Whatever 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 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...
Read MoreSprouts at the GEM
Peaks Island’s best little gallery in Maine has reopened. Marty and I designed this little ditty to announce the first group show of the season. The Gem Gallery is a collective of island artists, mostly year-round folks and a few newcomers. We are quite a bag of tricks, from Connor Flynn, a high schooler creating dazzling glass vases, to Victor Romanyshyn, a photographer of nature’s divine details. The openings always bring out a festive crowd. Carol Cartier and Diane Wiencke are the hangers of all shows: they are amazing artists and find just the right way to show off all the...
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