Summer Pasture
6 in. x 9 in., pastel on sanded paper
$225 matted and framed under glass to 9" x 12"
Saturday, June 21, 2025
Hot Cross Buns
Hot Cross Buns
8 in. x 8 in., acrylic on masonite panel
$180 framed
A Lenten still life, painted during that season of devotion and meditation. And yes, I make Hot Cross Buns from scratch using my own recipe every Good Friday.
Bradley Lake Road, Andover
Bradley Lake Road, Andover
5 in. x 7 in., acrylic on canvas
$85 unframed
This view will greet you on the way back from dunking your feet in Bradley Lake. Views of Ragged Mountain peek up over the farm and the near hills. A peaceful, out-of-the-way spot, with few people and a gentle, olden times feel.
Ali's Daisy
Ali's Daisy
12 in. round, fluid acrylic on circular stretched canvas
$200 unframed (no frame necessary)
This piece is from an Ali Kay workshop I tried just for fun, using fluid acrylics. I experimented on a round canvas, which I enjoyed very much! This piece is quite a bit different from my usual style, which uses heavy body acrylics and tends to be tighter and closer to realism. However, the fluid acrylics lend themselves to a looser brush stroke and I like the way this seems to splash off the surface of the canvas.
Hendrick's
Hendrick's
6 in. x 6 in., acrylic on gallery-wrapped canvas
$100 unframed (no frame necessary)
While painting with my grandson (who was 10 at the time and wanted to paint a dragon), I fiddled around my daughter-in-law's kitchen for a couple of things to set up for a still life. This little bottle of Hendrick's and a lonely lemon were just the thing.
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Cockermouth River at Sculptured Rocks
Cockermouth River at Sculptured Rocks
11 in. x 14 in., acrylic on cradled board
$325 unframed (no frame necessary)
A few years back, we took a hike up to Sculptured Rocks, a natural area up in Groton, New Hampshire. Sculptured Rocks gets its name because the water has carved interesting softened curves and holes out of the stones and boulders in and along the Cockermouth River. Mostly shady and lined with hiking trails and a few walking bridges, there are several spots where you can sit by the water or soak your feet in the cold current. I climbed down to a large, flat rock in the river to take the reference photo for this painting looking upstream.
Thursday, June 5, 2025
Lobster for Three
Lobster for Three
11 in. x 14 in., acrylic on cradled board
$325 unframed (no frame necessary)
This jolly lobster trio has been painted with softer, fluid acrylics, and was just plain fun to paint. This is a bit of a looser style, one that I've been enjoying working with the flowy, fluid acrylics on a smooth surface. It makes for juicier, washier brushstrokes, which have been interesting to experiment with. This is classic New England, and nothing says New England like lobsters, whether you eat them or not (I sure won't!) But I sure loved painting them, and I hope you like it!
Photo reference courtesy Kindel Media
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