20 x 24

Oil on Linen

Maple Shadow Frame

I have had a bit of a love affair with a unique coat. usually vintage but not always. and they have snuck into my paintings. These coats are usually my own design but usually spring off of a coat you might find hanging in my overly stocked coat closet.

The older I get as a painter, the more i just paint what makes me lose myself in a painting. The time I spend at work has surpassed what the subject matter is, in a way. I can’t say I don’t care about it, but I am braver in painting what pleases me and less sensitive that other people might not get it!

I love to paint snow, and the two dogs anchor her when she is being blown around by the wind and also I happen to have two small dogs very similar. I think it is pretty unusual to not spot artists things in their work, well I should speak for myself and say in MY work. Whether I like it or not but int he case of coats and dog walking I am indulging myself.