Featured Painting

"Spring Chickens"
oil on canvas

News and Updates

I was inspired recently by my niece's farmyard animals. Kristin and her husband Michael Angello operate a small farm in upstate New York, with pigs, chickens and other animals. To my series of paintings of Belted Galloway cows, I have added sheep and goats, and have just completed two large paintings of a hen with her chicks, including "Spring Chickens" shown above. "Keeping an Eye Out" is on the New Work page. Another painting of the chickens is on the easel and will be posted soon.

Maine's seasonal art shows and gallery openings begin this month. I'm preparing for the many exhibits lined up for 2012, particularly the reopening of the Old Post Office Gallery here on Georgetown Island on May 25th, and the Sebascodegan Gallery on Bailey Island on June 23rd. If you're in the Georgetown area on Saturday, May 26th, please join us for the opening reception of the Old Post Office Gallery, from 4 to 6 p.m. See the Exhibits page for what's currently planned.

I painted in Italy last September, and am still inspired by the memories of that beautiful country steeped in art and history. I attended a painting workshop in Tuscany, while my sister Rita took the cooking class, and my cousin Rosemary took the quilting class. Three new paintings of Venice are now added to the New Work page, along with three plein air paintings from the Tuscan villa where we stayed.

"Blue Hydrangeas" on the New Work page was inspired by my future daughter-in-law's wedding plans. These flowers are the theme for her wedding party's bouquets and for the table settings. Painting florals is fun--I think I'll do another of sunflowers next--my husband just gave me a bouquet for our 32nd wedding anniversary!

I love to purchase art from the many talented people who inspire me here in Maine. Here's the latest addition to my collection. It's called "Nuts"--an assemblage created by my friend Barbara Bean, whose studio is in Brunswick. I've installed it in my studio where it reminds me to keep thinking creatively.

In recent months, I've also added to my art collection two beautiful paintings by other talented friends: Evelyn Dunphy, a water colorist who is known particularly for her "moody" paintings of Baxter State Park, and Rick Dickinson, whose work has been inspired by the Cape Cod Impressionist School. Evelyn's work can be seen at www.evelyndunphy.com and Rick's work at www.dickensonart.com.

I would love to get your feedback on my art and my web site. Just send an email to llpmaine@hughes.net.  Thanks, and I hope to see you at one of the shows coming up in 2012.