Boreas Sanctus
January 5th, 2013 Work in Progress Oil on Canvas, 18 x 24 in (sold) This is only the second time since I began Plein air in 2011 that I’ve been fortunate enough to paint snow – and what we had was disappearing, so I chose to sit in the shade where there was more of…
(sold) For some reason I can’t make this right-side up, no matter what I try – but the world WAS upside down that day. This was how I spent the Saturday following Newtown. Staring into the water at Half Moon Beach, Gloucester, and rejoicing gratefully at every squeal of childish laughter that came within my…
Oil on Canvas
24 x 30 in
Silent Watchers of the Night Oil on Masonite, 24 x 30 in (sold) Now that I see it here I see a few more things I need to fix – this is the penultimate pic of my newest painting. This time of evening, dusk, I always find inexpressably sad – but because I’m a little…
Come Healing November 16th-17th, 2012 Oil on Masonite, 24 x 30 in (sold) Once again sidelined with health problems, I worked on this indoors of a scene I’d seen on a walk recently. While painting I listened to Leonard Cohen’s new album, one song in particular seemed to speak to, and speak for, the very…
Oct 26th-28th, 2012 Hallelulia Oil on Canvas, 24 x 36 (sold) Looking up into the maples in the back yard, this time of year the braches look to me like outstretched arms joyfully lifting up offerings of colour. I need to re-take this photo when there is better light, some of it (top left) is…
That slow fire of Decay
Cox Reservation,
Essex MA
Oil on Canvas
16 x 20 in
Oil on Canvas
22 x 28 in
October 13th, 2012 Laid up by Lyme.
October 6th, 2012 Cox Reservation, Essex Greenbelt Oil on Canvas, 14 x 18 in (sold) As usual after a time away from my paints, I was a little colour-happy in this one, but it was a colour-happy day in a colour-happy season so I think it’s alright. There is a blade of marsh grass stuck…