It is almost time for another new show at the gallery and I will have two new paintings entered. Additionally, I just delivered a commissioned piece to a long-time client from Massachusetts. She had told me about the beautiful blue hydrangeas she grows on the Cape. She asked me to do a painting that would allow her to see them all year long. Using photos of local pink hydrangeas and some photos of her own blue ones, I designed and painted the piece I call Rhapsody in Blue. Instead of canvas, I decided that this one lent itself to a vertical wooden panel. As the panel was fairly thick, it allowed me to paint the image all around the edges so as not to need a frame One of the two paintings for the gallery show I called Down the Road. It is based on a photo that my daughter took of a young friend and her new horse. As she is working on training and developing a companionship with him, this image, hopefully, conveys the growing trust as they move together toward whatever is next.
The other new piece is titled King of the Woodpile. There are some wild peacocks here on the island that have become somewhat infamous. Some of the residents in the neighborhood where they roam believe they should be protected as they have been here for many years. Others who have more recently built in the area would like them to go away as they are sometimes destructive to car finishes and can leave some messes where they wander. So far, protection seems to be winning. I love them for their gorgeous colors and haughty attitude.
