Category Archives: Acrylics

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Boots

  I’m back to Gelli plate printing this week. As you know by now, I like painting South Carolina’s state tree, the Sabal palmetto. For today’s experiment, I decided to use a drawing of the […]

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Rearranging

I hope you are enjoying your holidays in whatever way you celebrate.  I spent a quiet afternoon in my studio moving sewing aside and setting up art supplies to do some Gelli plate printing.  My […]

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Peace to You!

Amid the overwhelm of the holiday season and the precious few hours of daylight, it’s a pleasure to take a moment to notice a beautiful sunrise. Wishing you some moments of calm and peace this […]

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Thanksgiving

On this holiday week, I’m giving thanks for (among many other things) family, home, health, art, and trees.  What’s on your gratitude list?   Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!  

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Mansfield Plantation (part 3)

The day after the plein air event in Georgetown, I painted the third painting in the Mansfield Plantation series in the morning before leaving to come home.  I was inspired by the path and the […]

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Mansfield Plantation (part 2)

After working on two paintings at the same time at Mansfield Plantation, I wasn’t completely satisfied with either.  For this larger one, I used a limited palette of colors and large brushes.  I liked the […]

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Mansfield Plantation (part 1)

The Pawleys Island Festival of Music and Art in Georgetown, SC, kicked off with a plein air paintout on September 30, 2017.  Barbara Yongue and I stayed at Mansfield Plantation, a beautiful antebellum rice plantation, now […]

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Georgetown Boats

Over the weekend, Barbara Yongue and I travelled to Georgetown, South Carolina to participate in a plein air event. Although I planned to paint my contest entry in another location, I started the morning with a […]

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Marsh Dreams

This week has been busy with activities related to Master Gardeners, church, and family. Although I haven’t done much painting this week, I’m planning some painting trips to the low country this fall, so I […]

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Street Trees

Last Saturday, September 18th, I painted in Winnsboro, South Carolina at Barbara Yongue’s Plein Air Paintout, an event in conjunction with Oil Painters of America.  28 artists participated in the event and set up an […]

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