Boreas Sanctus
Afterglow on the Canoe Channel February 2nd, 2015 Sunset, Lake of the Woods (from a photo) Oil on Canvas, 24 x 30 in I hope that bad things can be trusted to happen in threes. I am very sorry to have lost my uncle so suddenly. The blessing is that I will now have time…
January 6th – 10th, 2015 Penny (nfs) Oil on Canvasboard, 16 x 20 in This has been a fairly rough year so far – the most recent blow was the rather sudden demise of my beloved cat Penny. Her name is short for Pentecost, which I named her because she was all grey and black…
December 14th & 15th, 2014 Moonrise over Channel Island Kenora, Ontario Oil on Canvasboard, 16 x 20 in Another painted in studio from a photo / from memory during last week’s Open Studios. Thanks to all who have come out and supported me and my work this year! Happy Holidays to all.
Sunset over Canoe Channel December 6th, 2014 Kenora, Ontario Oil on Canvasboard, 12 x 16 in (sold) My absence all this while has been due to a sudden and terminal illness in the family. I hope I can get back to painting regularly soon. Recently I had two weekends of Open Studios – the 6th…
November 16th, 2014 Stormy Weather, Lake of the Woods Oil on Canvasboard, 16 x 20 in (sold) For the past month I’ve been sick, I’m finally on the mend. I didn’t get out this weekend to paint, but I did some studio painting on Sunday. This is from a photo and a memory I have…
September 12th, 2014 Oil on Canvas, 18 x 24 in (sold) I had gone to The Old Granite Pier in Rockport last Tuesday to paint, but I was not – it was just not working for me that day. I spent hours and used a lot of paint, and at the end of the day…
September 7th, 2014 Oil on Canvas, 24 x 30 in (sold) On Thursday, without warning, my Uncle’s and my incredibly fit and healthy dog suddenly died. Apparently there had been a large tumor all around his heart, and it burst – and he passed away. He never had to be sick, never had to be…
Loon at Sunset July 19th, 2014 (Painted in MA as a value study using a photo I took at the Lake of the Woods) Oil on Gessoboard, 8 x 10 in (sold) This is my second uncharacteristically small painting. Although I could not get all the details as effectively as I wanted to, I felt…
July 5th, 2014
Oil on Canvas
24 x 30 in
June 9th, 2014 Kenora, Ontario Oil on Canvasboard, 16 x 20 in (sold) In progress When I look at this photo, what I see is the difference in tone in the real clouds and the painted clouds. I can account for it partly by the photo having been taken about 2hrs after the clouds were…