Boreas Sanctus
October 6th, 2012 Cox Reservation, Essex Greenbelt Oil on Canvas, 14 x 18 in (sold) As usual after a time away from my paints, I was a little colour-happy in this one, but it was a colour-happy day in a colour-happy season so I think it’s alright. There is a blade of marsh grass stuck…
September 8th, 2012 Oil on Canvas, 12 x 24 in Essex Greenbelt, Essex MA (sold) I was frustrated with this the entire day, and the day changed so often (weather / skywise) that I re-painted it several times over. I thought I’d try using a brush for a change, be as precise as I could…
July 21st, 2012 Cox Reservation, Essex Greenbelt, Essex MA Oil on Canvas, 16 x 20 in If you’ve noticed I’ve been quiet of late about my most recent work, it’s because I’ve been quietly getting sick of what I’ve been doing. I endeavored a difficult vista this week in hopes that it would give me…
July 14th, 2012 Cox Reservation, Essex MA Oil on Canvasboard, 16 x 12 in (sold)
July 7th, 2012 Cox Reservation, Essex MA Oil on Canvas, 16 x 22 in (sold) I painted this while sadly contemplating Ray Allen’s decision to leave Boston (Celtics) for the Miami Heat. Now every time I see it I see Ray in that tree, standing alone, trying to make the right choice… I do wish…
“There’s a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in” June 30th, 2012 Cox Reservation, Essex MA Oil on Canvasboard, 12 x 16 in, (sold) This one is a few tweaks shy of being done if not overdone. The weather was beautiful and although the fields would have been gorgeous to paint, I have…
June 23rd, 2012 Oil on Canvas, 18 x 24 inches Cox Reservation, Essex MA (There’s glare on the bottom of painting in the photo, esp. left hand side, that I’ll need to retake to correct.) It was a beautiful day in Essex and I had brought three new knives to try out. None were exactly…
Cogswell’s Grant
Essex, MA
Oil on Wood
18 x 24 in
June 9th, 2012 Cox Reservation, Essex MA Oil on Wood, 18 x 24 in (sold) It was a hot and bright day when I painted this, and so much staring at the sky and land had really made it hard to see. I felt this was a disaster and I was really struggling, feeling about…
May 26th, 2012 Cox Reservation, Essex MA Oil on Wood, 24 x 18 in (sold) Last week and this week I chose subjects that are challenging to me – all this close vegetation and the sky through an umbrella of trees present a huge tangle of relationships of light and shadow, colour and contrast, and…