Back to work!

I'm back in the studio, effective today. I took my usual holiday hiatus — it's just too darn busy between Thanksgiving and Christmas!

Here's a small scale Winter scene done this afternoon in gouache and graphite on paper.

I love gouache! I love graphite! 

Summer Sunrise

I've enjoyed spending time in Newport, Rhode Island. One view I particularly love is this one — the sun rising over a rocky shore. 

Sunrise at Newport

Oil on panel

8 x 10

Available

More Rocky Shores

This rocky view on the coast of Rhode Island continues to fascinate, even as the house and grounds endure more and more battering from salt and wind. Apparently, things will get worse (better, if you love a wild ocean). I look forward to late Fall's display but in the meantime, here's one from a few weeks ago.

Rocks at Newport #2

Oil on wood panel

8 x 10

 

Rocky Shores

As summer in New England begins its exit, there's even more incentive to spend time at the ocean's edge. Visiting a friend's seaside cottage gave me the opportunity to endlessly gaze at the waves crashing against the rocks.

Here is one in a series. 

Rocks in Rhode Island #1

8 x 10, Oil on panel.

Another Winter Afternoon

Am I going overboard with the winter landscapes? But they're so much fun! Here's what's on the easel now. I think it's about finished.

Happy New Year!

I haven't posted in a while, but now that the holidays are behind us I hope there'll be more time for reflection and painting. Here's an 8 x 10, done in the studio on my birthday two weeks ago.

Oil on wood. 8 x 10. Ready to frame.

 

Downtown

Here's the oil version of a scene in downtown Andover, Massachusetts in the 1940s. Using a photo posted on Facebook by a fellow "townie" for reference, I have shamelessly channeled Edward Hopper. "Downtown", oil on wood panel, 24" x 24". Available.

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A Toast to Nostalgia

I had lunch recently with a couple of townies — people I've known for over 50 years. Our formative years were spent in Andover, Massachusetts — the subject of this small pastel. From a mid-century photo, this will be the basis for an oil painting.

Downtown Andover

8 x 8

Pastel on paper

Available

The End of (Snow) Days

Here is a 12" x 12" pastel on black Canson Mi-Tientes Touch.

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Work in Progress

Here's a barn I just had to paint, in Wells, Maine. This pastel on paper is about 10 x 18, and I'm about 3/4 of the way finished. Looking for a bright, sunny look.