Beach Broads

6 x 9 Oil on Archival Board

 

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This is the latest commission I finished and delivered.  It's always a good feeling to complete a painting I'm really happy with.  They don't always go smoothly, but this one did.  I think you get the feeling of the beach and hopefully the joy I had just painting it.

Girl Talk

5 x 7 Oil on Archival Board

2016 Beach series continued...Two women having a heart-to-heart at the beach.  I loved doing this one!  More to come :-)

Beach Walkers

8 x 8 Oil on Archival Board

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This is my friend and her daughter walking along the shoreline.  I was behind them snapping photos:-)  Lots of my favorite things to paint:  people, shadows, water, sand....Nothing better!

The Plunge

8 x 8 Oil on Gessobord

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This painting isn't as greenish as it appears here, so I will have to take another picture of it.  These two beautiful girls were here visiting us and had a perfect weekend, weather wise, to "play" at the lake.  It was a great opportunity for me to get subjects to paint.  Plus, they were a joy to spend time with...More to come :-)

Everything But the Kitchen Sink

8 x 8 Oil on Gessobord

When we go to the beach, it's an escape from our daily lives.  Right?!  Well, not these women.  They seem to have brought everything they could possibly carry from home.  I'm not sure if they made another trip to the car after this, but I wouldn't doubt it.  I might add that this beach has a concession stand, restrooms, and almost anything else one might desire.  You have to love them, though...That's why I painted them :-)

Foiled Again

8 x 8 Oil On Gessobord

I always smile when I think of what someone from another time and place would think if they were able to see what we humans do for beauty.  Especially foils.  I make it a point to avoid looking in the mirror when I have foils on my head.  Obviously these women do, too.  As a matter of fact, they won't even look at each other :-)  Body language says it all....

Oh, Pool Boy!

8 x 8 Oil on Gessobord

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These women reminded me so much of the people at the  pool I used to go to when I was in my teens.  They had cabanas for the wealthier families and lockers for the "regular" folks.  We had a locker and didn't spend much time hanging around there, but spent our days either in the pool or following the cute pool boys who brought drinks and chairs to the cabana people.  My friends and I loved following the boys around and felt ever so lucky when they had us lugging the chairs to the people.  Why we didn't see that we were working for nothing is beyond me :-)  Our main goal was to get the boys' attention.  Ah....Youth!

Chime On!

12 x 12 Oil on Gessobord

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Isn't it great how some people just make everyone around them feel happy?  These two wonderful artists do!  What fun we had at the Sedalia Artisan Fair.  There were so many artists and vendors there and lots to see and do.  This display had really beautiful chime bowls made by Peter Buchanan, each one with a distinctive sound....So naturally we disrupted everyone around us by playing them and singing, quite loudly I might add.  I don't think the chimes bothered anyone, but the singing.......

Beach Divas

8 x 8 Oil on Gessobord

I spent my entire childhood and teen years doing exactly this.  The more burned I got, the better.  My goal was to get a tan.  Never happened!  Blue eyes, blond hair...No tan...When I moved to NYC, I even got one of those tin foiled folding things and would go to Bryant Park at lunch time to get a few rays.  I didn't look too odd because there were a lot of other young women like me, in suits, heels, stocking, etc,.doing the same thing.  Men were smarter.  You would never see a man in a suit and tie sunbathing.  Anyway, the two women here were in conversation, spending a beautiful day at the beach.  Fun to paint!

Subway Couture

6 x 6 Oil on Gessobord

Well...What can you say?!  New York City is a perfect place to people watch and who could resist painting this woman?  She was dressed for Alaska and had her iPad and her iPhone, so she was totally connected to the outside world.  The socks matched the hat, so she was totally stylish :-)  The woman next to her was studying and drinking her Starbucks coffee.  It was actually an open cup, but I put a lid on it due to the fact that I couldn't stand the idea of all those germs getting into her coffee....This one was fast and fun.  Quick strokes hopefully coming together.

Rolling Along

5 x 7 Oil on Gessobord

There is a great trail in Winter Park, Florida, made specifically for biking, running, skating, dog walking, and just plain walking.  This was the day before Thanksgiving, and the weather couldn't have been better.  It was cool and sunny.  Perfect for any outdoor activity.  As these two women passed us, I snapped a picture.  The painting is a quick study of that moment.  For me, painting these scenes takes me back to each person and place, like listening to music and remembering exactly when and where you were when you first heard it.

OOF - Say What?!

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5 x 7 Oil on Gessobord

There was a line to get to the information label on Edward Ruscha's painting called "OOF,"  and each person left with a smile and quizzical look on their face.  I must say, it was striking when one walked into the room where it was hung at the MOMA.  My main focus in this little piece was the women peering at the information.  "OOF" was painted by Ruscha in 1962.  He said "I was interested in monosyllabic word sounds that seemed to have a certain comedic value to them."  I know I walked away smiling :-)

Tattoos R Us

5 x 7 Oil on Gessobord

In Singapore, apparently there are tattoo places in the malls.  You just go in while you are shopping, I guess, and pick up a quick tattoo.  My wonderful daughter-in-law, who takes great photos, took this for me.  She knows the quirky subjects I like to paint :-)  I'm not sure I'd be too quick to get a tattoo in a mall, but this young woman didn't seem to be too concerned, although she was gripping the side of the chair.  This was done right in the middle of a store, not behind any kind of screen or anything.  YIKES!

The Price of Beauty

Approx. 9 x 12

Oil on Gessoboard

I have been working on this painting since I began using oils.  It would have gone a lot faster if I had done it in pastel, which I still might do because I really love the subjects.  I was going to call it "The Three Graces."  I've finally decided to stop working on it, and just leave it alone.  I can hear one of my art friends saying "Stop being so picky, picky, picky!"  So, here it is, and I must say, I like it!