Happy Mother's Day!
I am up early as usual, however, by the time I post this it might be mid afternoon. I thought I would write a post before I do anything else otherwise another day will go by with no blog entry. The problem is, I always want to paint and delve into it the minute I get my coffee and that becomes the day.
In memory of my mother, I am posting one of my teacup paintings. She was a very interesting woman and I miss her. She had a teacup collection and as a child, I often set up her teacups for dinner parties or tea parties. I came to love the shapes and delicate qualities of the cups and when I started painting I spent years on this subject. I felt very connected to the paintings and still to this day will paint a bunch of flowers in a delicate teacup. Actually, this next painting is one I just finished a few weeks ago of delphinium in a Shelley teacup.
I have been painting miniatures of the lake and single flower favorites. I start the Artists Market next week- May 16 - and these will be my original offerings. I have decided to post a small painting every few days and that will keep my blog up to date.
This is a painting of Mallett's Bay - Vermont. My grandparents had a camp on Lake Champlain at Colchester Point and we would have to drive through the bay to get there. It was a breathtaking view with all the docked boats and the mountains. As I drove through the bay a few weeks ago, I thought of all those trips to camp as a child. I caught this northern view toward my hometown and I had to paint it. Inspiration seems to always hit home in some way.
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