Receptive

"Receptive"
12" x 12"
Oil on wrapped canvas

Although, seemingly, this rose did nothing but sit in front of me tonight, she was, in fact, receptive to all of my senses — being adored through sight, being smelled, being touched, and yes, even being tasted.  As my last painting of the year, she was thoroughly enjoyed. 

I purchased seven canvases from a particular manufacturer this week. When I blocked in this rose today, I stopped painting and went back to the store to buy twenty-eight more. The surface is so receptive to paint, the way I love to apply it. Painting this rose was a joyful experience!  I look forward to many more evenings like this ... with great joy!

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Rye, Wispy

"Rye, Wispy"
6" x 8"
Oil on hardboard

I tickled my own fancy with the title of today's painting. It was just going to be "Wispy," but when I looked at the field of ... rye, I couldn't help myself.  I'm being silly, of course, but I'm allowed. It's my blog! 

I worked on two knife paintings this morning and made messes of both of them. So I decided to write a short story instead. Once it was under way, another painting, this one, came easily.

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Three Special Friends

"Three Special Friends"
24" x 24"
Oil on museum wrapped canvas

These beauties were in a bouquet in front of me at a birthday party a year or so ago. I admired them from every angle, turned the vase to change the shadows and highlights, envisioning them as art.  When I was ready to leave, the host plucked them from the vase and handed them to me. 

As an artist, my signature work is large flower paintings, roses in particular. I've painted single blooms frequently, but seldom do I cluster them together. Nor do I paint them in such a low key palette. Dark. This piece was different for me. But so were the circumstances under which I painted them.  You see, I've been on vacation, and I feel ... terrific!

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Heavenly

"Heavenly"
8" x 10"
Oil on canvas panel 

There were clouds, and colour and light and things were changing, happening so quickly I could hardly keep up!  It was heavenly to paint quickly, with reckless abandon — loving every minute!  

A sky! I've been working on a big rose painting, but wanted to let you know I'm still here.  

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Reflecting

"Reflecting"
10" x 8"
Oil on canvas panel

There were bushes at the edge of the lake on the distant shore that had turned yellow and red before any on my side of the lake. I saw them that morning and decided to document them with only a few strokes.  

Quick, thick and juicy brush studies are fun to paint in thirty minutes or less. They loosen my hand, my heart and my mind for whatever I'm about to paint. It's an exercise that happens to become something tangible.

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Soft Pansy

"Soft Pansy"
10" x 10"
Oil on Hardboard

In my state they plant pansies as fall flowers in corporate gardens because of their hardiness in cool weather.  On account of our extended fall, the pansies flourished in my zip code this year. It was nice to see purple and pink in the fall instead of just oranges and golds.  

Even after yesterday's snow, there were still little monkey faces smiling through the pine boughs and bayberry branches in front of the UPS Store this evening.

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Ear Ya Go

"Ear Ya Go"
6" x 6"
Oil on hardboard

What delighted me about this ear and the first one was the similar fold or crease they each have in the lobe. Two random ears, with a similar fold. I Googled earlobes to see if this is common. Nope.  The universe is up to its tricks. 

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