Boreas Sanctus
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…
Cox Reservation
Essex, MA
Oil on Canvas
18 x 24 in
Cox Reservation
Essex, MA
Oil on Canvas
12 x 16 in
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
Cox Reservation
Essex, MA
Oil on Canvas
14 x 18 in
That slow fire of Decay
Cox Reservation,
Essex MA
Oil on Canvas
16 x 20 in