Merry Christmas!

It is Christmastime and we stop to reflect and celebrate. Friends coming for dinner tonight, then we'll attend candlelight church services. Planning a quiet day tomorrow. We wish everyone a Merry Christmas with all the blessings that only this most magical of seasons brings. Our thoughts and prayers go out to our troops serving around the world. Thank you!

New paintings!

Here are a couple of new paintings that I did just for fun- in between aviation and Coast Guard pieces. The dancer is from reference photos I took while at a Moroccan restaurant in Savannah last summer. The teacup will become one of a series for the EBay store. We unpacked a box of grandma's teacups and they make great still life studies.

Holidays!

It's holiday time and soon we'll be into a new year. I will be leaving the Blue Whole Gallery in Sequim at the end of this month and planning to start an EBay store. There is also a website that I will be joining as soon as I provide my information to the webmaster. It has been a busy several weeks with the chorus singing at many places, we've enjoyed some company over Thanksgiving and I have a commission from a magazine for four paintings which I'll start soon.I'll try to get postings more frequently. Meantime, Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah and all the best in 2010.

Did a demo at the Audubon Center this morning. Worked from photos since I wasn't sure how to gauge the weather when I signed on for this. Well, it was sunny! The painting will hopefully be finished in time to display at the Blue Whole for September/October.

Clebrate America!

Returned last Sunday from Savannah where I attended the American Society of Aviation Artists Forum. These gatherings are always uplifting and inspiring, and this one was no exception. Enjoy America's celebration and I will update with more photos next week.

Off on an adventure!

Check out my Skywriting blog for information on my upcoming trip to Savannah. While I'm there I hope to get references for some paintings that are other than aircraft- maybe some of the historic buildings. When I travel in the south I always get the desire to paint a window with lace curtains. There is a lot to see there! Due home June 28 and will update then.

bearlymattersstudio.com, bluewholegallery.com, sequim arts.org

Did a demo
at the Museum and Arts Center in Sequim this morning. They have a show of area barns going through the month of June. Here are some photos. I started with a canvas tinted orange to allow a warm "underglow." It also helps to see the darks and lights better by having a medium toned surface to start with. I am working in water soluble oil paints. They behave like regular oils but clean up with soap and water. Cool! The painting should be finished this week.