Back after all these years!

Greetings! Has it truly been six years since my last post? Goodness. How did that happen? But those 6 years have been very protuctive...creating paintings from our yearly trips to the south of France which include: the vineyards and towns of St-Emilion; the seaside village of Collioure; the Plane trees of Cerét; the hilltop villages of the Luberon Valley. Then there are the landscapes of New Mexico, Lancaster County PA, and the marshes at Broadkill, near Rohobeth Beach DE. And the Vessel paintings based the Native American pots, and the conceptual paintings of bottles and balls in an attempt to portray the sense of alienation in our culture today. In other words busy! And on top of work in the studio my husband and I have created Art Works France...weekly painting workshop offered several times of year to the Provence and Languedoc-Roussillon areas of southern France. We are organizing our third year of workshops now. Here is one of my paintings from Collioure:

I've also started doing Pet Portraits...cats...and dogs...and even a bird, Rudy! So stay tuned. I am ready to unwind the past years, and share my current life in art, once more. Meanwhile, please hang in there as I try to figure out what I did to organize this blog 6 years ago...not for the faint of heart!

Exhibition Updates

Paintings are lined up ready to be photographed and posted but just haven't had the time! Several shows are in the offing. The first is coming up this Friday, Sept. 8th. I am part of a faculty show at the Delaware College of Art & Design (DCAD). Two swimming pool paintings can be found there. The opening is also this Friday, I believe 5-7pm. Then, I have been invited into a show at Hardcastle Gallery which will take place in October. November through December I will have a solo show of small still life paintings at the Wilmington Music School. I don't have a date yet for that opening, but it will not be part of First Friday. Stay tuned. In February I will be having a show at Blue Streak of all the swimming pool paintings. That opening will be the first Friday of February 2008, but I'm not sure about the exact date...so again...stay tuned. Thank you for your interest! If you have any question or comments please email me at ctipworth@aol.com.

Lenis 9

50 x 23
Oil on linen

Apples 4

Lenis Two

24 x 18
Oil on Linen

More of the Lenis series can be seen at http://poolpaintings.blogspot.com or go to the Swimming Pool Paintings link on this page.

Lenis One

24 x 18
Oil

Old Port, Nice 2

9 x 12
Oil
This painting is presently at Hardcastle Gallery.
If interested in purchasing it please call them at: 302-655-5230.

Nastertiums

7 x 5
Oil on Linen
$225 unframed

Eden Roses in Venetian Vase

8 x 10
Oil on Linen
$475 unframed

Apples and Pears 2

8 x 8
Oil on Linen
Provencal Series
$525 unframed

Umbrellas

9 x 12
Oil
Provencal Series
This painting is presently at Hardcastle Gallery.
If interested in purchasing it please call them at: 302-655-5230.

Dogwood Blossums

8 x 10
Oil on Linen
$350

Apples 2

10 x 10
Oil on Linen
Provencal Series
This painting is presently at Hardcastle Gallery.
If interested in purchasing it please call them at: 302-655-5230.

Three Green Apples

6 x 6
Oil on Linen
Provencal Series

Pear

6 x 4
Oil
Provencal Series

Lemons on the Terrace

6 x 4
Oil
Provencal series

Apples and Pears

8 x 6
oil on linen
provencal series

Two Plates of Apples

12 x 9
Oil
This painting is presently at Hardcastle Gallery.
If interested in purchasing it please call them at: 302-655-5230.