Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Bewick's Wren

I am so excited this morning, finally, after years of the little nesting box in my garden being empty, I have a little Bewick's Wren building a nest. I will post a photo when Barry brings the camera back! He is teaching a workshop all week.

Saturday, June 27, 2009

More Bird Paintings



Wren - Sold
8 x 8 Oil/Panel



British Robin with feather - Sold
8 x 8 Oil/Panel





Mountain Chickadee
12 x 12 Oil/Linen panel
Available at Walden Fine Art

Monday, June 22, 2009

Amy's Nest at 50



8 x 8 Oil/Panel - Sold

This painting was commissioned as a gift for someone's birthday. The eggs indicating how many children had already left home and the one cracked egg left in the nest is the teenager... about to embark on independence. It was a lovely commission to paint since I had been doing my own nests, with my own symbolism... First Born, Then there were Two and The Complete Set. I guess I should post those too! It's Monday morning and I am planning on getting some large paintings started this week.

Friday, June 19, 2009

Thursday, etching and it's Eli's birthday!




Feeling really tired after etching yesterday. We never leave until really late, so it means going to bed after midnight! (Too late for me). It's just too much fun to leave and it was Eli's birthday yesterday, so we had cake!

Here are some of Eli's paintings http://www.argos-gallery.com/eli1.htm

I will post some etchings later....

Artisan Expo 2009 - Demos



More information on the Artisan Expo. Please feel free to pass along this information to anyone who might be in Santa Fe 18th, 19th, 20th September. My demo is on 19th September at 4.00 pm.

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Skiddaw in the Mist i, The Lake District, England



12 x 12 Oil/Linen - Sold
Available at Newbury Fine Art, Boston, MA

This was the first painting I did from pastels and photos when travelling in the UK in 2007. The larger piece (see first posting) was created from this piece.

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Twighlight at Stow Cum Quy



10 x 12 Oil/Linen
Available at Newbury Fine Art, Boston, MA

This painting is inspired by a walk that I took last year with my good friend Melanie who lives in Cambridge. Knowing how much I love meandering rivers and the light at dusk she drove me out to this area, Stow Cum Quy, in the fens. The sunset was breathtaking.

Saturday, June 13, 2009

SOFA





Arlene and I went to the SOFA (Sculpture Objects and Functional Art) exhibition this afternoon in Santa Fe. I was so impressed by the high quality of work. There were many pieces that I would have gladly taken home with me had we not been saving up to replace the roof on our house! I particularly loved Jan Hopkins' pieces using lunaria pods, hydrangea pedals, yellow cedar bark, waxed linen and paper. Exquisitely crafted and so original. Also very much enjoyed seeing Geoffrey Gorman's wonderfully innovative and humourous sculptures of animals using found objects, wire and cloth.

Friday, June 12, 2009

More Etching stuff...



The tools of the trade...




I have been working on this same plate for weeks... making mistakes and then trying to fix them!




I really think part of the charm of going to etching class is it's surroundings and old worldliness.... not that I wouldn't mind a brand spanking new studio with all the appropriate ventilation and light for myself and for Barry of course!

Thursday, June 11, 2009

It's Thursday and that means etching!




Wren - in progress by Lynne Windsor




El Rancho Sunflower - in progress by Barry McCuan

Whoops, I think these are a little out of focus! Will try later to get better images. I love etching, but find it challenging. I work away on one or two etchings for weeks on end. Barry usually has a few going as well, but Arlene, my cousin in law produces two in one day! Hers are usually dry point though, whereas Barry and I do the whole aquatint, acid bath (ferric chloride) thing. Quite often I will end up going too far and have to burnish back to light! We are trying to use less toxic methods, but the results are less guaranteed... or at least for me! Still, it's a wonderful afternoon and evening and great to socialise with a bunch of artists. It's a little like going back in time when we go to our class. We use a beautiful old press and it's in an old adobe building and Eli Levin (aka Jo Basiste) has been creating in Santa Fe for years and years. It's a real connection with the old Santa Fe that I never knew, back when Canyon Road was a dirt road. (Barry remembers those days too!)

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Artisan Expo 2009 - Demos



Barry (McCuan) and I are doing demos on 19th September at the Artisan Expo 2009

Details:

Barry McCuan - Working En Plein Air/Oil 9 am - 4 pm $140

Lynne Windsor - The Essence, Abstracting Nature/Oil 1pm - 4pm $75

If anyone is going to be in Santa Fe and is interested in signing up, please contact
www.ExpoArtisan.com or call 1-800-331-6375

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Twighlight




10 x 12 Oil/Linen
Available at Newbury Fine Art, Boston, MA

Inspired by our journey home from Taos, New Mexico this last winter. I left the mountain in originally, but eventually edited out. I try to simplify and create the mood rather that the actual place.

Sunday, June 7, 2009

British Wren




6 x 8 Oil/Panel - Sold
Available at Ventana Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM

Wren's are hugely significant to me. They just seem to show up on days that have been very important to me, for one reason or another. Consequently the wren was the first bird I ever painted and continue to paint. I am also in the process of creating some etchings of wrens. They are such delightful birds.

Saturday, June 6, 2009

Mist and Sunlight, Scotland



12 x 24 Oil/Linen - Sold
Available at Newbury Fine Art, Boston, MA

Every time I return to the UK, I visit my friend Jasmin in Scotland. One of my favourite roads is the road to Peebles where there is a row of trees in a field which is often surrounded by early morning mist. I have painted this scene many times.

Friday, June 5, 2009

Etching



On Thursdays, Barry, (my husband, Barry McCuan) Arlene (Barry's cousin) and I go to etching class in Santa Fe. We love it! It's our day/night out. We socialise and work. It does take me quite a while to get a plate finished but you can see from this photo of Barry working on his plate, the beginnings of one of my bird etchings lying on the table.

Thursday, June 4, 2009

First Born



12 x 12 Oil/Linen panel - Sold
Available at Showings Fine Art Gallery, Denver, CO

Last year, when my friend Jasmin, who lives in Scotland bought a new flat, I gave her a little oil pastel of a nest as a housewarming gift. I enjoyed painting it so much that I decided to paint some more in oil paint. This is one of them. Of course they are hugely significant for me as my children live in the UK and I live in the US. This one would be for Holly, my first born!

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Cetti's Warbler



Oil/Linen panel 12 x 12
Available at Showings Fine Art Gallery, Denver, CO

Here is one of my birds. I am loving painting birds! It's wonderful to have an excuse to gaze out of my kitchen window!

Skiddaw in the Mist, The Lake District, England



Oil/Panel 48" x 48"
Available at Ventana Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM

My first post! I painted this from pastel sketches and photographs I took during my trip last year. I so love this area and hope to return soon.