Pumpkin Sale

Pumpkin Sale, 6 x 8 " oil on linen panel, ©2015, Fay Terry

When I went to the market yesterday, at least half of the shoppers were buying pumpkins. Seems a little early to me but they are beautiful and fresh so I can see why they are going home with people well before October. 

The prices are pretty reasonable, too. Maybe the prices will go up when it's closer to Halloween, who knows?
The painting was fun to make with slight changes in the various shades of orange and the way the sunlight was bouncing off their chubby shapes.

Central Park

Colors In The Park, 6 x 8 " oil on linen, ©2015, Fay Terry

April Flowers

In Full Bloom, 6 x 6 " oil on archival panel, ©2015, Fay Terry

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This painting has lots of impasto which is a change for me, I usually don't apply paint thickly. I wanted to give this some texture and dimension so I made the petals using lots of paint. Those of you who follow my blog know that I am painting lots of Wisteria right now. It may take a week or more to dry enough so that I can ship it to you.

Bald Head Island Light

Old Baldy, 5 x 7 " oil on gessobord panel, ©2013, Fay Terry

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This is a painting I did while I was on Bald Head Island. We had wonderful weather and I worked on lots of new paintings. This is one of my favorites because I have been planning to paint "Old Baldy" for quite a while and finally got around to it.  I am very pleased with the way it came out. I used Prussian blue in the sky which I consider to be a warmer blue than Ultramarine which I often use. It was also a good time to see the marsh grasses showing some fall color.

The Bald Head Island Light is the oldest standing lighthouse in North Carolina. It was built in 1817 so it will be having a 200th birthday soon. It is a hundred and ten feet tall and has five foot thick walls. It was built with red brick and then coated with stucco which was originally white. The stucco has been repaired many times giving it a charming patchwork look.

Guarding The Dock

Gull In The Sun, 5 x 7 " oil on panel

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This is one of the many seagulls I photographed. They never seem to stay in one spot long enough to paint. They were all quite plump but that may just be in preparation for the long cold days ahead.

Thanks for following my painting journey and for all the nice comments you send me!

Dancing Chicken, 6 x 6 " oil on archival panel ©2013, Fay Terry

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Chickens are always fun for me to paint and they remain popular with collectors as fun paintings to buy.  This one, and several others, were watching me closely one afternoon in Brantome, France.  I had set up my easel beside their fenced in coop not far from the scene I was painting.  I did not notice them or hear them for quite awhile as I worked. After a while, I turned around to see about six of them lined up beside the fence staring at me.

I hope ya'll are having a great week-end.  We have an icy coating after today's wintry mix of sleet and frozen rain.

Last night my husband and I went to see the exhibition at the Nasher Museum at Duke University in Durham, "Collecting Matisse and Modern Masters:  The Cone sisters of Baltimore".

It is wonderful and amazing that Dr. Claribel and Miss Etta Cone were able to amass one of the world's greatest art collections.  The family fortune was made in NC textiles by their brother, Moses Cone.

Here is one of the many paintings in the show, and one of my favorites, by Matisse.

Enjoying The Sun

Sitting On A Fig Branch, 5 x 7 " oil on panel, ©2012, Fay Terry

We've had two days now with no rain and the birds are much more visible and singing more.  I guess they like the sun as much as I do. It's pretty easy to take the birds for granted but some days they are hard to ignore, which makes me really appreciate the background music they provide. I always love painting them and pushing the colors I see in their feathers. I like to make them a little less realistic with a few colorful embellishments.

In other news, I forgot to mention how great the Friday night reception and art walk was in Southport.  I think all the locals were out on Howe street enjoying the galleries and the live music at Howe Amazing, a cool new gallery in town.

  I was so excited to see such a great turnout at Franklin Square Gallery where Kimberly Caroon, the featured potter, and I had a great time greeting friends both old and new.

I got to meet a couple of collectors who had purchased my paintings from this blog.  For the first time ever, I forgot to bring my camera, so I missed out on photos.

Flower Of The Month

Sunday  Roses, 6 x 6 " oil on archival panel, ©2012, Fay Terry

Just as there is a birth stone for each month there is also a birth month flower. Roses are the flower for those born this month. These were in the sunlight so they were especially fun to paint. This variety which is my favorite bright pink, is called "hot fun".