A great day!

Saturday was an amazing day exhibiting my work in beautiful Manchester By The Sea. The people of this community had a real appreciation for visual art. The show was well run and the weather cooperated. Here are a just a few of my new customers.

Letting Go

In between my more serious and epic paintings I enjoy throwing in a whimsical, care free piece here and there. It gives me a chance to experiment with color, pattern and texture plus I saw a Matisse painting (not in person) this morning that put me over the edge. I just love peonies and every year I say I am going to buy some to plant in my garden but I am always too busy painting and forget. This little number is 9x12 and done on stretched textured linen. The sides have been painted so no frame is needed. For sale in my Etsy shop. Stop by on Saturday, July 24th to see this painting and the rest of my new work at MANCHESTER BY THE SEA ART FESTIVAL. It's going to be really hot~both the show and the weather!

Manchester By The Sea

Saturday, July 24Th I will be showing my work at Manchester By The Sea Arts Festival. After spending last weekend in hip Portland Maine and then a few days in Harwichport MA. destiny was calling to create more ocean themed paintings. This is one of them. This piece is 11x14 done on cotton and linen. The sides have been painted so no frame is needed. For sale in my Etsy shop.

The Winner Of July Giveaway is..........

Bella is the winner of my "Picatso" fine art giveaway for July!

Congratulations Bella. Thanks for following my blog. Let me know where you would like your framed print shipped.

"Calling all Cat Lovers" July Giveaway!

This month's giveaway is my ever popular "Picatso" print. The winner will receive an 8x10 archival reproduction of this original painting matted and framed. In order to qualify for this giveaway you MUST do 2 things: be or become a follower of this blog and post a comment about cats here.. Please be sure to leave a way for me to contact you if you should win. I will pick a winner with google's true random service on July 18th. Just two weeks from now.

Commission for Renee

This is a ( not so good) image of the commission painting I completed this past week. I felt so much anxiety handing this precious package over to the UPS person to ship. . I pictured the box with fragile stickers all over it getting tossed around and some how damaged in route to it's destination! I wasn't using the power of positive thinking here, as my husband preaches to me. Anyway, it did arrive safely and it is being enjoyed by a lovely family now.

Sailing Away

Well, this will probably be my last new painting until mid July. My son Sam will be home from his residential school for the next 10 days and it's all hands on deck. This new painting is appropriately titled. I love how it came together with all the details. It is 9x12 done on stretched cotton and linen. I will be announcing my July Giveaway either this afternoon or tomorrow. Please check back. I have also completed a large commission painting that I will post an image of on this blog as soon as my client receives it. She should be the first to see it. For sale in my Etsy shop.

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