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Painting for the birds

Posted on May 22, 2010 by Victoria

A couple of new paintings inspired by all the songbirds who love my backyard. The returning cardinal was flashing his red in my apple tree this afternoon. Birdsong. Acrylic on canvas panel, 16″x20″ 2010. Strawberries keep coming despite the weediness … Continue reading →

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Asparagus season and new paintings

Posted on May 6, 2010 by Victoria

I’ve been eating asparagus out of my garden for the month of April – delectable sauteéd with garlic in risottos or with pasta in my homegrown tomato sauce. A real spring treat. And now the strawberries are coming on, my … Continue reading →

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March and new paintings

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Victoria

The weather has finally turned. Today I sat in the sun studying, and later this week it might even be warm enough to paint on the sun porch. A few new works that I’m late in posting. March. Oil/canvas 24″x31″ … Continue reading →

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A second blizzard, paintings in progress

Posted on February 10, 2010 by Victoria

This snow is wetter and heavier than any of our other storms, still coming down since last night. And I’d just gotten the driveway completely clear! The birdbath is close to being obliterated from the view…  Today it’s bread baking, … Continue reading →

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February paintings and glaciers

Posted on February 4, 2010 by Victoria

I wanted to paint more snow scenes, but we haven’t had enough lately. So this week I resorted to glaciers and memories of travels in Glacier National Park and the Columbia Icefields in the Canadian Rockies, north of Jasper in … Continue reading →

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Pink Road in Umbria

Posted on January 30, 2010 by Victoria

I began this painting with brushwork, but ended up slashing at it with a palette knife. Too bad I can’t post the highest resolution here because it’s pretty damned juicy. Photographs helped to document my  walks on mostly unpaved roads, winding … Continue reading →

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Voice of Rain

Posted on January 26, 2010 by Victoria

Another new painting from my series based on Walt Whitman poems. THE VOICE OF THE RAIN, Walt Whitman. AND who art thou? said I to the soft-falling shower, Which, strange to tell, gave me an answer, as here translated: I … Continue reading →

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The dazzling days and nights

Posted on January 16, 2010 by Victoria

A break in the cold weather and a few new paintings. The book ‘Neruda’s Garden, an Anthology of Odes’, poetry about nature and his odes to ordinary items informed the title for the painting below. Incandescent Dusk. Oil on canvas panel … Continue reading →

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Winter 2010, new paintings

Posted on January 3, 2010 by Victoria

I’ve started a new series of small works, the first of 2010 is based on a Walt Whitman poem, the title a phrase from his “One Hour to Madness and Joy” from his ‘Leaves of Grass’.   ‘O to drink … Continue reading →

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Snow sunsets and Christmas eve

Posted on December 24, 2009 by Victoria

The big storm that ravaged the northeast left a lovely two feet in the Brandywine Valley here in southeastern PA. It’s beautiful when dusk rakes across the drifts. Here’s my latest, and I’m working on another small painting of snow … Continue reading →

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