8″X6″ Acrylic on board
The garden isn’t at its best at this time of year but I managed to find this bunch of assorted daisies, phlox and mallow. There is also a kind of white berry which I remember from my childhood, but can’t for the life of me nam… [...]
7″X5″ Acrylic on board
It has been a busy few weeks, with a daughter getting married and two boys off to first year university. I haven’t been very productive.
I have always been very fond of geraniums, especially in pots. I keep them in the b… [...]
7″X5″ Acrylic on board
I apologize for my lack of posts recently. My problem is partly that I have been coping with all sorts of “stuff” in my life and partly that my muse has deserted me, perhaps the two are related.
This one is rather a poor exc… [...]
7″X5″ Acrylic on board
Still in Rincon, looking north-east on “Sandy Beach” at about 6:45 am. This is a surfing beach but not too many are here this early in the day.
With practice we learn to paint certain subjects. I have never been a big fan o… [...]
7″X5″ Acrylic on board
He really likes papaya, especially if it is a little over-ripe. As I said in my earlier post, he is some kind of Thrasher.
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7″X5″ Acrylic on board
Having painted Maybelline in her favourite place I felt that I must paint Trigger in his. There is nothing he likes more than taking his b.a.l.l. to the b.e.a.c.h. Careful what you say because I suspect that he is learning to … [...]
7″X5″ Acrylic on board
Pools beach is a great place to watch the sunset.
This one gave me a bit of trouble, I wished I had attempted it with oil instead of acrylic, too hard to blend.
I called this Columbus Rock in another post and my sister ask… [...]
7″X5″ Acrylic on board
Here she is again, in her favourite chair. Lovely afternoon light coming through the west window, no glass in the windows, just storm shutters.
I haven’t painted as much as I had intended, other stuff getting in the way. T… [...]
7″X5″ Acrylic on board
This lovely spot is just a five minute walk from where I was staying in Puntas. It is one of the great surfing beaches in Puerto Rico, being on the Atlantic side of Rincon. It faces North West, so it is also one of the best … [...]
7″X5″ Acrylic on board
The orange farm is in the “Montanas de Uroyan” outside of Anasco; 300 acres of jungle and 25 acres of oranges. Apart from picking, most of the work seems to involve ensuring that it doesn’t revert to 325 acres of jungle.
Thes… [...]