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A Good Day for Fishing

 My walking and painting buddy and I did another early morning “sit and paint” instead of exercising. This time we ended up at a cove near Fairhaven Cliffs. I haven’t been able to find an official name for this tidal “lake” but locals say that there was once a building nearby called the Cove Club…

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Franklin Point State Park

 Hidden away on the coast of the Chesapeake Bay not far from where I live is a little-known preserved area of woodlands, wetlands, and a few trails called Franklin Point State Park. My walking buddy, who is a fellow artist, found it last year, and we have explored the trails a couple of times. We found on our first trip that we either needed to go armed with a good bug repellent or when the weather was too cold to encourage flying by little creatures. On our morning exercise walks we frequently encounter scenic sites, and we have often commented that we should come back with our materials to paint…

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The View from my Studio

 We’re on the cusp of summer in the northern hemisphere. The long evenings mean that sunset no longer happens while I am cooking dinner and I can sit in my studio or on the deck and watch the sun and clouds paint the sky wonderful colors.

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Memorial Day

 On Memorial Day we honor those of our armed services who have died in service to their country. As we enjoy what we often consider the “first day of summer” take time to pause and remember them.

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A Moment in Time

 While we were in Korea last month, the pear trees in my daughter’s neighborhood were in bloom. I was delighted by the contrast of the white flowers against the dark branches and the new leaves, which had a lot of red in them but were turning greener every day. The trees had been trimmed back…

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A Recurring Theme

 It’s spring in the northern hemisphere, the time of year when I find myself watching the plants spring up and the flowers start to bloom. As the flowers come on in a rush of colors, shapes and textures, so also I am in a rush to paint them. As I drive down the road, I’m…

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Homecoming

 Our boat came home this week, after being “on the hard” for the winter. We usually put it in the water earlier in the spring but this year the boat was stored behind several other boats that weren’t ready to be launched that early. We asked the yard to delay launching until we got back…

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A House By the Water

 I have the amazing privilege of living a mile away from my parents. We live on a creek that empties into the Chesapeake Bay, and they live across a little peninsula on the shore of the Bay itself. Each house has its own special view of the water. This is the view out the kitchen…

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Fly Me Away

 Where do you dream of going? How would you get there? Why do you want to go? There are so many stories about men wanting to fly and their attempts, failures, and successes. We read about Icarus, the boy who flew too close to the sun; about the Wright brothers and their flight at Kitty…

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Cherry Blossom Walk

 The ornamental cherry trees around the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C., have been in full bloom this past week. Each year I like to take a pilgrimage to the area and enjoy their beauty for a couple of hours. Here’s a slideshow showing how I developed this watercolor painting: from photo to black and white…

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