Perpetual - Small Landscape Painting - Acrylic Seascape

Perpetual

7 x 5 inches

acrylic on 3/4" cradled board

The last of the 9 for the show at MixtMedia Gallery in Ipswich, Massachusetts. Opening reception is next Friday (June 7). Here is a glimpse of the whole group together (hopefully I can get a better picture at the gallery):

Evolving - Small Acrylic Painting Seascape Landscape

Evolving

7 x 5 inches

acrylic on 3/4" cradled panel

Today was the first "hot" day of the year - making me ready to hop right into that ocean....

This is number 8 of 9 in this little series for the "Keeping Equilibrium" exhibition at MixtMedia Gallery in Ipswich, Massachusetts. Opening reception is Friday, June 7, 2013 from 6 to 8 pm. Hope to see you there!

What I've Been Painting on Lately......

Okay - this is a new one for me....

Ready?

An apron!

The wonderful folks at the Newburyport Art Association asked me if I would paint an apron for the upcoming Artful Feast Auction. I said "sure" - thinking it would be a fun little project, maybe something a little different.

They sent me off with an apron and a recommendation for a kind of fabric paint. I thought using fabric paint would be a lot like painting in acrylic, but boy, was I wrong! It was a bit of a struggle - and a steep learning curve. And man, you can not make any mistakes because there is no covering anything up. But once I got into it, it was kind of fun (well except for the one evening I was working on it when I was really tired - I was sure I was going to start to fall asleep and I would drop my paint brush and make a stray mark on the apron!)

But I got it done, and heat set it, and dropped it off at the Newburyport Art Association. It will be part of the silent auction for the Artful Feast on Saturday, June 8, 2013. More details are available here. I will also have another small painting in the silent auction so I hope you can check it out if you are in the area.

Now I seem to have a little bit of fabric paint left. I am considering maybe hand painting some market totes. Any interest out there?

Enduring - Original Acrylic Seascape Landscape

Enduring

7 x 5 inches

acrylic on cradled board

Another seascape for the Keeping Equilibrium show at MixtMedia Gallery in Ipswich, Massachusetts.
We actually went to the beach today...cold and windy for this time of year, but the surf was amazing.

I hope everyone has a lovely Memorial Day weekend!

Calming - Small Landscape Painting, Original Seascape

Calming

7 x 5 inches

acrylic on cradled board

Tonight I am wiring the whole group of these seascapes...getting ready to take them to MixtMedia Gallery in Ipswich, Massachusetts tomorrow. Hopefully I can take a picture of how the whole grouping would look hung together - I want to hang them in a grid, so the whole grouping makes a visual impact as a group, as well as each separate little painting.

Persistence - Acrylic Landscape Painting, Ocean Seascape

Persistence

7 x 5 inches

acrylic on 3/4" cradled panel

After a crazy busy week and weekend, I am still playing catch-up. I am currently finishing up a  bunch of these seascapes for the "Keeping Equilibrium" show at MixtMedia Gallery. They are proving very meditative to work on!

Summer Siesta - Small Landscape Painting ACEO of Stiles Pond SOLD

Summer Siesta (Stiles Pond)

3-1/2 x 2-1/2 inches

acrylic on watercolor paper

SOLD

Another favorite Boxford, Massachusetts location..... Stiles Pond! Come summer, you will find most your neighbors (and ALL the kids) hanging out at "the pond". Surrounded by woodlands, it is a beautiful, spring-fed body of water with a small beach, canoes & kayaks, lots of frogs and fish - and a place to buy Italian ice. What more could the kids want on a hot summer day?!

This piece sold during the anniversary celebration at West Village Provisions. I have had a request for more Stiles pieces, so they will be coming in the weeks ahead.....

Benson's - Small Acrylic Painting of Sign ACEO SOLD

Benson's

3-1/2 x 2-1/2 inches

acrylic on watercolor paper
SOLD

Another ACEO painting making its debut tomorrow at West Village Provisions. Stop by between 9-11 to see me, or come by any time during the day to help celebrate the current owners 2nd anniversary at the shop. It should be a fun day.....

(And, yes, I am slightly obsessed with Benson's. Or is it just that my kids keep wanting to go there to help me do "research"?!)

Summer Treat (Benson's) - Small Landscape Painting, Building Cityscape ACEO SOLD

Summer Treat (Benson's)

3-1/2 x 2-1/2 inches

acrylic on watercolor paper
SOLD

Sneaking in a few little ACEO paintings of some local (Boxford, Massachusetts) scenes between my beach paintings. On Friday, one of my favorite local places (and one of the places I regularly show my work) will be celebrating its second anniversary under new ownership. Stop by West Village Provisions in West Boxford, Massachusetts and help them celebrate! I will be there from 9 to 11 with a few new paintings of local scenes - I may even bring  my paints and work outside on the deck if the weather is nice.....

Another Untitled - Small Acrylic Seascape Landscape Painting

Untitled

7 x 5 inches

acrylic on cradled board

It is proving interesting to see how these little seascapes develop. I wish I were able to do a whole lot of them one right after another - I think they would really change organically. Unfortunately, I have a few other things to get done this week, so I am doing them in pairs, then a little break to work on something else.

I'm also booking some more of my holiday shows this week - eek! This year is already flying by.....

This piece will be going to MixtMedia Gallery in Ipswich, Massachusetts for the "Keeping Equilibrium" show.

Untitled - Small Acrylic Landscape Painting Seascape

Untitled

7 x 5 inches

acrylic on cradled panel

Another in the mini series I am doing for the "Keeping Equilibrium" show at MixtMedia Gallery in Ipswich, Massachusetts. I want the titles all to relate to each other, and I haven't quite decided how I want that to work - hence the "untitled" for now.

Spring Greeting - Small Floral Painting ACEO SOLD

Spring Greeting

2-1/2 x 3-1/2  inches

acrylic on watercolor paper
SOLD

Some daffodils for spring......now available at West Village Provisions, West Boxford, Massachusetts.

And a very Happy Mother's Day to all!

Relentless - Small Floral Painting ACEO Original SOLD

Relentless

2-1/2 x 3-1/2 inches

\acrylic on watercolor paper
SOLD

Trying to refresh my inventory at West Village Provisions so I'm squeezing in a few of these little ones here and there. All of a sudden I noticed the calendar - yikes! Can't believe we are two weeks into May already. Shows are suddenly going to be coming up fast and furious. And I am starting to panic, just a little......

Relentless will be available at West Village Provisions, West Boxford, Massachusetts through June.

Untitled - Small Painting Acrylic Landscape Seascape

Untitled

7 x 5 inches

acrylic on cradled wood panel

Still untitled... but this painting is for an upcoming exhibition at MixtMedia Gallery in Ipswich, Massachusetts with the theme of "Keeping Equilibrium". I plan to create a bunch of these to hang together - part of the reason why I am waiting on the title. I will also explain more about my choice of imagery for this theme when I post a few more.

This is a new kind of wood panel for me - a very smooth wood, with cradled edges. I am trying to build up a little bit of paint on these - and plan on trying a glossy finish. We shall see how the whole thing works out!

Summer in Maine - Small Still Life Painting with Blueberries

Summer in Maine 

6 x 4 inches

acrylic on 3/4" canvas

Another little still life on canvas....wild blueberries always make me think of the time we spend in northern Maine each summer. The blueberries seem to grow everywhere - I love how the resilient little bushes even grow with very little soil on the tops of some of the mountains! Some summers the blueberries are incredibly plentiful - those are the years we enjoy blueberry pies, muffins, pancakes....etc. Mmmmm, now I want blueberries.....

This painting will be available at West Village Provisions in West Boxford, Massachusetts later this week.

Summer in Maine - $50 + $4.95 shipping in the US

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Ticket to Ride - Carnival Landscape Painting Summer at the Fair

Ticket to Ride

6 x 6 inches

acrylic on 3/4" canvas

As part of Leslie Saeta's 30 Marketing Ideas in 30 Days, we are to post an older unsold work that we like. I have really enjoyed working on my carnival series and this is the only piece I currently have left. It is making me eager to get back to that series, which I think I may need to do sometime soon!

Ticket to Ride - $75 + 7.50 shipping in the US

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