Adam's Portrait

Adam Wriggins at Sixteen, 2012

mixed media on Rives BFK, 22" x 30"

Last Friday I did this portrait of Adam Wriggins in my studio. He sat for about an hour and a half. His Mom, Marian Baker, gave him a gift certificate for this portrait as a Christmas gift. I did portraits of Marian and her older son Dan a couple of years ago out on Little Cranberry Island where they spend their summers, and where my daughter Kaitlyn lives year-round with her husband Cory. My husband and I are heading out there tomorrow to spend a few days enjoying the island in late winter mode!

An Island Studio

Marian Baker, potter.

Marian Seated in Front of a Henry Isaacs, 2009

pastel, oil, colored pencil, on Rives BFK, 22" x 30"

Cory Duggan, carpenter.

Cory on Little Cranberry, 2009

pastel, oil, and charcoal, on Rives BFK, 22" x 30"

Danny Wriggins, musician.

Danny with His Father's Old Shirt and Ukelele, 2009

pastel, oil, and charcoal, on Rives BFK, 22" x 30"

The view from my island studio! Could be tough!

While visiting Kaitlyn and Cory on Little Cranberry Island last week I did these three portraits. The owners of The Islesford Dock Restaurant have a new art gallery right on the dock alongside their restaurant and they kindly let me use a room in their space as a temporary studio. One portrait was a gift, one was part of a barter, and one was commissioned. What a treat to work in such a plum spot!!

I'm just back from a week in RI where I spent many blissful hours in the ocean and a fresh water pond. I'll post some pics from my trip next week. Enjoy this glorious summer weather and have a wonderful weekend!