Combining two favorite pictures to make a new painting.

Combining two favorite pictures to make a new painting.

I frequently get asked to create a painting by combining two separate pictures. Painting digitally makes the process not that difficult. Here is an example of a commission I did for a customer who had an old photo of a beloved antique car. He also loved my painting of the Highland Lighthouse that is located in North Truro, Mass. He was very excited to hang this as he no longer had the car. I am always trying to create new paintings that appeal to my clients.

A week on McMillans Wharf, Provincetown, Mass.


Hoping for fair weather and some sales. I will be set up in the Artist Trap Shed from June 20-27. Provincetown Portuguese Festival will be in full swing. Lots of traditional old world costumes and music and dancing. Will be wonderful. Great weekend to visit Cape Cod, Mass.

I am Featured ARTIST at DigitalPaintingForum.com

Self PortraitI have been a member of a digital art web community created by Marilyn Sholin for a year and a half.  It is a web forum that focuses on aspects of producing and marketing digital art. This wonderful site is called DigitalPaintingForum.com  and has a membership of 2997 at the moment.  I have been chosen this month to be the featured ARTIST  and would like to share the write up with you. Go here for the article and all information concerning joining this elite digital group.

Lady Di of Provincetown, MA

lady-diblog.jpg Last summer I had the opportunity to paint the portrait of Lady Di. 
Vernon Porter, aka Diannah Porter (Lady Di) came to the USA from Springhill, Nova Scotia in January1962 and resided in Waltham, Massachusetts before moving to Provincetown. He founded Vernon’s Music &Dance Apparel in 1969 and later expanded into a bigger store that included a full line of womens’ apparel,catering to the transgender community. The building also housed the International Foundation For GenderEducation (IFGE) where he gave IFGE a place to grow and live for many years. After visiting Provincetownon the weekends from 1991, he became a full-time resident in 1998. He is currently employed in ProvincetownTown government and teaches makeup and hairdressing on a private basis.Vernon is very versitile! He was the host of his original Curtin Up RadioProgram  which has tranformed into his equally  entertaining “Legg’s Up and Dancin'”on WOMR 92.1 FM in Provincetown every Friday night from 5-7 as he has been for the last 5 years<www.womr.org> under the nom deplume Lady Di, a  local legend in her own right. She has been the recipient of numerous awards  and in 2001 was recipient of the 2001 Outreach Institutefor Gender Education Award for Outstanding Contribution in the field of Gender Education She is the go to host for numerous charity events that are held throughout the year.  
Lady Di
Your “Leggs Up & Dancing” Radio Personality
Every Friday from 5-7 PM  EST
Click ‘Listen Live” at www.womr.org
WOMR 92.1 FM, Provincetown, MA
800-921-9667 or 508-487-2619
Be sure to catch her program when you are out that way.

Weston

weston_8x8-final.jpgMy family has grown by one. A tiny baby boy pug has come to live with us.  The four cats are not thrilled but they respect his baby ways and have not attacked him and he just is amazed by them. We all love him and look forward to many years of happy memories.

Photopainter 4 u

I spent all weekend on a new website and now don’t know how to verify it.  It will probably take me all day today to get this one figured out. Please check out the site and let me know if it works.

http://www.photopainter4uaol.com-a.googlepages.com/

It is Jan and going to be 60 degrees!

Bob MontanoBob Montano, owner, chef of Montano’s, North Truro, MA

Here in New England the weather is anything but predictable. Today promises to be a real treat. Last weeks freezing winds are replaced with Spring breezes. I will make an effort to enjoy the outdoors for a bit. It really takes an effort on my part to walk away from the computer as I am thoroughly addicted. Working on more summer scenes of Cape Cod. Sold another painting at Montano’s in North Truro, MA.  What a blessing it is to be able to have my work on display and for sale in Bob Montano’s fabulous restaurant. Above is a portrait I did for Bob. His mom has it proudly hanging in her home.

Hello world!

Low TideLow TideHello world. I am posting my first blog and hope to be able to keep at it. I work on my computer daily as I have a small digital art business, Seabreeze Studio, that I run from home. I paint digitally from photographs of people, places and pets. I then print them on stretched canvas or linen and embellish with acrylics. They look real nice and painterly. Like this one here.