Friday update...on Thursday morning!

And again...we're off
We got back from Rhinebeck NY on Monday night.
Home two days, had a little work done on the van, repacked
and we are off this morning. We are mixing business with
pleasure this weekend. We reconnected with some old friends
from Linda's high school days! We will be staying at their house.
I am trying my hand at mountain biking, a bit of a switch for me.
See if I can conquer New Hampshire's back woods.
We'll be back home Tuesday night in time for Lititz big 4th
celebration. No new blog paintings until July 4th!

Family: All is well. Nothing new which is nice. Jason had basketball
day camp all week. Oh, I must confess we both had a rather nice
time in our little pop-up. Much better than we both expected!
The weather was great, we had electric, Linda did not cook, we ate
dinner out! It was rather homey! And best of all...it was quiet
and the show was good. We'll camp again.

Painting: I was only able to demonstrate half the day at the show due
to the sun. So I did not get much accomplished. There were only
three blog paintings this week. Not much bidding going on...your missing
out on some nice pieces but they get framed and put out on the show
stand.

The show: June 30 & July 1:
ANNUAL GUNSTOCK ARTS & CRAFT FESTIVAL
Held at the Gunstock Recreation Area
Rt 11A Gilford, NH (from I93, exit 20)
10AM to 5PM Rain or Shine Free Admission

Pottery #3

4" x 6" original watercolor
SOLD

Chiaroscuro, the distribution of light in a painting...
This is my goal in Pottery #3. My pieces appear
as if from no where and some are illuminated
as if by a spot light. All of this is to promote depth.

Cabinet Door

4" x 6" original watercolor
SOLD

Many times we overlook the obvious. As a painter I feel
it is my calling to expose you to all the beautiful subtleties of
simple things. This cabinet is another elegant example of
how light turns the ordinary into extraordinary. The actual
painting is a bit lighter overall.

Ink Well

6" x 4" original watercolor
SOLD

At first glance the brown wood furniture dominates
this painting.But your eye is drawn to the red ribbon
bookmark, across the white pages and then over to
the beautiful blue glass ink well.

Friday update...in the morning

We are off again... so there is no blog tonight.

Family: Just a busy week, we had a birthday dinner
for my Mom. Oh...great news, we got the official word
that Jason has been accepted at Hershey School in
September. We are really excited for him. Last fall
we bought a cheep little old pop-up. So we uncovered
it and gave it an overhaul. Took a bit more energy than
I thought it would. We are taking it along for a trial run
this weekend. I think Linda's wishing we had a hotel
booked!

Painting: I kept running short on time all week and the
blog was put on late each night. I only managed 3 paintings
because we drove home from Ohio all Monday and we leave
shortly. My favorite this week is the buckets. They turned
out really well. And those that know me know I am fascinated
with painting the moon! Enjoy.

The Show: JUNE 23 & 24 CRAFTS at RHINEBECK
Held at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds in Rhinebeck, NY
I am outside under my own tent!
Sat. 10-6 Sun. 10-5 Rain or Shine Good quality!

Simon's Rock

6" x 4" original watercolor
SOLD

My nephew is a graduate of Simon's Rock and on
a recent trip to MA he took me around the campus.
They used this unique barn as a theater at one time.
I was intrigued with the architecture and roof lines.

Metal Buckets

6" x 4" original watercolor
SOLD

I wanted to see if I could make these metal
containers look like metal... I think they shine!
These were hanging in the kitchen area at the
Shaker Village. I am not sure what they were used for.

Steps

6" x 4" original watercolor $250.00

I was interested in this unique angle. A view of steps
in front and a side view of another set of steps. Fresh
green grass and a mountain view. This was a hot
sunny day spent walking around The Shaker Museum
in MA.

For those of you in Ohio, this painting was started as
my demonstration painting last Sunday. You were
watching me work on it! I drove home Monday and
was to tired to finish it so I missed a day!

Friday update...in the morning

Goodmorning, I needed to give an update early
today since we are off to Ohio in a few minutes.

Family stuff: My mother fell on Saturday. She is ok
except her pride and badly skinned knees. Her
caretaker was equally shook up! Mom's 85th birthday is
next week. Sunday we visited Abbey in Washington DC.
They have a cute little apartment in a nice neighborhood.
We took them to Ikea, then dinner and a metro ride to
the Natl. Portrait Museum. Linda wanted to see the
Presidents portraits. It was inspiring. We had a very
good day. It was the first week of summer vacation for
Jason. We are not used to having him home all day!
We planned a neighborhood sleepover in the back yard, of
course it rained...so they ended up inside...
Let's just say we survived!

Painting: I felt flat this week. Just did not feel like working
but had to. I finally got it together with the garden painting.
Which is a strong little painting and Linda did not want to put it
on the blog, but I did not have anything else to put on, so its there.
Take time to study it and bid!!

Show: We are off in a few minutes, we have a 6 hour
drive and then set up. I usually do well here and
the quality is nice.
15th Annual Worthington Art Festival
held on the Village Green in Olde Worthington, Ohio
Sat 10-6 and Sun 11-5
I'll be back on Monday night....

Moon in the Pond Farm

6" x 4" original watercolor

This organic farm was full of subject matter.
I found Jesse bringing this cow from the pasture
to the barn. It was time to milk. The sight of
them meandering through the field looked like a painting.