"Ireland House Portrait"
10" x 20"
Oil on wrapped canvas

One of my house portraits led to a commission to paint a home in Ireland. I was given two gloomy photos of the place and urged to, "Make it look beautiful." During the interview I got permission to change the time of day, step inside the fenced field, and add sheep. I'm tickled with the outcome, and so, too are my clients. It's a gift to the homeowner. A thank you for letting them stay in their home, this home, in Ireland.

House portraits are a loving gift. I do quite a few of them for the agents where I work as a receptionist in a large real estate office on the north shore of Chicago.

Carol

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"Sheep in the Meadow"
6" x 6"
Oil on hardboard

Morning is not one of my favorite times. It occurs too early for my body's clock, but I love the colors of morning. I've peeked at them from behind my curtains, and remembered how they smear the sky like cream cheese on a bagel, but with pink, blue, peach and gold.

I'm testing a stack of Ampersand hardboard. I have about a dozen panels to use. I painted the sky with a light ground of white, then flipped color around with my brush and then dusted them lightly with a soft mop brush. I did the same with each little field and stream. Soft...

Thank you for wandering by today.
Carol

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