Wednesday, June 15, 2016

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Elegantly dressed, this trumpet player serenaded from this doorstep, Cuban flag mounted on little clips attached to the fan fold green doo...

The Village Inn

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On its way out the door, I took a quick snapshot as I do not have a photo of this finished painting before the frame. The Village I...
Friday, June 3, 2016

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I paint water, landscapes and outdoors so often that people forget I love food, like fruits and vegetables. YEs, I love to eat but they are...
Thursday, June 2, 2016

Spirit of Havana

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I am so thrilled to have mastered SATIN! This beautiful and proud lady modeled for the plein air painters in Cuba and I took her photo wh...
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A different art, Eco-dyes

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 A large collection of Christmas Cactus flowers and some branches with a small bunch of impatiens blooms were arranged on a pre-soaked well...
Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Japanese Cherry Blossom Festival

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Spring in WNY is a time of glorious color, flowers, warm weather, outdoor activities. Early May brings a riot of pink to the Japanese g...
Sunday, April 24, 2016

Havana Taxi Stand

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"Did you see old cars?" is the first question regarding a trip to Cuba.  Yes. Most of the cars are old and most of them...
Thursday, March 31, 2016

Transportation in Cuba

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 Everyone asks about the old cars. They are colorful and everywhere and most of them are taxis for tourists. To get a driving license in Cub...

Ernest Hemingway

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The Old Man and the Sea . Who hasn't picked up the classic battle of man and fish and time? Cojimar, where Ernest Hemingway kept his yac...
Wednesday, March 16, 2016

An Original Plantation in Cuba

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This old steeple aimed for the sky, no longer connected to the dissolved chapel it once announced.  The plein air painters in Cuba were ...
Thursday, March 10, 2016

Painting the Niagara River below the Falls

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The sun started out bright so I headed to the Niagara Reservation to paint the last of the snow. With the messy Terrapin Point construct...
Monday, March 7, 2016

A Brush with Adventure in Havana

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Photo from Richard Sneary Planning for Cuba, we were made aware of shortages of ordinary items, we were to bring what we would need su...

Studio painting from a plein air reference.

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Using my own plein air painting as a reference for a large painting is pretty unusual. I have 'tried' it twice before and although...
Friday, March 4, 2016

Plaza VieJa, Cuba, making connections

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Plaza Vieja lunch Starting the painting I set my easel on a side street off Plaza Vieja in Havana to paint the brilliant yellow gov...
Friday, February 26, 2016

Paintings of Cuba

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The land, the light, city buildings, narrow streets and colors of Cuba were all new to me. The characters, the music and busy crowds grabbe...