Dark and Different

"Bowl with Apples"
6.25" x 7.5"

I'm still working on this one . . . trying to get the shadows and highlights right and make the cloth and bowl look more believable.  It helps me to take a photo of it and view it on the computer.  I see things I don't see in "real life."  Then I'm able to look at the original and know what more I need to do.  But since I took the photo, I thought I'd post it so you could see what I'm up to.  

This afternoon I'm delivering my "Bittersweet Door" to the New England Watercolor Society Show.  Oh . . . and before I forget . . . I'm giving a watercolor demonstration at the Concord Art Association on April 25th. So if you're in this area I hope you come by. You can click here for more information.  Ok . . . that's all . . . have a good day.

Silly

"First Day of School (Nostalgia I)"
5" x 6"

I needed to paint something light yesterday because I spent all day Tuesday worried sick, searching for my two dogs. Ugh! They apparently escaped our fenced-in yard around 10am, and didn't turn up until around 6pm when they were spotted a few miles from home.  Thanks to the help of our wonderful neighbor, the police, dog officer and other friends they are now safe and sound again. Anyway, we are busy re-thinking our yard, turning toward Sing-Sing for inspiration.  :)

So after all that drama, I felt like painting something goofy with a touch of humor.  My brother and I loved Fisher Price Little People when we were kids (and I still do!), so what better subject? And this could've been a portrait of us, except that I don't have red hair, he's not bald and thankfully I don't have a unibrow. (what's up with that?!) All in all, this was fun to do and if I had kids, I would definitely decorate their room in a Fisher Price theme! Such good stuff, eh?!  

NEWS!

"Bittersweet Door"
9" x 11"
$375

I recently received word that "Bittersweet Door" was juried into the New England Watercolor Society's (NEWS) 13th Biennial Open Show.  This year's show is being held at the Attleboro Arts Museum in Attleboro, MA, April 19th - May 12th.  If you are in the area, check it out . . . it's always a really terrific show.

As for my absence this past week . . . I spent most of the week getting our taxes ready for the accountant, re-organizing my business records and working on my resume and artist statement. What probably should have taken me 1/2 the time, actually doubled as I am a neurotic, obsessive compulsive nerd! Can I even say how much I love Staples? I have always had a love affair with office supplies and forms. So while the work was tedious, I must admit I loved making all new forms, streamlining my records while spread-sheeting, hole-punching, and three-ring binding everything to my heart's content! How sick is that? I did take a time-out on Wednesday though, to attend a demonstration at the Concord Art Association. SO INSPIRING!  However, I will have to blog about it tomorrow as I just got back from a birthday luncheon for my "little" brother who just turned 40 and now am only in the mood to lie on the couch and veg after eating the world's largest hamburger. However for your enjoyment here's a little video from this afternoon's party.  

Ok, so maybe I lied.  But this clip from Arrested Development just kills me!