Sailboat, Two Sails

A brisk breeze and two sails to catch it.  Sailing around Vashon in the sunshine.  Painted from photographs.  On my ETSY store

New Paintings at 2016 Holiday Art Tour

I hadn't posted for a while because I hadn't taken any pictures.  These paintings are at the Vashon Holiday Art Tour Stop #32 Pink House painters in Burton opposite the post office.  I took these paintings with indoor lighting so the colors are a bit off.  All these are framed. 

Sailboats at the dock 8x10 - one of several I painted from a scene from the Center for Wooden Boats at Lake Union in Seattle.

Car Show 4 x 6 I do like old cars - to look at, not to drive - I'm not great at a manual transmission.

Cove Beach Shack  A sunny day on the west side of Vashon.

A sailor balancing his small sailboat as it heels in the wind.

Sailboat with Red Transom

A sailboat with a red transom plying the water between Vashon and Tacoma.  There's enough breeze to fill the sails and put some waves on the water.  A great day for a sail.  This one on display at  PSCCU credit union here on Vashon - through October.  Reception is October 7.  6" x 12" oil on panel.

Sailboat on the Beach

The owner left this dinghy on the beach of Quartermaster Harbor today; a temptation to kids and adults to climb in and  push off.  But without sails or lines or oars,  it might not be a long trip.  This painting will be at stop # 9, Plum Lodge Painters at Plum Lodge Bnb, on the Vashon Island Art Studio Tour during the first two weekends in December.

Sailboat at Lake Union

Painted from photographs I took at the Center for Wooden Boats in Seattle;  a small sailboat reflected in the smooth water of Lake Union.  I will be showing this one at Plum Lodge BnB, #9 on the Vashon Art Studio Tour during the first two weekends of December. 

Breeze in Quartermaster

Out for a sail near Quartermaster harbor on Vashon Island.  No need to use the motor. 

Wooden Boats

From the Center for Wooden Boats in Seattle.  I think these are both small wooden sailboats, one with a mast, one the mast taken out, used for rentals and lessons at Lake Union.  I like the lines and shapes of boats - the curves are very subtle and fun to draw.
6 x 12 oil on panel
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Traveling Chicken Visits Vashon Island

I joined a website for artists called the Traveling Chicken  A yellow ceramic chicken has been passed from artist to artist and each artist has painted the chicken in various settings, and posted the images on the communal website.  Each artist gets to make up a story and several artists have added additional travelers to keep the original chicken company.  My idea for the chicken was to try to pose the figurines in a way that tells something about the place I live - Puget Sound.  The chicken travels next to Georgia.