Pepper Pals - Small Still Life Painting, Kitchen Art SOLD

Pepper Pals

4x4 inches

acrylic on canvas
SOLD

This is another little one I completed while in Maine.
I plan to take some of these fun fruit and vegetable paintings to the show at the Wenham Museum on Saturday. Any ones left after the show will be at West Village Provisions through the month of September.

Still finishing up a few North Shore scenes to deliver on Friday. These little scenes are great fun to paint. And it seems like a lot of people like seeing these familiar places. I will be doing something similar with scenes from Haverhill for a show next month. Time to get back to the easel....

Finally Back! (And a little Beach Painting....)

Beach Day

6.125 x 5 inches

acrylic on board

Back from the wilds of Northern Maine......nice to have electricity and plumbing again, but I already miss the quiet of the woods. We have been building a camp for years - but this was the first  year we were able to stay in it. It is still under construction - but finished enough we could "camp out" under a roof. Lots of hiking, time spent in lakes and rivers, wonderful family time. It was hard to come home!

I've had to hit the ground running....the Art and Craft Fair at the Wenham Museum is this Saturday (10 to 3 if you are local) - and I have a lot to prepare for it. All kinds of new gallery shows too in the next month, plus the Topsfield Fair - and a featured artist spot at a local gallery - more info to come.....

Meanwhile, I finished a few small paintings while up north. I found the lighting on our porch to be pretty wonderful most of the day. This painting will be going to Pop Gallery in Gloucester at the end of this week.

Soooo Close! Work in Progress

Currently on my easel:

I really, really wanted to get this one done before we leave for Maine.....
Soooo close! But I still have to finish packing before we go to pick my oldest son up from Boy Scout camp, so I have to stop for now. This is a painting of the Agawam Diner in Rowley to go with the other North Shore scenes I will be taking to Pop Gallery later this month.

I don't post too many works in progress - it's all I can do to keep up with posting finished work! But I did want to show you I have been working on a new piece  - and I may not get to post for the next few weeks. We are off to Northern Maine. No power. No water. No internet access - though I usually check in while in town doing laundry, I can't post to Blogger. Hopefully I will get some painting done and have much to show you when I get back!

To the Arcade - Neon Sign Painting SOLD

To the Arcade

(Salem Willows)

6x6 inches

acrylic on board
SOLD

Old signs! Even older buildings! Neon! Carnival games!

Can you tell I had fun with this one?

Lots of my favorite things at the Salem Willows in Salem, MA - I hope to do more paintings from there when I return to my Fair and Carnival Series. But for now, this one will be part of the "Scenes from the North Shore" that I take to Pop Gallery in Gloucester later this month.

I hope to have some exciting news to share about a featured exhibition coming up soon......

Baby Blues - Small Still Life of Blueberries, Kitchen Art

Baby Blues

4x6 inches

acrylic on canvas

These tiny Maine blueberries were my kids absolutely favorite thing that we brought home from the Middleton Farmers Market a few weeks ago. I think they chanted "pancakes, pancakes" the whole way home. They certainly didn't last for long - and made us all look forward to our trip to Maine later this summer when we will get to pick our own!

Baby Blues will be at West Village Provisions, West Boxford, Massachusetts through late August.

Bunch of Beans - Small Still Life Vegetable Painting SOLD

Bunch of Beans

5x3 inches

acrylic on canvas
SOLD

Who knew that beans would actually be fun to paint! Really makes me eager for my next trip to the Farmers Market. I hate when I run out of vegetables and have to buy some at the grocery store this time of year.

This little guy will be ganging up with other fruits and vegetables at West Village Provisions, West Boxford, MA through late August.

Wax Beans - Mini Still Life Kitchen Art

Wax Beans

3x5 inches

acrylic on canvas

One of my favorite things from the Farmers Market! The wimpy green beans in the grocery store can never compare to fresh yellow wax beans.

This little still life will be at West Village Provisions in West Boxford, Massachusetts through late August.