Oh how Kay, Fran and I used to ride way out Iron Works Road to coast down a big hill and get a breeze on very hot summer days. Then we had to climb up the other side of this gully and coast down hill once more. 

Frequent Flyer, acrylic, 40 x 30

Brownies for Breakfast

At my Pauleys Island workshop recently, they had wonderful brownies that we had for 'breakfast' before they all disappeared. Someone suggested that 'Brownies for Breakfast' would make a good painting title, and thus, this painting was conceived--and born a couple of weeks later.

When Phones Stayed Home

"When Phones Were Heavy and Stayed Home." 24 x 24 acrylic

I have a list of 1300 painting titles. They have been extremely helpful in developing a path to a finished painting. What to emphasize? (Darken the phone poles.) How to enhance this? (My pet crow on the phone line?) What Design Strategy will best emphasize those now-dark poles? Evening coming and a street light? Remember how we used to stay out until the street lights came on? I'd love to do a book on my titles list. They have given me so much content over the years.

This painting is done from a photo of the first day of school in the early 1950's. Since I've been thinking about the old friends, two of them have contacted me. Isn't that strange? I've called it "The Baby Boomers."

Monday People

Teaching in NYC last week, I got a few photos of these people. The safety vests and everyone else in black made for a dazzling, out of my series, painting subject.
But never one to leave a fine painting alone I tipped the people by cutting the paper cockeyed and making a few leaning marks in the figures. A more dynamic painting.

Monday People

Friends in High Places

I started this painting with my title/concept and it grew from there. Painting idea upon idea, the mystery of this painting is just beginning to reveal itself.