My translations are done and I am getting back to painting. Robert and I took a vacation to South Padre Island and I started the watercolor of the lighthouse in Port Isabel. We had lunch at Marcello's and the view was awesome, the restaurant staff were very nice and let me work in peace; one of the waiters, a nice young man, turned out to be an artist as well. Yes, the lighthouse is not yellow, but I felt I wanted that color because we had such a happy time together.
Gerald made me very happy not long ago by telling me how much he liked this painting. It is hanging in our living room and has of course become Gerald's. It is special to me as well. The shutters on the second floor are the ones of the apartment my parents, my brother and I lived in when we first came to France in 1974. We lived there only a year but were excited to live next to a 1000 year old church! I met my lifelong friend, Yolande, at that time. She is quite an impressive person apart from being a psychiatric nurse and mother of two beautiful daughters. I am looking forward to seeing her this fall. The church has become a concert and exhibit hall. I so hope my paintings will hang there one day. In order for that to happen I am painting a lot this summer.
The mesquite trees have been fascinating me all winter and I made some sketches on a walk 
with our dog, Maya. I am seeing what I can do with them in watercolor and then maybe oil. This particular one is linked to Glenda Saucedo who passed away suddenly during our Fiesta show this spring. Glenda had just shown me her newest work and I liked it a lot, it was very light and watercolor like (she painted in acrylics, but had started as a watercolor artist). Glenda was a dedicated artist and I admired her for her hard work and her courage to fearlessly be the artist.
with our dog, Maya. I am seeing what I can do with them in watercolor and then maybe oil. This particular one is linked to Glenda Saucedo who passed away suddenly during our Fiesta show this spring. Glenda had just shown me her newest work and I liked it a lot, it was very light and watercolor like (she painted in acrylics, but had started as a watercolor artist). Glenda was a dedicated artist and I admired her for her hard work and her courage to fearlessly be the artist.This native
american inspired oil painting I finished this spring, it is all about the bird shaman. The most abundant form of wildlife left in Texas are birds. We enjoyed them all winter at the birdfeeder and recently on South Padre, where we found out about all the migrating ones coming through Texas.
american inspired oil painting I finished this spring, it is all about the bird shaman. The most abundant form of wildlife left in Texas are birds. We enjoyed them all winter at the birdfeeder and recently on South Padre, where we found out about all the migrating ones coming through Texas.A portrait of Misha just before he cut his hair.
Gerald made me very happy not long ago by telling me how much he liked this painting. It is hanging in our living room and has of course become Gerald's. It is special to me as well. The shutters on the second floor are the ones of the apartment my parents, my brother and I lived in when we first came to France in 1974. We lived there only a year but were excited to live next to a 1000 year old church! I met my lifelong friend, Yolande, at that time. She is quite an impressive person apart from being a psychiatric nurse and mother of two beautiful daughters. I am looking forward to seeing her this fall. The church has become a concert and exhibit hall. I so hope my paintings will hang there one day. In order for that to happen I am painting a lot this summer.