Summer Day Salt Marsh, en plein air

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Summer Day Salt Marsh, 8x10, oil on canvas


This week's rain has thankfully put a little more water into our Florida eco system, though much more is needed than what we've received. I hope this post qualifies as a weed or wildflower post for today's Daily Painter's challenge. A marsh in Florida after all, is pretty darned full of everything- including weeds, flowers and gators.

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Tiny Ballerinas- a painting of recital time

"Tiny Ballerinas", 8x10, oil on canvas

I always had my end of year dance recitals the third weekend in June, and what a happy and exciting time it was for those little ballerinas in my pre-dance division! I do hope that each and every one of the many dancers that I once taught are happy, healthy and prospering these days.

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The Grotto

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The Grotto, 14x18, oil on canvas

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The Peaceful Kingdom, Final Version

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"A Peaceful Kingdom", final version, 24 x24, oil on masonite, (Note: you can click on the image to see more detail)

Being me, I couldn't let this alone today, because I knew there were spots that needed additional development. The problem is that the more you mess with a painting, the less spontaneous it becomes. In this case, I'm glad I worked it a little more. I worked on the water, the sky, the distant mountains, and a bit of the foreground. I may wait until it's completely dry and add a final glaze to unify it overall, but other than that I'm definitely done with this one.


The painting has a really lovely ethereal quality throughout the water and sky patterns, that just can't be captured with a camera or seen with a computer monitor. In spite of all the color, it definitely has a peaceful feel to it, and I may save it for a show, if it doesn't sell.

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A Peaceful Kingdom

"A Peaceful Kingdom", oil on masonite, 24x24



I finished this today, in spite of a miserable backache. I decided to title it "A Peacful Kingdom", because it just looks like it IS!

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untitled, a work in progress

Untitled and unfinished, 24x24

I started working on this a few days ago. It's turning into a bit of a phantasy piece-a combination of some of my favorite paintings I've done and places that I've seen. There's elements of Provence, Sardinia, Tuscany and Big Sur in this painting, as anyone who has been following my work can probably see. It was dark when I photographed it. The color in the water is actually very interesting, though it's pretty hard to tell from this photo.

The foreground is looking pretty good to me now. The middle and background still need a lot of development, which I'll be doing in the next few days. Overall, I like the way it's coming together though. I just need to figure out how to unify it, so it doesn't look like a menage a quatre, or cinq.... or six....

Big Sur, California Impressionist painting

SOLD Big Sur final, 24 x24, oil over acrylic underpainting on triple gessoed masonite

Although I know that the daily painters are busy creating their daily paintings for this month's painting challenge, I would be remiss if I allowed myself to be content with creating a token 5x7 inch piece of fluff each day, when I am suffering over other things.

I have been working on a large piece, (that is definitely not ready to be seen!) and I am also getting ready for a show this week, as well as working on some commissioned pieces. So I have not been off having hot toddies somewhere in some tropical pool underneath the relentless Florida sun, believe it or not. (If you know me, you may question this).

Today, in addition to everything else I have been doing, I took out this painting that I started a while back, because I have simply not been happy with it at all.

I worked on strengthening the values in the foreground, added some brush strokes and glazes to almost everything, developped the mountains and water to a greater extent, and over all increased the strength of the composition, I believe. So this I shall call my painting of the day, though Lord knows it's not the only one I worked on.

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Monet's Hay Stack

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"Monet's Hay Stack", oil on canvas, 5x7

I've decided that I am going to try to do a simple study of one or two of my favorite painters' works at least once a week over the next few weeks. I think attempting to imitate the style of a revered master can only help one's painting abilities. In Monet's later years, he constantly strove to capture fleeting moments in time. His hay stack series demonstrates his compulsion to capture those illusive light qualities that imbue shimmering characteristics to a landscape. Although I definitely need to photogragh this again in daylight tomorrow, this little painting does shimmer a bit, so I think I was somewhat successful at what I was attempting to do-which was imitate him.

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Country Kitchen, oil on linen

SOLD "Country Kitchen", oil on linen, 11x14




This is the second painting in my August Briggs Wine series. (Go back about a week in the archives if you wish to see the first.) I bought 4 different colored peppers and one miniature South American eggplant for this piece because I wanted a happy, colorful painting that would brighten up someone's country kitchen. Once upon a time, the old iron pot in the painting used to sit poised on the crane in the walk-in fireplace of my beautiful country kitchen back in Pennsylvania. Although it looks rather out of place here in Florida, I'm happy that this is one antique that I didn't get rid of, because it was definitely fun (and challenging) to paint. The hubby kept eating the country bread, however, and by the time I was finished the painting there was only a tiny piece left! Tomorrow I get to make stir fry with all those peppers.

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A Man Crucified

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"A Man Crucified", oil on canvas

A while back someone emailed me and asked me to please paint my own interpretation of Jesus crucified. I told the person that I really wasn't up to the task, and would hardly know how to begin. Yesterday, I was very depressed , but knew I needed to fill up the time. Unable to concentrate, I just let the spirit decide what I should paint. This was the result. And although I held the paintbrush, I really don't feel as though I actually painted this myself. As one of the other daily painters remarked recently on her blog, "When you allow yourself to be a vessel, you will be filled."

Thank-you Jesus, for getting me through a rough day.

Parade of Poppies, 16x24

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"The Poppy Parade"-16x24, oil on masonite (Click on the picture to see more detail)

Lest I become a poppoholic, I've decided that this shall be my very last poppy painting for a very long time. This one has giant poppies in the foreground, and a typical old European "Wedding Cake" village perched high in the hills above the valley. This painting would look stunning in a contemporary decor, but would also work in a cottage style, or country setting. If you love paintings that contain any of the following: reds, oranges, Tuscany, Poppies, big trees, or lots of color and thick texture, you'll probably like this one. It's the largest of all my poppy paintings, hence the price. If you purchase this painting , please allow about ten years for the paint to dry. (JUST KIDDING!)

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Poppy Love, my latest love affair

"Poppy Love" 12 x24 , oil on masonite (click on picture to see more)

I've been into poppies lately. This new one has a recurrent theme running through it. Can anyone see it? Hence the title. Hint: The painting would make a great gift for St. Valentine's Day!

I painted this for an upcoming show, though I still like my first poppy painting, "The Poppy Field", the best, because it was so loose, colorful yet subtle, and totally spontaneous. Since it sold, I'll probably submit this one instead, or else try to paint a better one over the next week.

I'm low on paints though and either need to break out and buy some more or forget about painting for awhile. Unfortunately I've run out of all my cadmium reds, the ones that cost $45-$50 a tube, as well as my cobalt blue which costs about $60 a tube. That's what I get for painting with a palette knife instead of a brush. Sigh. It would be so nice if buyers knew how expensive it is to paint like this. It's depressing the hell out of me that I can't seem to make a profit on my paintings yet.

Okay, I'm done whining for the day.

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"A Reflective Moment" amid the Love Bugs

"A Reflective Moment", oil on gallery-wrapped canvas, 12x16

It has not been a good month for plein air painters in Southwest Florida. Between the wild fires filling the nostrils with smoke, and the lovebugs copulating in the paint, it's been enough to make one sick.

That , in fact, is exactly what happened to me. I have a very bad case of bronchitis (probably from the smoke and not the copulation), and the mere smell of Liquin makes my head reel. The picture below is of my friend's paint box filled with love bugs, taken the other day as we tried to paint. I gave up the effort and went home and made some simple adjustments to the plein air I'd done the week before , (see above) and now I am really happy with the painting. The first notes peek through and give the painting a beautiful vibration that can't be seen with a computer monitor.

Until I feel better, I probably won't be painting or posting for a bit. The painting above is for sale for $200.00, which includes free shipping. Simply click the button below if you are interested in purchasing.

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A Good Year, a painting of wine and roses

SOLD "A Good Year", 12x16, oil on Claussens linen panel

Back in March, the hubby and I took a fun trip up the coast of California, which included a visit of course to wine country! There were so many wineries in Napa and Sonoma Valley that it became difficult to determine which to visit and which ones to pass over. We found 2 fabulous finds that day, but I'll save #2 for another day. We thoroughly enjoyed the winery of August Briggs in Calistoga and have wine in our rack to prove it. This is one of the very few wineries in California that does not charge a tasting fee, and yet the education that accompanied our journey into that very special wine cellar was almost as stellar as the samplings that we enjoyed. Although I prefer white wine over red, the robust and fragrant reds that I experienced that day could convert me into a cross-drinker! I highly recommend this winery for many reasons, and that is why I decided to include one of the August Briggs bottles in one of my very rare realism paintings.

This past weekend I determined that it was high time that I invested another effort into my realism painting. Although I find colorist impressionism much more fun to do than realism, I truly appreciate the paintstaking efforts that go into realistic still life paintings. One of my biggest problems in attempting believable still life paintings, is a total lack of north light indoor lighting inside my home. So, instead of fighting against confusing light sources in my studio, I finally decided to take the setting out to my front porch, where I was able to catch a very nice north light (albeit outdoor) on my bottle of August Briggs cabernet. I also pulled out a tablecloth that I'd purchased in Heidelburg, Germany, and a lovely hand-painted carafe that I'd purchased in Strasbourg, France, and the overall composition seemed as ripe and lively as the grapes that most certainly went into that cabernet sauvignon.

I titled this painting "A Good Year" after Peter Mayle's book and the delightful movie starring Russell Crowe, (which incidently had little resemblance to the novel itself). The title also serves as a swan song to my endless drivel about the benefits of living in Pennsylvania over Florida. Yes, for me, it's been a very good year.

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A Good Year

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"A Good Year", 12x16, oil on Raymar panel

I realize that I haven't made any entries in this blog for a very long time, but that hasn't precluded me from thinking about my friends that I once had here. I hope that almost everyone's doing well (though I do know that some of you are not) and blogging away happily still. Today, I decided that I could probably still write better than a 5th grader, so here I am back on my old blog, where I once incessantly wrote my heart out. If you have ever wondered what happened to the Globetrotter, she's been painting her heart out and posting regularly over on her paint blog at PaintDance.

Hopefully an old friend or two will still remember me and possibly drop a line to say hello.

Back in March, the hubby and I took a fun trip up the coast of California, which included a visit of course to wine country! There were so many wineries in Napa and Sonoma Valley that it became difficult to determine which to visit and which ones to pass over. We found 2 fabulous finds that day, but I'll save #2 for another day. We totally enjoyed the winery of August Briggs in Calistoga and have wine in our rack to prove it. This is one of the very few wineries in California that does not charge a tasting fee, and the education that accompanied our journey into that very special wine cellar was almost as stellar as the samplings we enjoyed. I highly recommend this winery for many reasons, and that is why I decided to include one of the August bottles in one of my very rare realism paintings.

Over the weekend I determined that it was high time to invest another effort into my realism painting. Although I find colorist impressionism much more fun to do than realism, I truly appreciate the paintstaking efforts that go into realistic still life paintings. One of my biggest problems in attempting realistic still life paintings, is a total lack of north light indoor lighting in my home. So, instead of fighting against confusing light sources, I finally decided to take the setting out to my front porch, where I was able to catch a very nice north light (albeit outdoor) on my bottle of August Briggs cabernet. I also pulled out a tablecloth that I'd purchased in Heidelburg, Germany, and a lovely ceramic carafe that I'd purchased in Strasbourg, France, and the overall composition seemed as ripe and lively as the grapes that most certainly went into that cabernet sauvignon.

I titled this painting "A Good Year" after Peter Mayle's book and the delightful movie starring Russell Crowe, (which incidently had little resemblance to the novel itself). The title also serves as a swan song to my endless drivel about the benefits of living in Pennsylvania over Florida. Yes, for me, it's been a very good year.

If you'd like to see what I've been up to for the past 6 months, just check out my art website here. Otherwise drop me any email (as some of you still do), and let me know what's going on in your lives.


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A Setting for Romance, 24x24

SOLD "One Enchanted Evening", oil on masonite, 24x24



This floral painting has a really soft, airy quality to it. It looked as though a table had been set for romance and that's why I decided to title it "One Enchanted Evening".


It's been a really busy week and I'm not complaining. It's wonderful filling up the time doing what one enjoys.


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Congratulation bouquet,8x10

SOLD Congratulation Bouquet, 8x10, oil on gallery-wrapped canvas



This beautiful bouquet of roses in a glass vase would make a lovely gift. I painted it in subtle shades of red and peach, and the roses are enhanced with little sprays of baby's breath throughout. If you need something lovely to present to a special ballerina after her recital, or a gift for the graduate or even father's day, this painting is quite attractive in person and would also look appropriate in most any decor.

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An afternoon in Venice- watercolor

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An afternoon in Venice, watercolor on Arches full sheet

This was one of my very, very first paintings- a rare watercolor. It was on exhibit at an area Italian restaurant and it sold yesterday. I'm glad it sold but I'll miss it because it took me many painstaking weeks to complete it-obviously in the days when I had no idea what the term "painterly" meant. I hope the nice lady who bought it enjoys it as much as I had fun painting it.

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