Pears and Roses

This is ultimately the way I prefer a still life, in natural sunlight.  I have painted this set up from many different viewpoints.  Playing with warm colors and deep shadow values.

Moulin des Connelles

 

 Moulin des Connelles!  Have stayed in this charming Victorian hotel twice.  The second story window on the right was my room, and the view was fantastic.

Study: Oak

This study was completed in two short sessions.  Oil on canvas panel 5" x 7".

Oaks are mesmerizing, I think they take on human qualities as they grow and their limbs begin to take on the appearance of knees and elbows.

Some of the "Elder" oaks in South Carolina have limbs that eventually almost touch the ground.  

They are living sculptures and I never tire painting their portraits, experimenting with color and light conditions. 

This diminutive painting is one several of my works, featured in Nosh, a wonderful new restaurant in Pawleys Island, South Carolina.  Drop by one evening, have dinner and visit some lovely original art, created by talented local artists!

Mt. St. Michel

Spent the night on Mt. St. Michel.  Sheep graze along the causeway to this medieval islet.  It was a nerve shattering night, for some reason, this place, even with the abbey, was foreboding.  The morning of our departure I learned that Mt. St. Michel was used as a prison, I have good instincts.  It seemed appropriate to paint the serenity of the sheep.

South Carolina Garden

This painting won my first award.  I notice how freely I painted before I knew so much!  This garden is located on the grounds of a rice plantation in Georgetown county, South Carolina.  The resource material was obtained during the yearly spring plantation tours sponsored by Prince George Episcopal church.

McClellanville

This is a painting of a McClellanville farm, Windfall. I was really into that red hot palette.  McClellanville is a small fishing village between Georgetown, S.C. and Charleston, S.C.  

I am showing my work in a quaint little art gallery/antique shop in McClellanville "Another Time Art & Antiques".  The grand opening is April 30, 2011, this Saturday from 11:am to 8:30pm.  If you are within driving distance, please stop and visit.

Sometimes, Less is more

This painting I dubbed "Surf Skimmer" was one of a series, after a crazy trip to Hawaii with my sister.  

 I donated this painting for an auction to raise funds for the local Chapter of the Boys and Girls Club of America.
This painting is minimalist for me.  The fun was attacking the ocean with a paint knife.  The clarity of blues and greens in the water says it all, and the posture of the child perpetuates the energy I wanted to portray.  A paradox of calm and focused movement.