Outdoor workshop

Sometimes, conditions are just perfect for outdoor painting. This was just that kind of a day for our workshop in Harpswell, Maine: great weather and a very fun group.

The artists

The art work - day 1

The artwork - day 2

Next workshop at the Concord Art Association in Concord, MA on October 15-16. For workshop information, click here.

Provencal Pots

Provencal Pots

6 x 6 pastel

Available for purchase through Olive and Branch

I am usually spending time in Provence this time of year. I won't be going there again until next year. Feeling somewhat nostalgic, I painted my provencal pots which spend their own summer in my garden.

If you enjoy all things from Provence, check Olive and Branch  for great French accessories and gifts for the home.

Demo 1 at the Concord Art Association

Completed tomatoes
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Tomatoes demo in progress

Tomatoes painting in its first stages

Michele from the CAA doing the introductions

The Concord Art Association graciously invited me to perform a pastel demo at their beautiful facility in Concord, Mass. It was a wonderful experience, well attended and great fun!

Stay tune for future pastel workshop information at the CAA.

Pretty in Pink

Pretty in Pink
Pastel 8 x 10
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A treat from the garden, already replaced by irises and other blooming wonders.

Best Oranges of the Season

Best Oranges of the Season
Pastel 7 x 7, matted and framed
Sold

Auctioned at a fundraiser for Primary Source, an organization that promotes global education by preparing K-12 educators to empower students to be culturally literate, contributing global citizens in our increasingly interconnected world: http://www.primarysource.org/25th-anniversary-celebration.
 

Blue Lilacs

Blue Lilacs
Pastel 10 x 10
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There is a profusion of flowers in bloom right now and we are having fun in our pastel class painting clusters of lilacs, apple blossoms, forsythia and other spring blossoms. What fun!

Yarrow by the Pond

Yarrow by the Pond
Pastel 10 x 10
Sold

It is May 1st and it's official... color is part of our lives again! Forsythia, daffodils, tulips and azaleas are in bloom, a reward we have all been waiting for after a very long winter in New England.

If you enjoy spring and summer and happen to be in Maine on Saturday 7 May, please join us for a reception at the Yarmouth Frameshop and Gallery for the "Impressions of Summer exhibit". It will a wonderful and colorful feast for the eyes!

"Impressions of Summer"
30 artists and their works
Gallery Reception
Saturday, May 7th, 4 to 7

Diana Johnson, William Hallett, John Bowdren, Neil Wyrick, David Little, Marcia Feller, Anne Witte, Lois Strickland, Sukie Curtis, Suzanne deLesseps, Bobbi Heath, Joelle Feldman, Susan Gosselin, Linda Dessaint, Elizabeth Newman, Anne Macleod, Ruthie Garroitt, Kathleen Daughan, Martha Baum, Dale Augustson, Cathrine Breer, Mary Lynn Engel, Sandi St.George, Kitty Clark, Alison Bramhall, Judith Barker, K.Dana Nelson, Denise Horne-Kaplan, Andrea Sawyer, Anne Tarbox

Yarmouth Frame Shop and Gallery
720 Route One, Yarmouth, Maine, 04096
207-846-7777

Tuesday ~ Friday 10 ~ 6 Saturday 10 ~ 4

Yarrow Field

Yarrow Field
Pastel 8 x 10
Sold

I am happy to report that my three entries - "Yarrow Field", "Lilacs" and "Need More Forsythia" - were selected for the "Garden of Earthly Delights" juried exhibit at River Arts in Damariscotta, ME. Colin Page, a wonderful painter of Maine landscapes (among others) was the selecting juror for this show.

If you get a chance, please join us at the opening reception on Friday 29 April, from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. Looking forward to it!

Lilacs

Lilacs
Pastel 8 x 8
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The only lilacs available at the moment in New England are from the store. In anticipation of these favorite blooms in my own backyard, a bouquet from the flower shop will do.

Pastel Class

Let me introduced you to the members of my new pastel class at the NOA Art Gallery and School in Groton, Mass! From left to right: Jean, Meghan, Dylan, Alice, Kate and Joni. We are missing Lois in the picture, but there will be other photo opportunities! They are a wonderful group and learn fast. They have only done 2 sessions so far and look at what they were able to produce practicing layering pastel techniques on Canson mi-teintes paper! I am impressed!

Next class, we will be practicing blending, layering and scrumbling on sanded paper. Can't wait to see what they'll do!