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June 6-8: The 2025 Western Loudoun Art & Studio Tour is coming up. Hope will be a guest artist at Franklin Park Arts Center in Purcellville, VA.

Featured image: “Josie in Neutral” 21x28

What have I drawn lately?

Farms and clouds, waves and water…

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View fullsize Sound up!! Painting outside (en plein air) is about so much more than just what a place looks like. It’s a full sensory experience, and today my companions were a bullfrog, a very chirpy bird and some mourning doves. “Woodland Walk&rdqu
View fullsize “Little Green Door” 16x20 This will be available during the @westernloudounartandstudiotour in June. For this painting, I revisited an early morning scene from a trip to Amboise in the Loire Valley of France. 🇫🇷 I particularly enjoyed
View fullsize Guess who’s 2!! Josie Bear the birthday girl helped me out today by being super chill. I finally got back to the studio and made progress on this piece (after several weeks off). Thank goodness for Spring Break! #birthdaygirl #lovemylab #studi
View fullsize Provence, here I come!!! I’m headed to the south of France in late June-July to paint, among other things, lavender in bloom and the turquoise waters of the Gorge du Verdon. Can’t wait to put these babies to work! #pastelartist #pastels
View fullsize "Rise and Shine" 18x24, pastel, available in June during the upcoming @westernloudounartandstudiotour That is the Virginia Beach Fishing Pier in the background. I grew up fishing from just such a pier, sitting by my grandfather Jimmy. His
View fullsize Title this! Leave your suggestions in the comments 🩷 Pastel, 18x24 on @uartsandedpaper That’s the shoreline at Virginia Beach. #pastelartist #pastelartwork #pastelpainter #artist #artwork #artistsofinstagram #waves #beach #beachlife #seascap
View fullsize Work in progress…Beach vibes on a this cold and windy day! Still a lot to do on the leading edge of the wave in the foreground, but I like how this is progressing. 😁 This one will be 18x24 when it’s done. #workinprogress #wip #ontheeas
View fullsize “Josie in Neutral” 21x28 I’m not normally a pet portrait artist, but I couldn’t resist this one of our fractious pup. Gotta love that lip!🤣🤣 #pastelart #pastelartist #petportrait #labradorretriever #labmom #lovemylab #dogl
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View fullsize Join me 3/16 for a needle felting class @868estate …’cause wool, wine and very sharp needles make for an interesting afternoon!🤣🤣 Details at the link in my bio. #loudounartist #loudouncounty #loudounmoms #crafternoon #needlefelting #l
View fullsize Another snow day, another quiet sunset. This was a quickie started when I looked out the window and saw all those blues and purples. No joke: the sky changed every few seconds. I just had to try it before back to school tomorrow!🤞 Pastel on @senneli
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