My 2010 Christmas Card

"The Shed"
Watercolor

I did this painting of a scene on my sister's property in New Mexico.  Her son is a very talented carpenter among other things, and he built the shed as well as a pen and doghouse for Rocky, her adorable "Rez" dog.  Rocky was adopted from the Good Shepherd Mission on the Navajo Reservation.  Actually my card had a wreath scanned in for the season, but it was not in the original painting.  I gave the painting to my sister for Christmas.  She really liked the wreath in it, so I may have to add it back in when I go out to visit!

One of My Favorite Eastern Shore Scenes - Summer Soybean Fields

Soybean Field II, Perry Corner Road
Pastel

This is a favorite place that I go in the late summer to paint.  I stand at the side of the road (fortunately it's pretty rural) and just soak in the beautiful gold of the soybean fields, set up my easel and paint.  I can do pastel freely out there as I don't have to worry about getting the dust on my white carpets!  You can see the southern Chesapeake Bay (actually, Prospect Bay) off in the distance.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays

Here are some pictures from my Christmas letter for 2010. I'll post new paintings soon.

Black Friday and Beyond

"View of Marshy Creek"
Pastel

Now that Thanksgiving is behind us, we can prepare for the coming holidays.  My Christmas tree is up and decorated and I"m pretty happy about that.  To celebrate, I thought I'd post another painting that is one of my favorite scenes here on the Eastern Shore.  I painted this from a friend's balcony overlooking Marshy Creek.  It is an iconic Eastern Shore scene and just makes me want to get out there and paint some more.

Happy Thanksgiving to All

"Old Barn on a Snowy Day"
Watercolor

I have started receiving a few comments, so the comment feature seems to be working.  I think I reset something in the "settings" area.  Hopefully, anyone who wishes can get through now.  I've included a piece which I sold a while ago, that is reminiscent of an old time Thanksgiving, and wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving holiday with your loved ones.

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A Rose is a Rose.....

This painting was done in a class with the renowned Eastern Shore artist, Barbara Jablin.  She is a member of the famed "Travelling Brushes" artists group. She is a beautiful person, a beautiful artist and an inspiration to all her students.  This photo was taken through the glass as I had already framed the painting (I keep forgetting to photograph before I frame :-).  I'll try to do better in the future!



The Rose
Watercolor
12" x 16"



A Recent Painting



Sunset at the Narrows
Oil
  9"x12"



This is the beautiful Eastern Shore which inspires my paintings

Kent Narrows Sunset

I've Just Created My First Blog

Today I decided to get into the digital age a bit and start a blog about my art.  I follow a number of other artists whose work I admire and they have inspired me to try this out.  So, I will be putting some of my paintings up on my blog and hope others may be interested in what I have posted.  We'll see how this works out.  Here goes....