Make visible what, without you, might perhaps never have been seen. —Robert Bresson It's a new year! A new decade! And with it, new creations from my new studio! Yes, I recently moved to a roomier and more affordable place that has inspired me to expand my horizons. Moving, as we all know, is extremely stressful and time-consuming, and some of my 2009 ideas received a setback. However, I am thrilled to announce that I am now offering original works of art directly from my website, the start of a series based upon my visit to northeastern Tennessee three years ago. I've been brooding over my hundreds of photographs long enough! Time to get paintin' my "Tennessee Hillsides!" In this series, I will be painting small canvases in oils and alkyds. To learn more about my reasons, and the process of their creation, please read my LiveJournal blogs, where I will also include photos of paintings in progress. My hope is that other artists will be inspired and perhaps find an answer to their own painterly problems. In my blog, you will also learn why I am painting "Quartets." This first Quartet is named "Light's Last Caress" because, after a gloomy January day, the sun suddenly appeared beneath the cloud deck to strike the cinnamon-hued weeds on the hillsides. Contrasting with the muted winter colors are bright green fields, which farmers have sown with hay or cover crops to protect and nourish the soil. In the far background are cedar trees so dark green they are almost black, and beyond them, the Appalachians. All four versions of "Light's Last Caress," painted in alkyds and oils on 10" x 8" stretched canvas, are available directly from this website for $145 each. This price includes shipping via USPS Priority Mail; Florida sales tax is extra where applicable; click here to order. Fine art prints and notecards of one version of "Light's Last Caress" are available only from my new RedBubble shop. Can you stand more good news? Recently, a penguin ordered me to grab a pencil and draw her. That's the hazard of being an artist; you can be walking along, minding your own business, and suddenly your brain is filled with an image you HAVE to draw! And so, my Wildlife Valentines are now available in my CafePress shop! My King Penguins and my pair of lovey-dovey zebras are decorating high-quality products: greeting cards, tote bags, hoodies, t-shirts, pillows and even, ahem, intimate garments. The penguin made me do it, honest!

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