David Curtis’ Plein Air Saturdays

March 11, 2017 David Curtis’ Plein Air Saturdays at the Alleyn Cox Reservation, Essex Greenbelt in Essex, MA While David P Curtis is recovering from an illness this winter, he has invited me to get his Saturday group going again by having me lead it from time to time. Will post next date once it’s…

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February 23rd & 24th, 2017

February 23rd & 24th, 2017

February 23 & 24, 2017 Oil on Canvas, 18 x 24in Lake of the Woods “We’re not in Kansas anymore.” Not a Plein Air, technically. I was indoors working with my friend David Curtis, who is recovering from a grave illness. Worked in studio, using as reference photos of a major storm up in Kenora…

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July 21st, 2014

July 21st, 2014

July 21st, 2014 Damariscotta, ME Oil on (crumpled) Canvasboard, 20 x 16 in (sold) I was fortunate enough to spend a few days on a painting trip to Maine with David Curtis and Tom Heinsohn, where we were joined in painting by Bill Curtis and a few of his artist friends. Inspired by some true…

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June 8th, 2013

June 8th, 2013

June 8th, 2013 Cox Reservation, Essex Greenbelt, Essex MA Oil on Canvas, 18 x 24 in (sold) The plein air group (led by my favorite living American artist, David P. Curtis) (favorite living Canadian artist is John Smith) that I normally go out with had cancelled the day’s painting in favor of Sunday, which promised…

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Day 2 of Tree Workshop…

Day 2 of Tree Workshop...

Day 2 of Tree Workshop… August 21st, 2012 Cogswell’s Grant in Essex, MA Oil on Masonite, 24 x 30 in David P. Curtis, under whose guidance I’ve had the honor of painting en plein air, very kindly gave me (via a generous student who had paid but could not attend) two days of a 5…

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June 9th, 2012

June 9th, 2012

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…

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