Playing In The Sand

 This sketch was a bit of a challenge for me. I don't even want to talk about it! But I will. Everything was fine until I decided instead of her pout, like the reference photo, I want her to have a smile. Ruined the whole thing. A friend put in nicely "The joker's daughter" (Soon to be a major motion picture.) a major wipe out. I started to cry, WHAAA, threw some brushes, the studio got a bit messy...then I fixed it! A pout it is. 

To Fetch A Pail Of Water

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What is more precious then a young child running back and forth filling beach pails with water to aid in the construction of their sandcastles!

Water Chicken

I call this bird a Seagull. My husband calls it a Water Chicken. He's from Philly.  

Landscape Painting: Mother with Child on Beach

I'm not giving up on the beach! I painted this from a photo taken years and years ago. I always wanted to paint it but never got around to it until now. The mother and child were really in dark shadow in the photograph. I lightened it a bit on the scanner but it was a challenge.    

Still Life Painting: Jersey Masterpiece

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Another yummy beauty from the garden. I'm going to miss them when their gone.

Landscape with Allentown Barn and Silo

Love this place. It's between my house and the high school. Its a large farm with about 6 buildings on it. So far I have only painted one or two of the buildings at a time. One day I will paint the whole thing!    

Landscape Painting: White Farmhouse with Trees

This is a farmhouse down the road from where I live. I pass it almost everyday. It's part of a group of buildings. What I love about painting these landscapes are that depending on the time of day, time of year and what I include in the painting it's always something new. 

Still Life Painting: Lemon and Blue Pitcher

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I love my blue pitcher. I have a few. I'm on a bit of a roll with the still lifes. I am not crazy about my photographs. Sometimes they come out well and other times...not so good. I think I will re-take this one. Tomorrow.

I re-took the photo and tweeked the painting. Still not crazy about the photo.

Still Life Painting: Two White Peonies

More of my husbands flowers. They are so pretty. I see them from the window and want to go out and cut some for a big beautiful bouquet, but when I get out there I just hate to cut them! They look so beautiful in the garden. The Peonies are almost finished, so tomorrow I will go out there with my clippers and....well we'll see what I come out with.