Morning Riders

9″ x 12″ oil on linen panel

Usually I think of a plein air painting as finished as I’m packing up my gear to leave. This time, I added the riders later to give the piece more of a sense of a story and to provide additional balance to the composition.

Monceau Carousel

10″ x 12″ (sold)

The carousel in Parc Monceau in Paris is an all time favorite. Maybe because it references my childhood literary favorites.  The Nautilus Submarine is from Jules Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. The plane from Le Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint Exupéry. Regardless it brings a bit of joy to the heart to see children play and at Parc Monceau some of the little girls do so in charming summer dresses.

Exhibited …

2022 – Coastal Arts League “Kindred Spirits”

Heading Home

16″ x 20″ Oil on linen panel

This painting captures a personal memory. My husband (Mark) and our much loved Dalmatian (Beau) walk gingerly on a rickety footbridge near the Genesee River in Rochester New York. Beau is terrified of heights and Mark has a thing for sound construction.

Exhibited …

2022 – Coastal Arts League “Kindred Spirits” (Honorable Mention)