"Winter Trees" (oil on linen; 9" x 12") sold

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Out of the whim, I kind of made up "Winter Trees" to fit my mood on September 11th.  As I listened to the somber classical music on the radio all day long, I imagined a snowy field bathed in the yellow orange and mauve light of the dusk.  How about adding a row of bare winter trees, just silhouettes against the delicate colors of the sky?  Throw in the moon rising along the horizon.  The end of the day, the end of the season.  A moody, wintry painting.

"Winter Walk" (acrylic on illustration board, 20" x 30") sold

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Nature is not famous for moderation, and has hit the Northeast with another huge snowstorm.  This time, Washington, DC got caught in her furor as well.  Hundreds of thousands of homes are without power; some drivers got stranded on George Washington Parkway for up to 13 hours!  Oh, well.  At least children are home having fun playing in the snow.  

The sun is out. I am going to take a walk in the neighborhood park and take some pictures.  The park has provided many inspirations for my artwork over the years, and maybe I will get lucky today.  The painting won the Second Place in the Potomac Valley Watercolorists show in 2004, and was juried into the Art League show in Alexandria, VA in 2006.

"Winter's Arrival" (acrylic on paper, 10" x 14") sold

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It was very foggy the night before, which reminded me of this painting.  It is one of the first pieces that I painted in an opaque medium--in this case, acrylic.  I remember being amazed by the covering power of this fun medium.

In case you are wondering why I have been uploading entries about old paintings lately, here is why.  I am busily setting up my online gallery and can't find much time to paint these days.  You know the feeling of wishing there are more than 24 hours a day.  Teaching, parenting, and trying to launch an online art business all at the same time sometimes get too much, and it is painting that ends up shortchanged sadly.  Today I am determined to work on a new painting that I started yesterday.  Wish me luck.