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Tuesday, January 27, 2015
commission
I think a lot of people feel nostalgic about Colonial Beach, Virginia. I do and I've only been there a handful of times. I love the drive along the river with old houses and stately trees on the right. Osprey nests top most of the telephone poles on the water. I did this commission painting of that drive for a young couple here in Fredericksburg.
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
remembering fall
It's cold and wet now, we have rain, just north of us snow is on the way. But I'm looking back through my journal and an entry from early October, maybe late September, I don't know because I didn't write the date, brought back memories of warmer weather:
My friend and I drove over to Spotsylvania Courthouse Battlefield at 5:30 for a picnic and walk. Sitting near the meadow we watched the dragonflies cross stitching the air above the grasses. Flocks of small birds commuted from one tree to another, settling down for the evening. It's the end of summer and the fields are ripe- burnished copper grasses dotted with goldenrod and white daisies. The end of the day. It comes earlier every evening. We walked out the light. On the return loop the dark gathered in the woods, bats carried it across the sky. Deer quietly walked out from the woods but stayed in the shadows. Everything is so beautiful, it's just woods and fields preserved to remember the dead. An empty space colonized by deer and mice, hawks and dragonflies, grass and trees.
I did some small 8x10 panels in December, oil paintings on wood. I am still using a medium under the paint with a fine grain sand that adds a little texture.
My friend and I drove over to Spotsylvania Courthouse Battlefield at 5:30 for a picnic and walk. Sitting near the meadow we watched the dragonflies cross stitching the air above the grasses. Flocks of small birds commuted from one tree to another, settling down for the evening. It's the end of summer and the fields are ripe- burnished copper grasses dotted with goldenrod and white daisies. The end of the day. It comes earlier every evening. We walked out the light. On the return loop the dark gathered in the woods, bats carried it across the sky. Deer quietly walked out from the woods but stayed in the shadows. Everything is so beautiful, it's just woods and fields preserved to remember the dead. An empty space colonized by deer and mice, hawks and dragonflies, grass and trees.
I did some small 8x10 panels in December, oil paintings on wood. I am still using a medium under the paint with a fine grain sand that adds a little texture.
Saturday, November 8, 2014
hill rag
My show at Hill Center Galleries is being featured in the Hill Rag, a community newspaper in Capitol Hill. See page 111 for the article.
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
English birds
I'm visiting England for the first time. I was really hoping to see an English robin. They are little birds with delicately colored plumage. This little guy hopped out of a bush and onto the sidewalk at my feet. We also saw a blue tit and a goldcrest on our walk.
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Sunday, October 12, 2014
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
art show
I will be exhibiting my work at the Hill Center Galleries on Capitol Hill October 2nd- January 4th. The show opens tomorrow! The reception will be Tues, Oct.7th, 6-8pm.
The Hill Center Galleries are located at 921 Pennsylvania Ave., SE, in Washington, DC. They are one block from the Eastern Market Metro. They are open Monday- Friday 10am-7pm and Saturday, 10am-5pm and Sunday noon-5pm.
The Hill Center Galleries are located at 921 Pennsylvania Ave., SE, in Washington, DC. They are one block from the Eastern Market Metro. They are open Monday- Friday 10am-7pm and Saturday, 10am-5pm and Sunday noon-5pm.
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