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.

Art Opening date change

The date and time of my Art Opening at the North Truro, Ma Library has been changed to May 15th from 2-4. Hope to see you there.

Mothers Day is coming

Remembering Mom. Give her the gift she will cherish. Painted portraits on Canvas or Linen become family heirlooms to be enjoyed for years.

Painted Dog Portraits

I have just completed a commission for a special client and want to share the finished product and the process that was employed to create it. My client has three Labradors and wanted to include the now deceased father in the 26×16 painting.  There was no picture with all the dogs together so we found separate photos to use as reference and combined them with shots of the view from their home. They were very happy with the finished painting.

I am Featured ARTIST at DigitalPaintingForum.com

I 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

 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

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Weston

My 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.

Open Hearth Cooking in Lisbon, CT

Seems I have a new interest. I was asked to photograph a hearth cooking class put on by the Lisbon Historical Society of which I am a member. Having spent the night with the ladies and guests and I am now a definite fan of hearth cooking. I will be an attending lady this weekend. Check out my videos that I made of the event. There is Part 1 and Part 2 as Youtube allows only 10 minute clips.Here is a shot of the women of the Historical Society.