Derbyshire, be still

Another view of Derbyshire, UK. I have so many photographs of this view, but I really cannot wait to paint here again in person. There was such a peace in my heart when I was here, it was like magic. I am working currently on another view of the UK, a larger piece. It is a view of Wales and I am so excited to be working on this. My friend has commissioned me to paint a scene from her husbands, cousins land. The photo she has selected has many sheep wandering along the slopes of the land, they look like lithe white blobs, hopefully they will resister as sheep. Wish me luck.

a stroll on the beach at La Hinch

This is an image of my husband and my son from a trip we took to Ireland. The beach here is La Hinch, it is on the west coast and it is a very unique surf town. Surfers gather in the pubs for pints of Guinness and bowls of garlicky mussels and live music plays well into the night. My husband has Irish ancestry and believes that La Hinch is special to our family, well, because of the name of course. I sold this painting from my studio in England during a open studios event.  I think it could be one of the very first paintings that I have ever sold. We now live back in the States, and I am so grateful that I have a photo of this painting as I found it difficult to part with it at the time of the show. But this is what I do, I paint and I want to share my fondness for art.