Skateboard Park

I went to an art demo by Rogers Naylor yesterday and I thought I would complete a painting using his technique before I forgot what it was all about. I cheated a little here and there but managed to finish this one of a skateboarder at the Greenbelt Skate Park. Rogers has an ongoing art show right now at Susan Calloway gallery in Georgetown. People should check it out!

The Parade

This painting commemorates the only time I ever saw a parade go down the main street in Accokeek. At the time it was pretty exciting! I think the inspiration for a painting featuring flags comes from this Childe Hassam painting:

Naturally, the Accokeek version is a little scaled down.

Snowman

I'm sure I would have done some great paintings during the mega snow storms if I had had some canvases of the right size. Instead I worked on a snowman.

Emily

Since I was Erin's "Secret Santa" I painted this picture of Emily and kids for her especially to go in her pink room. I was having some trouble with this and time was getting short, but then there was a giant snowstorm giving me an extra day off before Christmas so I was able to pull it together - another Christmas miracle!

Arrangement in Orange and White

When visiting the family portrait gallery I noticed that there were no portraits of the matriarch - so I painted one. The title is just a play on Whistler's Mothers painting which he called an Arrangement in Grey and Black.

Lona Art at Oktoberfest

I have donated my "Bee Yard" painting (seen a couple of posts ago) to be auctioned at the Hard Bargain Farm Oktoberfest silent auction, in Accokeek at Hard Bargain Farm, on October 10. This event is lots of fun so if you haven't been to Oktoberfest before you should check it out.

Accokeek Creek

I found this older painting that I had forgotten about while I was cleaning up so I decided to post it. The scene is Accokeek Creek just after sunrise. My art show is down now and it is taking me a little while to figure out my new direction.