July 16th, 2012 The Breezeway at Rocky Neck, Gloucester MA Oil on Canvas, 18 x 24 in (sold)
July 16th, 2012
Category: Plein Air 2012
Plein Air Painting 2012
July 14th, 2012
July 14th, 2012 Cox Reservation, Essex MA Oil on Canvasboard, 16 x 12 in (sold)
July 7th, 2012
July 7th, 2012 Cox Reservation, Essex MA Oil on Canvas, 16 x 22 in (sold) I painted this while sadly contemplating Ray Allen’s decision to leave Boston (Celtics) for the Miami Heat. Now every time I see it I see Ray in that tree, standing alone, trying to make the right choice… I do wish…
July 3rd & 4th, 2012
July 3rd & 4th, 2012 Oil on Wood, 20¾ x 31½ in (sold) Although this was done out doors, thus could be called “Plein Air,” I was working from a photo and memory and whim. Well whim is too light a word for it, my spirits had sunk as I was pondering how my once…
“There’s a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in”
“There’s a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in” June 30th, 2012 Cox Reservation, Essex MA Oil on Canvasboard, 12 x 16 in, (sold) This one is a few tweaks shy of being done if not overdone. The weather was beautiful and although the fields would have been gorgeous to paint, I have…
June 28th & 29th, 2012
June 28th & 29th, 2012 Halibut Point Seaward Oil on Canvas, 24 x 30 in Halibut Point State Park, Rockport MA (sold)
A Conclave of Cormonrants
A Conclave of Cormorants June 28th, 2012 Bass Rocks, Gloucester MA Oil on Canvasboard, 16 x 20 in (sold) What I like about this painting is the vibrancy of the sky at the horizon, which I think matches well the sky I was looking at. I also like the rocks. I want to make the…
June 26th, 2012
In Progress June 26th, 2012 Halibut Point Quarry, Rockport MA Oil on Plywood, 18 x 24 in (sold) I love rocks, I love granite, and I really enjoyed painting them today. My struggle was / is the water, which is normally my “comfort zone” but the strange angles of the quarry borders threw me off…
June 23rd, 2012
June 23rd, 2012 Oil on Canvas, 18 x 24 inches Cox Reservation, Essex MA (There’s glare on the bottom of painting in the photo, esp. left hand side, that I’ll need to retake to correct.) It was a beautiful day in Essex and I had brought three new knives to try out. None were exactly…
Logan
Logan June 18th & 19th, 2012 Tewksbury, MA Oil on Canvasboard, 16 x 20 in (nfs) I decided to try a new brush that I have while waiting for my knives to arrive. I also thought I might like to try painting a dog or cat, in real time, as a precursor to trying a…