Crab Attack

Here's a painting from last summer's vacation on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina. I'm endlessly fascinated with repeating shapes and have taken many photographs of the porch on which this painting is based. When I took the photo, my feet were in the picture and that seemed like a different kind of painting, but the idea of putting the crab in the composition came as a flash. I didn't think, "Oh, what else can I put in this painting?" The crab just popped into my head.

"Crab Attack" Transparent Watercolor on 140# CP Arches, 12 X16"

Ready to Serve

This is the first painting of 2008. I have always wanted to paint china and crystal, and after reading "Stunning Crystal & Glass" by Joyce Roletto Faulknor, I decided to give it a shot. The teapot is based on an antique I inherited from my maternal grandmother and the china teacups were a find in New London, Connecticut, some 16 years ago. The flowers were just Kroger flowers that I bought instead of a poinsettia, for something different this past holiday season. I normally paint very tight and precise. For me this is a loose painting, kind of an experiment.

"READY TO SERVE" Transparent Watercolor on 140# CP Arches, 12 X16"