Rhodos on the Porch

The last Fuschia clusters linger in a vase on the summer porch.


[Rhododendrons are the national flower of Kashmir, Pakistan, and of Nepal, and the state tree of Sikkim, India, West Virginia, and Washington, USA].

Watercolor & Dyes, 5 x 7, $125.

The June Bride

Bride.
With veil as sail.
Hold his hand and steer ahead...
upwind.


Pastel, 5x7, $125.

The Waiters

Elegant Penguins.
Striking in black & white.
Bows at their necks.
Waiting with wine.
At your beck and call.


Watercolor, 5x7, $110.

The Reception

The big talker.
The small-talker.
A glass of red-
a glass of white.
Martinis straight up.
A little jazz.
It's June.

Pastel, 5x7, $100.

Summer Breeze

"The summer wind, came blowin in - from across the sea
It lingered there, so warm and fair - to walk with me
All summer long, we sang a song - and strolled on golden sand
Two sweethearts, and the summer wind
Like painted kites, those days and nights - went flyin by
The world was new, beneath a blue - umbrella sky
Then softer than, a piper man - one day it called to you
And I lost you, to the summer wind
The autumn wind, and the winter wind - have come and gone
And still the days, those lonely days - go on and on
And guess who sighs his lullabies - through nights that never end
My fickle friend, the summer wind."
1965 song, music by Henry Mayer, lyrics by Johnny Mercer

Pastel, 5 x 7, $125.

Man at the Wheel

"The clouds were building up now for the trade wind and he looked ahead and saw a flight of wild ducks etching themselves against the sky over the water, then blurring, then etching again and he knew no man was ever alone on the sea."
-Ernest Hemingway

Pastel, 6 x 8, $100.
[corporate commission]

A Father's Day

Up on your big shoulders
Poppi...
or Papa, Grandpa,
Father, Daddy, Pere...
Trust is everything.

Pastel, 5 x 7
$100.

Father/Daughter Walk

Early morning.
The big sandbox.
Dad leads.
Daughter follows.
Both thinking.
About what?

[Vineyard Haven]

5" x7"
Pastel, $125.

SOLD [North Carolina]

Ballerina Angels

Backstage.
They limber up.
Angels in tulle.
Keeping vigil while others perform.
Soon they’ll alight onto the stage
and dance to the music of time.

Pastel, 22 x 28
$750. [matted & framed]

Travel Memories: Portugal, Fisherman's Wife

Nazare.
While the men are at sea,
the women wait.
Shrouded in black,
protected from the wind-
the worry.
The shoreline; the beach-
their home.

Nazare, or... Gloucester?

Pastel, Embellished Gicleé print #1,
white frame, [orig NFS], 15 x 20, $295.

Travel Memories: Cat's House, Greece

Acropolis.
Classical architecture;
ancient history.
Tourists: “Do not touch”
But the cat will.
It’s his home.
The column- his couch.
The sun- his heat.
A privileged king in his castle.


Pastel, framed, 19 x 25
$750.