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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March 16th, 2013

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…

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March 9th, 2013

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…

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March 2nd, 2013

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…

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February 2nd, 2013

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.

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January 19th, 2013

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…

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