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.   

Sharon's Iris

This was painted at the beginning of the 2009 spring quarter at the Fine Arts League of the Carolinas.  John Mac Kah, my landscape teacher, assigned five monochromatic underpaintings of which this painting was one.                      My neighbor, Sharon, has a beautiful cottage garden complete with white picket fence.  Her irs caught my attention and so a beautiful spring afternoon was devoted to painting this scene.