Tree studies

My apologies for being out of touch, and thank you for all of your emails - I'm back in the studio now. Unfortunately, I will not have a calender for 2010, but I will have one next year!

I've been working on some studies...trees, clouds, etc. On the right is an old plum tree in the yard, covered with lichen, but produced a heavenly batch of plums this year!

I hope everyone has a peaceful holiday season.

You'll find me in the garden...

My apologies for not updating my blog! I haven't fallen off of the face of the earth - I hope to be back in a re-furbished studio by Fall. In the meantime, I'll be working on my plein air techniques and if any of my works don't make me cringe, I will post them! Please check back in September/October. Happy summering!

Boston Terriers, Westies and Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! What a wild winter it's been - we usually don't get much snow here, but this year is the exception - it felt like being back in Montana...except we don't have a snow plow anymore!

I'm having fun with small panels and doing a variety of dogs in oil...well, except I always manage to get a Boston Terrier in there! I just can't get enough of them! And of course the Westies are pretty darn cute too...

I'm also starting a watercolor of a beautiful mountain scene in the Canadian Rockies - this is a detail view of the beginning...

Thank you to all of my great clients who suppored me in 2008 - taking the plunge from the corporate world to the art world has been nothing short of amazing!! See more paintings and available prints at my website: MichelleAmicucci.com.

I hope 2009 brings much joy to everyone. Live mindfully!

"New Year's Day is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions.
Next week you can begin paving hell with them, as usual." Mark Twain