New Paintings

Painted these while I was away and just placed in the gallery yesterday. This is "The Yellow Book" The canvas is 8"x10" so with the frame it is a bit larger $425.00

"The Green Chair" again the canvas is 8"x10" with a wide frame added, I kind of like the change of a white frame. $425.00.

"Sunset Palm Island" "Night Palm Island" both 5"x7" $125.00 each.

Had drinks at Bobby's Monkey Bar last night. Locals will know Tom Luna, who is working there. Had a great gab fest and walk down memory lane with him. I was his wife, Eunice, in the play Streetcar Named Desire in 1990. My only other stage presence was I played Frosty the Snow man in 3rd grade. Tom looks great with a new biker look and the bar is a hoot not changed in 30 years. Also had dinner with fellow artist in town from Atlanta, Lynne Fischer. Check out her web site for beautiful botanicals and coconuts http://www.lynnefischerstudios.com/. Had dinner at El Siboney, great as ever, love that cassava! http://www.elsiboneyrestaurant.com/index.htm

On the drive home tonight the moon was so bright and reflecting off the water. Hope you are all looking at it.

Books

Read a couple of books while away. Thought I would share them with you.

This one my son suggested and I thoroughly enjoyed this photographers search for himself as well as his search for the elusive glacier blue bear. Wonderful looks into the rugged place Alaska is.

The Mermaids Chair was a good light read by the same author as "The Secret Life Of Bees" Good summer read.

Back from Bumpy Road

Here is Bumpy Road. I am back and feel refreshed and ready for July. I painted and swam and played and shopped and fluffed and the week went too fast.

A walk in the woods, oak leaves on the forest floor.

Path with caladiums and four o'clocks with jasmine above my head.

My little grove. Kumquat, red navel, grapefruit, tangerine and some kind of orange. They all had fruit on them, lets hope it stays till December.

The live oaks dripping with Spanish moss.

Impromptu studio.

Bedroom.

Stairs to loft.

Kitchen with Wayne's stained glass.

If anyone ever wants or needs a getaway place let me know. I am planning to rent this out for a vacation rental. The town is 2 miles away and there is some great plein aire painting in historic Melrose with loads of Victorian houses and lots of little lakes with cypress dripping with Spanish moss. There a great farm stands and Gainesville is just 20 miles away with wonderful restaurants , shopping, museums and lots going on with the University.

Bumpy Road

I am off on a busman's holiday. I am off to the farm or as I call it Bumpy road. I have a little cabin in the woods outside Gainesville where I love to sit on the deck under the live oak trees covered with Spanish moss and paint and listen to the goats that live next door. I have packed the car and I am off for an extended week to paint and go to the springs and check my citrus trees and visit with friends. Hopefully I will come home with some nice paintings and renewed energy for the summer. The house is really on a road called bumpy road and is it ever bumpy. I will post some pictures when I come back. Wishing every one a fabulous Fourth! I just found out my daughter will be listening to the Boston Pops in Boston as they play for the fireworks. I am so happy for her. Check out my web site www.hobbsart.freeservers.com

I have updated it with all my paintings and there are some new prices also. The green canoe

First named storm

The first named storm of the 2009 hurricane season formed off Mexico. Looks like it will head out to sea. We have been having a few rainy days and a wild loud thunderstorm this morning, so the weather channel has been on looking at the radar, and of course they are all abuzz with tropical updates every hour.

Thursday's Painting

Today was all about cherries. We painted them and ate them and looked closely at them. I wanted my painting to be all about red, green and purple.

This is Lucy's painting. She took a much more unconventional approach with a more surreal painting, but there are a few cherries in there.