Hailey & Sage

This is a commissioned oil painting of two lovely whippets, captured in their inside, on the bed, fluff my comforter please, element.  When I'm told "you got my dogs!!" I do the happy painter dance.  Go ahead, visualize it, laugh at me, I'm good with it :)

Inbetween Tides diptych

So here is a two-fer, the view looking out of Dutcher Cove on a calm and pleasant day.  A day to snuggle your bones into the sun warmed cobble bed, breathe the briny air and watch a river of cloud ships float overhead.  I painted it as one image but I think they also stand alone quite well.... stick your hand over one at a time and see what you think.

my new adventure

Setting off into the brave new digital marketplace, I just joined the Daily Paintworks group.    I've been following a daily painter named Carol Marine for some time now and her husband has gathered her daily painting crowd together into a web gallery of (mostly) small, daily paintings for perusal and purchase.  I liked his comment that this site is the result of joining Ebay and Etsy, resulting in offspring who just love to paint!  Anyway, there is a great range of artwork shown with terrific opportunities to expand your own art collection.  I will be trying the auction thing next :)

Adrift

Good things can come from tough weather beach hikes :) in fact, sometimes those are the best kind. (usually after you are home and dried out though)  Gnarly suits me for the moment:  difficult, dangerous, or challenging : [ORIGIN: originally surfers' slang, perhaps from the appearance of rough sea.]  Maybe I should change the title, hmmm.  This also belongs in the "places between" series; between stages of life, between tides, seasons, storms, challenges, between thought and action.

A Place Between, Estuary

This belongs in the "Places Between" series..... between sea and shore, between tides, between salt and sweet, between summer squalls, between now and then.

Shoreline Shell

On a roll with a shoreline series, treasures to be found.... and great warm ups too. 

Bluster and Foam

I'm beginning to enjoy working with the "open" acrylics.... not to mention manufacturing my own warm & sunny days.  A little bluster is ok too :)