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Today, the light is dismal.  It’s grey, flat, and rainy.  Even sitting next to the floor-to-ceiling window on the “sunny” side of our living room,

Last night’s sunset was one of those where I look at the sky and say, “Ooh, I must capture those colors!” And then, five minutes

As I’ve been painting this week, I can see my sketches moving in two directions. The first is capturing the colors as a background for

Yaayyy! I’ve completed White Mountains painting. (If your monitor is like mine, the actual painting is about 30% darker than this photo appears.  It’s not

Last evening’s sunset was another rich tapestry of colors.  Mostly, I wanted to capture the delicious lavender colors in the sky, accented by pinks and

This is one of my few recent oil sketches.  That’s partly because the skies have been either overcast or cloud-free, and not very interesting for

The wooded landscape across the street from our home is intriguing. It offers such depth, I haven’t been quite sure how to capture the trees

Lately, I’m drawn to the wooded landscape on one side of our home. During the afternoons, the sunlight gleams through the trees.  Often, it’s almost

After reading Whistler’s defense of his Nocturne series*, I was inspired to paint exactly what I saw outside my living room, after dark. The sketch