Blue Hills

Blue Hills

Oil on canvas

24x29

SOLD

Albany Center gallery 2014/15 member show.

Marionettes and Lumpy Trees

Well worth checking out:  in Boston, in Copley Square's public library, on the very top floor, a tiny room is the home of the amazing collection of marionettes by  William Addison Dwiggins.   2 long display windows full of characters of all sorts.

Looking up, the mess of handles:

And in the back, above the mantelpiece, a lovely small mural.  No name of artist.  

It looks somewhat unfinished but I love it that way.  

To add to the visual pleasures of the day, there were some lumpy trees,

And some very sweet fountain pieces.  (Public Gardens)

Love Plants

 

Some Love Plants for a very snowy Valentine's day.  

Panel Play

 

Pure whimsy.  With brush and brown ink.  

Ink Blot Tree

 

Still playing with blue ink.  To file under "Controlling the unpredictable".  

Doodle Tree

 

Starting with a spiral (from Lynda Barrie's workshop) and going from there.  It's fun and relaxing.  

Dots and Stripes

 

For this 8th version of the 4 Trees, I chose some colored pencils that fell off my  pencil drawer.  A happy accidental color combination, I thought. 

3 Hairy Plants

 

Where plants and columns meet.  

4 Trees # 7

 

Another version of the 4 trees.   Drawing from my collection of found papers.  (I love finding a pattern or color I do not have yet on the inside of no-see-through envelops.)

Strange and Spiny

 

A strange and spiny thing.  Not sure what I had in mind was quite like this.  

3 Hairy Trees

 

At Omi recently, enjoyed many pieces.  Among them 2 groupings of 3 trees.  One  of them 3 black burned trunks.  The other 3 trees made of layers of flat strips, one white, one blue and one red.  I like groupings of 3. 

4 Trees #6

 

The 4 trees again.  This time with a different color harmony.  

4 Trees again

  

The image of the 4 trees is still in my mind.  This time with my beloved pen and ink. 

 

Apple Picking

 

What glorious days for apple picking!  Here is the Queen and her own tree.  (Each apple picked is a victory over squirrels!)

Blue Garden

This was a pretext to play with watercolor.  This is one of the reasons I really enjoy this drawing-a-day: sometimes I just try things with no concern about the result. 

4 Trees Again

 

I am enjoying this concept a lot.  This time 4 different paper scraps.  

4 Trees # 3

 

Another version of the 4 trees.   Staying with the blue harmony and playing with material: collage, colored pencils, gouache and watercolor. 

4 Trees #2

 

A second version of the 4 Trees.  I wanted to try a color harmony with watercolor.  I like this theme.  

4 Trees

 

This is inspired by a series of small sculptures of trees in Carrie Haddad Gallery.  Wish I remembered the name of the artist.  The trees weren't part of the show.  They were at the counter.  I loved them. 

Birds and Leaves

 

Something peaceful to help with anxious times.  My quiet morning drawing has become a very special time for me.