Two recent dog portraits

 Both 12x9, graphite on archival drawing paper.

Strathmore Toned Tan Paper

This is a small part of a drawing done with Prismacolor pencils on Strathmore Toned Tan Paper. I really like working on this toned paper. 

One Fine Dog

 12x9, oil

A recently commissioned painting of a lovely dog. 

Sunlit Shoreline

16x12, oil on linen. 

 

Looking to Her Future

 Prismacolor pencils on Strathmore Toned Tan paper

"The Day the Great Rain Began, flood of April 2017"

 

After the Flood

 

Another study of the same reference , work in progress

 

Graphite on paper. Young girl thinking.

 18x24" graphite on paper

A small painting of a girl

 A small painting of a girl

9x6, oil on linen panel

Dusk near the North Fork River

Looking toward the ridge above the North Fork River,

New Year's Day, a few years ago.

 11x14, oil on linen panel

Experimentation

12x9, oil on linen panel

 

Figurine and Porcelain, a Meditative Study

 9x12, oil

a little study 

Roses From Last Summer

Roses from last summer, now dry but still colorful, in a crockery jar.

12x9, oil on linen panel

 

Three Small Apples

Close grouping of apples, 6x8

        The first painting I've done since March or so. The first painting in the new studio. 

         I think the close proximity of the apples reflects my longing to be near those that I love.

         Social isolation to avoid Covid-19 is getting difficult to bear.   

Old Dog Napping

9x12, oil on linen panel

She was a great old girl and loved napping in the sun. 

Sailors Take Warning

15x13, oil on linen

This piece was accepted into the American Impressionist Society 

Associate Member Online Showcase, 2021.

Sisters

Sisters, 9x12, oil on linen panel

Still Life in Winter Light

I revisited this painting and made significant changes.  Sometimes it just takes a while to see what a piece needs. I had to sit with this one for a while. Now it is what I want it to be. 12x12, oil on linen panel.  

another day, another head