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.

Magnolia Snow

In the next town,
a 100 year old Magnolia
with sinuous, curvy limbs
stands as solid and tall as an Oak.
Like fallen snow with a touch of pink,
100s of blossoms coat the tree,
sprinkle the petals,
then blanket the ground below.
A welcome snow in April.


Pastel, 8x10, SOLD [New York]