As promised, I am writing about the wonderful weekend at the annual Art in the Park at Gypsy Hill Park in Staunton, Va. This is the location of the famous painting by "Grandma Moses", Duck Pond at the Gypsy Hill. Grandma Moses, as she is known, a local artist, was a painter in the primitive school of art, with a distinctive style. The park was overflowing with travelers and locals … [Read more...]
These days..
May 4, 2015 By
The events of the day as they unfold can, in a moment, bring tears of anger or tears of compassion, and the next moment fill the human heart with gratitude. In these days a truly frightening string of events can bring the crumbling of trust and hope of unity in our country. It could not have been planned with better success in aiming at the destruction of our fibers. That … [Read more...]
No butterflies
January 21, 2015 By
With the beautiful mountain scenes and the Shenandoah Valley below, I still tend to prefer painting portraits. It probably is for the beauty of nature in human beings. The two dimensional canvas must capture it all, from the mysterious river valleys and the hazy overlapping blue mountains to the joyful innocence of the young and the traces of the dimensions of time as it brings maturity and … [Read more...]
Past, Present, and future.
May 8, 2014 By
At last , Spring and longer days to paint. The three pastels of children are completed and at the framers. I loved painting these. Each with their own sweet look, so much fun to capture. Brings out the mother in me. The oil painting that I just finished is of a lovely lady in the garden. "Nancy" was a painting I had started some time ago and just had the opportunity to complete. The six … [Read more...]
Painting Virginia First Ladies
October 14, 2013 By
To be one of five women Virginia artists to be selected with a commission to paint two of the 10 living First Ladies of Virginia was a great honor and at first quite overwhelming. I was to paint first lady Jeannie Baliles, 1986-l990 and Roxane Gilmore, 1998-2002. The next few months were exciting and eventful starting with meeting Virginia First Lady, Maureen McDonnell and representatives of the … [Read more...]
The lost paintings
March 27, 2013 By
Blogs are new to me; this is my first blog. I'm painting the first of several pastels which were lost in a horrible house fire. The fact that the house and all it's contents were insured points out the importance of including your original works of art in your house insurance. The irony is in the fact that this painting is of a fire chief. How devastating it must have felt to loose all … [Read more...]