limoncello

I've been working on a small painting for a friend who makes her own limoncello. I pour a lot into work that is intended for someone I know, and there is an extra frisson of pleasure in painting something for someone dear to me. We collaborated on the image, coming up the concept together. The friend did the photography, working on composition and light like a pro. The result will be something special to us both. Here's the beginning.
First the drapery, always fun.

Yesterday I laid in the rest. Off to the drying room, back for refinement, then salut!

Art Trifecta

The little telephone painting at the Swan Coach House gallery's 'Little things Mean A lot' show sold. Don't know who bought it yet. Glad it found a home.

There's a nice four page spread of my work in the January issue of American Art Collector. Come New Year's Day try their site, http://www.americanartcollector.com. It's a thrill to see my work in this context. The writing was very well done too, a particular pleasure for this ex-journalist to read.

Best of all, my new website is live, the result of a month of emails winging back and forth between myself and a tech savvy friend. Everything you admire is her work, all errors my own. May I present for your viewing pleasure...
http://www.virginiaparker.net
Ta-da!
Insert celebratory handspring here!