"Coat of Many Colors"

I love painting guinea fowl. They have character. This oil is 10" x 6" and is bound for the Southeastern Wildlife Show in Charleston, mid-February. I just finished a companion piece, a 10" x 6" female peahen, titled 'Robe and Crown'. They're the odd couple.








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Three new pieces for Charleston

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I'm currently painting for a show in Charleston, mid February. www.sewe.com. I take about 35 originals to this very classy venue. Many of them will be smaller pieces, such as these pieces. Two are 7" x 7" and Blue Morning is "4 x 7".

Henny Penny

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Perhaps the title of this painting is a little corny, but what else to title a painting of a chicken?
I had fun painting this 4" x 7" oil (on Ampersand Gessobord). It was a lesson in edges.
As I grew up on a poultry farm in New Zealand, every now and then I must paint a chicken to remind me of my roots.

In New Zealand, a chicken is a baby hen. An adult is called a hen or a chook.

A friend in need....

This evening, I am thinking of my friend and fellow artist, Lyn St. Clair, who, tomorrow, will be having bilateral mastectomies for breast cancer. For many of us who are self-employed, medical insurance is prohibitively expensive, so Lyn is uninsured.

Artist Paula Waterman is starting a blog for Lyn's benefit. It will show paintings that Lyn's artist friends are donating to raise money for her medical expenses. I will post the blog address as soon I have it.

Time of Day

I like painting landscapes that give me a feeling of time of day. This 7" x 7" could be anywhere where egret are found. It is called, 'Day is Done' - though it is a name I've used a time or two before. After twenty-plus years of painting full time, sometimes I just run out of titles!

"Cats & Cows"

I exhibited a couple of small 6" x 6" cat oils at the Waterfowl Festival, in Easton. I could have sold each one several times. A sleeping kitty seems to work well in a square format.....enough space for the body plus a leg or a tail hanging down. On the flight home from Maryland, I was thinking of a project for December....and have decided to do a series of paintings of little cats. Dare I try to paint 12 before early December?

On second thought, Windrush Gallery in Sedona has been asking for paintings of cows. A-ha!
I will do a series of six cats and six little calves. I will post them here as I complete them.
They will be at the gallery by December 8th.

Sleep on it"

I just finished this 20 x 24 oil. I decided a couple of days ago that I needed one more large piece for the upcoming show in Maryland - so have been painting fast and furiously. I'll live with it for a day or two to decide if it really is finished.

I've been busy!

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I leave in less than a week (November 11th) to exhibit my work at the Waterfowl Festival in Easton, Maryland. I think this might be my 25th year. How is that possible?

The festival is held in the pretty little town of Easton, Maryland - on the eastern shore of the Chesapeake Bay. It's a 1.5 hour drive from BWI (Baltimore) Airport. The entire town is involved in the festival - with exhibits in the armory, schools, even the fabulous old brick building that houses the Elks (which is where you'll find me). I usually take about 35 originals.

These are some of the little guys that are on their way, Fed-ex, to Easton. (divided up into two posts) They are all either 6" x 6" or 7" x 7".

I've been busy - continued....

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"Bouquet"

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I painted this little 5" x 7" oil a few days ago at the Sedona Historical Museum as part of the Sedona Plein Air Festival. I like it for its color and simplicity. This piece will be one of my paintings on exhibit today and tomorrow at Sedona Arts Center gallery.