Dinghies

Dinghies by Alison Vernon

www.alisonvernon.com

5x30, oil

commission

We canoed on the Connecticut River yesterday. The sky turned purple with bright white zigzagz of lightening at our heels. We just made it to the "take out" when it let go. My husband and I turned our canoe on its side and tipped it to make a shelter. We hunkered down staying remarkably dry as sheets of rain ripped across the river. Lightening struck BOOM all aorund. It lasted about ten minutes and then the sun peeked through. The world was soft and pink. And then a rainbow.

Boats Ashore

Boats Ashore by Alison Vernon

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12x24, oil

Remember school summer vacations? Summers spread wide open before us. Long days, novels, screen doors slamming, forts and naps... Devine purposelessness.

Water Lily

Water Lily by Alison Vernon
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20x24, oil

It's my birthday today! I'm 51. Yesterday my hairdresser put two purple streaks put in my hair!

Cows on a Hillside

Cows on a Hillside by Alison Vernon

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20x30, oil

I really loved painting this painting. Cows have such craggy bodies. Basically I painted blobs with lumps and legs and then added accents. Moo!

Bald Eagle

Bald Eagle by Alison Vernon

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24x32, oil

We woke one misty morning on an island on Lake Umbabgog in northern NH. We looked out into the mist sipping our coffee. It was quiet except for the call of a loon. Suddenly we heard a whoosh whoosh whoosh; a bald eagle winged just over our heads and disappeared into the mist with a second bald eagle hot in pursuit. It was very cool.

Twelve Spotted Dragonfly

Twelve Spotted Dragonfly by Alison Vernon

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12x6, oil

I was a nurse for 17 years before I went full-time as an artist. I provided a lot of hospice care. The dragonfly is a symbol of the movement from life to death and is often used to explain death to children. The story is this: dragonfly larves lived in the murky pond. Now and then a larve would climb a grassy reed and disappear. The larves agreed to that the next one to disappear must come back to tell the others where they went. Soon, a larve climbed a reed and disappeared. When he awoke, he found himself on a lily pad with long elegant wings. He took flight into the blue sky. Later he flew over the murky pond and remebered his friends. He tried to dive down to show them his beautiful wings but, alas, he could not break through the water's surface. Away he flew into the cloudless sky...

Rooster with a Red Comb

Rooster with a Red Comb by Alison Vernon

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20x16,oil

Personality and attitude...roosters are tough birds. I've seen 200 lb men racing up the driveway with a 2 lb rooster chasing at their heels. How much fun is that?

Where can I get some of that "tude"?