Sunflowers-Viridian Leaves

A small group of us gathered for years in the garret studio of a fellow artist and it was way up here that I imagined myself as the sun and tried to capture how the sunflowers were so happily reaching toward the sunlight from the darkness beneath their beautiful viridian leaves. I used transparent watercolors on a full sheet of 300 lb Arches acid-free paper. Sadly, this image does not show the brilliance of the original painting, especially the intense violets and bright cobalt blue. The painting sold immediately to a Collector. Share this page on:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new...

Lily Pond

This delightful lily pond lies next to Jane’s terrace where three of us set up our easels and created three very different paintings – a pastel, an oil, and this, my transparent watercolor. What fun to be painting plein air in the quiet (except for the croaking of many frogs in the lily pond) of the Chester County countryside with art friends of the French Creek Art Colony. Share this page on:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new...

Hereford Inlet Light

The Hereford Inlet Light is the old coastguard station in Cape May County, New Jersey. The sturdy dory boats were kept in a ground-floor room under those windows at the upper left. There were no trees then. Just beach. When needed, the dories were pulled & pushed across the beach to be launched into the waves for their rescue missions. It was also a lighthouse. Now it’s a museum with a wonderful garden where many weddings take place. I painted this transparent watercolor en plein air from the beach. Share this page on:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new...

Vincent House, Martha’s Vineyard

This wonderful old house on Martha’s Vineyard was moved onto the Historical Society property on the island and became a museum. I painted this transparent watercolor en plein air and must admit, I took some artistic license and hid behind the bush what was an old smoke house or kitchen extension coming off the back right. It was so old it may be gone by now. Share this page on:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new...

Lotus Pond Egrets – Virginia Beach

This delightful lily pond lies next to Jane’s terrace where three of us set up easels and created three very different paintings:  a pastel, an oil, and this, my transparent watercolor. What fun to be painting plein air in the quiet (except for the croaking of many frogs in the lily pond) Chester County countryside with art friends of French Creek Art Colony. Share this page on:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new...