Watercolor For Sale on Daily Paintworks

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This is a 8.5 x 7″ watercolor on paper of Pink Hollyhocks done as a class demo.  I don’t paint many flowers, but the light on these was quite nice.

Vacation

I’ll be away from home Thursday, February 16 thru Sunday, February 19.  I’m going to Niagra Falls with the family.  I’ve never been there, but hear it’s impressive in it’s frozen state.  I’m hoping to get some pictures and get refreshed from the winter doldrums.

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This weeks painting for sale in the Sweet Young Things subject is ‘Schoolgirl’, a 10 x 8 watercolor on masonite aquabord, varnished and ready to frame.  This pretty young schoolgirl was reading at the Portrait Museum in Washington D.C.  I liked her colorful stockings.

For Sale for $60 on Daily Paintworks

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Here’s the deer !  A herd of does usually hang out in my backyard in the winter and I’ve been photographing them.  I put out apple peels to draw them closer.  This is a watercolor on paper, 9 x 12 of two of the does – a full grown doe and her yearling fawn.

Painting Snow

I used cobalt turquoise light and permanent rose (mostly) to make the rosey gray background and spattered in Pro White while it was wet to get some soft snowy effects.  I spattered with masking before I started painting to get the hard edged snow effects.

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This is a perfect morning to stay inside and paint, but I put on my boots, instead and went out to take photos.  This is the holly tree in my front yard, with the bare woods behind.  I love living in the woods.  Watching the birds and deer and squirrels enriches my life and fills my heart.  Occasionally we get lucky and see raccoons, flying squirrel, chipmunks, etc.  Life is good.

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Thank you to the collector who bought my watercolor painting, Her Favorite Doll, from the Brath and Hughes Gallery in Mechanicsburg, PA!

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This is a painting of my daughter and husband during a vacation in Acadia National Park in Maine.  The weather was stormy and they walked down to see all the ocean life thrown up into the tidal pools.  I painted this the year I was studying rocks – can you tell?  I just reframed it for my daughter.

Baby Bunnies and Old Fashioned Roses

Buns and Roses II is a terrific little class demo of an intimate view of baby bunnies under the old fashioned rose bush in my daughter’s yard.  Sold on daily paintworks.

Judging

I was invited to be the Judge for the Keystone National Juried Exhibition.  I’ll post more about this exhibit as the prospectus is finalized.

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Mary from The Christmas Play

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This beautiful little girl was well cast as Mary in a local school Christmas play.  She’s painted on watercolor paper stretched on canvas stretcher bars and varnished.

Upcoming Exhibits

Just scheduled a show for November 2012 with long time friend and gallery owner Michelle at The Framing Concept in downtown Lancaster.  I’m going to paint some of the same local scenes in watercolor and oil and see if viewers can guess which is which.  No fair touching!

A First Try At Loose Watercolor

My next class is about abstract colors suggesting realism, so this morning I threw paint and spattered.  This first attempt isn’t bold, kind of quiet, but it’s a good start.

I have paintings in two galleries right now – the Exton Mall Gallery (offshoot of the Chester County Art Association), near Phili, and the Brath and Hughes Fine Art, LLC, 41 W. Main St., Mechanicsburg, PA.

Also, check out my eBay sales – one small work each month, starting at a bargain price!

Click here for Ebay Oil on board, 8 x 10 – a fall farm scene from E. Petersburg, PA.  I’ve just started trying oil painting, but continuing my small town series.  It was fun doing the clouds with oil paint and the autumn foliage on the tree turned out well, also.

Calendar Magnets

My calendar magnets are here!  If you’d like one, snail me a self addressed stamped envelope and I’ll send you one as long as my supply lasts – 916 Forest Rd Lancaster PA 17601.