About abbi

Baltimore City

For many years I made art in my Provincetown studio, and gained some acclaim as a regional artist and teacher. At an inevitable crossroads, a  friend talked me into visiting Baltimore in 2003. I fell head over heels for Bmore's historic, artistic and most importantly, eccentric character which made me feel totally at home.  For 15 years I taught in Baltimore City Public Schools, ultimately developing an award winning program for elementary gifted and talented students.… more

Critters

Who sez humans are the superior species?
  • doggies
    doggies
    16x20" acrylic on canvas
  • Renaissance Man Sam
    Renaissance Man Sam
    Regal boy cat, deserves the sort of DaVinci background. Watercolor 9X12"
  • Lachlan the 120 pound boxer
    Lachlan the 120 pound boxer
    Acrylic 16x20"
  • Waverly Hardware's famous mascot Ben
    Waverly Hardware's famous mascot Ben
    16x20" Acrylic on Canvas
  • TK the rescue
    TK the rescue
    Beautiful, nervous and kind, this little guy probably would have benefited from prozac, hate to say... Acrylic on canvas 20x16"
  • Sara Sara Sara
    Sara Sara Sara
    Matriarch Acrylic on canvas 24x24"
  • doggies
    doggies
    16x20" acrylic on canvas

Porch Paintings

An ongoing series...I continue to be charmed by Baltimore’s distinctive row houses connecting neighbors of all kinds-spaces both private and public-seen differently? the same? everyday. I love my Baltimore neighborhood. I have always been enchanted by the extraordinary ordinary. 
  • Park View
    Park View
    24x36" Acrylic on canvas
  • Toward Lennox's with Cinnamon
    Toward Lennox's with Cinnamon
    24X32" Acrylic on canvas
  • Dusk in the hood
    Dusk in the hood
    16x20" Acrylic on canvas
  • Rachel's green chairs
    Rachel's green chairs
    9x12" watercolor
  • To the east
    To the east
    9x12" watercolor
  • Looking west
    Looking west
    9x12" mixed media on paper
  • Claire's west
    Claire's west
    9x12" watercolor
  • Clare's to the east
    Clare's to the east
    Clare's to the east 9x12" watercolor
  • Fireman Mike's
    Fireman Mike's
    9x12" watercolor
  • Neighbors
    Neighbors
    9x12" watercolor

Yer ordinary Oyster

Mixed media: linocuts, paint, calligraphy -'harmony', newspaper with war articles
  • Elegant oyster
    Elegant oyster
    9x8" Oil on paper, metal leaf, belgian linen
  • Greyscale oyster
    Greyscale oyster
    9x8" Pencil, oil on paper, metal leaf, belgian linen
  • Blue rising oyster 2 of 2
    Blue rising oyster 2 of 2
    22x30" watercolor
  • Purple oyster 1 of 2
    Purple oyster 1 of 2
    22x30" watercolor
  • Brown oysters on silk
    Brown oysters on silk
    8x10" linocut, silk, metal leaf
  • Simple tan oysters
    Simple tan oysters
    8x10" Linocut, metal leaf
  • Ivory oysters
    Ivory oysters
    16x20" Linocut, metal leaf, calligraphy on mulberry
  • Horizontal 4
    Horizontal 4
    16x20" linocut, calligraphy, newspaper
  • Favorite greens
    Favorite greens
    16x20" linocuts, acrylic, metal leaf, calligraphy, newspaper
  • Floaters
    Floaters
    8x10" Linocut printed over watercolor landscape *I call these 'rehabs'