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.