GOLDEN FALL LANDSCAPE

The perfect week to be painting fall foliage on my deck...lovely colors & fine weather!

APPLE ILLUSTRATION

Productive thursday...apple picking at the local orchard with time out for a pretty sketch. Watercolor definitely works with this illustration.

An Exhibit of Seurat's drawings at MMA, NYC in 2008, definitely influence my style of sketching.

SUMMER ISLAND RAMBLING

Each island has their own charm & magic. One of my local favorite is BLOCK ISLAND, RI. This card design came from an actual seaside cottage on the island.

CAT SKETCHES

Inspire by the beautiful lines of Degas and Ingres, my early sketches were all about drawing. I'm more into painting these days. Light, shapes, & values, that's how I see my surroundings now.

PLEIN AIR NOCTURNE

6:30am, trying to catch the light before it changes. Still mild enough to be painting outside & breathing in the morning scent from my garden.

SUMMER POPPY

Poppy is so delicate & small. I love the iridescent quality of this tiny flower... beautiful variations of light & shadow. Which version do you prefer?

SUMMER NOCTURNE

Extreme warm backlighting causes objects in the foreground to appear flat, cool, & dark. My flower bushes in the foreground are completely hushed in cool shadow.