Boreas Sanctus
Plein Air Painting 2013
August 17th, 2013 Essex Town Hall / Library, Essex MA Paint Essex – Wet Paint Auction I just typed three paragraphs about this which my browser decided to delete so I’m a bit too miffed to patiently set it all down again. In a nutshell, I went into this event planning to paint what I…
August 16th, 2013 Cox Reservation, Essex Greenbelt, Essex MA Oil on Canvas, 16 x 20 in (sold) This was painted in the afternoon, while the sun was gradually weakening and the colors of the marsh were glowing. I know I say this all the time, but I really need to retake this photo. The sky…
August 8th, 2013 The Old Granite Pier, Rockport MA Oil on Canvas, 16 x 20 in (sold) Again, working on rocks. There were some dazzlingly beautiful weeds growing around the rocks. This photo looks a lot more “blah” than I think the painting looks in fact – will retake another day.
August 7th, 2013 Halibut Point Quarry, Rockport MA Oil on Canvasboard, 16 x 20 in (sold) There’s some reflection in this photo that dulls the subtlety of the clouds and sky, which is unfortunate as they really set the tone for the entire painting. Will retake. However, this is another step in the right direction.…
Bass Rocks
Gloucester, MA
Oil on Canvas
22 x 28 in
Oil on Canvas
24 x 36 in
July 28th, 2013 Oil on Canvas, 18 x 24 in (sold) July 28th, 2013 Oil on Canvasboard, 16 x 20 in (sold) I’m back. I managed two sketches, both of which were executed with a lot of frustration. What I failed to achieve due to my colour malfunction I sought to recover with colourful language…
I’m in Canada, on Lake of the Woods, and having trouble painting because they apparently changed the recipe of the blue I’ve been using for 25 years. Since all of my colours are mixed from the three primaries and white, this overly opaque, overly bright blue is throwing off my entire palette. There is no…
July 12th, 2013 Unfinished Rocky Neck, Gloucester MA Oil on Canvas, 24 x 30 in The workshop was on buildings and boats – I had done two boats already, so I opted to try a building. I had only two canvases left – a very small one, or a large one. I thought I’d opt…
Rocky Neck
Gloucester, MA
Oil on Canvas
12 x 16 in