Postcards from Newfoundland

After returning from our annual visit to family in Newfoundland, I began a series of small oil paintings of some of my favorite scenes from hikes around the province.  I am still painting in this group but thought I would share the first six.

Gray Beach on the Skerwink Trail
11 x 14 Oil on Canvas Panel

A Snug Harbor in Brigus
12 x 12 Oil on Canvas Panel

Apostrophe on the Skerwink Trail
12 x 12 Oil on Canvas 

Fallen Trees on the Path
12 x 12 Oil on Canvas Panel

. Skerwink Totem
14 x 11 Oil on Canvas Panel

.Storm on the Cape
14 x 11 Oil on Canvas Panel 

More from the Lily Pond at the Fairchild

Pond Reflections
20 x 16 Oil on Canvas 

Back to the Grand Canyon

New watercolor of the light on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon at dusk now available at the Island Art Association.

Dusk on the North Rim
23 x 17 Watercolor

St. Augustine 7th Annual Nature and Wildlife Show

If you are in St. Augustine between now and the 28th, stop in the St. Augustine Art Association gallery on Marine Street.  I have the painting below in the show and hope to get there this week so check out the rest of the work.  

Desert Candelabra
36 x 36 Oil on Canvas 

Amaryllis

Amaryllis
12 x 16 Watercolor
2016

Shrimpboat Number 2

Here is number two in the series of small shrimpboat paintings that I have been working on lately.   It is another example of the interesting dock situations that exist here on our working waterfront.  The temptation to put in all the rigging on the boat was strong but I have left only main elements here for clarity of shape in case you were wondering where all the lines and cables went.

●In before the Storm
8 x 8 Oil  on Canvas 

Shrimp Boat on the Amelia River

I recently found a stash of 8 x 8 canvases in my studio and have been enjoying painting in that smaller format for a while now.  I like to work on multiple paintings at the same time so that there is always some work that can be done while others are drying between sessions.  This painting of a shrimp boat is the latest in that small format series, and is the first of two that I have completed recently.  It is currently available at the Island Art Association gallery.

This is only the third time I have painted one of these iconic boats that grace our riverfront but I have been sketching and photographing them regularly since we moved here.  They all seem to have unique characters and "interesting" dock situations. 

●Shrimp Boat on the Amelia River
8 x 8 Oil on Canvas

Still Life Show at ACT

The Amelia Community Theater (ACT) will have a show, Still Life,  in their lobby during the run of their production of Arsenic and Old Lace, June 9 through 25.  These two paintings will be hanging in that show. 

Parrot Tulips in the Green Vase
36 x 20 Oil on Canvas

Orchid Dance
16 x 20 Watercolor on Fabriano Paper

 

More Canyons

North Rim at Sunset
18 x 24 Watercolor, Gouache on Fabriano Paper  2016
 

Missing the Desert Canyons

I am working on a series based on canyons and desert trails from past hikes. These are on watercolor paper and contain combinations of media but all start with watercolor.

Jemez 3
24 x 18 Mixed Media on Watercolor Paper
2016 

Catching up

Things have been kind of busy here with houseguests and the Shrimp Festival so I haven't been posting anything new for a while.  Here is a new small oil of another interesting bromeliad that I saw here in a garden.  It was bursting out of the shade in a sunny spot that lit up with the color of its bloom.

Burst
8 x 8 Oil on Canvas  2016

More for the Bird of Paradise Series

The color and pattern of leaves and trunks on the white bird of paradise plants in my yard are ever changing with the seasons.  The winter leaves crinkling and dying back from a freeze have their own special colors and grace that I find myself painting even more than the flowers.

Flutter
24 x 36 Oil on Canvas
2016