Spring 2021

Wow, it has been a very long time since I've posted a blog! The spring here on the west coast is beautiful and the gardens are stunning in May. I have been busy in my garden, painting  most days, enjoying the local walks and chatting online with my friends, daughters and one little grandchild.
Although my studio closed in November when we had our second lockdown, I am happy to say that I have opened up for drop-in again.  I and all of my 'students' have had at least one dose of the Covid vaccine, and with the nicer weather, we can have the doors and windows open and people can chose to paint inside or out. Sign-up Genius is where you can sign up; no more than 4 people a session.

My rhodos are looking good, but some are so old I have no idea what type they are, so I have decided to call them by their pigment names. Here is Cad. Red, Quin. Magenta, and Dioxazine Purple.
I am doing a large acrylic of rhodos- will post a photo when completed.

 Last month I finished a commission for a friend, from a photo she had taken at the mouth of the Oyster River. A photo of the work is at the top of this blog.
 "Oyster River Estuary" 1​8' x 48" Oil on canvas. It was fun to paint--- I am thinking that commissions are a great way to bridge this time between holding classes in the studio. I'm just about to start a large floral commission of hellebores, in oil.

A few photos from the last Beginning Acrylics class, and some recent works in progress from drop-in sessions this week: