A few works in progress...

I have been working on a couple pieces at the same time this week.. something I don't normally do, but I have really been enjoying it and learning a lot.. which is what it is all about!
  We were at the beach for a family vacation last week and found this conk shell.  The first thing all the kids did was to put it to their ear.. Hence the name..

Sounds of Surf 60" x 48" oil on canvas

 And this is a painting that I started back when the peonies bloomed, but just now got back to it!

Inner Beauty 36" x 60" oil on canvas

 

 

 

Also this week, I was delighted and honored to find out that my painting, The Station, received the Hazen/Taft award at the Ohio Sate Fair professional exhibit!  It is a great and impressive exhibit and I would encourage anyone in the area or going to the fair to see it!

The Station 60" x 36" oil on canvas

Today I am headed to Mansfield Art Center to help with Art Explosion.  If you are in the area and looking for something to do, stop by!  I think it will be a great time!  Hope everyone has a great weekend!

old computer..new work!

Sorry for the lapse in posts.. my old computer decided it would no longer let me access my blog.  It was only 10 years old or so... I had to break down and get a new computer, and there is a bit of a learning curve for someone not terribly  into technology and who would rather paint than type.  But, on a good not, I can now update my blog!

I have been trying to loosen up a bit with the paint and have been enjoying it.  I have two paintings that I recently completed and I see progress!!  One is another Mason jar of shells, and the other is a night scene of a gas station I took a picture of the other morning on the way to the airport.  It's kind of hard to see in the photo, but I really like the way this one turned out.  I'll try to re-shoot it one of these days and see if I can get a better photo.

Beach Memories 36" x 48"

The Station 36" x 60"