February 25th, 2012

February 25th, 2012

February 25th, 2012 Cox Reservation, Essex MA Oil on Canvas, 16 x 20 in The day I worked on this we were having 50mph winds, which had resulted, by the time I got working, in two fully prepared palettes landing face down in the grass and countless other disasters. The blue in the foreground is…

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February 18th, 2012

February 18th, 2012

February 18th, 2012 Mild Day Essex Greenbelt, Essex MA Oil on Canvas, 12 x 16 in This one, though I see a few things yet to tweak, was a nice relief after a series of duds (see below.) There’s a stand of trees left of the rocks in the foreground, which is the source of…

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February 4th, 2012

February 4th, 2012

February 4th, 2012 Revisited February 7th, 2012 Oil on Canvasboard, 18 x 24 in I was trying to understand and how to navigate the difference between shade and light on a partly cloudy day, and how the colours change from warm to cool. As an objet d’art this hasn’t much to offer, but as an…

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January 26th, 28th, February 1st, 2nd, etc.

January 26th, 28th, February 1st, 2nd, etc.

January 26th, 28th, February 1st, 2nd, etc. Oil on Canvas, 18 x 24 in This one is headed to the “Disasters” page shortly. In the endless effort to get the effect of light that was so beautiful, I was ultimately thwarted by my eyes being able to comprehend something that my brain couldn’t quite decode.…

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