This rose bowl belonged to my grandmother on Dad's side.  The roses are all from the same rose bush in my front yard.  As the roses bloom, they start out light and on the yellow-orange side and turn darker as they open wider.  It was lucky to find so many blooming at once.  The light from the side window helped emphasize the colors.

This is an unusual color palette for me.  It is much cooler.  The photo is cropped a little too close to the left, it is not as crowded in the original.  It never did get named.  The new owners must call it something by now.

This is a painting of my friend's granddaughter when she was 4 years old.  Her name is Charlotte.  She is a grown up 9 years old now, but I can still see her 4 year old personality when she visits. I don't get to paint enough portraits, but I love it.

This painting is in the show at J.H. Miller Frame Co. in West Springfield this month.  This was done from a photograph and the angle was almost a mistake.  It adds some tension to the composition.  The key and the leaves were an afterthought.  They help draw the eye to the right and up and back into the painting.  Old wood is enjoyable to paint.  We'll have to look for more barn board when the weather is better.  It is a beautiful New England product.

This is a detail from an abandoned steam engine in a National Park in Alaska.  The park is called Hatcher's Pass, this engine was used to power the carts that went into the mountain side to pull out the ore. 

We were quite high in the mountains, and the light was bluer than normal. The shadows were very interesting because the sun is low in the sky.

I used two colors for the entire painting, Thalo Blue, and Burnt Sienna.  I don't count white as a color.  At the very end, I applied a little Cadmium Yellow to the rusty area.  Color can be much more interesting with a limited palette.

Fall Harvest
I painted this many years ago and it remains one of my favorites.  It is in the collection of Jonathan Clark in New Jersey.  The red onions were directly painted and never touched by brush again, very unusual for me.  I like to keep playing with color and texture on most still life items.  Someone has to catch that Italian Tomato!

My newest completed painting which will be shown at the next exhibit by my group of professional artists (Artists at the Crossroads).  These are Northern Spy Apples from a visit to an apple orchard last fall.  The opening reception for the Exhibit at Miller Frame will be on Feb. 15.  If you want to attend, I will send you an invitation.