The Evil Nutcracker - SOLD

Evil Nutcracker

3x3 inches

acrylic on canvas

SOLD

This mischievous little guy was one of the many paintings sold this weekend at the Sleigh Bell Artisan Fair at the Wenham Museum. The show was a big step for me outside of my comfort zone, but it ended up being a great experience. The people were super nice, the sales were decent, and I made a few great contacts and some new friends  ;-)
Thanks to all who stopped by!

Congenial - SOLD

Congenial

Relationships Series

6x4 inches

acrylic on watercolor paper
SOLD

One last one for the show this weekend - and probably the last one for this week as well! I hope to get a little painting done in the evenings, but I can not believe all the framing and labeling, etc. I have to do before setup on Thursday. The show is at the Wenham Museum in Wenham, Massachusetts. It runs Friday and Saturday, November 18th and 19th 10-4 and Sunday, November 20th 12-4. There is also a big fancy party for museum members and donors on Friday night. I've got a big pile of work to take...so come visit if you are local!!

Nervous Introduction SOLD

Nervous Introduction

Relationships Series

6x4 inches

acrylic on watercolor paper
SOLD

A new one for my Relationships Series. I got a special request to make sure I had some new ones from this series for the show next weekend. I'm going to try to get a few done over the next few days while in the middle of all of this matting, framing, labeling, and general getting things together for the show....I'm getting very nervous about getting it all done!

Ornamental

Ornamental

5x7 inches

acrylic on gessobord panel

One last one to enter in a juried small works exhibition at a (fairly) local gallery This is the first time I've tried to enter a show like this, so we will see how it goes! Because of the timing, the pieces I enter to be juried will not be able to go to the Artisan Fair at the Wenham Museum next weekend. Being a three day fair, I am concerned about how much work I should have. There are a few little pieces I want to try to get done this weekend and then I will need to re-access on Monday as I pull out all of my work to decide what work I am going to take and what needs to be framed, etc. Eeeeek!

Golden Glow - SOLD

Golden Glow

4.5 x 3 inches

acrylic on watercolor paper
SOLD

I wanted to paint this beautiful pear and try to capture all its many colors. It's hard to believe just how many colors there are on a simple piece of fruit! Unfortunately I don't think that this scan quite shows all of the colors in the painting.

This little one will be for the Sleigh Bell Artisan Show at the Wenham Museum next week. I have the perfect frame for it - the last of my White Elephant Shop frames. Time to go second-hand store hunting again.......

Waiting for a Sandwich......

Waiting for a Sandwich

5x7 inches

acrylic on gessobord panel
available at MiXtMedia Gallery

Tired of tomatoes yet? I had to do yet another one.....the light and shadows are just too much fun!

I am pleased that I sold a painting at the Wine and Art for Veasey Park event Saturday night. Even though I was unable to attend, I heard they had a decent-sized crowd. They've already invited me for next year...hopefully I will be able to go to the reception then!

Besides the three day artisan fair coming up (quickly!) at the Wenham Museum, I also have the opportunity to submit some pieces to a local juried small works show. I am going to see how much painting I can get done this week, and then decide at the end of the week what I have that I want to submit, while still having plenty of work for the show at the Museum. I've never done a three day event like this before, so I really don't know what to expect! Time to get painting......

Happy (late) Halloween!

Due to the October snowstorm we had last weekend, Halloween was officially postponed until tonight. The kids are happily trick-or-treating at last!

So I thought it would be okay to post one more pumpkin - a jack o'lantern for Carol Marine's "Paint Your Pumpkin" challenge at DailyPaintworks.

Boy Pumpkin

4x4 inches

acrylic on canvas
SOLD

My kids all carved their own pumpkins this year (those tiny little carving tools that come in the kits at the grocery store are AWESOME for kids to carve their own!). For the first time, they all chose to go with a pretty standard jack o'lantern face (three triangles, plus a mouth). The funny thing is that I think this one actually resembles my older son who carved it! I knew right away that it was his.....something about the smile actually looks just like him.....