Jun 29, 2021The Hottest Day of the Year(This is an update to a post originally written in March, when it was NOT the hottest day of the year.) I couldn't help myself, this...
Mar 16, 2021Renewal and PosterityWinter is hanging on here in the Northeast, but something else is rumbling beneath the surface. Of course spring melt is on the way, and...
Jan 1, 2021On the CuspHappy 2021. May the seeds sown in 2020 bring you joy and healing in the New Year.
Oct 23, 2020Paint ApplicationI've been thinking about how the paint gets from the tube to the canvas, and where the artist fits in. One advantage of my extra screen...
Aug 11, 2020Memory PaintingsThese Covid-19 days...challenging. For many weeks since it all fell apart I couldn't paint - really, I couldn't do much. One can get used...
Mar 23, 2020FierceJust this: feeling fierce this morning. It's better than anxious or angry. Sending ferocious love your way. Please, stay healthy.
Feb 20, 2020The Red ChairThis is a painting I struggled with for years. I was touched by the sentiment of the place (my husband and I were together in a precious...
Feb 13, 2019Welcome, Rose+Gaia!Last year the wind changed direction at my studio. I wanted to get more work out into the world, and began thinking about making prints...
Jul 12, 2017Cloudy Weather in the StudioBack from a long period of digital silence. I want to share what I'm working on today, after some months of small paintings inspired by...
Mar 8, 2017A New Method of ObservationConvergence (oil on canvas, 30" X 30") was first painted in gouache as a small study at a beloved Maine island I visit annually. I was...
Jan 5, 2017Surprise at the MFA“Class Distinctions” at the Museum of Fine Arts was closing in a week, and beloved family had just renewed (and upgraded!) my membership....
Sep 30, 2016Summer ViewHere's the final version of the painting I posted about in July: Cottage Window with Nasturtiums, oil on canvas, 30" X 30. Looking...
Jul 12, 2016Progress Report: BIGGERThis past week I've been working on a larger version of a painting I did a couple of years ago. Just for fun, here are two days'...
Jun 24, 2016A New DirectionExcited to be integrating past years of looking, learning, discussing, experimenting, and hard work. This painting is a leap for me and...
Jan 13, 2016For the BirdsFor the Birds is a juried exhibit of avian-inspired art presented by the Rocky Neck Art Colony, January 28 - March 6. My painting...
May 5, 2015MetamorphosisI've been thinking a lot about the painting process. Here I'm sharing at least the visual part of my process, from source photo through...
Mar 31, 2015A Ditch in Concord - Painting from PhotographsIt’s been winter for what seems like forever. Does that mean I stop making my beloved landscape paintings? Not at all. These are the...
Jan 30, 2015Tree in WinterThis is what's on the easel this wintry morning. I was struck by the moxie of this stalwart tree holding its foliage through January,...