On the Prowl!

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  Here's the sleek black pier cat on the prowl.  Below is a poem written by R.A. Martelle that was inspired by the piece.  More poetry to come....

"Trolling"

The freedom

Of the prowl

The independence

Of the feline

The pungent fish air

Draws him to the wharf

Looking for tidbits

And those who would provide

The small port

Though busy

Gives reason

To his daily arrival

His natural agility

Apparent

As he traverses

Along the pier

Apparent

As he catches the morsels

From mid-air

With stylish ease

The pier belongs to him

As he is the fishermen’s luck

Every day

Always trolling

 Ó 2010 Richard Martelle.  All rights reserved.

Shasta Daisey!

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  This is one of my Shasta Daisey's from my garden last summer.  I love those daiseys.  So beautiful and my bush is about 3 feet in diameter.  It's sooo nice that these come back every year and bloom all summer.  The attract a lot of dragon flies to the garden which is good for the fruits too (:

State Senator Benjamin Downing, Exhibit

  "My Little Gecko" and select pieces from the Hawaii Pacific University O'hana Exhibit, where I was the featured artist in 2012, are now on exhibit at the State Senator's Offices in Pittfsfield, MA.  The offices are located at 7 North Street, Suite 307 and open to the public for viewing.  For further details or to ensure access call 413-442-4008 and speak with Elizabeth or Christine.  Below are more photos if you can't make it.  "Bird Om Paradise, in the Luminous Garden"; "Hibiscus in the Luminous Garden"; "Pink Bananas in the Luminous Garden"

 

  The pieces are available and you can reserve/purchase ahead if you like by contacting me by email at sophie@sophiemusuem.com

Ligth Blue Lotus Flower

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  Happy start to spring!  Here in the North East it sure doesn't feel like spring.  We still have the snow covering the ground and yes it is below freezing every day.  Nothing like my trip to the islands!  Still, you have to remember that rebirth takes place in the dark and soon the new tulip and crocus buds will be springing forth, just like the lotus come up through the mud!  Painting comes framed in black.

Sage Lotus Root

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   I just loved making this lotus root and flower.  The pastel really takes nicely to the ampersand board.  It's like the finest sandpaper but with 1/8 inch thickness for some stability.  Comes framed in black and would make a great addition to a home office (:  Although I actually have a giant lotus painting above my bed.  Very inspiring (:

Avocado & Lime Delight!

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  Well this might just be one of the last few fruit paintings I have to post.  While I really like food and fruit and still life paintings I have a really hard time not eating the props!  I'm sure I ate the first half of this avocado and lime before I even started working on the piece.  Then I had to work really fast because all I kept thinking about was how good the first half was and I wanted to eat the rest of it and right away before any oxidation! 

Papaya Slice!

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  Hi there just getting back from a trip to the islands.  Ate a lot of fruit down there just like this papaya slice.  Did you know you could actually eat the seeds of the papaya and they have anti bacterial properties?  It's true.  Sometimes I munch on a few or if I'm making a smoothie I throw them right in with the fruit! 

Love That Pear!

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  I think this was one of the last summer pears I got from the weekly farmers market held here in Lenox.  I suspect that is why I was able to paint the fruit whole with out taking a bite.  Seemed a shame to eat it as I knew there would not be another one so fresh for many many more months....... but when I finally did eat it I loved that pear (:

Breakfast Anyone?

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  This was the hardest piece I ever remember making.  I first started out with three pieces of choclate purchased at the little gift shop in the Greenville Inn.  Before I even started setting up the arrangement one was gone.  Next I started my drawing and got a little hungry and since I wasn't quite done drawing took a bite, ok maybe two of the next piece.  Then I decided, well that's just way too much to paint so let me simplify the composition by eliminating the rest of the second piece.  Then it was torture trying not to eat the last one and forcing myself to finish the piece first!