Ice Hockey

This is a little pastel I did a few years ago of my nephew playing ice hockey. He was about 8 at the time, and he was playing at the Cooler here in Atlanta. I was so amazed to see all of those young kids skating so well on the ice. This is an 8 x 10 on Canson.

Sullivan's Island Serenity

I've "tweaked" a few spots on the painting. Here is the finished version.

Sullivan's Island

I finished the pastel painting of Sullivan's Island this morning. I bumped up the color a little and now I will look at it in my studio for a few days to see if I want to change anything. Enjoy.

Sullivan's Island - a start

Last Spring I visited Sullivan's Island after my Edisto Island trip. I took several photos of the beach, sand dunes, and houses on the beach. It was such a peaceful place. Since it snowed here in Atlanta last night, I thought I would paint a place that brings back memories of warmth! If you look to the left of the painting, you can see my Jack Russell, Daisy, in the background. She is much more interested in looking out the window than watching me. I'll post again when I finish. Enjoy.

Still sewing......

I couldn't resist making these little booties.....now back to painting.

Finished Raggedy Ann

Here is my finished Raggedy Ann. It's been a while since I did any sewing and it was fun to get back into it. My pastel class (with Marsha Savage) started back yesterday so it's back to painting!!! I received the new Ann Templeton book and a set of Terry Ludwig's Southwest pastels for Christmas and I am very excited to start painting.

Rocky Slideshow!

Morning Marsh

This painting was done from a photo I took this past spring at Edisto Island. I photographed the marsh as the sun was rising and the marsh grasses glowed and the water shimmered. This painting is 11 x 14 and painted with soft pastels on tinted gatorboard I prepared myself.

Painting Monteagle

I spent several days in October painting Monteagle, Tennessee and the surrounding area with a group of artists from the Atlanta area. We painted each morning in the Monteagle Assembly of Homes and then in the afternoon we drove down to the valley to paint the farms and countryside. One day we drove to Sewanee and the University of the South, painting the overlook. Before I left on Saturday morning, I drove back down to the valley to take a few more photos. I met a nice older gentleman named Mr. Jacobs who let me take photos of his barn, garden and dog, Max. He also insisted on picking a huge bag of turnip greens for me before I left. The painting above is a small watercolor on a greeting card I painted for Mr. Jacobs to thank him for his generousity. Enjoy!

Woodstock Wolverines Baseball commission

I've finally finished the commission of the baseball player. This young man graduated from high school a year ago and his mom wanted to commemorate his senior year with this commission. He was the pitcher for our local baseball team. I combined about 5 different photos to compose this painting taking the scoreboard from one photo, his glove from another and his uniform from another. I had fun painting this one and hope to do more.