Vertical Landscape

Title: Vertical Landscape

Size: 4"x15"

Medium: watercolor on paper

Snowscape

Medium: watercolor on paper

Size: 4"x15"

A corn field covered in snow, with the woods in the distance.

In the Studio: On my windowsill

Cross sections from this years Christmas tree, small clay bird from pottery barn, and of course my favorite acrylic ink.

The art of keeping small objects is well practiced in my house. I think everyone has them to some extent, those things that serve no "practical purpose" but are used to inspire and motivate or just to please. As much as I love these little objects (and alas for my husband the not so little ones, I think the "very useful door" is the stuff of legends ) they do seem to multiply at a frightening pace. I try to incorporate them in the rest of the house, you know spread them out so as to hide their true numbers. They do, however, work wonders for sitting down and thinking about my next project.

So what's on your windowsill?

Honeymoon

There is something about an oddly shaped painting that just melts my heart with delight. Either strangely narrow or terribly wide, even the evasive oval makes me feel inspired. So when I go to buy my hoard of canvas these little strange ones creep into my card along with the sensible sizes.

The above scene was one that we saw everyday during our honeymoon in Vermont. A pretty tree, on top of a hill. The painting is of the tree at sunset. I love it when the tips of the branches are just lit by the sun.

Title: Honeymoon

Size: 3"x9"

Medium: oil on canvas

Onion Peeled

Title: Onion Peeled

Size: 9.5"x11"

Medium: watercolor and color pencil

I remember cutting a bit of this onion and then saving the rest for later. Before I knew it I was looking at my next still life.