Isn’t this stunning? Just look at those flowers against that magnificent sky.
This photo makes me smile! It’s kind of like when you were a kid, and you would plop down on the grass and watch the clouds… how cool is that?
Have a wonderful weekend! Catch you back here tomorrow!
Catherine Kehoe. What a cool painting style she has! Just look at these vivacious green grapes! This is a looser version of a Cornelius De Heem painting, I love it!
Who doesn’t need to see a glimpse of Frosty the snowman after the high heat that summer has provided us so far? Growing up our first house had a basement, and if we had a Frosty (we didn’t) stacked near a window I’m quite sure it would look like this. What an interesting combination of things to paint!
I love the basement window, orange jacket, hoola hoop, ha ha… a happy painting for sure!
Read a bit about Catherine Kehoe, from her website:
Catherine Kehoe was born in Hartford, Connecticut.
She received her BFA in painting from Massachusetts College of Art and Design in 1989 and her MFA in painting from the School of Visual Arts, Boston University, in 1992.
Kehoe has received the following awards: Lillian Orlowsky and William Freed Foundation Grant; Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant; Berkshire Taconic Artist’s Resource Trust Grant; Massachusetts Cultural Council Finalist Grant; Blanche E. Colman Award; St. Botolph Club Foundation Grant, and the Sam and Adele Golden Foundation for the Arts Award.
Kehoe is represented by Miller-Yezerski Gallery, Boston, where she has had several solo shows.
Kehoe has been a visiting artist at Swarthmore College, Salve Regina University, Rhode Island College, Colby College, University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, Indiana University, Boston University School of Visual Arts, and Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas.
Kehoe teaches painting and drawing at Massachusetts College of Art and Design. She has also taught painting workshops at Art New England (a summer workshop program of Massachusetts College of Art and Design at Bennington College), The Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill, the Washington Art Association, Cullowhee Mountain Arts, and at JSS in Italy, Civita Castellana, a program of the Jerusalem Studio School.
Images via CatherineKehoe.com, used with permission…
Until tomorrow…
TNH-PC-15A house plan by Moser Design Group. This plan is 999 square feet with 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. It fits right into any neighborhood in the Lowcountry area. A great layout for a 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom home. Lovely entry porch, perfect for visiting with neighbors, or having your cup of coffee in the morning!
This plan offers many wonderful windows letting the sun shine in! There is nothing like daylight to make everything look so beautiful! When you cross the threshold you enter the living space, which is a combination living/dining – which works for me. I actually like that more than I do a separate dining room. I would say YES to the optional corner porch, and I would screen it! Then you have the best of both worlds! The kitchen is situated nicely with steps to the second floor to the right of the entrance to the kitchen. The kitchen has a pantry! Woohoo – happy dance! The side entrance takes you into the kitchen, or to the bathroom or washer/dryer area. I wonder if there is any room to put a tiny powder room underneath the staircase? That would be really nice!
The upstairs has a bunk room and loft, which is perfect for those who want to hang out in their own space. Depending upon your needs you could leave the section on the other side of the loft open to the downstairs living space or you could make that optional living space! It’s so nice that this plan was designed to give you options! Can’t beat it!
All images via MoserDesignGroup.com, used with permission…
Until tomorrow…
David Dewey. WOW. WOW. WOW. This painting blows me away. I find paintings that are painted so dramatically different are absolutely stunning. They catch my eye and hold my attention. The composition in this painting paired with the WOW blue of the sky and the captivating height of the house just make me want more. Look at those shadows. Perfection!
The detail in the woodwork… Exquisite!
David provided this information about the painting:
Tall Windows comes from a series of large scale architectural watercolors produced from a number of painting trips to San Francisco in the mid 80’s. Tall Windows and others from that San Francisco period marked the beginning of my Iconic Architectural works that came to an end around the later 90’s. It has been stored by me since it was painted and never shown in New York. All others were sold into collections throughout the US. It’s one of those things artist’s do with special works – at this point now, it is available.
Are you interested in taking a watercolor workshop? Well, if you are going to be in the Owl’s Head, Maine area either July 20-25, 2015 or September 10-14, 2015 you may be in luck! Click HERE for more info! If a workshop isn’t in the cards, David has written a wonderful book “The Watercolor Book”, see more below…
Read a bit about David, from his website:
Image via DavidDeweyWatercolors.com, used with permission…
Until tomorrow…
Smoothies are an amazing way to get blasts of nutrition with great taste, and in this heat, they really help you cool down! They’re so quick to throw together, and you really can’t go wrong!
For those of you who don’t like “green”… I read where if you keep the ratio at 60% fruit to 40% greens you cannot taste them. I can attest to that… my husband said he would make a smoothie… I was rushing around to get ready and I was thinking… ahhhh, he won’t add spinach! But I didn’t say anything… he handed it to me, and I guzzled it down without even really seeing it (we were in the midst of talking about something else), I was almost done when I noticed his glass was GREEN! What?! I swear I thought it was his regular banana smoothie (which is awesome in itself)! No evidence of anything “green” as my sister would say :)
Here are a few to get you started:
Fred’s Spinach Banana Smoothie
2 BIG handfuls baby spinach
2 cups unsweetened vanilla flavored almond milk
2 frozen bananas
Ice to the consistency you like
Start out by blending the spinach and almond milk until the spinach is liquified. Then add the frozen bananas and a few ice cubes to get it to the consistency that you like.
Uh huh! I KNEW you would like it! You don’t even taste the spinach do you?? Amazing!
Another good recipe from Simple Green Smoothie’s, I bought the large container of organic baby spinach, and large bags of frozen fruit (make sure it’s unsweetened!) from Costco:
Simple Green Smoothie
2 cups spinach
2 cups water, coconut water (we use almond milk sometimes), etc.
1 cup frozen pineapple chunks (unsweet!)
1 cup mango chunks
Same process as above, first blend water/spinach until smooth, then add frozen fruit (or fresh + ice cubes).
Catch you back here tomorrow!
Ironstone by Karen Tusinski – 30×20″ Oil & Graphite on Canvas
Karen Tusinski. Bright, happy paintings. Wow, what a statement they make! It’s fun to find artists with a whimsical, fun style!
Poppies are a personal favorite and hers have spunk! Also see her pebble strew beaches with tranquil sees and more. I love how she provides links (they’re on the right) to click on to see the different magazine articles – and photos! Great to see the images in a room… Like I said, WOW!
Oranges No. 9 – 48×48″ Oil & Graphite on Canvas
Bright, happy and a stunning accompaniment to any room! The 48×48″ size commands attention!
Read a bit about Karen – from her website:
Tusinksi subscribes to the natural contrast found in our world. Geometric and organic form play together in each piece, combining in an energized abstraction. Common themes include bright poppies in a variety of color schemes, pebble strewn beaches with tranquil seas, and reoccurring circular patterns in both abstracts and expressive still lifes. Tusinski’s work offers pleasing tonal relationships through common motifs and patterns inspired by nature. Her keen observation of the seemingly ordinary allows the viewer a new lens to hold against everyday images, from horizon lines to buds to bowls.
Image via TusinskiGallery.com, used with permission…
Catch you back here tomorrow!
Yep. You instantly relax looking at the calm water and those beautiful lobster boats. What is it about the serenity of calm water? I would like to be here. Now. Also love the like hitting the shoreline, so pretty – Maine is stunning!
Catch you back here tomorrow!
Happy 4th of July, or more appropriately – Happy Independence Day! How many of you remember the words to the national anthem?
If you’re a little rusty, this is for you! Enjoy your day and I’ll catch you back here tomorrow!
Star Spangled Banner
O say can you see,
by the dawn’s early light,
what so proudly we hailed
at the twilight’s last gleaming,
whose broad stripes and bright stars,
through the perilous fight,
o’er the ramparts we watched,
were so gallantly streaming?
And the rocket’s red glare,
the bombs bursting in air,
gave proof through the night
that our flag was still there.
O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
o’er the land of the free
and the home of the brave?
O thus be it ever,
when freemen shall stand
between their loved homes
and the war’s desolation!
Blest with victory and peace,
may the heaven-rescued land
praise the Power that hath made
and preserved us a nation!
Then conquer we must,
when our cause it is just,
and this be our motto,
“In God we trust.”
And the star-spangled banner
in triumph shall wave
o’er the land of the free
and the home of the brave!
Words by Frances Scott Key, 1814
It is so much fun to bop around the Charleston streets and alleyways, you never know what you’ll see!
All the different layers and textures are amazing… the architecture is stunning!
Catch you back here tomorrow!
You may have noticed I have been posting photos this week – back to normal posting next week! b.
Look at the skill and workmanship that went into making this beautiful gate, I’m not sure who the blacksmith was? When you stroll around Charleston, SC the beauty is evident everywhere you look. We have wonderful craftsman that have created some beautiful things, all of which add to the charm of this great city. Phillip Simmons was the famous Charleston blacksmith that created many works of beauty until his death in 2009. Iron gates live on forever… a testament to his passion and skill.
Catch you back here tomorrow!
You may have noticed I have been posting photos this week – back to normal posting next week! b.
Photo Credit: Joe Fidler (Thanks Dad!!)
Peaceful, huh? The fog rolled in, and suddenly the beautiful view on the St. Clair River (in Michigan) was g-o-n-e ! But not for long. Fog is like that, which is amazing to watch. We really noticed it when we were in Maine the first time. Sitting by the harbor having dinner outside with another island in full view, suddenly *POOF* the island was gone, then the water was gone and all you saw was fog. Sudden.
I love weather, so I’m always happy when there is something different (anything!)… weather that stays the same gets boring ;)
Good photo dad (I cannot take credit for this one)!
Catch you back here tomorrow!
You may have noticed I have been posting photos this week – back to normal posting next week! b.
Years ago we rented the most wonderful cottage in Port Clyde, Maine. It was situated on the ocean, actually, rather close to the ocean. There were several cairns (sets of rocks stacked high) – I think they’re so peaceful. Some people used them as markers since way back in time. On the cottage porch railing they just looked so nice. They calm your thoughts… or perhaps that was the ocean. I want to go back, and never leave. That cottage is no longer available to rent. We feel fortunate to have rented it a few times. It was like a movie set… stunning, especially the time spent around the wonderful fireplace! It was a rustic cottage (no heat), and just a short walk to Marshall Point Lighthouse or the Port Clyde General Store!
If you build some of these along the coast, or anywhere else, be sure to knock them down after you’ve enjoyed them… part of the LEAVE NO TRACE movement to leave nature as it is, and to have only the true trail markers left behind…
To see more photos of the inside of the cottage (rustic), click HERE…
Catch you back here tomorrow!
Monhegan, Maine. The most wonderful place in the world! Beauty as far as the eye can see. Good friends from years past. Hiking trails that lead you to the most remarkable areas. I could take photos there forever!
If you haven’t been there before, click on the links for more info… the Island Inn is our “home away from home” (I like to call it)… there is something familiar and wonderful about it. It’s filled with wonderful memories, and memories still to be made, more people to meet and food that I dream about until the next year!
Usually on Monday’s I post a Featured Artist, that will continue next week – This week I am posting photos! Enjoy!
Catch you back here tomorrow!
Spanish moss hanging in the old oak trees… stunning! Sometimes a little erie, ha ha. I think it adds a bit to the gracefulness of these trees.
I have heard people say that it will choke the tree and the tree will suffer. I have read that’s not true, whew! It lives independently of the tree, it just uses the tree for support! Nature is so interesting… unless it ‘s a bug, my opinion ;)!
Catch you back here tomorrow!
Charlie. My faithful companion… well, at least when I’m cutting up veggies. He never misses a beat. He can be in a deep sleep, and when I reach for the cutting board his head lifts… when I open the drawer to pick a knife *BAM* there he is, right by my side.
I know I have mentioned that Charlie can’t have regular dog treats (or regular food). He had pancreatitis (a few years ago) and we almost lost him. So the beast (I say that lovingly) is on special (ultra low fat) food, and no more treats… well, the old fashioned ones (I used to bake him peanut butter oatmeal cookies which he loved), now days instead of “making cookies”, we “make carrots” – I cut the baby carrots in half and he is thrilled. Frozen green beans are another daily treat with cucumber, tiny bit of broccoli, kale, loves lettuce, the crunchier the better, so there are options and he is thrilled.
Catch you back here tomorrow!
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