Rui's mom

Tuesday portrait jam in Providence, RI.   Interesting looking models, comradery, and snacks!!!

Oil on canvas paper

It's the times

Ginkgo Grove

YELLOW!!! Fabulous Ginkgo trees in bright sunshine in early Fall. 

9" x 12" oil on panel

What does it mean to look like me?

I'm really enjoying the use of  newspaper pages.  I bring a variety of pages and quickly choose which one to use depending sometimes on the pose the model strikes.  Maybe the bend of the legs, or some other feature.   It's quick decisions then fast sketching in 20 minutes.  

Left Bank Gallery

So happy to be showing work at Left Bank Gallery in Wellfleet, MA.  Left Bank is a well-established gallery that has been in operation since 1971.

Among other things, Wellfleet is famous for it's oysters.   Lucky for me I spent last winter 'hooked' on painting oyster shells.  Here are a few of the 7 pieces.

As Close As Mortals Come to Heaven

Our figure model called out sick today, so when this occurs we sit for each other.  Today I brought several pages from my neighbor's Sunday NYTs.  They published extra Arts sections so I had plenty.  I'm really enjoying these quick sketches on newsprint, especially when there are words and images.  I'm going to explore this until I don't..

 Meredith

 Jack

Abby and Dennis

Singers gotta sing, dancers gotta dance...

The 18th anniversary of 9/11.  We remember, we reflect, and our lives go forward.  On the way to the Wednesday figure drawing session I picked up the Boston Globe and carried on  connected to that soul-crushing morning.