Carrots and Watering Can Mini

I've had this tiny gold leaf frame for some months now. 

Mini Gold Leaf Frame

 

 

 

 

 

 

I painted this little 2.5x3 inch painting to fit.  It really made me happy to think about growing season as we exit winter! The painting was done from a photo and I really did grow those carrots!   And I don't even like carrots. 

Carrots and Watering Can Mini

Beach Shelter in Winter II

Beach Shelter in Winter II

This is a pretty winter scene along Day Boulevard in South Boston.   The painting was done on aluminum which has become one of my favorite sub-surfaces for snowscapes.  The silvery aluminum shines through in some places.  Although the actual scene had very little color, the painting's scheme has blue, green and purple - in a grayish sort of manner.

Jamaican Fisherman

Jamaican Fisherman

Where there is water, there is fishing.  On vacation in Jamaica we noticed that just like in New England, the fishermen are out early and most of the fishing we saw looked something like this scene.  There would be a small, crusty boat with one or two fishermen in the shallows working with nets.  

As for the painting, the vivid turquoise of the water was dazzling bright and it seemed to illuminate - even exaggerate the figure.  This painting was done over a bright orange undertone which was meant to compliment the flesh tones. 

Just Some Trees

Winter Trees from Deck

 

 

A warm day in February is much appreciated.   The snow that was still covering most surfaces had melted off the sunny back deck.   I grabbed my gear and conveniently stepped outside - easy version of plein air - no pack up!  

I decided to practice my tree structures with this loose and easy snowscape painting.   The oaks don't always drop all their leaves and they remain on the branches in orangy clusters.   In this case they offer a nice compliment for the blue snow shadows.