October 19th, 2014
Cox Reservation, Essex, MA
Newfane, Vermont
Oil on Canvas, 20 x 24 in

Well, longtime no paint. I went to Vermont earlier this week but didn’t have enough time while there to paint – then was busy all week. Got to the Greenbelt nice and early on Saturday, was bedazzled by the beauty… I stayed there later than anyone else, laboring, laboring, swearing over this painting that just would not be tamed. I brought it to the studio and labored on it more this morning, and when it did not come to life, I got mad and scraped it all off. Then I decided to try and paint the old sugar shack I had seen on my trip to Vermont, though I was too frustrated to really rein in. This is the result – I think a picture in better light could show it to greater advantage but even so, NEXT!

ps – I have been working on sketching some portraits in preparation for a commission I have upcoming, which is half the reason I’ve been AWOL. The other half is just being busy and I hope that things have settled down. I may post a photo of the drawings I’ve done, eventually.