"Chincoteague Evening"

11" x14", Oil

With ther onset of the warmer weather, and thoughts of summer, I've been on a Chincoteague kick ( not to mention, I have a painting trip planned for Chinco in June.. Yea!!) Spring is always a busy time in my studio (I do a lot of wedding-related calligraphy and illustration), and when I find an hour or two in my busy day to paint, I want (need!) the subject matter to be a pleasant escape .... creating these landscapes is like meditation for me. I think the final result conveys that feeling. Please check out my eBay store for weekly Chincoteague offerings....

"Mid Summer's Day, Chincoteague"

11" x14" , Oil

One of my favorite subjects to paint is the marshes of Chincoteague , Va. They are endlessly interesting to me, and in my busy studio, always a welcome break to work on. They are as peaceful and theraputic to create as they are to view..... Hope you enjoy.

"Golden Dawn"

16" x20" , Pastel on Board

Here's another pastel on Ampersand Hardbord. I really like working on this heavy , textured board. It can stand up to pretty much any kind of beating! I did the underpainting in hard pastels, wet it down with a sponge to sort of "shmear" the colors all over the board.. and then after it dried, went back in with soft pastels. I tried to vary the strokes, using different directions, different edges of the pastel, and my finger to smear. It's one of the first landscapes I've done in pastelsl and was a lot of fun.....Hope you enjoy!

"My Ballerina"

16" x 20", Pastel on board

My experimentation with pastels continues, and I really LOVE working with them. The only problem is, I am limited by the colors that I have. It's not like painting with oils, where you can blend whatever colors you have in mind. With pastels, it's all about the variety of colors you have to work with... I have a lot.. but I can see how an artist can never get enough!

This painting is of my very own ballerina, from about 10 yrs. ago..... she's now a teenager and WAY past the "tutu" stage!

"Wheaton Terrier"

5"x7" Pastel on board

I've been playing with pastels lately.. and finding just I LOVE working with them. I've done this view of this Wheaten before in oils, but I had such a good time with the pastels, and I think was able to capture the feel of his fur nicely.

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"Springtime in Paris"

4"x6" watercolor on Arches paper.

THis is from a series of little mini paintings I've done (and sold lots of on eBay!), from my trip last summer to Europe. Just a delicate little watercolor /pen & ink drawing, that's a fun warm up for me on scraps of paper from bigger projects in my studio...

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"Chincoteague Fugue"

11"x14" Oil on canvas

I'm planning a pantining trip in early summer to Chincoteague Island, off the coast of Virginia....it's one of my favorite places to paint and I can't wait to get there and be inspired!

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