I recently did a small painting from a photo I took this past summer on the top of Cadillac Mountain in Maine. I am working out ideas to eventually do a much larger painting of this scene. 

                                                         Cadillac Mountain Summit

                                                                      13" x 9"

                                                             watercolor on paper

 This past August, I decided to spend some time in Maine and I went up on Cadillac Mountain to do some plein air painting. I decided to use watercolors since they are one of the most portable mediums to work with since they are light to carry. This painting is the result of my effort. 

 

                                                View from the Top of Cadillac Mountain

                                                                         11" x 15" 

                                                           Watercolor on Arches Paper

 I had recently returned from a trip to Italy and my mind was filled with many images of the olive groves in Tuscany.  When this happens to me,  I fall asleep at night and dream that I am painting in full color. This painting was done as a result of one of my dreams.

 

                                                          Olive Grove in Tuscany

                                                                      12" x 16" 

                                                             Watercolor on paper
 

 

 

 My husband and I wanted to give a special gift to a family expecting a new baby. I did not want to give the usual baby clothes, toys etc.. So, I came up with the idea for a still life for the baby's room. This is the result of my work.     

                                                                      "The Tea Party"

                                                              Watercolor on Arches' paper

                                                                              8" x 8"

I am extremely honored and happy to announce that my watercolor painting “Evening Comes” was selected by noted artist/author Mary Whyte to be included in the “NEWS 2016 North American Open Juried Exhibition” opening Sunday September 25th at the North Shore Art Association’s gallery in Gloucester, Mass.

http://www.newenglandwatercolorsociety.org/shows.html

"Evening Comes"

Watercolor on Paper

15" x 22"

I was painting on a farm somewhere in the Catskills one day with a group of artists.  While I was painting a barn,  I noticed these cows taking great interest in what I was doing.  I grabbed my camera and took a few photos of them. Today, on this warm breezy day,  I decided to paint them. Here is the result.

 

"Cows in the Summertime"

11" x 15"

Watercolor on Paper

I am honored to be included in this amazing charity event to raise money to help cure Cancer. Artists from all over the world were asked to send a postcard size painting for their auction. Here is my watercolor painting “Flowers and Fruit” on its way from Candia, New Hampshire, USA to Magpie Springs - Gallery.Cellar Door.Vineyard in South Australia for the International "A Small World" show in November 2016!     http://magpiesprings.com.au/blog/a-small-world

"Flowers and Fruit"

4" x 6"

Watercolor on Paper

It's that time of year when flowers are beginning to bloom. Every year at this time I paint lilacs. I love everything about them. They smell so great and they remind me of when I was a child playing in my mother's yard. She had huge lilacs growing in various shades of purple. Their fragrance was like heaven!  Here is a watercolor I painted a few days ago.

     My Mother's Lilacs

      11" x 15"

      Watercolor on paper

Yesterday was unseasonably cool and very cloudy outside. I went into my studio and turned on my little heating stove and decided to paint something light and fun to brighten up my day. Here is the results.

"Petunias"

11" x 15"

Watercolor on Paper

Recently I spent time relaxing and painting in Scottsdale, Arizona. The weather was perfect! Sunny and in the high eighties every single day.  I sketched and painted in the sunshine and really enjoyed my time there. Now, I have lots of photos and sketches to work from. Here is one of the paintings from my trip.

"Arizona Palms"

11" x 15"

Watercolor on Paper

I had a great workshop in Vermont with master watercolorist Alvaro Castagnet! He's a great teacher and he amazed me with his skills with the watercolor medium. I am still playing with my watercolor paints and did this painting of a scene I painted once before in oils. It is from my trip to Giverny a few years ago when I visited Monet's garden.

"Path to Monet's" 

watercolor on Arches paper

11" x 15"

Last week, I had a fantastic time on Monhegan Island painting with my friend, Kathy Morrissey. The flowers were in bloom all over the island. On this visit, I found myself drawn to them even more than the ocean.   Here is a watercolor inspired by the afternoon light. I love the golden sunlight against the bright purple lupines.

"Lupines in the Afternoon"

7" x 14"

Watercolor on Paper

I am so excited!! Soon I will be on beautiful Monhegan Island painting with my good friend Kathy Morrissey! We have been trying to organize our schedules so that we could get this thing together.  Finally it is settled and I am looking forward to my stay at the Monhegan House. I am doing something different this time around. I am going to work in watercolors only. I have decided to leave all other mediums back home. I travel light these days. In anticipation of my upcoming trip to the island, I did this painting of Lobster Cove in watercolor.

"Evening Comes"

15" x 22"

Watercolor on Paper

It's hot outside here in New England and a great day to paint the ocean! Here is a painting I did in watercolor of the Ogunquit Coast.

Coast of Maine

watercolor on Arches Smooth

11" x 15"

I was looking through my photos today and found this one of me on the terrace at the Chateau La Napoule in France. I went there to study painting in 2007. It was a very rewarding experience that I will cherish all my life. I was surrounded by friends and it felt like we were one big family with one common goal which was to paint outside and become better artists. We had so much fun and still talk about it today!  Many happy memories!  Here I am on the terrace right on the Mediterranean sea.

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Today is warm and sunny and whenever the weather is like that I love to play with my watercolors! It's been a long time since I experimented with this medium and I must say it's a challenge. That said I love a challenge and because I am painting just for me, not for any show, I am having a great time playing. Here's today's results.

Lupines

10"x14"

Watercolor on paper

 

A few summer's ago, I visited an art museum with a friend and fellow artist, Patricia Gordan.  We had lunch in the beautiful outdoor area. It felt like we were in a garden. I took lots of photos that day as I always do. I recently looked through my photos of warmer summery scenes and found a few that inspired this painting.  This is called "Ladies Lunching".

"Ladies Lunching"

20" x 20"

Oil on Canvas

Last week during a major snowstorm I decided to escape from all the cold and snow. I went into my studio and cranked up the heating stove and turned on some great music. I had a mini vacation in my imagination listening to Jimmy Buffett and Bob Marley,  while I kept painting away. I took myself to a beach in Naples, Florida where I saw this cute little girl playing in the sand. Here is the result of my afternoon's work.

"Blue Pail"

12" x 12"

Acrylic on Gessoboard

A few days ago, I saw a video of huge waves on Lobster Cove on Monhegan Island. It made me want to be there. I cannot go right now so I did the next best thing and that was to paint it. Here is a painting I did this afternoon using several old photos as reference. I miss the ocean so much!

Lobster Cove

16" x 20" 

Acrylic on Canvas

A few nights ago, I had this terrible nightmare! I dreamed I was in a strange dark city and I felt frightened and lost. Eery music was playing and there were ghostlike figures dancing and rising into the air. I felt the urge to get it out of my head so I painted what I saw. This is the result.

"Midnight Dancers"

16" x 12"

Oil on Linen panel