June 9th, 2014

June 9th, 2014

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…

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May 19th-21st, 2014

May 19th-21st, 2014

May 19th-21st, 2014 Bass Rocks, Gloucester MA Oil on Canvas, 24 x 30 in Monday was a beautiful day, the weather was bright and sunny, with squalls of rain and storm passing through. To match my state of mind, I stuck with the squalls. I am still frustrated about what I can’t achieve with the…

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Pocket Sunset

Tuesday, May 13th 2014

Pocket Sunset May 13th, 2014 Oil on Canvasboard, 8x 6 in (sold) I have never painted anything this small in oils. A company marketing their canvasboard gave me a free one in a paint order, and I was going to give it away when I decided “What the hell” and dove in. Technically, this is…

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May 8th-12th, 2014

May 8th-12th, 2014

May 8th-12th, 2014 Lake of the Woods, Ontario 24 x 30 in, Oil on Canvas (sold) I began this on a Thursday afternoon, getting the sky and treeline in I think – then I was too busy with teaching all day Friday to work. Because it’s been so warm, the paint was drying quickly so…

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May 6th, 2014

May 6th, 2014

May 6th, 2014 Wingaersheek Beach, Gloucester MA Oil on Canvasboard, 16 x 20 in (sold) This Saturday was an Open Studio so I had to miss my day of painting, fortunately the “posse” were meeting today so I joined them. The days that one can park at an empty beach with impunity are numbered, and…

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April 28th, 2014

April 28th, 2014

April 28th, 2014 Wingaersheek Beach, Gloucester MA Oil on Canvasboard, 16 x 20 in (sold) When I went to the beach to paint with the posse the plan was to paint the dunes – but as it happens, if I am anywhere near water, I have to be looking at the water. Painting dunes won’t…

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