Oil painting on canvas "Dock #1"

"Dock #1"

Oil painting on canvas

12 x 16 inches

Available at http://www.glynisberger.com/

Good Morning,

I've been painting a lot this week, working on large paintings from New Mexico and Arizona.

When I get them photographed I'll post them.

This painting of the dock is from the summer when I went to paint in New Jersey. It's a plein air painting. The morning light made the boards appear to be white. It was a good trip that yielded a number of paintings. In the next post, I'll show you the afternoon version of the dock. It's really good exercise to chase the light around the canvas. A real challenge.

Now, back to my large paintings.

Enjoy,

Glynis

"Las Vegas, New Mexico and Dr. Harapat.

Good Morning,

Yesterday, I was washing my face with the best soap ever. I just have to tell you about it.

While I was in New Mexico, I spent some time in Las Vegas. A wonderful town that is full of history and nice people. Wandering around the downtown area, I stopped into Mariposa Herb and Gifts. The owner is Dr. Dale Harapat, a naturopathic doctor, massage therapist, and really nice person.

The shop had everything! A large number of herbs in bulk, blends, teas, extracts, candles, crystals, and products locally made. I bought a really good soap made with goat milk and herbs and some salve which is wonderful. All locally produced and hand made. I was so impressed with this shop. It's now my favorite place to buy these things.

Dr. Harapat has a website and sells products online. His products are fresh and so inexpensive.
His website is www.mariposaherbs.com
Check it out. It's a special place. For those of you in big cities, take a break and visit this site. If you get to Las Vegas NM, stop in and visit. You won't be disappointed. It was one of the highlights of my trip.

Good information should be passed along. I'll resume posting of paintings tomorrow.
Until then, enjoy!
Glynis

Oil painting on canvas, "Going Home"

"Going Home"

Oil on Canvas

24 x 30 Inches

Available at http://www.glynisberger.com/

Good Morning,

It's been busy around here since I came home. Digging up the garden and preparing for winter.

Before I went to Arizona, I did a couple of paintings from my head. Memories, dreams, and whatever else was floating around in there. This painting is one of those. It was fun to just allow my imagination to take me there. When I did go to Arizona and New Mexico, there were a lot of places that looked like this painting.

Until tomorrow,

Glynis

In the weeks to come, I'll get back to the daily paintings and produce some work from my trip.