Scatter Creek Dusk

Scatter Creek Dusk Oil 6 x 6
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Lately the eastern sky has turned the most beautiful shade of pinky mauvey grey right at dusk. I tend to be looking west at that time of day and its always such a nice surprise to turn around and see something equally as beautiful in a whole different color harmony.

Rick's Pool #2

Rick's Pool #2 oil 6 x 6
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Same song, second verse. As I have mentioned here before, I am always having a conversation with myself as I paint about whether what I have done is not enough-just enough-too much. Unlike a lot of artists, I tend to quit too soon rather than overwork a piece. I'm pretty sure I'm not lazy.....:) , so I expect it has something to do with wanting to keep things simple and hopefully just a little elegant and mysterious. I actually photographed this yesterday with the intention of posting it and then realized..uh oh..not enough. So I spent a little more time on it today and I think I moved it into the just enough category, but just barely.

Morning Haze

Morning Haze Oil 6 x 8
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Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. So many blessings here in our great land.

Rhythm & Blues

Rhythm & Blues Oil 6 x 6
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This is painted from memory. One of my favorite stretches of road is 287 between Amarillo and Wichita Falls. Now, even Texans think I am crazy to say that, but this is where the Plains meet the West - an area also known as "the Breaks". Agriculture and ranching, nourished by the Red River, clings to a narrow swath surrounded by big open country.

Backyard Magic

Backyard Magic Oil 8 x 6
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I've spent a lot of time this year painting in different parts of the country. Its one of the many blessings of being a landscape painter. These were all beautiful spots- oceans, mountains, deserts, you name it. The 19th century English landscape painter John Constable (one of the fathers of plein air painting) said "I should paint my own places best, for they made me a painter." So, that's what I did today.

Zig Zag

Zig Zag Oil 6 x 8
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This is another piece done from memory. I am intrigued with the patterns and marks on the land made by agriculture.

Almost Home

Almost Home Oil 6 x 7
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Its a two day drive from Laguna Beach. I stayed with friends in Placitas, NM Monday night -where we lived until about 5 months ago. It felt a little odd to be there and I thought a lot about just where "home" is as I drove toward Texas the second day. With just about 50 miles to go on Tuesday it was dusk when I saw this field. I painted this from memory today.

Summer Storm

Oil 6" x 6" unframed
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I've been painting some large pieces for the gallery in Florida - 30 x 40, 30 x 36- well, large for me anyway. I thought it would be nice to do a small one, so here is Summer Storm. I grew up in Florida and lived there most of my life until the last 5 years or so. Most recently, we lived about an hour from Homosassa - Homer and Sargent both painted there and George Inness - who is a big influence on my work- wintered in Tarpon Springs not far away. My husband kept his boat there, so we explored the backwaters, marshes, and flats in that area for years. For the most part, I rely on memory and imagination when I paint Florida.