"Deco Dee"

Opaque Watercolor

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DB is a local artist friend of mine..she is so neat with an offbeat sense of humor..she likes to laugh..we met about 20 years ago at Nolen-Schmidt's Gallery where she was working at the time..I was taking an etching class from Nolen..we hit it off..I did this painting of her using her initials as the background design..DB has just had her hair colored eggplant..a rich deep black/purple which I thought was really great looking..DB just has a distinctive style..a great artist too..she did the Mardi Gras Murals at Admiral Semmes in their dining room..if you haven't seen them..and you live in Mobile..you will see just how talented she is..

"High & Dry"

Opaque Watercolor

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This a vintage Chris Craft which landed on the beach after Hurricane Frederic back in 1979..The bridge to Dauphin Island had been blown away and the only way you could get to the island was to take a ferry..cars were not allow if you weren't a resident..so my mom, Myrt and I took our bikes..we rode around Dauphin Island..it was almost back to its original state..because all the vacation homes and most of the businesses were gone..I believe that it ought to be saved as a National Seashore and not a vacation destination..or even residential..There is a confederate fort on the east end "Ft. Gaines." It has been sometime since I ve been to the island..The strip of land behind the boat is "Little Dauphin Island." I no longer have this painting as I was participating in an Fine Arts & Crafts show where I won Best Of Show and the a company sponsored a large amount of money for the award and they recieved this painting..

"On The Bayou"

Blace Felt Pen On Rice Paper

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This scene was in Bayou La Batre, Alabama. At that time it was a small fishing village...way out in the boonies..lots of shrimp boats and seafood processing plants..but some really beautiful scenery..I haven't been there for awhile..this scene was on a bayou river that flowed out to the gulf..a huge beautiful oak overlooking the water with oyster boats in the background..I have done some paintings of this area and Dauphin Island which is a beautiful barrier island..This was done in black felt pen on rice paper..I just like the flow of the ink on that paper..

Meli Poo...

"Something Pink, Something Blue"

Opaque Watercolor

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This is my friend, Melanie, who would pose for me in Sarasota..we still stay in touch. She was studying Interior Design at Ringling..we were roommates at one time too...We had this obsession with flamingos at the time..so I incorporated the birds with this painting..it was the beginning of the background repeating designs that I would incorporate into a lot of my portrait paintings..she has this really great sense of humor and she can zing you..ha!

Did You Know I'm In The..

worm business..ha.. here's my blog http://theturningwormfarm.blogspot.com/ hey..hey..it's a job...ha. what can I say..it's my jewish/scottish heritage..got to make a buck and too many irons in the fire..ha

The Good, Old Days...

This was me in Sarasota, Florida in 1977..I was 24 or 25..I am holding on to my beloved dog, Karma..she was a great dog.. & she went everywhere with me..in fact she use to go to class with me at Ringling and on the landscape "F"art bus..behind me was a building on Hwy 41in 1977,..(that building is still there)..in fact it was one of the few buildings I recognized when I went back this past year..I am on Ringling School Of Art property..In December 2008 I went back to Sarasota..to see it and Ringling..It had changed so much..not the funky, cool little town anymore..now its catering to the rich & filthy rich..ha..I barely recognized Ringling..They are building more buildings..and it looked so small..its been since 1981 since I was last there..I loved Sarasota..I should have never stayed away so long..

You Can See More Of My Work..

at www.brushspace.com just type in my name Sharon Lyn Jones..It's an invite only internet artist community..You can also see my art at Mobile Arts Council internet site..under the artist directory..I will be posting later..Thanks for stopping by..