Avalon

 My neighbor Gil has a few of my paintings.  He always likes ones that remind him of past scenes. In this case, he was looking for something that reminded him of Summer.  

He had spent a lot of family time in Avalon, NJ in the past and remembered the Avalon lifeguard boats along the shore. Never having been there, I had to do some research.  And, I found some neat photos of the boats.  

This one was fun as it also had one of my favorite aspects, reflections.

"The Boys"

 

I don't paint in pastels very often.  Usually only if I go to a class.  So, that is where this one came from.  We had a class, in pastels, called "Paint a Pet".  So, I decided to do one of my son's dogs, at least two of the three.

Here is how it ended up.  They are buried in a fuzzy blanket on the couch.

Looks pretty comfy!!~

The Panther

Where we live, I have a good friend whose last name is Panther.  She has also asked me to paint a few pieces to hang outside her door during various seasons, Spring, Fall, etc.

We were talking one day and she said that she would like a "panther painting" to also hang outside her door.  So, in looking, I found this image and decided that it would work well.

So, it's now looking down the hall.  Have fun Mrs. Panther!