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Early in my marriage a print hung on one of my walls.  A pretty little garden, leading to a cottage with  (of course) a red door.  My daughter, who was around two at the time, loved this print.  She was constantly asking to be picked up so she could look at it.  Was that a hint that  she would study architecture.  One day she studied the print very closely - turned to me and said "I want to go in that house" and I asked her a very silly question.  "How will you get in Kelly?  She didn't miss a beat, she looked at me with all the wonder and trust that only a child's eyes can hold and  simply said........".Just open the door -  and walk in".....Wow! if only we could find that child in us.  Open this door and hear the stories of laughter, tears, celebration and grief.

 Now that I have painted this old door, it will live forever - leaving us with a million untold stories.

I love painting old weathered doors, windows and boats.   It is a big part of the architecture that I see everyday.  The powerful salty winds that pound our waterfront  leave behind the beautiful peeling paint and bare warm woods that only these winds can produce.

 I leave you with a little hint for painting these weathered object.  Lay on your undercolor.....now lay the blade of your knife flat into a puddle of another color. ( example the undercolor could be a grey with the top color being a warm shade of white) .   Still holding your knife flat, with very little pressure let your knife slide very lightly over the undercolor....it should not be solid or mix with the undercolor...so use a very light touch.....peeling paint should be the results.

"Tell me a Story" is a 16" x 20" knife painting -