According to the language of flowers, the Iris  brings good news. The good news being that Spring is around the corner, and the lifecycle of flowers will soon begin.  I so look forward to the first daffodil, and it is a mad rush to paint everything that follows, to the last… Read full post »

  My love of dogs transends into my artwork .  I started doing dog etchings with a portrait of my own English Cocker Spaniel Fergie.  After that I started doing commissions for others.  They are fun and make a great gift.  I work from a photo and long distanc…

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It happened again.  I get my new issue of Martha Stewart living and the magazine is all about f… Read full post »

In my desperation to try and sell art, I have had to start to think creatively about marketing.  Galleries are disappearing, in this economy  people are not thinking about buying art. Recently, I have had luck selling my work at silent auctions.  The very serious causes li… Read full post »

 Send me a photo of your bridal bouquet and I will recreate it on canvas.  Preserve the memory of your wedding flowers in a special way!  Not only will this last forever, it is agreat way to start your collection of original art.  If you can send the original bouquet overni…

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 This is a painting of The Ben Franklin Bridge in Philadelphia. It is one of four paintings that I was commissioned to do for the top floor of a new skyscraper in Philadelphia. The client wanted a painting of a Philadelphia landmark  from each corner of the city,north ,east…

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This is my neighbor and friend Kat with her dog Dillon.  Kat is one of five children each having their own particular passion whether it is sports, music or religion.  Kat is passionate about animals.  A dedicated Equestrian, Kat posed for me when she was seven and again now at 16.&nbs… Read full post »

Here is a remake of a painting that I did 21 years ago.  The original is myself and my husband thrilled to be pregnant.  After 5 years of infertility we finally got lucky.  Isn't it bizarre that Luck is such a moving force in our lives.  My wonderful daughter is days… Read full post »

Here is a remake of a painting that I did 21 years ago.  The original is myself and my husband thrilled to be pregnant.  After 5 years of infertility we finally got lucky.  Isn't it bizarre that Luck is such a moving force in our lives.  My wonderful daughter is days… Read full post »

I saw Sting in concert with The Royal Philharmonic.  I love Sting and was anxious to see him, but also anxious to see the conductor.  His name is Steven Mercurio and he is really of the "opera world".  I first became aquainted with him when I saw Andrea Bocelli.  What a… Read full post »

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Last week I made a trip into New York to spend the day with my daughter. She spent 8 weeks working at a very exciting internship in the city.  We talked all summer about planning a day, we both wanted to…

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This was a fun day at The Devon Horse Show.  Women all ages and sizes participated in a hat parade. Many of the hats were homemade decorated with flowers ,birds, fruits, vegetables, plumes, chiffon lace etc.  It was a painters delight.  This is a quick sketch that I… Read full post »

This year I painted at the Devon Horse Show everyday.  I love the pagentry and the frenetic activity around the grounds, and behind the events.  It is extremely hard to paint the horses.  The anatomy is complicated and of course they are forever in motion.  But, the horses ar… Read full post »

 When I was in my 20's I sketched in a courtroom for TV news.   A teacher of mine had done it, and when she announced her retirement I easily volunteered to do the job. She said it was easy, just go in and do a quick portrait sketch, and voila your done and… Read full post »

My husband's job shall we say is being cut in half.  We have been this down this road before. For the past 10 years  he has had about five jobs.  Mind you we are not young.  And for all the progress this world  has made concerning equal opportunities,  job hiring fo… Read full post »

Every year I participate in a local art sale that benefits a private girls school.  I have had to think hard for ways to make my art work for me in this tough economy.  Many people buy art because it has a special emmotional attachment. Whether it is a painting of… Read full post »

I started this painting about a week ago.  It went very smoothly except for the last piece of chocolate.  It needed another heart, a white Godiva.   I tried other drugstore variety ones covered in foil, or the kind that say "Be Mine", but nothing worked.  Since Godiva only gi… Read full post »

This painting was started last year on Inauguration Day.  I rarely sit down to relax during the day, but this was a must, I was excited to see Mr. Obama sworn in and all the pomp and circumstance, what Michelle and the girls would be wearing, and all the lumineries.  It… Read full post »

This is my favorite spot in philadelphia.  It is The Schuylkil River, and when I pass here I know I am almost in the city, usually coming in to use the facilities at PAFA (Pennslvania Academy of Fine Arts)or in for a day at the musuem or something stimulating other than holed… Read full post »

I have been working on a series of figurative paintings for over a year now.  I am a little self consious to show them.. this is what iI originally set out to do from the time I picked up a brush.  I started my artistic life as a fashion illustrator.  Hence, I… Read full post »

I started etching about 12 years ago.  It was so lonely working in the studio by myself day after day.  I needed to make art somewhere else where I could talk to other people and exchange ideas.  It was wonderful to learn something new, and it was a perfect link between drawing… Read full post »

Could there ever be a better breakfast than this?   For more food paintings go to www.dorispector.com  clicl on works, then still life

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I was at The Philadaelphia Museum today.  There was a retrospective of Arshiel Gorky. God was it horrible.  It was a joke.  The exhibition was huge and it gave me a headache.  My dear friend loves the blockbuster exhibitions, so since I am not a lunch with the girls type, we… Read full post »

I did this painting several years ago, probably when my daughter went to school a full day.  I only have one child and I was at home with her .  My studio is in my home so, it was always a good working arrangement.  When she was little we spent hours at… Read full post »