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“AJ” Commission
I lost my Lilly in June of last year, so I know how difficult it is to lose a canine friend. AJ was a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and Golden Retriever cross. His head is like the spaniel, but the color is Golden Retriever for sure!
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White’s Beach
I love the way a change of scale or perspective can create a new design. This is an abstraction of the stones on White’s Beach in South Hero Vermont. This is my impression of the Ordovician shale on White’s Beach in South Hero, Vermont. This stone is everywhere along the banks of the lake. Local artists […]
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Misfit
I’m trying to stay within the spirit of #Inktober – a drawing per day (I started a little late!). This popped into my head for the “misfit” prompt.
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Vacation Notes
Lake Champlain has wonderful variations in weather in September ranging from brilliant sunshine spotlights to moody, cool cloud cover. I tried to capture my two favorite Champlain weather “moods” spending no more than 30 minutes on the sketch using only watercolor pencils, water brush, and Micron pen. The Shelburne Museum has a wonderful textile collection. […]
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Cnidarian Neighborhoods
Some studies for colored pencil paintings of anemones in the tide pools of Lincoln City, Oregon. I tried these in pastel in a workshop last year, but I like them better in colored pencil.
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Animal Parade Commission
My good friend Wendilee Heath O’Brien at Whopaints sent this my way. It is a closing gift for a real estate transaction. The buyer and seller found that they had something in common – goats. The painting illustrates a story related by the seller.
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