nolemretaw/watermelon

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This little painting had me cross-eyed by the time I was done with it. As part of this week's online painting challenge, I had to paint a photograph of watermelon slices. The watermelon slices were placed on a mirror and then reflected again in the metal bowl. Tricky? Right? Well, it got even trickier... the photograph I painted from was upside down! Now you get why I was cross-eyed and you might understand the title! Great fun and a whole new perspective on painting a still life.

Us

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I get the sense that all is right with the world when I see a parent sharing what they love with their child. I love how tenderly this mom is showing her daughter the great big, beautiful ocean. I sense a bit of caution, too. Do you? SOLD

The Shell Collector

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This is a larger painting on display at Chrysalis Gallery in Southampton, NY. The subject is so familiar to me, most likely because this is exactly how I walk the beach... hunched over in search of treasure.

Mama's Girls

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      I met with this woman and her two daughters at their home in Sag Harbor, NY. Their house sits on a bluff overlooking the harbor. Just as the sun was setting, I sat them in the grass near the edge of the bluff. The warmth of the sun on the grass reflected on their summer dresses and the radiant blue of the watery backdrop made it all picture perfect. Even better, this was a surprise for the girls' daddy. Could it get any sweeter?

Sunset on Front Porch

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Have you ever walked by a house and wished you could just go in and have a peek? Maybe stay for a while and have a cup of tea with the wonderful family that must live inside?  Well, that's pretty much the feeling I get anytime I walk down a street in Sag Harbor. The houses are all so sweet you can almost taste them.     SOLD

A Look Inside My Studio

    Thought you might like to see how I set up for "Balanced Diet," the painting I posted yesterday. In the first photo you can see the balanced stack of cans on the right and the little painting on the easel.
     In the second photo you can see my view of the stacked cans through the "view finder" that I cut out of cardboard and actually looked through when painting.  It helps to cut the view finder to the same dimensions as the gessoed panel.
     The final photo shows my true insanity. Check out how I had to rig this so as to get the still life set up high enough so that from my chair I would be looking up the stack of cans - the perspective I wanted! I spent that whole painting session anticipating an avalanche at any moment!                                                                                                                                                                 

A Balanced Diet

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     I was cleaning my food pantry - checking for outdated cans. I noticed that many of the labels were colorful and beautifully designed. It was at that moment, I recalled this week's online painting challenge... to create a still-life by balancing objects on top of each other. So, the outdated cans that should have been heading to the garbage headed up to my studio instead!