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Got back home Saturday night and the cats have been purring!
Settling in and will add more soon.

Memory Lane

While visiting my parents,
I'm also revisiting my old oil paintings,
done many years ago, a very different style.

Now I love working on small ink and watercolor
paintings of all subjects.

The view through the window of my

Grandparent's cottage at Old Orchard Beach when I was
a teenager.

Pine Point Maine...an oil painting of the
beach I loved when I spent summers at
my grandparents cottage while growing up.

...a still life from an oil painting class
while I was in college majoring in art.

Drama at the Beach

In the early afternoon, D and I thought we'd
just take a quick look at the beach.
The tide was high and the surf was pounding
against the sea wall then up and over it onto the
road. The sky had the shades of blue that
I so love. A very invigorating sight to behold!

Fog

... watching the fog roll by the window first thing
this morning...

The fog lent an air of mystery to the everyday
landscape on the way to town.

The Artist's Supervisor

When not sitting on the artist's lap, Ellie May
settles into the comfort of her basket for a
bird's eye view of the artwork.
Her purring presence provides inspiration and serenity.

Work to Be Done

Being cold and gray outdoors made today a good
day to stay in and get some work done.

After having the rough pencil sketch approved,
I'm now working on Monty's portrait with ink and watercolors.
It's slow going but you can see some
of today's progress by clicking here.

Here and There

The Harvest Moon rose in the
late afternoon.

a hint of England in New England

Yesterday as we were heading home from a walk
on the beach, traveling along the back roads,
it struck me that this scene could be in England.