French Farm Gathering Flowers

This lovely scene is of French Farm just up the road from me. Neighboring cows are brought up to be put out to pasture, while the lady of the house gathers flowers from her expansive gardens. Acrylic painting is 8" X 10" with a champagne wood frame with overall size being 12" X 14". Buy at $425 Click here to buy

Spring 2011 Classes

Concord Community Education Classes that I am teaching:

Writing Fiction and Memoir: Mondays, 6 weeks, 6:15 - 8:30 PM, Max. # students: 8
Watercolor: Thursdays, 7 weeks, 6:15 - 8:30 PM, Max. # students: 6
http://www.classesforlife.com/
Classes start the week of April 16, 2012. Go to the link above to register.

Mother Ducks and Babes

Watercolor commission. SOLD.

Resting Egret

This is a wood block print, number 6 of 10, with this being the only red print. It is of a resting egret on branch in front of a pink sun. Printed on hand made paper. Image size is 12" X 9" and is mounted on acid free dusty rose mat, within a 17" X 14" red metal frame. Buy at $185 by clicking on the Etsy link: http://www.etsy.com/listing/88016231/rena-rockwell-resting-egret

Mountain Spring Reflection

This acrylic painting is of the local lake and mountain with spring time reflection of the mountain in the water surrounded by thawing ice. Size is 5" X 7". It is framed in a wood, black with subtle gold marbling, frame. Frame is 1" deep and overall size is 6.5" X 8.5". Click the link to browse or buy at $250: http://www.etsy.com/listing/88011586/rena-rockwell-mountain-spring-reflection?ref=v1_other_1

Manhattan West Side Window Boxes (SOLD)

This is a pen & ink and watercolor of the neighborhood where I had visited on Manhattan's West Side. The flower boxes in the windows of the brownstone, along with the building details are exquisite. Painting size is 7 1/4" X 4 15/16".

Red Cottage Summer Garden (Click here to buy)

This painting was painted outdoors (en plein air) in the garden on a bright summer day. Lillies, rudabeckia, pink phlox, and bee balm fill the garden with color. Size is 4" X 6". The colors are much more bright and cheerful, but I can't get the upload to show that. Painted in oil on canvas panel. Buy at $125.

Foggy Woods at Sunset (Click here to buy)

This watercolor painting is of the woods in evening, during a misty, foggy sunset. Image size is 9 1/8" X 6 3/8". Buy at $55.

Misty Beach (Click here to buy)

It's been raining here for at least a week. Everything is soft and misty. We are enjoying the beautiful colors outdoors and the smell of the wet earth. Watercolor size is 9 1/4" X 6 1/2".
Buy for $55.

Misty Mountain Landscape (Click here to buy)

This watercolor is painted of mountains in mist with water below. A feeling of serenity envelopes you as you gaze into the painting. Size is 9" X 6 3/8". Buy at $55.

Antique Dragonfly Fishing Lure (Click here to buy)

This is a painting from the original antique dragonfly fresh water fishing lure. It is an acrylic painting on archival canvas panel. The size of the painting is 4" X 6". It is framed in a wood Larson-Juhl gray frame. Size of frame is 5 3/8" X 7 3/8". This is a great collector's item. $75.

Rye Harbor Estuary (Click here to buy)

This is a delicate painting of the Rye Harbor Estuary in Rye, NH. It is a protected wetlands along the ocean. Image size is 4" X 2", white mat, glass, silver toned wood frame size: 9" X 7". Buy at $125.

Red Maple Leaf (click here to buy)

This is a 4" X 6" acrylic on canvas archival panel. I was out walking and noticed the sun shining on this single red leaf. This one had fallen long before the others. Fall was in the air, as the days had a cool edge to the warm afternoons. Framed in a dark wood frame with "gold" painted raised leaves along front of frame. A lovely pairing. Buy at $95.

Crescent Beach Pink Sunset (Click here to buy)

This painting was done en plein air (out doors on location) at Crescent Beach, Maine. It has lovely soft colors and wonderful detail in the violet sand beach. Image size is 9 3/8" X 5 4/8". The colors are much more vibrant than the photo shows. It has a taupe mat, archival glass, and silver tone wood frame size: 14" X 9 3/4". Buy at $185.

Pemaquid Point Light, Muscongus Bay, Bristol, ME (SOLD)

This is a painting done from one of our trips to the Maine coast. It was a lot of fun to explore around the many buildings here and climb down and then back up toward the lighthouse on the rock ledge below. It is a bright and colorful painting, with exquisite color in the shadows. Painting size is 10 3/4" X 7 1/2", mounted in a matching tan archival mat, with outer dimension 16 1/2" X 13 3/8". Includes UV glass and gold wood frame.

Morning At Swanzey Lake (SOLD)

I grew up spending summers swimming at Swanzey Lake with my mother and sisters, while my father worked. Once in a while, he'd take time off to come with us and let us dive off his shoulders. Those were wonderful carefree days spent on the tranquil lake. We even waited out lightning storms on the pavillion under the protective roof, where on a summer evening, lakeside dances were held. When the storm cleared, we were the only ones at the beach. The sand would be hard and cool from the summer rain. We'd just throw down the blanket and run back in the water, splashing and swimming. Every day, my mother would give us ten cents each to buy a fudgicle at the concession stand located at the bottom corner of the pavillion. Ah, those were the days.

This painting auctioned for $300 for the West Swanzey Community Church steeple fund raiser. It is included in a calendar with other artists' work.

Legal Lowdown: Artists Need to Be Aware of These Four Issues

Legal Lowdown: Artists Need to Be Aware of These Four Issues

Amanita (SOLD)

These Amanita mushrooms grow in miniature! They are absolutely adorable. I expected a lawn fairie to come popping her head out any minute. They look like they belong in a fairy tale.

Goat Island Light, Cape Porpoise Harbor, Maine (SOLD)

This sunset painting was done after a trip to Kennebunk to view Goat Island Light with my husband on one of our many trips to the Maine coast. It is now in a happy home.