And more of the beach....

A trip to the mountains...

A great trip to Fancy Gap, Va. with my friends, Georgia and Sasha. Despite the rain, we loved it all!

Wrightsville - my favorite beach

Staying at Wrightsville

Courtesy of Cyndi and Ron, I am doing many plein air scenes of Wrightsville Beach. Here are just a few from the first week.

A new favorite

This painting was done from a photo of a couple waiting for the Cedar Island Ferry to go to Ocracoke. They were charming and ask me to take their picture.

I love the light and immediate feeling of the painting. It is currently at Carolina Creations in New Bern.

Experimenting with a palette knife

This is something new for me, and I am somewhat diffident but doing it anyway. Here are two of the paintings--"Golden fields", a site near Plymouth I have done before, and "Meadow", a composite of many paintings in my head...I love to do wildflowers.

A visit to the Arboretum

On a recent visit to Wilmington, I stopped at the Arboretum, one of my most favorite places there. The day was rainy, but the rain was gentle, and I was totally overwhelmed by the beauty of the waterlilies. The koi eluded me; they moved so quickly.
The whole experience almost moved me to tears; it was that beautiful. Here are two of the paintings that resulted.

new favorites

The last ones are always the favorites....these two I really love. The beach towel was at South Beach in Salvo; the flowers belonged to Cyndi McNeill, who graciously lent me the use of her house on Banks Channel at Wrightsville Beach. What a wonderful painting time....

You may find them both at Pea Island Art Gallery in Salvo, which belongs to my daughter, Kim. Check out her new blog at: http://artonhatteras.blogspot.com

Paintings from the Outer Banks

After spending time with Kim at the gallery, I usually leave very early in the morning. These two paintings came from research during my last trip. Both are 24x30, the first is from the wildlife refuge and the second from the dunes before crossing the Oregon Inlet bridge.
My favorite time of day....

Sunset road

Really fond of this little painting, 10x8, oil on linen. Love the colors at this time of day. It is at my daughter's gallery in Salvo, on Hatteras Island. (Pea Island Art Gallery).

morning glow

The inspiration for this painting came from Cedar Island, when I was catching the early ferry for Ocracoke. What a beautiful time of day....
The painting is oil on linen, 24x30/

My favorite....

The best always seems to be the one that took the least time.... This one on my last day at the north end of Wrightsville Beach. Everything went right...had my Zen on!

A painting holiday....

Just spent two wonderful weeks at Wrightsville Beach, courtesy of a good friend and client who let me use her beautiful beach house. Did twelve paintings, here is the first of many I will post. They are all small and affordable, the largest being 11x14.
It is such a beautiful place....

'Garden" and "Floating World"

Getting ready for Spring. I am "pushing" color right now. I have done the algae before but not with such intensity.
I am so looking forward to warm weather and the gallery openings on the Outer Banks.

'Garden