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NFS

Our granddaughter after a hard day of chalk painting with Mommy. Hayden is 2yrs 7months and an absolute delight.

IN THE FOLDS

8"X8"

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I have friends who belong to a local arts group that moved into a very spacious studio last year. My friend Diane decided to set up a large still life in the main room of their meeting site and she invited me to come and paint with her. The set up is just beautiful. I took small panels since I knew I would only be able to paint one day and this is the painting I did first. I will post the second one later in the week.

PORTRAIT OF LULU

This is Lulu, the very beautiful long haired cat who lives with us. She is very sweet (she slaps our dog and bites our son Tony but they both deserve it) to my husband and me. She also causes us horrible allergy problems but hey, she's a cat. I encourage you to paint your pets.

FINALLY BACK TO THE EASEL

PRIMROSE

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It feels like I have been away from painting a very long time and the start of this painting felt a bit awkward. A brief moment of "OH where do I start"? Primrose always starts showing up in our market at the end of December and I can't resist them. If I can keep it alive until time to put it in my garden, it will be a miracle. I'm better with cactus.

SAN DIEGO MUSEUM OF ART

I know it has been a very long time since I've posted so I thought I would share these photos from a recent trip. We went to California for a visit with family and friends and part of the trip involved a visit to San Diego Museum Of Art. This is a portrait by Robert Henri from the museum collection. He has always been a favorite of mine and I feel very lucky whenever I discover one of his paintings on a museum visit. His colors are rich and his brushwork is loose and free. He can say so much with just a few strokes. This second photo of a brooch, is an example of brevity of brushstrokes to create an object. The paint is laid on very thickly in this one. Henri also wrote a book called THE ART SPIRIT that I believe is a must read for painters. I do not get anything from amazon but I thought I would make it easy for you to check out the book.

BERRY REFLECTIONS

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Thank you California for strawberries in September. Not only are they beautiful but also delicious for snacking.

WINESAP

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It's apple time in the midwest and winesap apples are my favorite. I bought two of them at the local farm market and couldn't wait to taste that typical sweet, tart very crisp apple. What a disappointment. Mushy is the only word for it. So the second one is in this painting.

SERENE DAY

This is another painting from my plein air trip to Carriage Hill Farm. I spent the morning painting a barn and the afternoon at the small fishing lake on the property. It was an absolutely gorgeous day.

FRESH AIR

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I met a friend today for some plein air painting. We went to an historic farm called Carriage Hill for some painting, drawing and chatting. The weather was absolutely perfect for spending the day outside.

VERBENA 2

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There are still a few hardy flowers blooming in the garden so another try at Verbenas.