Nature Trail

These shots were all taken earlier this week along the Pocomoke Nature Trail with the forest and river as a backdrop. The autumn leaves were past their prime but there were still some beautiful colors to see. Hope you enjoy this up close and personal experience with nature! Clicking on the images will enlarge them for a better view.

Summer Florals

I adore photographing nature and my artist's eye cannot resist shooting the most glorious of mother nature's colorful creations. Flowers are pleasing in so many ways. They are certainly beautiful to behold and are most often delightful to smell. My neighbors often find me hovering over their flower beds with my camera focused on whatever is currently blooming in their yard. There is an added bonus in a couple of these too! I hope you enjoy viewing these as much as I did photographing them! Clicking on the images will enlarge them for a closer view.

No Rainy Day Blues Here!

Digital Art

It might have been a rainy day but this two little fellows were off for some fun with their grandfather. I love an image that tells a story and I think this one does. This was delivered to its delighted recipient this week. Click on image for larger version.

Digital artwork of a special person or place or an original painting make great gifts for the holidays. It's so simple and amazingly affordable. Email me for further details and price list.

Hanging at The Globe

The current show at the Globe goes until November 23rd. Its a fun show because the theme is totally open. If you're local, I hope you go see it. Here are a couple of my digital artworks & photography that are in the show.

"Atlantic Hotel 1895" - Digital Artwork

"Gull" - Digital Photography

Dockside Gulls

This day was extremely hot. It was August, in the middle of a 95 degree day with 90% humidity. The gulls that congregate on one of the docks that I frequent were irritable and obviously suffering from the unbearable heat. Most of them were perched quietly with their mouths gaped open, like the poor guy below, but these two were fighting over the spot on this post. They looked exactly how I felt that day...miserable! Click on the images for a better view.

What a difference the weather makes!

This was a beautiful crisp February Day. As you can see these guys look quite comfortable under these conditions. It had snowed overnight but was warming up nicely. What a difference in their demeanor! Gulls fascinate me so you will be seeing more of them in future posts.

Eastern Shore Wildlife

I am fascinated by birds and other wildlife so, as often as possible, I try to photograph them. I have collected quite a number of nice shots. I hope you enjoy these images. As always, you can click on them to enlarge them for detail.

Ducks & Geese by the Pocomoke River

These guys congregate on the river bank and are quite sociable.

They truly fascinate me so you will be seeing lots of them!

Seagull Glides Over the Pocomoke River

Playful Fawn

Great White Egret Scratches an Itch

Great White Egret of Assateague Island

The largest egret in North and Central America. A member of the heron family, this beautiful bird ranges in length from 33-40 inches with a wingspan of 4 ½ feet.

Oh the Memories of Summer!

Yes, I am still grappling with the gruesome reality that summer is over! Here are a few digital art images of some highlights. I hope you enjoy them. They were certainly fun to create!

We Love to Waterski!

How exciting to weclome a new member into our family!

Hot Shot invades White Marlin Open Parade!

Chillin'!

Yipes!

Working on the summer tan!



Fun on the River

OK, so I guess I have no choice but to somehow embrace the other seasons. As my mama always said, "You have to take the bad with the good in life!". Now let's see...where's that camera? I see some beautiful autumn colors our my window...... : )

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"Looking Through My Lens" is Launched

The transition is complete! This blog will now feature my photography and digital art. I hope you will enjoy looking a little more closely at the world as I see it through my camera lens. Future posts will include my photography and digital artwork as I focus my lens on my favorite subjects - the coastal areas, landscapes, wildlife and people of the Eastern Shore. I do occasionally travel away from this land of pleasant living so I'll take you along (a virtual trip, of course!) as I focus in on the interesting sites and people I encounter along the way.
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Egret on Branch

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12" x 24" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

12” x 24” Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas - SOLD
I enjoy taking my camera on visits to Assateague National Wildlife Refuge to take photos of the beautiful seashore and the awesome wildlife there. The Great Egret fishes in shallow water, standing motionless and spearing its prey with its long, yellow bill. It is a huge bird, standing at least 3 feet tall with a wingspan in excess of 4 feet wide. They are simply majestic and graceful. This fellow was basking in the sun on an April day. He was quite patient as I snapped several shots of him. I always enjoy painting birds and this one was no exception. Click on the image for a larger view. This painting is currently a part of my one woman show in the Foyer Gallery at the Art Institute & Gallery in Salisbury, MD. The show closes November 15th. Please contact me if you are interested in purchasing this painting.

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Eastern Shore Marsh

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24" x 12" Oil Painting on Gallery Canvas

This beautiful scene is one that we see on the way home from church. This is a typical view of an Eastern Shore marsh. This day the skies were blue with big puffs of clouds that reflected in the still, slick water. There were birds flying in the distance which completed the scene. Click on the image to see more detail. I love living on the shore and the opportunity to view such beautiful scenery is is one of the reasons why. This painting is currently a part of my one woman show in the Foyer Gallery at the Art Institute & Gallery in Salisbury, MD. The show closes November 15th. Please contact me if you are interested in purchasing this painting.

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Boats at Twilight

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18" x 24" Oil on Canvas

This is a scene from the bank of windows inside a local restaurant, Wright's Seafood Restaurant. It's one of our favorite places for seafood and this wonderful view is of the Chincoteague Bay with Wallops Island back at the horizon. Click the image for a better view. Wallops Island is home to a NASA installation here on the east coast. I hope you enjoy the view as we always do! This was interesting to paint since the orange sherbet sky reflected in the water presented a new challange. This painting is currently a part of my one woman show in the Foyer Gallery at the Art Institute & Gallery in Salisbury, MD. The show closes November 15th. Please contact me if you are interested in purchasing this painting.

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Hesitation

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24" x 18" Oil on Canvas

We live near several wonderful beaches. Even if I ignored all other sources of inspiration, I would have more than enough just focusing on human interaction at the beach! This little boy is being encourged by his grandfather to come into the water with him. The water is cold and it's rough and even though he pictures himself riding the waves on his boogie board, he is hesitant to make the plunge. A day at the beach is such a wonderful way to bring families together! I hope you like this painting, it was certainly fun to do! Click on the image for a closer view. This painting is currently a part of my one woman show in the Foyer Gallery at the Art Institute & Gallery in Salisbury, MD. The show closes November 15th. Please contact me if you are interested in purchasing this painting.

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10" x 20" Oil on Gallery Canvas

As a photographer and artist, I am simply fascinated by birds. This great white egret with its long legs and neck might be expected to be awkward in movement but quite to the contrary, these gorgeous creatures are graceful and majestic in form and in movement. Click on the image for a better view. This is a scene from Assateague Island. This painting is currently a part of my one woman show in the Foyer Gallery at the Art Institute & Gallery in Salisbury, MD. The show closes November 15th. Please contact me if you are interested in purchasing this painting.

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Beach Play

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12" x 24" Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

We love the beach and are fortunate to live within 45 minutes of the Atlantic Ocean. Since I enjoy painting figural works, this one certainly was lots of fun for me to do. I hope you like it too! Click on the painting to view a larger, more detailed image. This painting is currently a part of my one woman show in the Foyer Gallery at the Art Institute & Gallery in Salisbury, MD. The show closes November 15th. Please contact me if you are interested in purchasing this painting.

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Solo Exhibit at The Art Institute & Gallery

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For the first time in almost a year, my easel and my watercolor table have no works in progress on them! Yesterday we delivered all of the artwork (19 paintings!) to the Art Institute & Gallery in Salisbury for my solo exhibit in their Foyer Gallery. Photos of the exhibit are above. The opening reception is this Friday from 5:00 - 8:00 PM. My show hangs until November 15th. The solo exhibit coincides with the AI&G's Fall member's show. The theme this year is "On the Waterfront" and since I saw them hanging the show yesterday, I can tell you it's wonderful! Bill Kerbin, of the the Daily Times interviewed me for an article in the Worcester County Times section of the newspaper. Click here for the link to the article. If you are local, please try to check out the show before November 15th and if you can make it to the opening on Friday, I'd love to see you there! I will be posting the new paintings soon!

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914 Porsche - Rain Slick Track

11" x 15" Watercolor/Ink on 300 lb. Paper

Prints Available on Ebay

This is the third in a series of Porsche paintings. We are Porsche enthusiasts and have owned a 356B and currently have a 914. This painting illustrates a car going into a curve on a rain-slick track. It was fun figuring out how to make rain spray and mist under the tires and creating the reflections in the wet track. I hope you like it. Contact me for more information about the painting or prints or click here to go to my Ebay listing.

Chickadee in Autumn

9" x 12" Oil on Canvas

Commissioned Painting

This is the result of a commissioned painting. The client requested an oil painting depicting a chickadee on a branch with autumn color in the background in a "painterly, slightly abstracted style" similar to other birds I have done. What do you think about this one? I have to say that no matter how hard I try to get a good photo, the true essence of a painting never really comes through. Especially with oils, I think the texture and visual richness is always missing in a photographic image of a painting. Click on the image for a more detailed view. I hope he likes the painting. I really enjoyed painting it with all of the bright glorious colors of autumn. I hope you like it too. Thanks for looking.

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Arte y Pico Award

The Arte y Pico Award

Susan Roper of Watercolors by Susan Roper has awarded this blog the Arte y Pico award. Thanks Susan! Arte y Pico is a blog from Uruguay created by Ana, who created this award. According to Susan's blog, Arte y Pico means the best art... over the top. I am honored to be a recipient. The rules state that it is now my honor to nominate five deserving blogs. They are as follows:

Gina Hall Studios

Gina is an outstanding watercolorist whose passion is animals, especially horses and dogs. Her work often features these as subjects in the most delightful ways. I hope you'll check out Gina's blog to see what she's up to.

Michelle Himes Watercolor Notes

Michelle's blog is filled with lovely watercolor flowers. She enjoys experimenting with technique and materials and shares it with her readers.

Karen Winter's The Creative Journey

Karen is a California artist whose mediums are oils and watercolor. There is no subject she will not tackle. Her work is always topnotch and her commentary interesting.

Cecelia Price's Art Activities

Cia is a watercolorist who specializes in florals. She loves to share her techniques and has DVDs available. She has several watercolor demos on YouTube.

Molly Young's Daily Painting

Molly is my favorite young painter. Please check out her daily painting blog. This young artist shows lots of promise and she is simply delightful!

Each nominating blog lists the name and a link to the blog nominated. Winners display the award and list a link to the blog that has presented the award. Each must show the link of “Arte y Pico” blog, so everyone will know the origin of this award. This is a fun way to spread the word about dedicated bloggers of great art!

Chickadee Study

6" x 9" Watercolor & Ink

Don’t you just love chickadees? They even sound cute when they chirp! I always have a couple visiting my feeders and just adore watching them. They make fabulous subjects for my photography too. This is a study for a larger painting I will be doing next week. I hope you like it! You can click on the image to view it larger. Don't forget to subscribe to my blog by clicking the link in the upper right corner of this page. You'll receive an email each time I update my blog.

Globe Balcony Gallery Show Opens

Doris Glovier
Pocomoke City Drawbridge
18" x 24"

We had a wonderful time at the at the Globe's Delmarva Architecture show opening last evening. It was such fun to view so many familiar buildings and Eastern Shore locations as interpreted by the many exhibiting artists and photographers. We were accompanied by dear friends and after the Globe Opening, we strolled about Berlin attending some of the other galleries that were open for Second Friday. At the Water's Edge Gallery reception, we enjoyed viewing the work of Faith Lord and Pete Cosby. A special treat was our visit with the charming and distinguished Patrick Henry and his lovely wife at their reception at the The Patrick Henry Gallery. Pat has that rare ability to paint in a variety of styles, all equally well. What a delight it was to chat with them. His work is wonderful and they are so hospitable to visitors. If you're ever in the area of Berlin, Maryland on the second Friday of the month, be sure to visit some of the galleries there and enjoy the art of the local artists. It's quite a treat!

Pocomoke City Drawbridge

18" x 24" Oil on Canvas
Available at The Globe Theater Balcony Gallery

The Pocomoke River meanders through our town and the dock by this bridge is a favorite spot of mine. There is always a flock of friendly and inquisitive seagulls and various other water birds swimming and flying about, perching on the dock pilings and enjoying the river. I love taking my camera and snapping shots of the beautiful river, bridge, birds and the boats that are docked there. For decades, we have taken full advantage of this wonderful natural resource, taking the boats out to picnic at the parks along the river banks, to hike and to waterski. I was actually baptized as an adult in that river with all of my loved ones and church family around me! The ties that bind me to this beautiful river are very strong.
Recently, the Delmarva Discovery Center which is located on the riverfront, opened and is a wonderful resource of history and information about the river.
I hope you like the painting (click on image for better view) and if you are in the area will check it out the The Globe's Balcony Gallery in Berlin MD. The opening reception of their "Eastern Shore Architecture, Outbuildings and Collectibles" show is this evening at 5:00 PM. I got a preview last night when we stopped in for dinner and the show featuring Eastern Shore (VA, MD & DE) scenes and architecture is fabulous. I have several paintings and for the first time some digital art in the show. I have posted a few of the those on my other blog. Click here to view those.
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Porsche 356 Speedster, Sunday Drive

11" x 15" Watercolor & Ink on 300lb Paper

The Porsche Speedster in this painting is from the late fifties. It is very similar to the 1961 Porsche 356B Coupe my husband owned when we got married back in 1972. We drove it on our honeymoon to the Smokey Mountains. As I painted today, the memories came flooding back and just enhanced the painting experience. The setting for this painting is a country road in Virginia called Taylor Landing Road. We were there recently, visiting a friend on a Sunday Afternoon. I knew that road with those massive pine trees would make it into a painting soon and here they are! I hope you like it. I will add a closeup for detail.

Through the Years

14" x 11" Watercolor & Ink
300 lb. Fabriano Artistico Cold Press Paper

This one was fun to do. I created this painting and the Tulips in Pitcher oil painting for an exhibit beginning this Friday at The Art Institue & Gallery. In this painting, the same person is shown at differing stages of life starting with the carefree days of the very young child when one has few worries. Then she is in her middle years when all you seem to do is worry especially about physical appearance. Finally she is content to soak up the sun, enjoying the blue of the sky and the feel of the ocean...hopefully much wiser and more at peace. Now she is thankful to have a peaceful moment to think about her many blessings and about her journey to this point. If you are interested in seeing it in person, check it out at the AI&G in Salisbury, MD May 30 - June 21st. Thanks for looking!

Tulips

11" x 14" Oil on Stretched Canvas

I love spring and I love tulips. Everywhere I look, flowers are blooming in the yard, the trees and in the woods. This was so much fun to paint. I hope you like it.

The Globe Theater Balcony Gallery Opening

This is me at the opening with a big smile on my face. We had a great time!

The two paintings in black frames on the right are mine.

Three of my Photographs

We had a wonderful time at the gallery opening last night. The event was well attended and the food and wines were wonderful. We went with two of our oldest and dearest friends. It was her birthday and we ended the evening with a bottle of champagne to celebrate both events.

The Globe's Balcony Art Gallery Exhibit

The Globe's Balcony Art Gallery Exhibit

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Above are my three paintings that have been accepted for the Spring Arts Night Exhibit. The show opens tonight, May 2nd at 5:00PM and goes through July 5th. The theme is "Ocean" which includes artwork related to the ocean...not just images of the ocean itself. I also inserted a photo of a closeup of the Globe's marquee.

Above are my photographs accepted for the Spring Arts Night Exhibit. When we dropped off my artwork we had a nice visit with one of the delightful owners, Jennifer David. We stayed for dinner, enjoying the great music of The Mood Swingers. The Globe features performers on their stage most nights and the food is outstanding...just a great place to go for drinks, dinner and entertainment! If you're in the neighborhood, check out the Balcony Art Gallery then head back downstairs for the best food and drink around!