PENNSYLVANNIA DUTCH DAY

This is the large finished painting. It was 20 X 36 inches and started as a watercolor with some gouache added.

Angel on My Window Sill

This is a small 5X7 watercolor of a little Christmas ornament my Aunt gave me many years ago. I liked the colors in it as it was clear plastic but had an iridescent shine. I destroyed that by putting it in a plastic bag for storage. But I still liked it and so wanted to paint it.

FOG RISING

This is a new picture I just finished for a collector. It is a pastel done on a black piece of drawing paper. I love the steamy fog rising from the water. Prints are available.

Amish Buggy

This is a small section of a larger watercolor. It was done on Watercolor paper and is watercolor and gouache.

Buggy in the Snow

This was done as a demo in a class. I was trying to show how you can do a interesting wash and then paint something into it . This can create and exciting painting. I love the way this ended up. i think I captured the feeling one would have out alone in a buggy with snow all around. 

Amish Boys

This is a small watercolor 

about 6 X 9. After I finished 

it looked so washed out 

that I went back it with a 

really bright electric blue 

was in the sky to add a more 

dramatic lighting effect.

Tundra Swans flying over the Accomac Inn

I just love 

this painting. 

This print doesn't 

show the lovely 

colors. I use to 

paint from my boat 

on the Susquehanna 

River. It was  a 

watercolor. The 

original has been 

sold but I do have 

prints available.

WINE AGING AT ALLEGRO WINERY

This image was done in pastel for the label of Allegro Vineyards in Brogue, PA. Owner Carl Helfrich asked me to design a label for this years Cadenza Wine. Cadenza is a dry red wine that is not made every year because it is dependent on the harvest. Carl sent me some beautiful photos his wife had taken and we both thought this was a different approach to this year label. Carl usually has a local artist work on the project so I was thrilled he asked me to do it. I will post the finished label as soon as I see it and also drink a glass or two to toast the project.

FOG RISING

This is a pastel that measures about 16 X 20. It was done for a client that  liked my old business card and wanted to purchase the original which is already sold. The business card is the one that has my Fly Fishing painting on it. The Fly Fishing, was a small watercolor using slightly different color and with the fisherman in a different pose. I changed it and did it in pastel because I thought I could get the fog to really look like mist rising from the water. I did this by spraying the background with a fixative, then I place some white pastel at the waterline and used my fingers to push the white chalk up into the trees. I was so pleased with it that I am now working on a series of pastels that are some what similar. I am thinking of doing some cattails, some birds and a deer but not in the same picture. Stay tune to see what happens.