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Ten years ago when I still owned and ran my shop “Eliza Grays Goods” I have to admit that I was a bit stressed at times! My boys were twelve and ten years old and my husband was traveling alot for business. I was trying to do it all…painting, parenting, practicing Yoga, and more. That’s when I [...]
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OIL PASTEL 8×10
It was a long time coming but finally I ’m able to paint the fields with soft hues of pinks, greens and violet.
Spring always seems to drift by way too fast. I need to get out the next few days and paint its budding colors before it’s too late!
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“There are moments in our lives, there are moments in a day, when we seem to see beyond the usual. Such are the moments of our greatest happiness”
Each morning I sit and stare at the sky and the horizon for awhile before I begin my day. Maybe it’s because I am a painter or maybe [...]
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I picked up the phone this week and made a reservation to go back to Monhegan Island and stay at the Island Inn for a few days in in June. .. I needed to have a plan. I’ll be there when the Inn reopens for the season so I’m hoping that I’ll be ahead of the tourists that [...]
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oil pastel 9×12 Crane Beach…”Stopping”
This is one of my paintings that is hanging at Valeries Gallery in Newburyport. It is a 9×12 oil pastel framed with a 3 in. black and gold frame. Love the way it looks hanging on the rustic brick wall at the Gallery. Fun to see so many people “out and about” yesterday…lots [...]
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It wasn’t the best day to take a drive to Newburyport but it was worth the trip. I had an appointment with the owner of Valeries Gallery to show her some of my paintings . It was pouring when I got there and I “literally blew in the door” holding my portfolio tightly so it wouldn’t get [...]
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I love to paint the sky on cloudy days. The mood changes minute by minute and it is always a challenge to capture the feeling.
The past couple of days the cloud formations have been especially interesting. At one point as I was driving early in the morning they looked like huge waves on the horizon. I [...]
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It was fun seeing a couple of my photos posted on Kate Spade’s wall in N.Y.C. I submitted the “Fresh eggs” picture (third photo down on left hand side) and also an image of an oil pastel painting that I did called “Swaying trees” (bottom row on right side) for a contest called “Pop of Color” posted on Facebook. After this long [...]
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