January 19th, 2013

January 19th, 2013

January 19th, 2013 Banners Flying Cox Reservation, Essex MA Oil on Canvas. 15 x 30 in (sold) Plein air painting is a totally different animal than your controlled environment type painting. I am sure I’m a broken record about this, but I drive myself nuts trying to keep up with the subtle changes of tone…

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January 5th, 2013

January 5th, 2013

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…

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Upside Down

December 30th, 2012

(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…

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Silent Watchers of the Night

Nov 30th, 2012

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…

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Come Healing

November 16th-17th, 2012

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…

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Oct 26th-28th, 2012

Oct 26th-28th, 2012

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…

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