Simple Gifts

Simple Gifts

Oil on Wood

6"X8"

Feeling the LOVE. Under the old oak tree.

Sullivan's Library

Sullivan's Library

Oil on Wood

14"X11"

Favorite summer memory. Being at the Sullivans. Always fun. Always festive. Always an occasion for celebration. 

Heading Home

Heading Home

Oil on Wood

6"X8"

There's always a little melancholy associated with leaving the island. The window boxes we planted in June are in full bloom and everything that was broken has been repaired. Little annoyances that loomed large at the beginning of the summer seem insignificant in the end. The air is fresher, the beach more pristine, and the mountains even more majestic than ever. It's time to pack up the paints and the dog and head for home. One last day to soak it all in. And then we're off.

Dark Turn of Mind

Dark Turn of Mind

Oil on Wood

12"X12"

Among other things, my sister and I share the same taste in music. In June she sent me her newest find, Gillian Welch's new CD, "The Harrow & The Harvest." Gray, sultry and soulful it has been my studio  sound track all summer. Listening over and over to Welch's humid voice I heard something new each time. The words, the music, and the even the titles, all perfect little works of art. This is the music that inspired me and will forever sum up my summer. "Dark Turn of Mind" is the title of the second track which I played over many times while making this painting. I love the song and am grateful to Welch for her work. And to my sister who has known me longer and better  than anyone else on earth.http://www.npr.org/2011/07/18/137823880/the-fresh-air-interview-gillian-welch-david-rawlings?sc=emaf

Fog 3

Fog 3

Oil on Wood

12"X12"
SOLD
The wind has shifted East and a light drizzle has been falling all day. The sailor says, "nothing good ever comes out of the East." But that depends what your definition of "good" is. I could wander around in the grayness of it all for a long time happily,  finally having found a way to soften the color without everything turning to mush. Am going to continue on in this vein. Until the sun comes out.

Fog 2

Fog 2

Oil on Wood

12"X12"
SOLD
The light couldn't be more beautiful. Warm grays, everything soft and dreamy. Suits my quiet mood but I am sorry for the sailors who are out somewhere wishing for a raucous wind. 

Fog

Fog

Oil on Wood

12"X12"
SOLD

August Afternoon

August Afternoon

Oil on Wood

8"X6"

August is here. The sailors set off for another week of sailing on a warm afternoon with the gentlest breeze sending them West. Now the island is covered with fog and I am in the studio listening to Bach piano music and savoring the solitude.