Landscape! How I love seeing the world in all its wondrous colors and textures and atmospheres. There is so much to learn and an endless amount of things to paint. And being a New Englander, there is no end to the inspiration I see and feel when I am out in nature. My oil paintings center around the beauty I see in my birth state of Vermont. I have been in love with Lake Champlain since I was a little girl. Now my home state, Massachusetts, offers an endless variety of possibilities for landscape oil paintings from Bolton Fair to a lonely road at Tower Hill Botanical Gardens. Every season a new delight.
Some paintings have note cards available. I make them on lovely matte photo paper. At the end of this gallery of paintings I have added some note cards that are available from paintings I have sold. Enjoy!
Some paintings have note cards available. I make them on lovely matte photo paper. At the end of this gallery of paintings I have added some note cards that are available from paintings I have sold. Enjoy!
If you are interested in purchasing artwork or cards, please contact me at: [email protected]
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"Spirit Tree"
I fell in love with this gigantic beech tree in my neighbor's yard. AND the light just happened to hit everything right!!! Probably my all-time favorite painting I have done.
Spirit Tree
24 x 30 oil on canvas $2500.00 |
"Japanese Maple #1"
11 x 14 $375.00 |
"Japanese Maple #2"
11 x 14 $375.00 |
"Japanese Maple #3"
11 x 14 $375.00 |
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"Indian Lake - Christmas 2024"
Such a little lake but always changing and mezmerizing!
Indian Lake - Christmas 2023
24 x 30 oil on canvas $1500.00 |
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"Juniper Berries"
On my walk to Indian Lake, I noticed these beautiful juniper berries. I was intrigued by the color of the leaves and the berries so I decided I needed to put this on canvas.
Oil painting
11 x 14 oil on canvas $500.00 |
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"Indian Lake with Swans"
On a particular depressing day this past June, I was driving by Indian Lake in Worcester, MA when I noticed swans in the lake. We don't usually have swans so I swerved my car into the little parking lot at Morgan Park, whipped out my phone and took a zillion pictures of these beautiful swans, sky, water - so perfect. It really lifted my mood. I've wanted to paint a view of Indian Lake since I moved to Worcester 27 years ago. It was worth the wait. BTW - I took a few liberties with the house colors. :)
Oil painting 24 x 30 oil on canvas $1700.00 |
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"Frog at Greenhill Park"
Yes, there is actually a little frog - on the left-hand side. I loved doing this painting because, I think, it soothed me in these stressful times. I think it's finished but, for now, it hangs where I do my yoga.
Oil painting 18 x 24 oil on canvas Gifted to Emma M. |
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"Weeping Cherry"
A visit on a very dreary and gray day to Tower Hill produced this painting. I was so disappointed with the flowers I focused on the tree. Very happy I did!!!
Gift - to Roni D - Thank-you so much, my friend. |
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"Indian Lake"
This is fondly nicknamed "after Flo." I totally played with this painting. The colors were transforming and healing for me. Actually had fun with this.
Oil painting 24 x 30 oil on canvas |
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"Mouth of the Winooski River #2"
Decided this needed a couple of red chairs. Always a favorite of mine to paint.
Oil painting 8 x 10 oil on canvas |
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Lenora Degan
Hello! 10+ years ago my family held a reunion at Lake Champlain, where our family summer cottage had stood for 4 generations. Unable to keep up with the rising taxes, we were forced to give the cottage up, but bringing our families back to "Starr Farm Beach" outside of Burlington remains a highlight of my life. On a bike ride, I found a set of cards of yours and bought them, but I was only able to part with one, because they were so lovely and nostalgic for me. Today, as I part with another one for my niece, who now lives in South Carolina, I realized perhaps I could find you online and order more. To my delight, your page was right there! I love your work so much. You capture the magic of Lake Champlain that I remember in my most wonderful of dreams.
Lenora Degan
Hello! 10+ years ago my family held a reunion at Lake Champlain, where our family summer cottage had stood for 4 generations. Unable to keep up with the rising taxes, we were forced to give the cottage up, but bringing our families back to "Starr Farm Beach" outside of Burlington remains a highlight of my life. On a bike ride, I found a set of cards of yours and bought them, but I was only able to part with one, because they were so lovely and nostalgic for me. Today, as I part with another one for my niece, who now lives in South Carolina, I realized perhaps I could find you online and order more. To my delight, your page was right there! I love your work so much. You capture the magic of Lake Champlain that I remember in my most wonderful of dreams.
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"Little Boathouse"
This is called "Little Boathouse" because I hate thinking of titles and this is a little 8 x 10 canvas. :) I loved painting this - as I usually love painting any of my paintings.
Oil painting 8 x 10 oil on canvas SOLD |
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"Bolton Fair"
There is charming little fair held every year in August. The Bolton Fair has everything. I especially love the animals. It's small, it's quaint, it's comfortable. I'm hoping to paint the carousel sometime this winter.
Oil painting 24 x 30 oil on canvas |
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"Lake Champlain Sailboats"
It was the 4th of July. Mom, Dad and I drove to North Beach on Lake Champlain in Burlington, Vermont to see the fireworks. It had been raining a lot and this night it was threatening. This large orange cell passed in front of us and eventually stationed itself right over the fireworks! What a light show!
Oil painting 24 x 30 oil on canvas |
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"Koi Pond"
Eastern States is a monumental exposition in early fall in West Springfield, MA. Rides, animals, crafters and parades. This Koi Pond caught me eye and ended up being a challenging painting experience.
Oil painting 24 x 30 oil on canvas |
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"Fireworks 3"
Is there anything so wonderful as fireworks? You bet! Fireworks over Lake Champlain in Burlington, Vermont. Mom, Dad and I had great seats on North Beach. In fact we could see fireworks all around us in the various towns on the lake.
Oil painting 24 x 30 oil on canvas Donated to WGBH Auction |
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"Leaves on the Deck"
My deck is always covered in something. Flowers in the summer, snow in the winter, leaves in the autumn. I only had to look down!
Oil painting 24 x 30 oil on canvas |
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"The Glass Flower"
While walking along the street to the pool from my parents' house in Oldsmar, Florida, I was struck by this beautiful garden of succulents in front of one of the homes. Nested in this one area of color was a glass flower. I loved painting this. The colors were so intriguing.
Oil painting 18 x 24 oil on canvas Donated to WGHB Auction - 2/27/2018 |
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"Driftwood and Stones"
Bayside, Maine. I wandered around the shore looking for things that might make a good painting when I got back to my studio in Massachusetts. Dead things, to me, are full of life and color. They are morphing into living things right before our eyes. This giant piece of driftwood would be underwater when the tide came in.
Oil painting 16 x 20 oil on canvas nfs |
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"Sailboat at Gloucester"
What a beautiful harbor on a beautiful day. What it must be like to live in one of the homes along this harbor.
Oil painting 11 x 14 oil on canvas Donated to WGBH auction |
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"Tower Hill Road"
Tower Hill Botanical gardens is a magical place any time of year. You can wander the grounds forever and find the most picturesque views. This painting developed over time. Repainted and repainted, the purple road worked for me.
Oil painting 16 x 20 oil on canvas |
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"Under the Potting Table"
It's a strange view for a painting but, when spring comes, I want to paint everything from every point of view. And, if I have a chance to get a little bit of red in - even better.
Oil painting 24 x 30 oil on canvas Donated to WGBH |
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"Afternoon in Tarpon Springs"
Tarpon Springs, Florida is one of my favorite places to visit. Here along the main drag in the Greek Village, I spotted this charming little alleyway.
Oil painting 11 x 14 oil on canvas Sold |
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"Nantucket Garden #5"
Many, many summers ago I was fortunate enough to be able to spend a weekend in Nantucket. A world away from the world.
Oil painting 11 x 14 oil on canvas Donated to WGBH auction - 5/2017 |
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"September in Nantucket"
Another charming moment while riding bicycles in Nantucket, MA. It is a very magical world.
Oil painting 8 x 10 oil on canvas |
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"Tarpon Springs Boats"
There's this little causeway where fishing boats moor along the Greek Village in Tarpon Springs, Florida. I love browsing through all the shops.
Oil painting 16 x 20 oil on canvas |
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"Shed and Wagon"
Spring was just around the corner. The snow was light and added a mystical quality to all the trees.
Oil painting 5 x 7 oil on canvas panel $225.00 |
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"Adirondack Chair"
Now this is a challenge in perspective. A chair. My Dad made this for me many years ago.
Oil painting 11 x 14 oil on canvas |
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"Sponge Boat"
Another view of the boats moored at the Green Village in Tarpon Springs, MA.
Oil painting 16 x 20 oil on canvas Donated to WGBH - PBS station |
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"Spirea"
Funny how I keep painting white things that my Dad grows. White comes in many colors. If you are a painter you understand this mystery.
Oil painting 18 x 24 oil on canvas |
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"Adirondack Chair on the Deck"
Another of the chairs my Dad built for me. All those lines! What was I thinking?
Oil painting 11 x 14 oil on canvas |
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"Fishing Boat Ropes"
When I look at some of my painting after they've been finished for a while, I think - what was in my head that I even wanted to attempt this! Artists don't question. We just do.
Oil painting 16 x 20 oil on canvas |
"Dead Tree"
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Why? I'm an artist. Better not to question why. I've always loved this painting. The tree was a rotting piece of driftwood. It's right where the Winooski River empties into Lake Champlain. Most trees along the river become driftwood sooner or later. What I loved about this dead tree was the little red flowers growing in and around it.
Oil painting 11 x 14 oil on canvas |