"Little Surfer"

7 x 5"

oil on panel
sold

A girl and her boogie board in the ocean in Miami Beach, Florida.

"Coast Guard"

10 x 9"

oil on panel
sold

Hoping this basset hound puts a smile on your face.

From the beach on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.

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"Go With The Flow II"

Here is the companion to Go With The Flow I  -

Go With The Flow II

5 x 5"

oil on panel
sold

"Go With The Flow I"

Go With The Flow I

5 x 5"

oil on panel
sold
 

I've been playing around with my photos - looking for possible diptychs and triptychs - and tried it out with a small group of women sitting on the beach, watching the ocean tide flow.  It's tricky, and takes time matching up the colors and composition and the goal is that each painting could stand alone as well as together. 

And here are the two paintings together -

"Wait Up"

4 x 4"

oil on panel
sold

This was fun to paint.

From the sunny beach on Hilton Head Island, a little sidekick trying to keep up.

"At Ease"

4 x 4"

oil on panel
sold

After working pretty hard on a lot of detailed paintings, I was in need of letting loose with a few small, painterly pieces - no sketching out, just jumping right in.

And because the beach is on my brain ...  you'll see more coming up.

"Divine Intervention"

5 x 5"

oil on panel
sold

Brett entered the studio as I was finishing this new painting and said 'he looks like he's walking on water'.  Hence the title.

From Hilton Head Island, a dog chasing his ball in the ocean.

"Final Chapter"

6 x 6"

oil on panel
sold 

I often live vicariously through my paintings.

A woman enjoying the simple pleasure of reading a good book on the beach - from Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.

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"Low Tide"

 6 x 6"

oil on panel
sold

There comes a point when I know I'm painting too tight for my liking - it's a fine line.  So I ditched my other painting and whipped out my fat brush, knowing that would take care of it - you just can't get too nit-picky with it.  It's a good exercise - sure to get you to loosen up again.

"Queen For a Day"

12 x 7"

oil on masonite
sold

A queen, on her throne, for a day - on the beaches of Hilton Head Island.

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"The Reel Thing"

7 x 10"

oil on masonite

A perfect way to spend a morning at the beach on Hilton Head Island.

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"Triple Play"

10 x 8"

oil on masonite
sold

The evil flu bug that possessed me for too long has finally left to go make someone else miserable.  Not that I'd wish that on anyone.  More important, my brain finally works again.  Yay.

This new painting is a typical moment on the beaches of Hilton Head Island.  Happy dogs.

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Speaking of dogs ..... today is the 1st anniversary for Zac & Joey coming home to live with us.

In their first year, they've traveled to the beach in Hilton Head, Virginia for Christmas and across the country to San Francisco and back.   They're the best.

"Summer V"

4 x 4"
oil on masonite
sold

These little pieces are good for my lifelong quest to understand the color blue.

"Summer I"

4 x 4"
oil on masonite
sold

Working on larger paintings can be daunting sometimes - and frankly, I occasionally need to paint something less detailed, less challenging - something that will take an hour or so. It tends to rev me back up and I can resume what I'm doing with the larger pieces. I like to call them my 'in betweens'. So having summer and the beach on the brain, I started this summer series - small 4-inchers that transport me to another place, if only for a little while. Look for more to come.

"Under The Rainbow"

9 x 9"
oil on masonite
sold

All's right under the rainbow umbrella - from Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.

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