Great Dane Beach Taxi

6 x 6 Pastel on Wallis Paper, 16 x 16 Framed

$150 + s/h (Framed)

Believe it or not, this was a Great Dane PUPPY!  He filled the whole golf cart.  He was returning from the beach, and I guess he was tired from all the activity and needed a ride home.  What fun painting this quick study!

Chandler's Bees

7 x 7 Pastel on Wallis Paper, 16 x 16 Framed

$150 + s/h (Framed)

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Our good friends, the Chandlers, have started a colony of bees on a piece of their property.  I couldn't wait until I got to see them in their "designer bee clothes."  The whole set up is impressive, and I am extremely excited about getting honey from their hives next year.  I took a lot of photos, and plan on doing another painting when I have time.  This was a quick study, and I see lots of "should have," "could have" possibilities for the next one.  We were there when the light was fading.  These studies are so helpful for me, and I hope to go and watch them smoke the bees when the time comes.  It doesn't take much to get me excited!!

Chick Magnet

6 x 6 Pastel on Wallis Paper, 16 x 16 Framed

$150 + s/h (Framed)

 

I love King Charles Spaniels!  No one can resist them.  This dog was getting lots of female attention from all the people at the Roanoke outdoor art show.  I think the gentleman walking him knew that was going to happen :-)

Dock Piling

17 1/2 x 12" Pastel on Wallis Paper, 27 1/2 x 21 1/2" Framed

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Another older painting.  I don't know why I felt the need to paint a dock piling, but I do remember how I liked the light reflecting on the walkway and the post.  I can tell I've grown artistically, because when I now look at this painting, I would like to get back in there and make the colors more vivid.  They actually were brighter on the original than they appear here, but I would still like to push the lighting effects.  I thought it would be a good example of  "then" and "now."

Boothbay Harbor Flowers

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This is a painting I did on my second trip to Maine.  I have always liked this one and thought I'd post it.  The flowers in Maine are so beautiful and the colors so vivid.  It must be the salt air.

Cupcake Bliss

7 x 7 Pastel on Wallis Paper, 16 x 16 Framed

$150 + s/h (Framed)

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A departure from all of the beach scenes!  What can be better than a giant cupcake?  This painting took me longer than I thought it would.  It looks relatively simple to paint, but it was a struggle to get the paper to look a little transparent, with traces of the cake embedded in it.  I put it aside for a few weeks, but finally finished it.  I'm glad I didn't give up.  Another lesson in patience :-)

Beach Stroll

6 x 6 Pastel on Wallis Paper, 16 x 16 Framed

$150 + s/h (Framed)

Continuing my beach theme, here's another beach occupant getting some exercise.  I'm especially happy with the way this painting turned out.  The weather here today is in the 90's...hot and humid.  I might have to start doing some snow scenes to cool off...

Summer Crush

6 x 6 Pastel on Wallis Paper, 16 x 16 Framed

$150 + s/h (Framed)

Ah...Love at first sight!  This is a very wet Cooper, (I've painted her before), and a dog she obviously thought was attractive and was trying to pick up for a summer romance.  Actually, the other dog was on leash, but I chose not to add it.  Apparently, there is a leash law, and Cooper's significant others got a WARNING from a beach officer in a dune buggy.  After that, I think Cooper felt the rest of the trip was a "bummer."

Little Surfer Dude

6 x 6 Pastel on Wallis Paper, 16 x 16 Framed

$150 + s/h (Framed)

 

He caught me!  I was taking his photo as he was walking towards the water with all his "toys."  I was on my way off the beach, but would have loved to see him out there in the waves.