This lively painting the popular Evergain Bakery was completed in under two hours for the Quick Draw portion of the Chestertown Plein Air Paint Out in April 2013. The original painting is still available for purchase. Please contact the artist directly for more information.
Limited edition prints and notecards are also available.
Lillies in Window allows the viewer a peak into the Village Shop's side display window from a hidden pocket park on Cross Street in Chestertown. The painting recalls an earlier view of "Paperwhites in Window", the first painting that Diane completed in her signature style of pen/ink and watercolor in about 2011.
The original 5" x 7" image depicts the "Chester River Knitting Company" building on Cannon Street and offers a taste of the true architectural style found in historic downtown Chestertown.
Many images of Chestertown and of the Eastern Shore can be easily viewed at Simple Joys LLC on Pinterestand are also available on this website in prints and notecards.
This painting of the Book Plate was made during a misty, cold plein air event in Chestertown in April 2015. Despite the weather, the result was a colorful, delightful rendition of the landmark store at 112 South Cross Street.