April 6th, 2013

April 6th, 2013

April 6th, 2013 Cox Reservation, Essex Greenbelt, Essex MA Oil on Canvas, 16 x 20 in (sold) After the frustration of last week, which I realize was caused by my painting a scene in the worst possible direction sunlight-wise (SW I think – changes quickly over a short period of time), my goal this weekend…

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February 8th-10th, 2013

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…

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Silent Watchers of the Night

Nov 30th, 2012

Silent Watchers of the Night Oil on Masonite, 24 x 30 in (sold) Now that I see it here I see a few more things I need to fix – this is the penultimate pic of my newest painting. This time of evening, dusk, I always find inexpressably sad – but because I’m a little…

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Come Healing

November 16th-17th, 2012

Come Healing November 16th-17th, 2012 Oil on Masonite, 24 x 30 in (sold) Once again sidelined with health problems, I worked on this indoors of a scene I’d seen on a walk recently. While painting I listened to Leonard Cohen’s new album, one song in particular seemed to speak to, and speak for, the very…

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September 3rd, 2012

September 3rd, 2012

September 3rd, 2012 Seine Field, Gloucester MA 16 x 20 in (sold) I had spent two weeks preparing to go on a painting trip up in Canada, when the car I’d just spent a great deal of money getting into travelling shape was hit and totalled by a woman in an SUV. As a result…

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