Mermaids and T.S. Elliot

Shall I part my hair behind? Do I dare to eat a peach?
I shall wear white flannel trousers, and walk upon the beach.
I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each. - The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock

Black Beard and Wolves Behaving Badly

"Black Beard" watercolor, 10"x11.5" 2013

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Wolves Behaving Badly

     My dear friend Amanda has written an awesome poem entitled "Wolf Party". I am making little illustrations for it. Here's what I have so far - hope you enjoy!

Wolves in the forest hunt all the night

They drink bitter ales then line up to fight,

They wrestle with bears

They tussle with foxes,

Eyeshadow

"Little Nude with Eyeshadow"

watercolor 9"x12"

2013

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Star Gazing

"Stargazers", watercolor, 15"x20", 2013

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Lilies have been associated with purity for thousands of years. Pictures of lilies adorned the walls of unearthed ruins of a home on Crete that is dated at 1580 B.C. Ancient Greeks believed that white lilies grew from the milk of Hera, the queen of Greek deities. Lilies were important throughout Greek and Roman mythology. The word "lily" is derived from the Greek word "leiron", which is believed to refer to the white lilies that were later called Madonna lilies, symbols of chastity, purity and virtue. 

Alas, Poor Yorick!

"Alas, Poor Yorick" 10"x13", watercolor, 2013

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Starting on a light note today......

Memento mori is a Latin phrase translated as "Remember your mortality", "Remember you must die" or "Remember you will die".[2] It refers to a genre of artworks that vary widely but which all share the same purpose: to remind people of their mortality, an artistic theme dating back to antiquity.

-Wikipedia

I have been intrigued with the theme for quite some time. Here are a few more pieces from over the years:

"Hades and Persephone" 36"x48", oil on canvas, 2010

"Death and the Maiden", charcoal,  20"x32", 2009

Back by popular demand!

"Blue Eyed Girl", 10"x13", watercolor, 2012

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Two months ago I decided to start a blog and FB page to show my watercolors. "Blue Eyed Girl" was the first piece I posted when I had zero subscribers to my blog and maybe 2 likes on FB. Since then I have gotten 455 likes on face book and 500 views on the blog! Thank you for all the love - you know who you are :)
Anyway, mushiness aside, the piece above has had many inquiries so I have decided to relist it today on ebay. Here is your opportunity to own an original piece of art! Here is a great article from Apartment Therapy about why and how you should collect art: http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/get-smart-real-life-advice-for-collecting-investing-in-art-on-a-budget-172538

One year ago.......

"Marie Antoinette", 18" x 24", watercolor and oils, 2012

Collection of the Eden Rock Hotel, FWI

     Right around this time last year I was preparing for an artist in residence position I was fortunate to have been selected for. The residency was in the French West Indies at a VERY upscale resort that featured an art gallery. I was there to paint and give art lessons to the rich and famous. After a cold New York winter, I was ready to frolic in some warm ocean water, lie on hot sands, and to sip on some  lovely chilled french rose!
     Due to the expense of shipping art supplies, I brought only watercolor and limited oil painting supplies. I chose watercolors because I hadn't really used them before and they were easy to transport. I didn't know how to watercolor and I would say I still don't; most of the time I apply the paint and see what happens. It's a process of unveiling, uncovering, surprising myself. You can't always control watercolor and I think that is what makes it most attractive because you have no choice but to surrender your expectations of the outcome. This is a real gift. Beautiful things can happen when you let go of outcome.