Sunday, January 2, 2011

Hanging Out in Burgundy


I have painted several small scenes from my Burgundy trip last year. But I just completed the first large painting today. This 30" x 22" full sheet is of the pot of geraniums half in shadow, half in bright sunlight, hanging from a spike in a rock wall in Maile-le-Ville goes to the Englewood Art Center tomorrow to hang in a show until Jan. 29.


Another large Burgundy painting will follow soon. I have about 1/3 completed of a painting of the cobblestone alley in Joigny, France. See the picture in the Sept 20, 2009 blog. Much tree trimming has been done to reveal some of the Burgundy countryside. I have also added an old lady carefully walking down the alley. Some say the old lady looks just like me.

Ibis Find a Home

The first of the Hillsborough River Ibis have flown my studio. The original painting, "This Way" has found a home with a couple from Anna Maria Island that fell in love with it when it was hanging in a show at Art Center Manatee in Bradenton last winter.