Pomegranite

This was my final painting for the 2009 Thanksgiving holiday in Gainesville.  I was reading the book by Sue Monk Kidd entitled "Traveling with Pomegranites".  The book explores the mother daughter relationship and I knew as I was painting this that I would most likely give it to my daughter.  The pomegranite slice was fairly difficult and I had to finish it when I returned to NC. 

All three of the walnut ink still lifes were set up on a book shelf in my daughter's living room that caught beautiful light out of a north facing window. 

Snowflake Jug

This was my second effort with walnut ink.  It was also painted during the Thanksgiving holiday at my daughter's house.  The snowflake jug was a gift from her mother-in-law and one of her favorite things.  It is also a very small format and is "float-framed". 

White Pumpkin

In the fall of 2009 I began a serious study of pen and ink under the direction of Mark Henry.  This little fall pumpkin was my first effort.  It is on 5"x6" sized paper and has very little pen work.  I began with a light pencil drawing and then started layering tones of walnut ink with a brush.  The walnut ink was made the year before from walnuts harvested in my back yard.  I painted this in my daughter's living room in Gainesville, Fl., while visiting her at Thanksgiving. 

Blue Jug with Onions and Garlic

This still life was painted during the winter quarter of 2008 at the Fine Arts League of the Carolinas.  It has the same background drapery as the still life of the green jug painted one year latter which was quite an improvement. 

Memory of Lake Lanier

This was painted at a workshop led by Australian artist, Kasey Sealy in September of 2007.  It was an early morning alla prima painting at Lake Summit.  Kasey painted this scene and I set up my easel beside his and just tried to keep up and paint the way he was painting.  Quite the challenge. 

This painting was a wedding gift to one of my daughter's 'best friends' who spent many happy weekends with us at Lake Lanier while the girls were growing up.