Cottages or Coffee Cups?

   

Atlantic Avenue Triptych

Oil on three 5x5 canvases

I had a great time at the shows this summer, and I did well. But I am glad as can be that they're over and done with, at least for a couple months. I have commissions to paint, I have ideas to pursue, I have a trip to plan! 

I want to have a project, too - and am hoping you will help. 

Last winter, I thought about painting all the houses in Wachapreague - or at least all the streets in town. So that remains one possible project - and the triptych above is an example of how it might look. I want to do all small paintings, but 5x5 feels a little small. Might go for 6x6s. 

My other idea is modeled on Scott Coleman's cupcake blog - http://scottscupcakes.blogspot.com/. This would be a daily painting, 5x5 or 6x6, of a coffee cup, with or without coffee, with or without additional coffee-related items, like this:  

Coffee Cup No. 1

Oil on canvas, 6x6

So, what do you think? The pieces will sell for $50 or $60 each, plus shipping. Just send me an email with your choice, or put it in the comments below. 

Here are photos of Atlantic Ave: 

            

Here are two scenes you'd have seen yesterday evening, if you lived in one of those houses, 

and looked out your window as the sun was going down: 

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Dog of the Day

Here are Linda Fugate's dogs Holly and Buddy, all the way from Ohio! Want your pets to be the Dog of the Day? Send a jpg of them to me at carrieBjacobson@gmail.com

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Don't forget about the 2014 Year in Pets calendar, and the Year in Paintings calendar, too! At $19.99 each, they're fun for giving and for having!

And as always, thank you so very much for reading my blog!