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Blue Ridge Mountains
In May, we visited Asheville, NC and enjoyed the Blue Ridge Mountains. At sunset, they are all shades of blue and captivating.
June 2, 2015
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Master of Strings
You don’t need to see a face if you carefully look at a person’s hands. In the past, I focused on hands in the wine industry: Wine and Wisdom; Hands of Harvest; and Salute. This time, I decided to work with moving hands. those playing an instrument. A good challenge that I redrew at […]
February 20, 2015
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The Rest of the Story
Sometimes it is better to crop a painting to solve a visual issue. Summer Dream was one of those paintings. The Rest of the Story is a small portion that originally was the bottom of Summer Dream, then it became another painting.
January 19, 2015
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November in Italy
Pomegranates waiting for us at LaRomea in Lucca
January 19, 2015
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November in Italy
Morning Cappucino
January 19, 2015
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Snippets of Italy
Italy has so many wonderful foods, like the porcini in the Fall, pomegrantes and of course the cappucino in the morning. I have been painting small images to share our November experience. Stay tuned.
January 19, 2015
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Summer Dream
I finally decided how I wanted to finish Summer Dream. Those of you who visited my studio and asked about it, probably remember it started with thrown paint and ended up with a few additional strokes. It is finished and sold and will display in Kerrville, Texas. Thanks for your interest in this experiement.
December 29, 2014
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Mama Mia
Sometimes happy surprises happen. I love painting my Mother’s red poppies. I brought some of the seeds from Oregon, planted and got lovely pink ones. Mama Mia!
December 29, 2014
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Charcoal Revisited
Earlier I created a painting titled “Hidden Village”, which featured charcoal and watercolor. The charcoal was a result of sprinkling powdered charcoal over tubs of water, then dipping watercolor paper in and hanging to dry. Many “designs” appeared. It was a messy project, so I did several sheets at the same time. Sunday, I decided […]
October 20, 2014
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Music in the Studio
I always paint to music, typically Andrea Bocelli. Yesterday, I had the pleasure of Masek Music, a quartet that plays classical music in the Bay Area warm up in my studio.
October 20, 2014