Cox Reservation
Essex, MA
Oil on Canvas
18 x 24 in
March 30th, 2013
Category: Plein Air 2013
Plein Air Painting 2013
March 23rd, 2013
Cox Reservation
Essex, MA
Oil on Canvas
12 x 16 in
March 16th, 2013
In Progress March 16th, 2013 Cox Reservation, Essex MA Oil on Canvas, 12 x 16 in I decided to focus on a tree trunk and paint it. I ran out of white last weekend and am still waiting for the new batch to arrive. In the meantime, I had only “underpainting white” to work with…
March 9th, 2013
March 9th, 2013 Cox Reservation, Essex MA Oil on Canvas, 16 x 20 in (sold) This was a wonderful weekend to be out painting, as we had had a huge snow fall on Thursday and Friday, but on Saturday the temperature had warmed almost to 50 in the sun. So it looked like winter but…
March 2nd, 2013
March 2nd, 2013 Cox Reservation, Essex MA 16 x 20 in (sold) I wanted to paint snow, but there was not a lot left – so I had to trudge to the coldest, shadiest corner to find a decent sized patch. It meant I had to paint deciduous trees which I tend to avoid if…
February 24th-25th, 2013
Oil on Canvas
24 x 32 in
February 8th-10th, 2013
February 8th-10th, 2013 Oil on Canvas, 24 x 36 in (nfs) Painted this weekend while contemplating one of the warmest, most compassionate people I know who very recently suffered a devastating loss. The warmth of the sun playing on the cold of the snow… And the whole time I was painting, a line from a…
February 2nd, 2013
February 2nd, 2013 Cox Reservation, Essex MA Oil on Canvas, 12 x 16 in (sold) It was cold out, though beautiful – I decided to do something small and simple. I did, the sky I was under was magnificent – couldn’t quite recreate the awe factor, but I got the blue anyway.
Winterlude
Last week of January, 2013
Oil on Canvas
24 x 32 in
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…