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Cow Painting 21 Aug 2013 | 04:53 am
Cow with a Green Earring, oil on cradled board, 11x14 based on photo by Susan Marks Dalton My friend Susan posts great photos of their southern Virginia farm on FaceBook; I asked if I could use some ...
Tobacco and Tombstones in Turbeville VA 12 Aug 2013 | 08:23 am
Tobacco and Tombstones in Turbeville VA, oil on cradled board, 11x14 Several years ago I drove west, to where the hills start rolling. I turned north at Turbeville and pulled into a church parking l...
Cultivation 28 Jul 2013 | 01:36 am
Cultivation, oil on canvas board, 16x20 In the future not too distant I will definitely need an assistant. ...
Another Gouache 26 Jun 2013 | 02:16 am
Boating on Bugg's Island, gouache on Arches, 12x12 Another Thursday, another gouache from a photo taken several years ago. I now have a folder on my iPad, "Painting Subject," and this photo was amon...
Mockingbird 15 Jun 2013 | 07:14 am
Mockingbird, gouache on Arches, 14x11 Oh My Gouache! Two paintings in one week; definitely a record for me. At the Y yesterday, I painted this from one of my photos stored on the iPad. When I sat ...
Arting around the May Pole 11 Jun 2013 | 07:00 am
MRI Waiting Room, Gouache and Black China Marker on Arches, 18x12 Remember those May Pole dances? Going in circles and weaving in and out--that's what I did during May. I decided I must finish some...
Mother's Day 2013 12 May 2013 | 10:12 pm
Jonquil, pencil, 12x9 Happy Mother's Day. Take a break; it's a tough job.
Another Thursday at the Y 10 May 2013 | 09:17 pm
Clarksville Y, black/white conte on Strathmore, 12x9 Thursdays are for Art at the Y. I showed up with black and white conte, gray paper, and had no idea what I might draw. I looked out the side doo...
Shorthand 27 Apr 2013 | 02:00 am
Shorthand, iPad painting I've always loved the symbols for shorthand--a secret way of writing--so I bought a small Gregg Shorthand Manual at the thrift shop. I intended to draw in it. I couldn't br...
Painting with Purpose 17 Apr 2013 | 08:18 am
I have been painting. I'm 99 percent finished with a painting a friend is buying as a surprise gift. I've always said no to commission work so this is a new experience for me, and I find it nerve-wr...
