Mass Vaca Part 2

Friendship of Salem, a reproduction of the 1797 merchant ship, sits in Derby Wharf, Salem, MA.

"Old Derby Wharf, Salem"

by Philip Little - Peabody Essex Museum

"Reds" in Salem. One of the best restaurants around and so cheap!

The building used to be the London Coffee House in the 1700's.

Deborah Butterfield sculpture in the Peabody Essex Museum.

"After the Storm" by Frank Benson at the PEM.

This painting really caught my eye.

"After Renoir" by Devorah Sperber.

This piece of art was made up of hundreds of spools of thread.

When viewed through the glass sphere you could see the Renoir painting!

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A Salem kitty. Perhaps a witch's familiar?

Loved all the witchy shops.

Next day we went whale watching with Capt. John Boats out of Plymouth, MA.

We sailed past the Duxbury "Bug Light".

Around The Gurnet.

When we reached the Stellwagen Bank we started seeing whales.

And an amazing tall ship I would have loved to be on!

The humpbacks came so close to the boats.

I was so excited, I was afraid I was going to drop my camera.

The researcher on board said we had 20 - 25 whales in the vicinity!

Check out her blog to see more amazing pictures.

A baby whale waves good bye.

Back in Plymouth we checked out the Mayflower II.

And the old cemetery.

Old Burial Hill - more pictures on my other blog - click here.

Almost October

Yay, October is almost here! You can almost smell the candy corn in the air. Even the new kitten is getting in on the decorating fun! I've been thinking of changing his name to "Toots" because that little critter lays the world's stinkiest farts. Honestly, how can a 2 pound animal produce such a foul odor? It's beyond me!
I took a few quick photos this afternoon while I was yammering away on the phone.

This morning I completed the Salem Riding Club sign I spent all day yesterday working on. I thought I would put it up on my blog for sale for 2 days. If it's not purchased in 2 days, I'll put it on Ebay. It measures 11" x 14". Comes signed, varnished and ready to hang. My 3 year old is so in love with this piece since it shows a young witch riding a beautiful black horse. She told me this morning it is the prettiest thing I ever painted! I hope she lets me sell it:)
Price - $125.00 + shipping

SOLD!

And if your a big Sleepy Hollow fan like I am, please check out my current Ebay auctions. I have a handpainted box and an original painting of the Headless Horseman for sale.

Salem Riding Club

Just added to ebay for a 5 day auction...

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Just added to our family, a 4 month old guinea pig...

Mirabelle Ravensong

My newest witch painting is finished!
Meet Mirabelle Ravensong and her familiar, Adelmar.
Adelmar is an ancient Germanic name meaning "noble" and was given to Mirabelle on her 13th birthday. As their name suggests, the Ravensong family has always had ravens as familiars. They are excellent at communicating with all members of the corvid family and Mirabelle is no exception. Wherever Mirabelle goes, Adelmar is not far behind.
When Ravens are kept in captivity, they can live for many years. One such bird lived until the age of 80! They are also one of the smartest animals on the planet capable of learning solutions to complex problems they encounter.

Witchy Folk

I found a really nice book at a yard sale over the weekend on early American folk art and it has inspired my two most recent paintings. While I was flipping though the pages of said book, I thought that a lot of the women looked very witchy (especially the old ones - working on that). While I was creating these girls I was thinking about what lives they could have led and what their names would be. I added crackle finish so that the pieces would look old. I really don't paint many people so I was pretty nervous about how they would turn out but I kept telling myself, "It's folk art, it doesn't have to be perfect.". In the end I am very happy with them. Beatrix looks so nice sitting on my antique easel, I'm afraid it will be a little difficult parting with her!
Without further ado, meet my new friends...

Beatrix Nightshade

Bella Blackrose



I have a few more of these paintings in my brain so please check back in a few days!
~Jen


Ooo, ooo, ooo... I forgot to add that I just made a utube video of past and present Halloween artwork. Check it out:
Gypsy Mare Halloween Art