On the Square

We were on Medina Square painting on Wednesday May 9th.  Great to see summer coming.

Allerdale

It is great to know we are out painting again.  I enjoy my camadrie with the Plein Air Painters of Western Reserve.  Its great to be back again.  This is a painting of Allerdale Park done on Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Elephant Blues

I seem to be experimenting more with still life lately.  This elephant planter was a likely subject.  Throw in a vase, book and a few stems and there you have it.

Sweet Home Alabama

This is a still life done when in Alabama with my artist friends.  I find using the thinned dark bakcground and scraping out the variou shapes an interesting method.  I will be trying it in my new ventures.

The Epiphany Show

Denny and I will  be sending our entries to the Epiphany Show in Bath, Ohio.   The Epiphany Arts Festival takes place in The Bath Church UCC from January 19 through February 19.

My New England Experience

The upper picture is Kennybunkport.  The rock formation you see in the background is the edge of the home owned by President H.W. Bush.  I did not know this when I was painting it.  Several people stopped and asked me if that was the president's house and I said I was from Ohio and did not know.  I later found out it was his house.  The next picture is the view from the great house we stayed at in Chatham Maine.  This was painted from the upper back porch ."What a view"

This was the view from the road right in front of the house in Chatham.  Wonderful!!!!

Dingy's.  I just love dingys.  I have always traveled to the ocean in the south.  Never to New England shores.  These delightful little things are littered all over the shorelines so the owners can bring oars and paddle out to their boats that are moored in the bays.  They come in all colors, some new and some all peeling and beat up.  They are so painterly that I could have spent days just painting different ones.

This scene I was painting just before dark in York, Maine.  My husband and I found a little park on the water after driving around for a long period as we did not know the area.  This painting was sold on site to someone that had a personal relationship with the area.  It became dark and I had to finish it when I returned to Ohio

Sold

This above building was Rockport Mass.  This building is known as Motiff #1.  When I asked why the name I was told that this is the most painterly building in the United States.  It was very interesting and crowded at the time. Difficult to paint as many people showed up asking questions and asking me to pose for pictures during my painting.  I have been thinking of having a tshirt printed with something like shhhh, artist at work??? Think that will work?  Sometimes the interruptions are welcome and sometimes not, although I would not trade all the wonderful and interesting people I have met while painting.

The next picture was a scene I did in York Maine.  It was sold before I finished.  I finished it when I returned to Ohio.  It was a wonderful scene that I painted before dusk arrived and I had to pack up and take it home to finish

Valley City Building

Plein Air painting was Wednesday.  Beautiful weather, great artists, we had a enjoyable day at the Depot in Valley City Ohio

Farming in the Valley

Chicken Feed

MDGarage is an old gas station and garage that is now owned by the National Park System.  I belong to a group of artists called The Crooked River Gang and they allow us to  use the garage for an art gallery.  They request that we use paintings mostly of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.  We change themes every month.  This month the theme is Farming in the Valley.  These are the two paintings I submitted for exhibit this month

Grazing

Chocolate Angel

Is there anyone out there who doesn't love chocolate????.  How about having an awe of Angels???

tea for one

Sharon Gazebo

Abandoned

Summer Floral

Well, 4 of my paintings are traveling from Ohio to Dallas, Texas to participate in the opening of The Chocolate Angel Cafe and Tea Room.  My niece, Melissa, is opening a cafe named Chocolate Angel in Dallas, Texas.  I am so proud and happy for her.  This has been a plan in the works for some time now and it is finally happening.  And a wonderful part is that I get to participate and send 4 of my paintings to hang on the wall.  If you are traveling thru Texas, be sure and stop in and say hello... Congratulations to you Melissa.  May you have much joy and success in your new endeavor. Love, your Aunt Georgene

Gloves

Another grandchild off to college requesting a painting for their room.  My grandson Michael acquired a love of the sport of boxing.  He had a job this summer teaching boxing at the local boxing center in Powell Ohio.  He has asked for a painting of boxing gloves for his room.  I did get to see him sparring a couple weeks ago.  I have never been exposed to much boxing and had a problem with seeing the hitting but it was not a match so they seemed to be cautious.

Hinckley Reservation Boathouse

What a wonderful day to paint with friends.  We went to Hinckley and the weather was perfect.  76 and a light breeze.  The lake was full of kayakes and canoes the grounds had several groups.  I painted near a group of 3 grandmothers on a dock taking their grandchildren fishing.  Only one of them had the courage to bait the hook with worms and the other two watched with glee.  They were catching teenie, weenie little

Sold

1/2 inch long fish.  Of course they put them back after the fun they had catching them

Sweetwater

Painted with the Plein Air Painters yesterday.  It was a great group.  We were down in Lakewood at the mouth of Rocky River where the marina and Sweetwater Restaurant reside.  I love painting with the group.  We have great comradrie and its such a pleasure to see all the different views and interpretations of a given area