings! - and a November Show

It's been a while since I've been to Grenada - but I've sure been thinking
about that beautiful island. When I'm there I shoot alot of photographs, and when I'm home, those images "percolate" in my mind. A particular image can begin to take on
a special or symbolic meaning to me.
When that happens, often a painting is born!

The new paintings, all pastels, can be found on my website
by clicking the "Gallery" or "Details" button.
They are titled as follows:
Rainforest Resident, Cows at The River, Village of St. David's,
River Change Course, and Hopes Aloft.

I hope you'll check them out!

Tomorrow I will be hanging a show entitled "Here and There - Pastel Paintings of Cape Cod and Grenada". It will be up for the month of November at THe Wellfleet Senior Center, Old King's Highway, Wellfleet, Massachusetts. The will be no opening reception, but you are welcome to stop by the Senior Center Monday through Friday to view them.

Paintings Showing at Bank through September

This morning I will be hanging a series of five paintings at the Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank, at 345 Main Street, Wellfleet, Massachusetts. The show, which is entitled "Salt Marshes in Autumn" will be on display in the lobby, through the month of September. Although there is not a lot of room for a large display, it is perfect for a themed show. The paintings I have chosen(all pastels) are all on the website, with the exception of one. They are: "Misty Morning Heron", "High Head #2", "High Head #3","In the Provincelands", and "November Marsh". If you are in downtown Wellfleet, please stop by and check it out!