Monday, January 31, 2011

Sunday, January 30, 2011

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Is that my biscuit?

Arcadia National Park, New Pastels

 I finished these 2 small pastels this week. Both depict the shore at Arcadia National Park from photos I took many years ago.  Both are about 4 1/4 x 5 3/4 inches, done on ColorFix sanded paper.

Saturday, January 29, 2011

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A doll in the attic.

Saturday Snap

The end of a road in Ireland.


Friday, January 28, 2011

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The morning after the storm

Thursday, January 27, 2011

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A little bit of color.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

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Hendrickson Park Lake in Valley Stream, NY

Monday, January 24, 2011

Sunday, January 23, 2011

Saturday, January 22, 2011

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Teddy sneaking some computer time.

Saturday Snap

Escaped!

Friday, January 21, 2011

Thursday, January 20, 2011

The Mackenzie District


I finished this 8 by 16 inch acrylic on cotton canvas board this afternoon.  The subject is a view in the Mackenzie District on the South Island of New Zealand. It was painted from a photo I took while on a visit there in 2001.

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A student painter.

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

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Meanwhile, up in the attic...

New Blog Recommendation

There is a new blog on the block that I urge you to take a look at. It's for St. Raymond's Art Club in Lynbrook, NY, which meets every Tuesday at the St. Raymond's Parrish Hall.

The blog covers art news about the members, future events and a gallery of the member's work.

Wordless Wednesday

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

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A rainy day and a  thoroughly wet cardinal.

Monday, January 17, 2011

Sunday, January 16, 2011

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The last ornament on the Christmas tree.

Saturday, January 15, 2011

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Coming in to feed.

Saturday Snap

The harbor in Baltimore, MD on a soon-to-become rainy day.

Friday, January 14, 2011

Thursday, January 13, 2011

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Orchid plant refusing to bloom.

Two Views of the New Zealand Mackenzie District

I finished both of these impressionistic pastels this week. They are small: 4 1/4 x 5 3/4 inches. I did both of them on sanded ColorFix paper. The first is up for sale at my Etsy shop. I'll put the other up by the weekend.




Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Newfoundland Journal - On the Wild Side


We heard that there were tons of moose and bear. We saw two moose, no bears, three foxes, numerous eagles and sea birds. I would have liked to have seen a bear.

We saw a mother moose and her calf near the cottage where we stayed in Rocky Harbour. Mom didn't stick around for the photo op.


These were three of a flock of shore birds feeding on the beach near Martins Point.


Coming in for a  bad landing was a Bald Eagle with what looked like a strip of meat and hide ripped off a moose carcass. It was too heavy to be carried far, nor could the bird gain any altitude, so it just flew low over the road, landed and started to chow down.


And speaking of chowing down, I caught this fox heading home with dinner for the family.



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Left overs (and more coming).

Monday, January 10, 2011

Sunday, January 9, 2011

Saturday, January 8, 2011

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One of Paul's salads.

Saturday Snap

Two gossips passing the time of day....


Friday, January 7, 2011

Thursday, January 6, 2011

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Soccer Field at Greis Park, Lynbrook, NY

Looking Up the Glen

I used pastel board (a fairly new product) and soft pastels to create this picture of the view up Watkins Glen. I copied a photo I took one August several years ago. The glen is located near the south end of Seneca Lake, one of the New York State Finger Lakes.

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

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St. Raymond of Penyafort RC Church and Parish Hall in East Rockaway, NY

Monday, January 3, 2011

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Center of downtown Great Neck, NY 

Sunday, January 2, 2011

Saturday, January 1, 2011

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The object of this project is to take a photo each day of my surroundings and post it in the late afternoon or evening.

Munro Blvd., Valley Stream, NY with Gibson RR Station on left

Saturday Snap

A frog in a pond, taken on the Door Peninsula in Wisconsin.


It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.
Henry Davis Thoreau