Key West Conch House, plein air painting

"Key West Conch House", 12x16, oil on Raymar panel- (Note: Please click on the picture to see a close-up of the detail.)

The term "conch architecture" refers to the many little wooden cottages that line the streets of Key West, Conch capital of the world. Influenced by Spanish, Bahamian, Victorian and even the New England colonial styles, these colorful little homes are built with tongue and groove pine, usually have pitched roofs to catch the water, and are often lined by a picket fence.

This little gem was painted en plein air last week, and its appeal was not just its unassuming style and soft blue color, but also the dramatic little bougainvilleas that are climbing exhuberantly up the simple arbor that was constructed in front on the entranceway. The house and fence stayed pretty much in shadow as I painted this with my trusty palette knife, but the pink and purple bougainvilleas managed to catch the light, which is hopefully what the painting is really all about.

This painting can be purchased for a short time only for $150.00 through Paypal, and includes free shipping. Once I put the painting on ebay, the price will rise to $200.00. Please email me if you have any interest in purchasing this painting.

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The Poppy Field, Impressionist oil painting

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"The Poppy Field", 7x9, oil on canvas - Note:) Please click on the painting to see more detail.)

This was one of those cool paintings that painted itself. This painting is available for purchase through Paypal for $100.00, which includes free shipping. Please email me if you wish to purchase this painting.

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"Side Entrance", A Glimpse of Spring

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"Side Entrance", 14x18, oil on canvas

Tired of Old Man Winter? Spring is here, but who'd know it? When I lived in Chester Springs, Penna. I would take a daily three mile walk that included a stretch of the old historic Horseshoe Trail hiking path. Along that road there was a lovely old house that would look rather drab all winter and then suddenly come to life with the arrival of Spring and her May azaleas. The side entrance to the house had a little meandering path that was flanked by azaleas and rhododendren. An old lamp post completed the picture postcard scene. I decided to paint the scene shortly after moving to Florida in order to keep the beauty of that little town alive in my memory forever.


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Floribunda, Mother's Day Miniature

SOLD "Floribunda", 5x7 , oil on canvas board


What fun! Just in time for Mother's Day is a vase full of romantic floribunda roses! One of America's favorite hybrids for the favorite lady/mother/wife or grandmother in your life. Please click on the photo to see a close-up of the detail.

Since I frequently use thick paint and impasto, the drying time is very slow, therefore this will be the last opportunity to purchase a floral miniature before Mother's Day.

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Take her breath away, 12x16 floral-$99.00

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"Breathtaking", 12x16 oil on Raymar panel

The photo does not do the painting justice. I really enjoyed painting this, and have come to the conclusion that still life paintings are almost as much fun as landscapes!

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Tea and Lemon, a study in blue & yellow

SOLD "Tea with Lemon", 12x16 , oil on Raymar panel

This still life begs to ask the question, "Where's the biscotti?" Indeed, I had to take the biscotti jar and its contents away as I painted this picture, because I simply cannot resist dipping stick after stick of delicious biscotti into my tea. Normally, it's not much of a problem, but when painting it's best to just keep a paintbrush in the hands!

The tablecloth has a nice feeling of rough starched linen to it, and the grouping of the plain blue cup, bottle of water, biscotti jar lid and yellow lemons, make a statement of simplicity that is both soothing and elegant at exactly the same time.

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Lavender fields in Provence

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" Last of the Lavender", 24x24, oil on masonite

I finally had a chance to finish this one. I am definitely not attached to this one, the way that I was to the other painting of Provence. The painting is very striking, however, and would make a nice conversation piece in either a country or contemporary setting as demonstrated in the picture below.

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Blue and Pink, still life realism

"Blue and Pink"- oil on linen, 9X12

This painting was a great deal of fun for me to do-probably because I enjoyed painting the flowers so much. Although the majority of the painting was based on the chiaroscuro school of realism, I delved somewhere between impressionism and realism when I painted the flowers, and the result is that the brushstrokes are really quite lovely in person.

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A copper pot with fruit

"A Copper Pot and fruit", oil on Raymar panel, 12 X16

Sometimes a little change is refreshing. Although I'll never be much of a realism painter, this still life was very good for me to do. Moving away from impressionism temporarily allowed me the chance to focus on brushwork, edges and paint quality, and although it's not finished, I'm happy with it thus far. I need to finesse a couple areas, and photographing it allowed me to see that the red carnation is not reading against the crimson tablecloth and that areas inside the pot need work, too. So I'll attempt to 'pop' the carnation on the table with some cad red light, and add some glazes as well. I'll post the finished product again when it's completely done.

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Last of the Lavender, Still in progress

"Last of the Lavender" 24 by 24 on masonite

Every now and then I'll decide to sell a painting, and then regret that I've sold it afterwards. My last post of the farmhouse in Provence is a perfect example. I grew attached t0 that painting in the year since I've painted it, and somehow decided that it would always be one of my better works, and therefore irreplacable. Since I have only been painting with oils for a little over a year, and the Provence painting was painted last March, it's easy to figure out that I grew attached to it simply because it was one of my first successful oil paintings. Anyhow, I finally decided to paint another scene like it, to replace the one that had sold. The painting above is the result, and although it's not quite finished yet, it's coming along nicely I think. So I suppose I'll stop regretting that I sold one of my favorite pieces, as long as I don't screw this one up and overwork it. I'm going to leave it alone for a bit to digest what else I need to do with it to finish it.

I would really love to know if other artists become attached to certain paintings, or am I the only goofball who thinks this way? I hope I get some feedback on this question!

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