Getting close to being caught up now.....yaay.......Coincidentally when I got back from Monhegan this challenge was posted on Daily Paintworks and happens to be Black Head, Monhegan Island, ME. A view I know well...a challenge to paint all of those rocks.  My response to The Monhegan Island Challenge.

Black Head

Oil on Board

6 x 8

I love foxes....full of personality, intense and opportunistic.  This fox is named Lucy and she comes to visit a friend of mine on San Juan Island.  Lots of foxes on the island. Lucy was sitting on the porch railing for this shot.

 The Eyes Say It All

Oil on Raymar

8 x 10

SOLD

Crow with attitude....couldn't resist....My partner took a shine to this one so it lives with us.

 Struttin'

Oil on Raymar Board

8 x 10

One Stands Alone

Oil on Raymar Board

8 x 10

Pears are so voluptuous and I'm partial to the red ones.  

 Quite Time

Oil on Raymar Board

8 x 10
SOLD

Another view of the estuary.....

 Last Light

Oil on Raymar Board

8 x 10

My daughter sent me this picture of a sunset at Bodega Bay.  I thought I would give it a go...there were so many subtle colors in the water even though it was very dark.  I haven't painted many ocean scenes and I don't think I quite captured the subtleties that I would have liked to....but it was a good exercise.

Late Afternoon on the Ridge

Oil on Raymar Board

8 x 10

SOLD

A Daily Paintworks pick of the day....another favorite walk on Fawn Ridge. This particular spot always appeals to me.

The crow paintings below are part of a series I'm working on from some photos I took of a crow doing the strangest dance.  Hoping from side to side and jumping into the air.  So funny. There are a couple of more that I would like to do for this series.

 Almost There

Oil on Raymar Board

8 x 10
SOLD

Catching Air

Oil on Raymar Board

8 x 10

 Hop Step

Oil on Raymar Board

8 x 10

The Dancer

Oil on Raymar Board

8 x 10
SOLD

 Camellia

Oil on Raymar Board

8 x 10
SOLD

Always fascinated and admiring of skulls, bones, the beauty of decaying things....wabi, I'm starting a series of skull paintings, and painting bigger for the first two anyway.  This is the first one.

 Don't Fence Me In

Oil on Canvas

16 x 20

Another shot from the estuary, a birder's paradise.   

 I'm Talking to You

Oil on Raymar Board

10 x 8

My response to the Daily Paintworks Premix Challenge....premixing all of the colors you will use and then working on each item individually.  I had never done that before and it was very challenging.  It helps you keep your colors clean and keeps you very thoughtful.  I had never painted peppers before, and I was pleased with the outcome.  Learned a lot here.

 The Peppers Have It

Oil on Raymar Board

8 x 10

Never get tired of painting the estuary.

 The Estuary, Looking East

Oil on Raymar Board

8 x 10
SOLD

My response to the Citrus Challenge.  We had a bumper crop of Meyer's Lemons this year in spite of some hard frost.  I love those lemons...and was happy to have an reason to paint them....not that I need one...

Three Sweet Tarts

Oil on Raymar Board

8 x 10

Whew.....that brings me up to date except for one painting that for some reason won't load.  Maybe I have learned to stay on top of this....but probably not.  Have to laugh at myself.