16 days till Open House

I started my day with a port flush and bloodwork. Then a few errands and home to paint. I am working hard on a painting with a penny rug and pears. Taking a bit more time than I planned! You can guess who's idea this was!!

Lori is busy framing 50 new 8x10's and Linda was in the living room moving furniture and getting the racks up.

next is my job to get lights on and then back to my painting.

2026 Pumpkin #5

SOLD!  $145 (unframed) 4x6" mini original watercolor
Available to the 1st person to email.
(framing 8x10". $35 - shipping available at cost)
If unsold by 11/4 the price goes to $225.

My last pumpkin for the season!

We just spent 4 fun days in the Poconos with friends. We stayed at a beautiful Air B&B between Lake Harmony and Bolder. 

 "The Men" staying warm by the fire, sporting our new Halloween caps.

Lots of great food, adult drinks, and laughter! We were seated on the train in Jim Thorpe waiting for a scenic ride... after about 20 minutes they announced "rocks on the rails" and all rides were cancelled! There was a major rock slide, so glad it happened BEFORE we took off.

Here we are, decked in a bit of Halloween dress for some evening entertainment in Jim Thorpe.

The leaves were past prime but still beautiful.

Meanwhile, the painting of the studio porch is completed.  It looks great and its even better that this time we did not do it!

17 days till Open House...
I picked up another load of frames today.   Several more piles of mats were cut.  A lot of framing was done over the weekend.

I am OUT of the BOOT!  Finally!  I need to be very careful for another 2 weeks.  Wearing fancy compressions socks, keep a bandaid on it.  No bike riding, no walks/hiking, no dancing... BUT...I am out of the boot.

New Holiday Mini Prints...

We made the decision not to print a larger painting this year but to concentrate on the prints that are here.  There is a large stock of framed and unframed ready for you. Check my website to order your next print!

We did however print TWO new Holiday open edition mini prints!

December Welcome

December Welcome features an old yellow egg basket filled with lush evergreens and some berries for a pop of color. A serene moment in a busy season.

AND...

Guiding Light

Every Christmas, my town of Lititz places large lighted stars on the streetlights. Guiding your way through town!

OPTIONS: 
$15 unframed but in a mat, ready for your frame
$35 framed ~ black wood with a white/black mat
                   ~ walnut wood with a cream and green, rust, blue or black mat

Order on my website to have it shipped; one for YOU and one for a friend!  They make great gifts.
Send an email to order for PICK UP at Open House or later. (ordering helps with our framing!)

You may also order any of the other Holiday minis and design your Holiday Collection!

2026 Pumpkin #4

 $225.

The MOOD is set in this painting! 
Full moon, shadows and a pumpkin.

Another painting ready for Open House...

Quiet Afternoon   framed 14x18   $850

Available on 11/20/25 at 2pm!

Quiet nostalgia...warm sunlight pouring through an old window. Shadows of the panes stretching across the floor and a glimpse of peaceful landscape beyond.

2026 Pumpkin #3

SOLD!  $145 (unframed) 4x6" mini original watercolor
Available to the 1st person to email
(framing 8x10". $35 - shipping available at cost)
If unsold by 10/28 the price goes to $225.

Pumpkins on a wall in VA.

Open House invites are IN THE MAIL! 
Please carefully go through all your voting mail so you do not miss my card!!

2026 Pumpkin #2

SOLD!  $145 (unframed) 4x6" mini original watercolor
Available to the 1st person to email
(framing 8x10". $35 - shipping available at cost)
If unsold by 10/23 the price goes to $225.

Pumpkin time!

I don't know how it can be so busy here!  I cut down two cases of glass and painted.  Lori was framing and packing for our LAST show of the year. I packed the van.  Linda is working on cleaning out the studio basement.  There are antique oil lamps and holiday garland for sale on marketplace.  AND some items FREE on our curb!  Anyone doing a craft project and can use some large old wood window screens, they are on the curb!  The basement cleaning out will take some time but the annual shop vac was done.  It is currently a spider free zone!  The painting of the studio porch will start next week. We have painted it ourselves SEVERAL times over the years and just are NOT doing it again, we hired Cover It Painting, owned by a classmate of Abbeys. Linda is excited, our carpenter cut out the middle bar on our lower kitchen cabinets and attached the bar to one door, making the opening the full cabinet and she now has pull out drawers installed. Things just did not fit before... Its the little things that keep a wife happy!

Piles are waiting for the new print to arrive.  50 frames, glass and mats.

A clients new paintings...  

2026 Pumpkin #1

SOLD!   $145 (unframed) 4x6" mini original watercolor
Available to the 1st person to email
(framing 8x10". $35 - shipping available at cost)
If unsold by 10/21 the price goes to $225.

Not your usual pumpkin but I liked the shape and color.
From a local market!

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I finished my commission; it turned out really nice,
I was pleased. It is a gift so I cannot show it till later.

I finished a painting for Open House
2026 Field of Dreams        framed 18x14"               $875.
I just love Lancaster fields in fall. I had fun working on the cornstalks!

Almost SOLD OUT!

I have 3 prints almost sold out.
If they are on your wish list, do NOT wait!!

"Seasons Beauty"

Only 3 prints left... framed 18x14" $95.



"Sanctuary"
Only 7 prints left... framed 18x24" $135.



SOLD!!    "Collectors Row"
Only 1 Print left. Framed in black wood. 22x11" $95.

2026 Sunflower #7

SOLD! $145 (unframed) 4x6" mini original watercolor
Available to the 1st person to email
(framing 8x10". $35 - shipping available at cost)
If unsold by 10/16 the price goes to $225.

This is the LAST sunflower for the season.
Thinking about some pumpkins next. We had some on our porches and within two days the squirrels had them all eaten and left a huge mess!

Next weekend is my last show of the year... great show to end with!  Worth your time!

UPDATE:  I am BACK in my boot for two more weeks.  Got a nasty large blood blister, probably from doing too much too fast.  In my defense, the doctor said resume my activity.  Guess he miss-understood how busy we are!

2026 Sunflower #6

SOLD!  $145 (unframed) 6x4" mini original watercolor
Available to the 1st person to email
(framing 10x8". $35 - shipping available at cost)
If unsold by 10/15 the price goes to $225. 

I think I will do one more sunflower...

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Another larger watercolor ready for Open House!

2026 Where the Light Falls
framed 17x21            $1500.

Take your time and study this painting. Notice the beautiful light streaming in, the worn wood floor, the warm shades in the drape...this painting invites you to pause and appreciate a fleeting moment of afternoon light and the sense of calm it brings to a familiar space. From Pottsgrove Manor, Pottsgrove PA
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Oct. 24-25 is my LAST show of the year!

PA Guild of Craftsman Fall Craft Fair held at
the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, PA
100 Station Ave. Oaks PA
Oct. 24-25 from 10am to 5pm
$10 admission