Excuses...

I didn't do much painting in June. Mainly, no inspiration. There were some very hot days when I puttered away the cool morning hours instead of painting and astonishingly found it too hot to paint after lunch. Hmm... I made extra time to play with Suzy, groom her and do her nails. Then to my "dismay", I found several very interesting books I just had to read. And of course there was the gardening to be done.

Near the end of June I attended one oil painting class hoping that would kick start something in the artistic vane. I had to quickly come up with something on canvas before the class. That proved to be a disaster. Forcing something like that didn't help my malaise but the following week I came up with a subject I hope I can develop into something interesting. I have begun two oils and a watercolor of the same idea. Will see what happens.

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Soroptimist Sponsored Art Show

Our dog, Suzy, has been helping me get ready for a local art show, (A Taste of May), that will take place tomorrow. It is sponsored by the Rio Vista branch of Soroptimist International and will be held at the The Dutra Museum.

I painted the following three pieces during the past several months. The rooster is a close replica of a rooster I completed in watercolor last year.


Requested by someone who liked the watercolor.

The pears were painted to represent the large agricultural influence pears have in the California Delta.


"A Pair"

The still-lifes were done after we visited the Museum of the Orangery in Paris last March. After viewing the amazing works of such artists as Cézanne, Renoir, Picasso, Rousseau, Matisse, Derain, Modigliani, Soutine, Utrillo and Laurencin, I was reminded that a pear doesn't need to have a curvaceous shape.


"Blue Pear" or "Pear On Table" or "Pear and Window"

So, the "Blue Pear". It will be interesting to see how it is received at the show.

I need to free up my "ambiguous" style and find something different. One day.

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A Few Note Cards

At our last Arts and Crafts Show/Sale, I offered several different note cards for sale. They were based on several of my watercolor paintings and an water-soluble oil painting.



I was pleased with the results. Sold all but one.



They may be nice for gifts but if I want to sell more, I've got to get my price down.

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