Relaxation

It's the season!  I just loved this guy's relaxed pose and beach belly.  It really captures something wonderful about summer- our ability to let it all go and just be for awhile.  

Wharf Sights

I took a photo while at a workshop of a little building that had great light and decided to play with it a bit.  It was a bit boring, so I added the figures and masts in the background and some flowers.  Fun to paint and a morning well invested!

Morning Joe

Recently we bought some brightly colored mugs at the Christmas Tree shop on Cape Cod.  Somehow they cheer me up - orange, yellow gold, tomato red, salmon, lime green. Each morning presents a choice.  Funny how something so small can affect your mood- a little treat to begin each day.  This morning, I was in the studio with bright orange.  I couldn't resist doing a small 6x6 to mark the day.  Maybe more to come in days ahead!

Beach Beauties

This is a little 8x8 oil of my great nieces on the beach in Duck, NC.  Great memories of a wonderful vacation with family. They will grow up so fast!

Stormy Seas

This is an abstract I painted this winter when heading into some very tough challenges at work.  Glad to say, things are peaceful now, but it was a very long winter.  It is 9 x 12 oil on panel - lots of texture.  I have come to really like it.  It marks courage and honesty and change. 

Summer Magic

Summer is magic for me on the Cape.  There is time to breathe. The possibilities are endless.  The sun is bright and the light casts a different glow this time of year.  Last night we were on the boat on the lake with friends as the sun set in one direction and the full moon appeared on another shore.  This doesn't seem apparent in the freeze of winter.  Tonight I am in my summer studio, singing to my music as the stars come out.  I am sketching out some small pieces I will return to later this week.  I am a full person in this moment.  Here is my little piece of paradise.

Happy 4th of July!

We are celebrating the Fourth with family on Cape Cod while awaiting the arrival of Hurricane Arthur which is racing up the coast toward us.  Just pulled the boat out of the lake and heading to the annual neighborhood holiday breakfast.  Looks like lots of card games will be on tap through tonite.  In honor of the holiday,  I thought I'd post my recent plein air attempt at the historic buck man Tavern in Lexington, MA.