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How to not drop a paint brush in the sand…photo

How to not drop a paint brush in the sand…photo by the amazing Carolyn Mulvey, who did manage to capture those purples the red tide made in the waves, unlike me! Lol—painting, at the beach? Who can complain. Amazing day.

Lots of colors today, and lesson learned, always c

Lots of colors today, and lesson learned, always check/restock your paper towels & water in your plein air kit after every use!

Hon barens….I feel like I must name them ❤️

Hon barens….I feel like I must name them ❤️ so grateful to Baren Studio Kikuhide

A rainy afternoon painting at Briggs’ Nursery in

A rainy afternoon painting at Briggs’ Nursery in No. Attleboro

Plein-air Painting Wednesday, took me all week to

Plein-air Painting Wednesday, took me all week to get out & I wasn’t going to let the rain get in the way (though RIP the most perfect sky, totally watched it wash away before my eyes 😂) scroll to the end for some Eiders & Scoters in the surf)

Plein air painting in the “Bleachery Creek” -

Plein air painting in the “Bleachery Creek” - Assonet Bay. Scroll to the end for cuteness overload 🐺

Plein air painting at East Beach, Westport

Plein air painting at East Beach, Westport

Plein air painting at West Dennis Beach on a very

Plein air painting at West Dennis Beach on a very windy day!

Cannabalizing a new block to get cherry bits to re

Cannabalizing a new block to get cherry bits to repair the new herring key block. Been working on this for a loooong time now, hope to print it soon.

Thursday painting at Oliver Mill with the amazing

Thursday painting at Oliver Mill with the amazing Margo Lemieux. Asking for a friend, how do you catch that iridescence on the edges of the fish in watercolor? Oi! It wasn’t as successful a painting as hoped but what a glorious day to paint—

I’ve got two pieces on display at the Attleboro

I’ve got two pieces on display at the Attleboro Art Museum’s annual flower show this weekend. Stop in for musical performances, kids crafts, and bright beautiful floral displays.

Trying to squeeze as much painting in before the w

Trying to squeeze as much painting in before the weather changes. More pieces for the Nemasket Plein Air Festival. The show will be opening November 8th at the True Grit Gallery in Middleborough. #nemasketpleinairfestival #truegritartgallery

More Plein air….today at the Soule Homstead & Su

More Plein air….today at the Soule Homstead & Sunday at the Nemasket River. #nemasketpleinairfestival #truegritartgallery

Found berries & sunshine today! Thank you @carolyn

Found berries & sunshine today! Thank you @carolynmulveyart for the photo! (Check out her feed for her lovely piece done this am too!) #nemasketpleinairfestival #truegritartgallery

Almost ready to show in public what we’ve been w

Almost ready to show in public what we’ve been working on…but having a blast rain or shine. Dragonflies on the sleeve, bees in our paint palettes, rain erased watercolors….Thank you Margo Lemieux for being the perfect partner-in-plein-air painting crime…Carolyn are you ready to join the shenanigans? #nemasketpleinairfestival #truegritartgallery

What better way to warm up painting for the Nemask

What better way to warm up painting for the Nemasket Plein Air Festival than to be on the Nemasket! #truegritartgallery #nemasketpleinairfestival #pleinair

Been a long summer…but getting back into things

Been a long summer…but getting back into things with the Nemasket Plein Air Festival

I think I spent more time in the vendor room than

I think I spent more time in the vendor room than in some of the conference sessions at the SGCI conference today. Many thanks especially to Daniel Jasa from McClains Printmaking who finally helped me solve the mystery of why when I sharpen my V tools one side is longer than the other! #verifiedbyproof2024 #mcclainsprintmaking

My portable plein air set up. Totally forgot pain

My portable plein air set up. Totally forgot painting on bright white paper outside and wearing sunglasses washes out values…stay tuned for the repair/repaint!

Between root grafting—yellow birch trees are alw

Between root grafting—yellow birch trees are always wild to come across & this old pine blow down provided the nurse trees for this really cool birch grove. Course I had to sketch it! ❤️ trace monoprint w/hand inking

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