 1 Mom in dorm 1
|  2 Mom and food, top half
|  3 closeup of food 1
|  4 Mama This is in the dining area of this dorm. I wanted a warm, welcoming, maternal figure in this dorm for boys. .
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 5 pig and table
|  6 moose and bears
|  7 Moose
|  8 lion
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 9 good morning wall close
|  10 good morning wall
|  11 deer at St. Ann's
|  12 closeup of food
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 13 bears
|  14 lion, refurbished
|  15 racoon wall repair
|  16 Barbara and 5 legged zebra long story about the zebra...the children love him
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 17 Susan touching up Momma Lion
|  18 sunshine wall Sunshine room repairs
|  19 Deer, refreshed
|  20 St. Ann's moose he had a serious bump on his nose...all better now
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 21 St. ann's deer
|  22 St. Ann's bears
|  23 Tribute 6 foot tall cut out board. The inspiration for this was a soldier in a painting by Winslow Homer that was Homer's tribute to the South at the end of the Civil War.
|  24 Paintworks Magazine Project My Original Design of a Traditional Father Christmas featured in the Christmas 2009 issue of Paintworks Magaine
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 25 notebook
|  26 left corner...tree added
|  27 right wall, almost finished
|  28 Flamingo mural Here is the wall so far... I added lots of definition and color to the sky and water... The next step is to paint in the surf between the waves across the middle. (I ran out of white so will finish that part in the next session).
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 29 left tree and surf added
|  30 flamingo wall 5
|  31 flamingo, start
|  32 flamingo
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 33 flamingo 1 1
|  34 starting top
|  35 close up
|  36 flamingo wall 1
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 37 right side
|  38 flamingo wall, right again right wall finished
|  39 flamingo wall Some green and plants
|  40 left side first stage finished Added red flowers, burnt sienna touches, dark green on the leaves. more definition to flamingo
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 41 flamingo wall, right side my painting is at the end of a Florid screen room. All furniture is put away...till the "snow birds" come back.
|  42 entire wall first stage finished
|  43 flamingo wall Wall finished
|  44 mural left, blue added This is the beginning of the second stage of painting. I painted a horizon line for the water to create an ocean view.
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 45 mural, right sky and water Also, deeper blue at the top to create distance and a sky.
|  46 mural, blue added whole
|  47 mural, left, white added White clouds and a start of waves.
|  48 mural with blue and white
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 49 mural, right, white added
|  50 deeper blues...start of waves
|  51 mural, white added, whole
|  52 Ocean and sky in progress
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 53 flamingo section, close
|  54 flamingo 6
|  55 flamingo 9
|  56 surf painted
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 57 flamingo wall with surf
|  58 another view
|  59 isn't this beautiful!
|  60 rose bush in the garden
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 61 my rosy mailbox in the garden I decided to take a few pictures of the roses in my garden along with my paintings. I plan to paint some different types of roses for my next DVD.
|  62 My Bride's box wih garden roses
|  63 box top with roses
|  64 low rose bush
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 65 orchid plant with house plant
|  66 gardinias There is a gardinia bush...I picked these and have to leave the arrangement outside..they have such a sweet aroma
|  67 palm tree mural in progress
|  68 flamingo wall
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 69 start
|  70 not finished, more later
|  71 red rose from my garden
|  72 cat
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 73 start of tree mini mural
|  74 tree base
|  75 branches sketched
|  76 tree base close
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 77 one more day Thre tree needs flowers at base...and a kitty
|  78 whole tree
|  79 tree top again
|  80 tree in room
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 81 tree bottom again
|  82 tree bottom
|  83 tree, finished
|  84 cat again
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 85 real cat
|  86 palm tree far
|  87 another finished Emily
|  88 Emily in chair 1
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 89 Me at HOOT
|  90 HOOT Booth My booth, my husband, John, and my Aunt Emily figure
|  91 HOOT Booth Also shows a demo I panted of a mermaid
|  92 Aunt-Emily-face1
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 93 Emily, top third 1
|  94 father christmas head and beard
|  95 my demo at Tampa Expo This was a one hour demo. I freehanded the design that is on my Roses DVD
|  96 students students at my painting demo in my booth, my husband, John, in background
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 97 students again 2
|  98 booth again my friend, Barbara on the right
|  99 expo roses PAINTS, PLAID, FOLK ART
|  100 St.Ann's Home, Methuen, Ma CLICK ON PICTURES TO ENLARGE These murals are in Methuen, Ma. at the new failiity for boys. (St. Ann's Home), This project consisted of 14 wall sections, several were 17 feet and a few were 13 feet long. It was finished in 18 days. My students/friends from my NH Thursday night group came for this painting seminar. They basecoated, varnished and painted details and large areas. Paid was furnighsed by Plaid Paints, Folk Art. It was finished on schedule.
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 101 starting sky and wall Kathy working on the sky, Susan taping and measuring to make a stone wall.. The boys in this home live here full time, it is also a school.
|  102 Me Working on the "Good Morning" wall. The walls were designed in this dorm so I would have maximum space to paint. My intention was to add color, interest and as many things as I could think of to brighten and personalize this space for the boys so they would be proud to live here.
|  103 painted window and frame This is the Winter window at one end of the dorm
|  104 Music wall
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 105 Boston skyline window
|  106 music wall with real guitar and trumpet added
|  107 my student Linda, painting "feet" on all the stands
|  108 Martha Old friend...she is "basing on" a drum set. This will be a colorful addition to the main living area.
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 109 fish tank and paddle this aquarium is painted near the tropica window. The fishing pole and paddle are are real and added just for fun.
|  110 dog final this scruffy little dog sits next to the elevator...his leash hanging down....he's waiting for his walk. Edit
|  111 Barbara varnishing Good friend Barbara. Always supportive and caring...such a privilege to have her for my friend.
|  112 Friends/Students Working on mural sections, learning to use a projector, learning to be brave and write on walls...lol. Left to right Linda, Martha and Susan. I was able to paint so much in this dorm because I had such good help to base the colors in, varnish, etc.
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 113 workman warming himself at my fire
|  114 workman It was cold outside and when he came in and saw the fire he went right too it. He thought it was so funny and allowed me to take his picture.
|  115 fireplace with clock and furniture near it
|  116 bike Need to paint a hanger for it
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 117 Pennants opposite the Boston Skyline Window These are painted to look real. I liked the little painted string and tack to hold them up.
|  118 painted a hook to hang bicycle
|  119 hallway this is the main hallway coming into dorm. I'm pleased that the bike and banners look so real and the "view" of Boston is fun to see.
|  120 finally finished!!!! We painted this wall in about 4 days while working on other things. It's hard to paint a seventeen foot landscape in that lengh of time...I could keep working on it for a week more...but have to call it done.
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 121 Susan touching up stone wall Susan painted the entire stone wall that forms a base for the mural. She let the wall color show and outlined stones..it work so well.
|  122 rooster
|  123 apple basket
|  124 almost done wall...will finish in one more day!
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 125 Winter window It's getting near time for the children to come...there are some linens stacked on a chair
|  126 sports pennants started these are Boston Pennants...will be across from the Boston Skyline
|  127 bike hanging on the wall surprised at how well this came out for one session...Susan painted the spokes and tires!
|  128 good morning wall In progress
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 129 Kathy and Me
|  130 Boston Skyline window window in progress
|  131 dog...all done wanted him to look like a good old yellow dog tired out from running around outside in the cold
|  132 fireplace wall this wall is finished!!!
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 133 Window wall almost done
|  134 winter window almost finished a bit more to do on the clouds
|  135 boston moving along
|  136 morning wall in progress mixed paint in the room next to the mural
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 137 wall further along have some thoughts about changing this wall...maybe wil be able to show you tomorrow
|  138 dog and fireplace
|  139 Susan and Marilyn's Boston Skyline This is the basis of the Boston Harbor Skyline...painted so far by Susan with help from Marilyn
|  140 Gina and Susan peeling off the tape. Before we painted the scene we put windows on with blue tape..
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 141 Marilyn peeling off the tape
|  142 winter window again starting to fill in the "wood" window frames
|  143 lunch This lunch table and chairs were halway out of a box...so we put them to good use.
|  144 lunch again
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 145 marilyn Marilyn holding the clock (real clock) that will be put up over the mantle
|  146 Gina Gina is my long time friend/student from my New Hampshire Thursday Group
|  147 Susan painting hearth
|  148 Winter window start My friend/student, Susan is keeping everything level and straight!!! Wonderful!!!
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 149 winter window, starting background windows are put on with tape...landscape painted over the tape..
|  150 winter window in progress will peel off tape, then paint window frames to match the woodwork in the dorm.
|  151 doggie in progress this wall is taking ages and ages to complete...but I'm very happy with how the fire looks now and the doggie is "coming along"...with Kathy's help.
|  152 Boston Harbor Skyline window This is a 6 foot long wall. Plan to paint Boston Skyline, from the harbor side. This is a hallway to go out onto the roof deck.
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 153 Winter end of dorm The other end of the dorm is tropical and this end will have a winter window, the fireplace and sporting equipment, Also a Boston skyline window....so much to do! My last day to paint is April 15 before going back to Florida
|  154 work in progress
|  155 My friend/student, Susan, sponged the fireplace Want this fireplace to look very old, made of stone...lots to do yet
|  156 fire in progress lots of shading to do, a stack of wood by the fire, will make fire smaller, dog is just drawn in roughly.
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 157 my fish painted tank, about 30" long by 20" high
|  158 striped angel fish 1
|  159 fishtake
|  160 shell and plants
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 161 fish
|  162 fat fish
|  163 fish tank This was such fun to paint!
|  164 mural window, left
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 165 window again
|  166 mural, window closer
|  167 mural , window, fins
|  168 mural, boat
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 169 mural window
|  170 Susan painting surfboards
|  171 surf boards again
|  172 mural, surf boards
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 173 Micky
|  174 Micky, Marjorie, Susan, and Kathy Crisis Room at St. Ann's 4 tired artists
|  175 crisis room mural finished this mural took us two days...we worked all weekend...I love the bird
|  176 crisis room mural our-signatures
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 177 crisis room
|  178 mural, Susan and Micky Working on a mural in a "crisis room" for children in the original building at St. Ann's Home
|  179 mural, micky again
|  180 plastic tray, brush and paint
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 181 mural, kathy
|  182 Hake brush, glaze and paint for sky
|  183 hard at work
|  184 mural, kathy and Micky
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 185 mural, fence start
|  186 marjorie-kathy working in the new unit...hardhats required
|  187 tropicalXwindow1
|  188 Kathy working on tropical window...we all have to wear hardhats...so much work going on ...
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 189 fish tank2
|  190 parrot
|  191 fish tank again...fish later
|  192 surfboard
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 193 Susan painting surboard
|  194 dining hall wall to be painted
|  195 lots more to paint see the parrot down the end of the room?
|  196 this will be the fireplace wall
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 197 room...another view
|  198 Susan again
|  199 kitten looking up at parrot
|  200 parrotXandXkittenXwithXshadowXandXplant2
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 201 parrot
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202 Movie demo A bit of my rose method Click to watch
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