6" x 6"
oil with palette knives on board
SOLD
Charlotte's Web was one of my favorite books when I was a kid. This little piggy reminded me so much of Wilbur. I just loved his cute face and had to paint it.
12" x 24" x 1.5"
Oil with palette knives on board
I am excited that we are turning the corner weatherize and brighter days are just around the corner. This is one of my favorite views in Boston. It's from Boston Common looking over at Beacon Hill. It's a great place to hang out in the summertime, walk your dogs, or just go for a stroll.
11" x 14"
Oil with palette knives on board
My friend Bill send me the photo I used as inspiration for this painting. He was at his friend's house that is up on a hill overlooking the Red Inn and Commercial Street in Provincetown. I loved how the evening lights lit up the inn and the surrounding area while the moon lit up the water.
24" x 24"
Oil with palette knives on canvas
The inspiration for this painting was a winter walk we took while in Plymouth, Massachusetts. There is a beautiful beach called Long Beach that is easier to access and park in the winter than in the summer due to the crowds and parking restrictions. I loved the hit of sun that was hitting on the edge of the dunes and how it lit up the grasses. So pretty.
6" x 6"
oil with palette knives on board
I just loved the profile of this beautiful Lynx cat. I knew the fur, ears, and whiskers would be a perfect subject for my palette knives.
Meow!
6" x 6"
Oil with palette knives on board
Spending the day in Newport Rhode Island provides a wealth of inspiration for an artist. This little gem was inspired by a couple of boats I saw docked at Bannister's Wharf. This image had a lot of detail for such a small space. What was I thinking?
9" x 12"
oil with palette knives on board
Millie's Market is a fun stop on the road to Madaket on Nantucket Island. This fun store sell colorful boogie boards, shoves, chairs and other essentials you might need for a day at the beach.
11" x 14"
Oil with palette knives on board
SOLD
Spring is coming, I can feel it. Recently we've had a long stretch of really gray days, so I was looking for something whimsical to paint to try to lift my spirits. It was really fun to paint all the little details in this image with my knives, as well as capturing the bright colors of the wellies and the outfits of these kids making the most of a wet and cold day.
16" x 16"
oil with palette knives on board
New in my series of Massachusetts entering signs is Wellfleet. The background of this paintings shows a popular spot in the summer called The Beachcomber that sits right on the edge of the dunes at Cahoon Hollow Beach on the national seashore of Cape Cod.
12" x 24"
Oil with palette knives on board
When Polo and I make one of our day trips to Ptown, we make sure the weather is nice so that we can enjoy a nice lunch at one of our favorite restaurants. Ross' Grill is one of those places. It was the first places we enjoyed a Negroni and now we order one whenever we go there.
I am looking forward to April when we head up there to drop new work off at the red inn. This piece will be part of that collection.
9" x 12"
oil with palette knives on board
SOLD
My friend Bill send me a photograph that his friend took on a clear, full moon night in Provincetown. He told me that he'd love to see how I'd paint it. So, I decided to really exaggerate the colors and amp up the brush stokes to give it lots of energy and interest.
"Can I just have one more moondance with you, my love?"
16" x 16"
oil with palette knives on board
I painted an Entering Charlestown sign for Scott a few months back. He contacted me again because he wanted to treat himself to a similar sign for his new place in Rockport. The scene in the background shows the famous red building called Motif #1 which is a classic sign that you are in Rockport.
18" x 24"
Oil with palette knives on board
On one of our drives home from Provincetown, I made Polo pull the car over on Bradford Street so I could capture this scene. I loved how you could see the ocean from this view in addition to the interesting rooftops of the houses on Lovetts Court and the greenery and treetops that surround them.
Peter saw the sign painting I had hanging at the Red Inn in Provincetown and asked if I would paint one of Harwichport where he has a home. It would be a gift for his wife for the holidays. Then he asked if I would paint another one of Provincetown for his son's home as well.
He asked for the sides to be painted as well. But instead of just painting them a flat color, I continued the image around the sides instead. Like this:
12" x 12"
Acrylic pour (background) Oil with palette knives (seal)
Thomas saw my painting Curious Seal that is hanging at Cafe Heaven in Provincetown and he said it always makes him smile whenever. He asked me if I would paint another one for him.
I used a different technique for this painting. Instead of using palette knives for the water background, I used a technique of pouring acrylic paints (about 5-6 colors) and just let it do its thing...swirling left to right to create the feeling of the water. Then I finished it off by painting the seal's face with my usual palette knife technique.
I let the acrylic colors drip off the sides which you can see here in these side photos.
Here is a link to the first painting I did which shows a little more of the process. https://anngorbett.blogspot.com/2022/02/larger-seal-paint-pour.html
10" x 10"
oil with palette knives on board
SOLD
As with the paintings of the Red Inn, I have painted this sign many, many times over. But this was a new size for me, the smallest I've done. It was a little tricky to paint the letters as this small size, but I managed and Kirsten was very happy with the result.
I should probably start keeping track of how many of these I have done. I think I might be around 12-15? I'll have to go back through my blog and count. Although I'm not sure I posted every single one.
