Loon at Sunset

July 19th, 2014

Loon at Sunset July 19th, 2014 (Painted in MA as a value study using a photo I took at the Lake of the Woods) Oil on Gessoboard, 8 x 10 in (sold) This is my second uncharacteristically small painting. Although I could not get all the details as effectively as I wanted to, I felt…

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July 11th, 2014 AM

July 11th, 2014 AM

July 11th, 2014 AM North Shore Art Association, Gloucester MA Oil on Canvasboard, 9 x 12 in (sold) Day three of the boats and buildings workshops, my eye is arrested by a white morning glory blooming quietly in the lush shade. I set up and jumped in. The story lay in the play of warm…

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July 9th, 2014 PM

July 9th, 2014 PM

July 9th, 2014 PM St Peter’s Square, Gloucester MA Oil on Canvas, 12 x 16 in (sold) Already feeling more like myself in this one, though everything is not strictly perfect, I like the way this one turned out.

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July 9th, 2014 AM

July 9th, 2014 AM

July 9th, 2014 AM St. Peter’s Square, Gloucester MA Oil on Canvas, 12 x 16 in (sold) I ought to retake this photo in milder light – this was middday and the shadows from the texture along with the glare do it no favors – but don’t really lie, either. This was the first morning…

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June 9th, 2014

June 9th, 2014

June 9th, 2014 Kenora, Ontario Oil on Canvasboard, 16 x 20 in (sold) In progress When I look at this photo, what I see is the difference in tone in the real clouds and the painted clouds. I can account for it partly by the photo having been taken about 2hrs after the clouds were…

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