For the love of Peaks
I do love this rock. It’s not just the raw beauty, the stinky lowtides, and the knarly trees. It’s the salty people! For the (almost) four years I lived in San Francisco, I didn’t get beyond waving to my immediate neighbors, except for Frank, who shared his Giants season tickets with me, on occasion. But here on Peaks, there is constant contact with community. You can’t actually avoid it. Marty and I thought we would have so much time, living on a bucolic island: I would be hooking rugs while he banged together birdhouses from driftwood. Think again! Instead,...
Read MoreWhatever floats your boat
It probably comes as no surprise that boats keep showing up in my work. This piece is currently at the Gem Gallery in the front room exhibit of the members’ collective. I have drawn this boat several times. Just love the color and shape. Even illustrations seem to feature boats pretty often. This was an unused cover for last year’s Cast Off bookjacket. Peg knit the boat piece for me, since I don’t knit. Had fun drawing lots of yarnish things, though. And I drew several boats for Greater Portland Landmark’s Activity Guide… This one is refers to Captain Lemuel...
Read MoreFoodie friends
The house was sorta clean and the grass sorta mowed. Time to welcome some friends over! It just figures that Russell French would show up wearing the same groovy logo for the Rosemont Market that I was. Lucky me, I won my apron sporting his wife, Mary Anne’s logo at last fall’s Folio Feast. He probably had to EARN his products, providing tech support or photography, or maybe even cooking! Never a chore for Russ, who is a premier food photographer, slow food afficionado, organizer of MOFGA, and all-around fun guy (who loves funghi…) Feeding a good cook can be intimidating....
Read MoreLilac deluxe
The fragrance of lilacs is making me swoon. I’m not a garderner. But I love a good flower show like everybody else. I marvel at the perfume, so punctual every late May. It coincides with a taste for gin and tonics all of a sudden. Funny how a handy lime shows up in this pastel with a purple finch. Stop and smell the flowers! These lacey lilacs are at the edge of Spar Cove. I brought this bunch inside, polka dots and all. I love the arc of color as they...
Read MoreCalling all Boneheads
Last Saturday we were delighted to join Melissa Sweet in celebrating the recent publication of her new picture book, Tupelo Rides the Rails. East End Beach in Portland was the panoramic location, and also the site of the Narrow Gauge Railway…perfect for combining dog romps and voyages like the one in the book. It brought out loyal fans and dog-lovers, adoptable dogs, a hobo, and these vixenish Boneheads, Mary Anne Lloyd and Kirsten Cappy. Daisy and her plush dog, Peggy, along with Nirmala and her plush dog, Brownie, pose with author/illustrator Melissa Sweet. Melissa’s art and...
Read MoreLine and pigment
I’ve been enjoying a luxurious lull between projects this past week. I worked on a pair of pastels to add to the Gem Gallery’s first group show. I love working with pure pigment. It’s direct, a bit dusty, but seems to capture what I love about that luminous moment at twilight when the sky is reflected in the undulating paths of lowtide. And I am swooning over all the tree blossoms! This pastel captures one of my favorite spots that overlooks Trefethen Beach. After blowing the pastel dust off the drawing table, I snatched up my sketchbook to join the life drawing group on...
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