Angel wings

Although I very infrequently paint boats, this was one I couldn't resist. It was a fishing boat nearby and was just beautiful. The painting was 24x30 and sold at a show for women artists in Chapel Hill. I was fortunate to meet the owner, John Willis, recently and give him a print of the painting. He is from one of the old fishing/boating families here.
The title came from the nets on the boat.

Next week...

...three of my grandchildren are coming from Charlottesville. We will swim alot, eat alot, go to the beach and laugh alot; it is always so much fun!
Attached are paintings I did after my trip to sit with them last fall, while Dave and Kerry had a get-away.
So there won't be alot of time for serious painting, but time for joint projects...which they love.

Silver blue morning.

Beaufort and Downeast (the area close by) are near sea level with lots of marshes. This is one of my favorite paintings, done from some morning research when the fog was dense in many places. I started out very early and ended up near Harkers Island.
The painting is 18x24, oil on linen and is at Kim's gallery at Salvo on the Outer Banks.

a work in progress

Probably the last large painting of Kim's gallardia, in front of the gallery. The painting is 24x36. I am very fond of her many wildflowers, and gallardia is prolific on the Outer Banks. It was one of the things I remembered from my first visit to Ocracoke in 1987.

Solo

A beautiful reminder of our trip to Disney World. The blossom was in a small pool at Epcot. It had the beauty of a geisha.

Soundside garden

Today I spent some time trying to remedy the damage in my yard and flowerbeds that resulted from about a month away from home. I am also working on a larger version of Kim's gallardia, and it makes me envious of her simple yard, which is a beautiful complement to her gallery.
This painting is an earlier version; one of many. It is in Gallery 5800 in Richmond and is 24x30. Most of the smaller versions have sold.
I will post the newest, and likely the last of these, sometime later this week.

other places to find my work...

As well as the gallery listings on my personal website, be sure to check out an AMAZING new website --Artquiver.com. This site makes it so easy to choose a painting, hang it on an onsite wall with other art, and they will even send you a black and white proof to try. You can return any art you are not satisfied with, even after some time.
This painting is included on their website. It is 18x24 and is oil on linen.

"beach shadows"

I am into cobalt blue right now, doing lots of shadows on the beach. Here is an 8x10 that Kim sold in her gallery. You can see some of the other "shadow" paintings at the top of my website, www.drobertsonfineart.com

"A favorite place" is the view from Kim's new Peapod. This painting is currently at Handscapes in Beaufort, but Kim has several smaller paintings of this spot as I often paint plein air from her bridge. What a great view of the Sound!

Hi to everyone...
and many thanks to those who came to my opening in Manteo in June. And a special thanks to Clair for the birthday cake!
Spent several weeks with Kim at Pea Island Art Gallery in Manteo and love watching her studio take shape, called, of course, the Pea Pod. I get first dibs on the loft...