White...

 White Out!

I remember these storms 

and enjoyed driving in them

slowly

 Snuggle up

 Snow on the farm

time for comfort food and inside activity

Wintry mix

When the weatherman says it

this is what I picture

I love watercolor winter scenes

it's almost like being there

but warmer

Snow What!

 little red barn

Up in the hills there's always a snowy surprise

you'll find me at sea level 

where it seldom snows

Snow Village

Ski to work or shopping?

The weather has been cooler at night and foggy in the morning

a lovely change and more changes on the way

Home

Home
The entire time I was away in the cold and frosty Northeast I thought of my home in the Pacific NW.
It was a nice trip and I had fun with my daughter and her family but I missed the green, mild and sometimes wet ( :D ) weather at home.
This little painting is how I remember my first trip to Oregon several years ago.

Thankful

North Head
While the turkey roasts in the oven and parades and football are the tv fare I remember all the Thanksgiving days I've celebrated in my life. So many family members and friends and wonderful memories. Even an uninvited guest bat one year :D

Plenty to be thankful for, indeed. Although things aren't running smooothly, I am so glad to be here and preparing dinner to share.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Winter Sunset

Winter Sunset
It's getting late and you are out crunching uphill in the snow.
The shadows grow long and the colorful sky has you almost convinced it's warm.
Almost - not quite!

Snow Date?

Have you ever been on a "Snow Date"?
This ordinary snow couple is on one right now. Hope they're having a great time!
(I am glad that isn't my Christmas Tree)
A little watercolor with touches of gold to brighten the tree. I think it needs all the help it can get!

Before the Fall

Autumn in the Pacific NW brings a wonder of gold and yellow to the trees that shed their leaves. Just touches of orange and brown for contrast. This is a glimpse Before the Fall.

For the first time, I painted on a totally blank piece of paper. No drawing at all, not even a horizon line. After getting past the fear...it was fun! Done completely by the picture in my head and the colors outside my window with a little help from my brushes.

Missing from picture, one very annoying squirrel!

Conflicted

Birches

Tough day today, I wanted to be someplace other than here. I like the smell of cold crisp air after a snowfall and love to walk through it.










Early Arrival

Then the cold gets the better of me and as I watch the rain fall here, I think of the beaches in the Bahamas and the blue green water.






It was nice to work on these little paintings today. For a moment I got to be in both places.

Fresh Fruit

Reclining Pear (nude)

Created especially for fun, these nude, still life ACEOs are ready to join your collection!







Pomegranate Unabashed (nude)






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Holly Berry - visits the ABHS

Holly Berry
It's time for a little HOLIDAY FUN!
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November 1st to 22nd 2009

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Holly Berry may be visiting the sale but I don't believe this portrait looks anything like her.


WHAT?


Nevermind

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Fall Surprise

The tree that flowers abundantly each Spring gave me a little surprise this Fall.

All along I believed it was a non-fruit bearing plum.

Well, they don't look anything like plums!
Plum Berries

Painting and Football...

I got to paint these little bits today while watching football. I love this new arrangement called "red zone".

All the action and excitement of all the games can be seen.

New England added a little weather to the mix...hence the snowscape!






Then things were bleak for the Lions. I had so much hope...hence the bare treed river bank.












All in all it was a very good day...Drew really wiped Eli's nose in it. (It's the only time I don't scream for the Giants.) Buffalo did it...and Brett had fun too!

A beautiful fall day!

Little bits

Wanting to play with my new paint and testing on a variety of paper leads me to do a few ACEOs.
Of the 2 autumn fields minis, this one is my favorite. I prefer a bright sky with clouds rolling in just like so many fall days I spent picking apples and then baking pies, making applesauce and fritters.






This iris was done with Daniel Smith watercolors but not the amethyst genuine. I found it flat and even though it has a glimmer, it doesn't show when scanned or photographed.








I do love fall and really miss all the colorful changes that are abundant in the northeast or even midwest regions.






And believe it or not, I still have flowers blooming in pots on the deck. Even though it's cool at night the cosmos are hanging in and my little frog has relocated to the box on the deck rail. He's been in my flowers forever and seems to prefer second story dwelling. I bet he's what the birds are looking for when they stand on the rims and pluck up bunches of dirt. He's made it so far and I'm rooting for him. The birds can have all the acorns.

Signs - of the season

Today there's more cold and rain and many more leaves departing the trees for the lawn. You'd never believe the lawn was cleared just a few days ago.



Signs #2

I wish I were...

Every now and again, I wish I were some place like this, quite alone and separate. Blissfully ignorant of the petty world.
My Isle

It Snowed Today...

I prefer this view so I took care of it!