October 6th, 2012

October 6th, 2012

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…

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September 8th, 2012

September 8th, 2012

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…

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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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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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August 20th, 2012

Ponderosa Pine in Seine Field

Ponderosa Pine in Seine Field August 20th, 2012 Seine Field, Gloucester MA Oil on Canvas, 16 x 20 in (sold) This was day 1 of the tree workshop. I think you can feel how burnt out but pleasantly warm the field / day was. I built the tree skeleton first, which I don’t always do…

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