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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
Some new roller stands for Christmas thanks to a h Some new roller stands for Christmas thanks to a handy husband❤️ New Year cleaning & inventory commencing….
What you do with all that leftover wall mural pain What you do with all that leftover wall mural paint….
Painting buddy….(and the water was clean & untou Painting buddy….(and the water was clean & untouched by brush when Luna decided to sample it 😂😂….needless to say the gate went up after that!)
It was a double header kind of day—from one exhi It was a double header kind of day—from one exhibition opening to the next.  If you are in Middleborough, I highly recommend a stop—the Plein Air Nemasket is a fantastic show.  There is so much talent up on the walls! Many thanks again to organizers Peter Damon and his amazing wife Jen for putting this show together.  A big thank you to Margo Lemieux for being my painting partner in crime (one of her 4 pieces is the lower piece 2nd slide) And many thanks for the recognition for my piece “Nemasket Hill.”
Sally and I want to thank everyone who came out fo Sally and I want to thank everyone who came out for our photo show opening, most especially Joanne and Ruth from the Great Ponds Gallery committee. Lakeville you have a treasure here with these two ladies who work to keep the gallery running flawlessly & open and available for the public’s use! Many thanks!
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