Friday, April 18, 2014

spring thaw, ice out


At last the ice has left our yard and there are familiar spots of purple appearing through the mud.  
I think I am done with this one for now....

spring thaw
oil on canvas, 38x38"


Tuesday, April 8, 2014

april showers bring flooded basements!


Oh the rain!

But there are a few other things happening in the great indoors this month.  I love the first page of a new sketchbook- it always holds the promise of a new chapter of productivity in the studio!  My first page has a quote that inspired me,  "to be surprised after a day of anxious painting is a joy".  Forgive me as I have forgotten the source!



The days here have been filled with rain and sloppy mud, a bit of warmer mornings, boiling sap, chopping ice, teaching classes, studio time, sewing and french lessons! ( I am visiting Paris soon!).  Below are some images of a larger piece that is still evolving.  It is feeling a bit more like a landscape than most of my usual compositions.  I think I am just embracing the ever present color white this spring.