Flowering Maple

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Mottled leaves with orange colored hibiscus shaped blossom this plant grows well in a container indoors. With plenty of water and a little sun, it flowers and cuttings will easily produce roots. Looks delicate but is one tough plant.
- Nancy Boudreau

acrylic painting on gessoed mat board, approximately 4" x 6"
signed, dated and comments on the back

Moth and Bowl

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The Cecropia Moth, a type of Silk Moth and the largest moth in the Americas. For a great tour of the life cycle of this animal, visit http://www.wormspit.com/cecropia.htm.
- Nancy Boudreau

acrylic painting on gessoed mat board, approximately 5" x 7"
signed, dated and comments on the back

Simone's Primrose

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Another view of the lovely red primrose which was first painted for my mother's birthday. The lush foliage and vibrant flowers of this little plant are relief from the stark colorless January of Connecticut.
- Nancy Boudreau

acrylic painting on gessoed mat board, approximately 4" x 6"
signed, dated and comments on the back

Red Primrose

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This one is for Simone Boudreau, who has the youthfully cheerful spirit of a primrose in January. Thanks Mom for being such a strong and positive inspiration.
Happy Birthday with love from your daughter,
Nancy

Great Conch

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Once while kayaking around Washburn Island in Waquoit Bay, Massachusetts, I came upon a live conch, moving through the tidal shallows. I remember the cold green-blues of the clear water, and how the animal was disguised by the rippling play of light and shadow and dancing weed. Like a phantom, it disappeared as quickly as it was found.
- Nancy Boudreau

acrylic painting on gessoed mat board, approximately 5" x 7"
signed, dated and comments on the back

Whelk and Maple

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Another painting inspired by Michael Whalen, somewhat of a fantasy still life. The shell, a symbol of the humble results of an artist's life, the flowering maple representing life's ephemeral beauty, and the two objects positioned to form a question mark as if to ask "why?".
- Nancy Boudreau

acrylic painting on gessoed mat board, approximately 5" x 7"
signed, dated and comments on the back

Go Figure

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You got it. This one doesn't make any sense.
- Nancy Boudreau

acrylic painting on gessoed mat board, approximately 5" x 7"
signed, dated and comments on the back

Whalen Whelk

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Yesterday, I went to a talk given by Michael Whalen, a fine artist who is known mostly for his science fiction, fantasy and horror illustrations. Mr. Whalen's work goes well beyond illustration. He is an artist's artist.
- Nancy Boudreau

acrylic painting on gessoed mat board, approximately 5" x 7"
signed, dated and comments on the back

Breath of Fresh Air

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Takin' a breather folks
just playing this morning.
Easy and natural,
a casual conversation with the muse.
- Nancy Boudreau

Sea Urchin Test

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The shell of a sea urchin is another example of heavenly, or rather "unearthly," form created by a simple being. Looking at this shape, it occurs to me that obsession and compulsion may be a disorder in humans, but a strength in other creatures.
- Nancy Boudreau

Orange and Broken Whelk

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Sunset hues inside a shell,
the creation of a simple snail
that never once saw
the sun melt
into the sea's horizon.
And knew only
the sun
as leaping drops of golden mercury
dancing above.
- Nancy Boudreau

acrylic painting on gessoed mat board, approximately 5" x 7"
signed, dated and comments on the back

Mrs. Collett's Doll

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This painting of a little geisha doll will be appearing at the Hill and Plain Elementary School PTO's Silent Auction on March 19th, 2008.

Proceeds of the auction will be used by the organization to support cultural, arts and educational programs for the children of Hill and Plain Elementary School. The Hill and Plain PTO is a non-profit organization, whose tax identification number is available upon request. The Hill and Plain Elementary School is located at 60 Old Town Park Rd, New Milford, CT 06776.

For more information about the auction or the organization, please call Jennifer Weis, Fundraising Chair at (860) 210-1749 or jweis2000@yahoo.com

Polished Tibia Curta Shell

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A snail's existence,
life in a sea of resource.
Caught in a net
of geometric constraints,
the residue of repetitive functions
accumulate to form
a heavenly shape.
- nB

acrylic painting on gessoed mat board, approximately 5" x 7"
signed, dated and comments on the back

Fallen Trees

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Though this is an abstract, I saw fallen trees in the painting and worked to make them obvious. "Widow makers" are on my mind as we've had several trees fall on the property. A normal event for a wooded lot, fallen trees are not usually noticed unless they become an obstacle or cause damage to property, which has happened twice in the last six months.
- Nancy Boudreau

acrylic painting on gessoed mat board, approximately 5" x 7"
signed, dated and comments on the back

Lettered Cone Shell

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From the Indo-Pacific, the Lettered Cone looks very much like it's lethally venomous cousin, the Leopard Cone. Either way, both cones spell "!" danger.
- Nancy Boudreau

5" x 7" acrylic painting on gessoed mat board
signed, dated and comments on the back

Nicobar Cone

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Conus araneosus nicobarious - from the Phillippines and the Indian Ocean. Cones are predatory snails which have a venemous sting, some lethal to humans. Recently their venom has been put to use as a substance from which non addictive pain killers are derived.
- Nancy Boudreau

5" x 7" acrylic painting on gessoed mat board
signed, dated and comments on the back

Sundial Shell

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Architectonicidae are found in shallow sands of the warm coastal waters of both Americas and the Indo-Pacific.
- Nancy Boudreau

5" x 7" acrylic painting on gessoed mat board
signed, dated and comments on the back

Raining in Phoenix

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In early December I traveled to Phoenix Arizona for my annual visit, where for the second year in a row, it was raining and cold. There are two things I'll never get used to seeing in Phoenix and those are rain, and skyscrapers.
- Nancy Boudreau

5" x 7" acrylic painting on gessoed mat board
signed, dated and comments on the back