A toast to 2011

Happy New Year to all!

Watercolor, 8x10, commission.
[SOLD, New York]

A New Year of art

A new year of art begins.

Christmas Amaryllis

Just in time for Christmas... a peppermint bloom.
Pastel, 7.5"x 9", $125.

Cutting the Christmas Tree, pastel

Christmas trees,
row after row.
Big ones, small ones, skinny ones, fat ones.
Blue ones, green ones- pine or fir.
Named Spruce, Scotch, Balsam, Douglas, Fraser, Norway and Noble.
Which one will stand at attention,
swathed in lights,
on that certain starry night?

Pastel, 5x7, $100.

SOLD [New Jersey]

"A toast." watercolor

Thanks. Dankij. Efharisto! Todo. Merci. Grazie. Obrigado. Esker. Hvala. Gracias. Tak. Salamat. Kiitos. Mesi. Köszönöm. Go raibh maith agat. Terima kasih. Paldies. Dzieki. Vd'aka. Diolch. Danke. Spasibo. Efharisto!
Watercolor, 5x7

November Browns

November
Brings brown.
Brun branches.
Taupe trees.
Tan tall grass.
Dirt brown ground.
Stone stones.
Brown is beautiful.
Against baby blue skies.

Pastel, 5x7, $110.

Vignette: Chambermaid

SMALL VIGNETTES:
People at work.

Clean up.
Straighten up.
Fold up the towels.
Wipe up the counter.
Make up the bed.
Fluff the pillows
...leave a chocolate.

[Oheka Castle in Long Island]

Pastel, 5x7, $100.

It's Raining Leaves

A quiet street. Not a soul around.
But the leaves put on a show anyway.
Like acrobats they glide thru the air,
flying with the greatest of ease.
Like dancers they pirouette,
turning, and whirling.
Done- they nosedive, nudged by the wind.
And like trained pilots,
land with precision,
on a runway of pillows-
red, orange, yellow and green.

Pastel, 5x7, $100.

Parade of Costumes

From my exhibit- 

"Many years; Many faces"

Category: Kids 

Superwomen, Supermen, Rockers, Princesses, Pirates and more...whatever you want to be.
Starts at an early age. It's not just about the candy.

Pastel, 5x15, $150.

Lookout

Farms and fences and foliage.
A horse in the distance.
It's looking like fall.

Pastel, 5x7
[SOLD, New York]

Farm Fresh- egg crates, pastel

Simplicity.
A sepia scene.
But 2010.
At an inn
in a barn
breakfast was served.
Egg crates, egg white bucket.
Not an egg in sight.
But I could taste 'em.
They were farm fresh.
[Bethel, New York, on a trip to Woodstock]
Pastel, 8x10, $150.

Getting ready-ballet dancers pastel

Pastel, 5x7, $100.
To see other ballet paintings go to:
Ballet paintings

Morning Glory-last day of summer, watercolor

The last day of summer.
So glorious that I had to paint outside.
A pot of still-budding morning glories.

Plein Air Watercolor, 8x10, $140.

Patriots, Rah-Rah-Sis-Boom-Ba, football team, field goal, pastel

Teams.
They play. We cheer.
Between beer and sausages, time-outs, and touch downs---
we as a team get it done.
Rah-Rah-Sis-Boom-Ba!

Pastel, 8x10, $150.

Lonely Summer Porch, pastel

Well, it's over.
Summer.
How can that be?
Still warm.
Flowers still.
Shells on a pillow.
Bees are buzzing.
But Labor Day said,
"It's over."

Pastel, 5x7, $125.

Tribute to Monet: haystacks, pastel

What can we to do on this fine summer day?
Ride to the local farm for cider donuts & cup 'a Joe.
On the way- framed by sunglasses- a Monet painting.
Not as impressionistic- but impressionable.
Haystacks floating like fat cows resting on a sea of green.


Road to Russell Farms, Ipswich, MA.
Pastel, 8x10, $150.

Tropical Paradise, Martinique, sunbeams in flowers

Portion of watercolor painting, 15 x 21, NFS
Martinique

Row, row, row your boat gently down the shore.

Row, row, row your boat gently down the shore.

Pastel, 8" x 10", $135.

Chocolate Soufflé, pastel

Chocolate in any from is go(o)d.
But a pouf of soufflé in your mouth–
helps the medicine of the day go down.

Pastel, 5x7, Commission. NFS yet.

Summertime Blues, blue hydrangeas, window

The Blues.
Blue shutters opening
to the blue sea.
Bluebells tumbling
from window box gardens.
Ubiquitous blue, blue hydrangeas.
Must be the summertime blues.

Pastel, 8" x 10",
$175.

SOLD Pennsylvania

Walkin' the dog at sunset, Singing Beach

Pastel, 8" x 11",
$125.
$200. [matted & framed]

Kids Play, at the beach

Hot summer night.
The sun is setting pink.
Satin sea edged in lace.
"Big kids" sit on watch.
Little kids play,
and play
and play
and play...

West Beach, Beverly Farms, MA.

Pastel, 8x10, $150.

Truffle the Cat with flowers

Pastel, 9x12

Veiled. June bride.

June.
Enshrouds us with humid days
and balmy nights.
Breezes swirl curtains to cool.
Nets protect from bites.
Blushing brides hide
their beauty and innocence.

Pastel, 5.5 x 7.5, $150.
[bride portraits available]

Gooseberry Beach-Newport RI

I'm waxing.
Back to 20 something.
I 'd drive to Newport for the day.
Lie in the sand
Under a beach rose.
Tan every inch.
Gaze at yachts, sailboats, mansions,
and be mesmerized by the aura
of a life I could not fathom.
Intriguing.

Portion of watercolor, 11 x 12

Lone Kayaker

Rockport.
From the window.
A scene:
Crayon kayaks stand at attention.
Saluting a lone kayaker tending his fleet.
Watercolor, 8"x 10"
$150.

Dance to the music of time, ballet dancer

Pastel, 5x7, $125.

Travel Memories: Maine Cottage

Am feeling under the weather so I'm reposting an older painting that fits the season:
Wood.
Sunlit curtains.
Rustic pleasures:
2 chairs, a table, a bed.
That's all you need on an escape up-country.

Pastel, 6" x 9"
Hand embellished gicleé print in frame,$100.
Without frame, $75.
[Original in artist's collection]

Wreath out to Sea, Memorial Day

It gets me every time.
At our beach they gather.
To honor soldiers, loved ones... ordinary people.
Guards salute.
A cannon is fired.
The wreath is cast into the sea.
It floats away.
Far away.
A lump in my throat.
Sand in my eye.
It gets me every time.

Watercolor, 5x7, SOLD [Massachusetts]

Pretty Positano, Italy, Amalfi coast

Travel Memories: Positano, Italy
Lemons, roses, olives perfume Mediterranean air.
Pale houses cling on the rocks like shells.
Le Sirenuse islands- one a hideaway for ballet great Nureyev- are in sight. Capri lures in the distance.
My ancestors left their home not far from this postcard coast at the turn of the century. How could they leave?
"Times were hard- no food to eat- no money to live," said my Aunt Theresa.
Now its beauty puts food on the table.
Now- we are here- and they are there.
But it's still my campagnia.

Pastel, 8x10
[SOLD original Georgia, Large Print-Georgia]

CONTEMPLATION, spring in Boston, cherry blossom, park

A walk in the park.
Teeming with people.
One person sitting Buddha-like.
Under the cherry tree.
Contemplating.
Meditating.
Just thinking.
Separating from the environment.
Becoming the environment.

SOLD Florida

Swan Boats in Boston, garden, spring tradition

In 1877 they appeared.
The Swan Boats of Boston.
133 years later,
they still glide on the water in Spring.
How many traditions last that long these days?


Watercolor, 8x10, $200.