Rocking The Boat

Rocking The Boat
Oil  12" x 12"
$295.00 + $10. s/h

This is another lobster boat from our trip to Maine this past fall.  I've got so many great photos from that trip that I'll never get them all painted.  As I did last January I'm participating in Leslie Saeta's 30 in 30 paintings.  I don't paint every single day, and I don't paint that many small pieces in a month.  But, once again, I think that I can post the daily steps in my larger paintings.  It's a great way to start the year, and I'm one to adjust things a bit to work for me.  Look for this in January!

Speaking of a great way to start the year....last winter I had knee replacement.  Unfortunately, I was in the 1% that doesn't have an easy recovery.  I had scar tissue issues, swelling, frozen muscles.  By the spring I had a second procedure.  And again had issues.  I spent the summer going through 3-5 hours of physical therapy each day.  This included going to pt, going to warm water aerobics, going to the gym, doing pt at home, and sitting in leg braces 2 hours each day.  To say the least, it was not fun.  By Labor Day I'd about had it and went to the Victor Celebrates The Arts event.  At that point I was better, but not yet there.  In late September/October we went to New England for 3 weeks.  Once again I walked/hobbled around, took one of my braces with me, and tried to live my life.  I loved every minute that I was able to paint on those 2 trips.  Upon returning another surgery was scheduled, which I just had in December.  And, happily it went well.  In one day I was already better than I was after 7 months!  And now,  I'm so ready for the New Year!

Much Needed Rest

Much Needed Rest
Oil  12" x 12"
$295.00 + $10. s/h

This is another studio piece done from our trip this fall to Maine.  I loved the evening light on the water around the lobster boat.

Redd Lobster

Redd Lobster
Oil  12" x 12"
$295.00 + $10. s/h

I love this red lobster boat!  This was just after sunrise in the Rockport, Maine harbor.  

Working Boat

Working Boat
Oil  11" x 14"
SOLD

Many of my recent studio pieces have been paintings done from photos of our trip in September/October to Vermont, Maine and Nova Scotia.  I've posted all of the plein air work, so now I'll be posting the studio work.  

I loved seeing all of the lobster boats, row boats and dinghies, buoys, and harbors.  All things that we don't have here in Colorado!  All things that I've been painting!

The harbors were filled with working boats.  To me, being a lobsterman must be a hard, hard job!

And They All Went To Heaven...

And They All Went To Heaven...

Oil  8" x 6"

$100.00 + $10. s/h

Recently I posted pieces that were painted on a trip my husband and I took this fall to Vermont.  That trip continued into Maine.  This little row boat was done late one afternoon in the harbor in Rockport, Maine.  I love the abstractness of this close-up view.

There aren't a lot of big bodies of water in Colorado, so it seems that many of our trips end up near water.   I've taken so many boat photos during our travels.  One of my goals is to paint more boats.

The pictures below are from one of two sunrise outings to Rockport harbor.