Daily Painting

Baltimore Washington Parkway

It was fabulously cold, grey and rainy yesterday as Captain Spectacular and I drove alomng the BWI Pkwy listening to the Trumpet and the Swan.  Though beautiful in its own gentle way I needed the colorful antidote of bright textiles.

Above is the view from my sister's kitchen window this afternoon.  Right now she's busy roasting a chicken while the kids and I paint and play.  Lucky me.

Watercolor Classes

The watercolor classes Tea in Sahara were so well received that I'll be offering them again. Wednesdays, 11:45-1PM. Tuition is $10 per class.  (Check the schedule for holiday changes.)

Holiday Theme

8"x6", oil on panel.

Big Babouches

The final version of this one.  It will be in Moroccan Sketchbook at Gallery 121 in Belleville, Ontario, January 15-March 2, 2013. During the opening, January 19, 2-4 PM, Elizabeth and I will do painting demonstrations.  Can't wait!  

40"x30"ish, oil on canvas.

Pots and pans

A tiny repair shop next to nid Cigone in the Kasbah district of Marrakech.  I do not know what the big blue canisters are or the boxy, lamp shaped things on the left.  Today in sketch class at Tea in Sahara I'll ask Jawad if he recognises them.

Sunshine dream

From a summer photo. 6"x6", oil on panel. Now that I think about it, no doubt, this painting is the result of my morning coversation with Elizabeth about our plein air painting workshop in France. We have some great news: the remarkable Maggie Rose with be teaching with us, I am so excited!

Wild and Bright

I've been working on this painting, from a set up similar to this one, with the season's last flowers, but with even more.

Sketchbook

I have been taking my sweet time with another large still life so I thought I would post these couple of pages from my sketchook for now. (From the summer and January of this year.)

Yes those are rain drops

 A little night picture, 8"x6", with raindrops.

Together at the edge of the world

From Roger Wheeler State Beach.  8"x6"ish, oil on clayboard.