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January 18th, 2018 Rearview of the Storm at Sunset Lake of the Woods Oil on Canvas 24 x 30 in I worked on this painting a long time, because there was a lot of variation in color and light in the sky and water that I really wanted to capture; the feeling of cleansing motion…
December 17th, 2017 Boats on Thin Ice Annisquam, Massachusetts Oil on Wood, 18 x 24 in Working in studio while teaching; my student lives on the Annisquam river and he took the photo I used as reference for this painting.
December 10th, 2017 Muskie Oil on Canvas, 24 x 30 in A gift for a friend of mine who is so much a fan of this variety of fish he concurred far too readily, by my lights, when I said I needed to fix part of his mouth where there should be more of an…
December 7th, 2017 Moonrise on Lake of the Woods Oil on Canvas, 24 x 30 in I am happy with this one; the silvery quality of the water… could not be achieved by someone using paint from a tube as opposed to mixing and matching colours exactly. The range of hues and shades – definitely…
November 5th, 2017 Annisquam, MA Oil on wood, 3ft x 4ft I have been working on this commission for quite a while. I had to work in sections, since I only paint wet-on-wet (can’t paint over dry knifework) and it is such a large painting. The sky was one section, the trees and yard another,…
“Gloucester Blue” The Sargent House Museum July 2nd, 2017 Gloucester, MA Oil on Aluminum Panel, 12 x 6 in I was grateful to have the opportunity to paint at the Sargent House garden on an absolutely glorious summer day. I opted for a spot in full sun and was careful for the sake of being…
Wednesday June 14th 18 x 24 in, Oil on Canvas Unable to get to the lake this year until deep into the summer (Well, mid-July but May & June are my favorite months there) I have been “mooning around” despondent. Seemed fitting to paint the moonlight.
Loon – May 17th 8 x 10 in, Oil on Canvasboard After painting Obama I felt like I was not entirely ready to return to the broad strokes I’m used to as a knife painter. In the mood for more detail. Hence this small painting of a loon in my lakewater (Lake of the Woods.)…
May 10th 2017 A Better Man They say that it’s important for the maintenance of good mental health to devote time every day to gratitude. To that end, I spent the better part of the past two weeks staring into the noble eyes of this good man. I painted it, and then scraped it off,…
Showboats – Annisquam March 28th-31st, 2017 Oil on Canvas, 24 x 30 in This was painted in studio in Annisquam, with reference from a photo and from the view outside of the river, boats and shoreline. It’s “Golden Hour” and the colors were so egregiously gorgeous I almost didn’t paint it. But of course, in…