An English Cottage by A Pond

Saw a photo of Willy-Lott's cottage which is located in Dedham Vale England and fell in love with it. I checked into the history of the cottage and it is a 16th century cottage that was restored in the 1920's. It is widely photographed and painted. This is my interpretation of this famous home in rural England.

Fun in ths Sun

On a trip to Beaufort NC this summer I came across this picturesque cottage and could just imagine what a great time you could have here. With the bicycle on the front porch and the flag waving proudly, it was ready for the day. Hope you enjoy this painting.

San Marino Villa

A Day at the Beaufort Marina

On a recent trip to the beach I took time off from sun and surf to wander around the picturesque beach town of Beaufort, NC with my camera in tow. It so happened that there was a bit of activity at the docks, with a boat show going on. I took this picture along with several others that day. Once home I could not wait to put some of those scenes on canvas. Glad the bird posed so nicely for this picture. He seemed oblivious to the activity behind him.

I used a hot magenta acrylic paint as a base coat for this painting. It was a hot day, thus hot magenta seemed like a good color choice. I like to have a bit of the underpainting to show thru.