Boreas Sanctus
Plein Air Painting 2014
December 14th & 15th, 2014 Moonrise over Channel Island Kenora, Ontario Oil on Canvasboard, 16 x 20 in Another painted in studio from a photo / from memory during last week’s Open Studios. Thanks to all who have come out and supported me and my work this year! Happy Holidays to all.
Sunset over Canoe Channel December 6th, 2014 Kenora, Ontario Oil on Canvasboard, 12 x 16 in (sold) My absence all this while has been due to a sudden and terminal illness in the family. I hope I can get back to painting regularly soon. Recently I had two weekends of Open Studios – the 6th…
November 16th, 2014 Stormy Weather, Lake of the Woods Oil on Canvasboard, 16 x 20 in (sold) For the past month I’ve been sick, I’m finally on the mend. I didn’t get out this weekend to paint, but I did some studio painting on Sunday. This is from a photo and a memory I have…
Red Auerbach October, 2014 Pencil, 16 x 20 in This is just one of the sketches I’ve done as practice for a portrait I’ll be doing soon. It’s not plein air and it’s not from life, obviously – but because I’ve been sick I’ve been stuck inside and would like to show I’ve not been…
October 25th & 26th, 2014 Marsh in Tewksbury Watercolour, 12 x 16 in I have some kind of infection in my chest so was not too fit to go out this weekend, instead I stayed in with my watercolors and worked on this. I never use black but I did in this, not as much…
October 20th, 2014 (Unfinished as yet) South Natick, MA Watercolour, 12 x 16 in I went to visit & paint with a friend in the Newton area. I had all my paints with me but felt me and oils needed a bit of a break, at least for the day – so I opted initially…
Cox Reservation,
Essex, MA
Oil on Canvas
20 x 24 in
September 30th, 2014 River and Leaves – Andover, MA Oil on Canvas, 16 x 20 in (sold) I didn’t get to paint this weekend but a friend and I went yesterday (Tuesday the 30th) to paint the turning leaves. It was a cool day of rain cleverly disguised as “heavy mist.” The darkness of the…
Tidal River and the Sea September 23rd, 2014 Good Harbor Beach, Gloucester MA Oil on Canvas, 18 x 24 in (sold) This was a glorious day – one last little “Hurrah” of summer before the inevitable fall. It was warm, the sky was cloudless, and the parking was both legal and free! As usual I…
September 20th & 21st, 2014 Cox Reservation, Essex MA Oil on Canvas, 18 x 24 in (sold) This was a “late light” painting day, and I was facing west watching ornamental grasses blowing as the clouds and sun sporadically light up and cast shadows over the land. When the light shone through the leaves and…