Memory of Chicoteague

Oil on Linen laid down on board                                                    14" x 20"

I actually started this painting several years ago as part of a series that I have

yet to complete. It was meant to be part of a triptych. It was painted mostly

from memory, so that accounts for its very simplified treatment of certain

aspects of the composition. But I like it, and it conveys, for me, what I felt

was the delicate beauty of the marshes and the sky.

Sophie's Back - Oil on Linen

Oil on Linen, 15' X 19" SOLD

Sorry, it's been a long while since I posted, I know.

You know that old saying, "Those who can do do, and

those who can't, teach"? - Well, that's been me for the

past few months. I don't mean that I literally can't

make artwork, I just mean that the economy has

forced me to spend more time teaching ( I teach

private workshops in my home).

I enjoy doing this

tremendously, but preparing for them requires a

tremendous amount of time and effort.

For instance, I am teaching one for the next several

weeks. It meets on six separate days. Just painting

the examples for it, doing the research, typing up

the text, putting together the reference materials

for the students, etc., has taken me three weeks of

solid work. Fortunately, I do enjoy that as well. I

think I was a monk in a former lifetime.

But it's time to get back to work!

And I mean ARTWORK!!

Thanks for visiting today.