“Behind Asbury”

“Behind Asbury”

Oil on Canvas, 6”x6”

I was just walking to my car and this group of buildings grabbed my attention.

 

“U PIck, Sauvie Island”

“U Pick, Sauvie Island”

Oil on Linen, 6”x8”

I went with my sister in law Patricia Kullberg to pick blackberries, and the farm was SO beautiful! We got a variety of things and chatted with one of the owners. It seems a challenge to run a farm these days, and I’m so grateful for those that do. I do plan to paint a bigger one of these - as a matter of fact, I have an unfinished one that I put on hold.

 

Houses by the Sea: Block Island

 

“Houses by the Sea”

Oil on Canvas, 6”x8”

This was done as a practice for a demo I am doing. I always love painting houses that are near bodies of water.

Tower in the Sky

“Tower in the Sky”

Oil on Board, 8”x10”

This is a painting of a local Methodist church tower that I see many times in many different light situations, and the green patina against the sky is just so beautiful! It gives me a feeling of serenity. I was advised to get rid of the traffic light, but I just feel it is a part of the picture.

 

Oscawana Park for Garrison

 

“Oscawana Park for Garrison”

Oil on Linen, 9”x12”

Finished just in time for my dear friend to pick up and bring to the Garrison Art Auction.

“Field in Provence”

Oil on Linen, 9” x 12”

This is the first landscape I’ve done in awhile, and I finished it before breakfast. I’m starving. :)

I painted a small version yesterday, it didn’t turn out. I’m happy with this one. There are some things I would possibly change but hey, that’ll be for the next painting.

 

“Venetian Doorway”

Oil on Canvas, 8” x 6”

Is this finished? Well, I do see something that needs changing, but it’s late, I will do it tomorrow, and I am posting anyway! So we took this trip to Italy, Florence & Venice. Americans are so taken with the beautiful architecture in Europe, combined with the stunning light in Italy, and I am no exception. How can I Not paint these lovely doorways. One imagines, “who lives here, and who loves to tend to their window plants so well?” I will never know…but will always enjoy looking at this picture.

 

Back to Italy

“Back to Italy”

Oil on Canvas, 8”x6”

We’ve been back long enough to recover from jet lag. Is my door crooked? I guess I can fix that. What a place Venice was, and we took in 2 days of the Venice Biennale. I love how the grid on the left window is light, and on the right window is dark. More cool door fronts to come.

 

Marshlands

“Marshlands”

Oil on Canvas, 8” x 10”

 

Dam Town

“Dam Town”

Oil on Stretched Canvas, 6”x6”

The Croton Dam was built somewhere around 1906…wait, let me look it up. Sure enough, the New Croton Dam was completed in 1906. It replaced the Old Croton Dam that gave way. It was an engineering feat, which brought water all the way to New York City where they desperately needed it for clean drinking water as well as to fight fires. The aqueduct was an underground tunnel that brought water to the city some 35 miles or so. To celebrate the opening, the mayor, the head engineer and maybe 1 or 2 others rode a rowboat through the underground aqueduct tunnel all the way from the dam to the city, maybe to Bryant park, or perhaps to the reservoir at Central Park. You can look it up in Wikipedia. Highly recommended: a visit to the Ossining Community Center where a free museum depicts all this along with an extra bonus, a fascinating display on Sing Sing Prison. Just call for hours.

Anyway, the Croton Dam is a great place to spend an hour or an afternoon.  After a heavy rainfall, it can be quite dramatic. It is a beautiful structure that changed the demographics of Croton. Italian stone masons were brought across the ocean to help build it, along with many Irish workers. If you peruse the burial plots near the Croton Library, you will see the family names of many of these workers. More paintings on this subject to come.

 

Oregon Field

 

“Oregon Field”

Oil on Linen, 6” x 12”

First an underpainting then next day, the rest.

Rhinebeck Trail II

“Rhinebeck Trail II”

Oil on Linen, 6” x 8”

Out West

 

“Out West”

Oil on Canvas Board, 8” x 10”

A beautiful western field in the spring, I really wanted to capture depth in this painting.

View From the Esterlee

“View From the Esterlee”

Oil on Linen Board, 6” x 8”

“My Kinda Town”

“My Kinda Town”

Oil on Linen, 12” x 16”

Croton on Hudson, NY.  The blue hills in the background are actually

on the other side of the Hudson River.

“Brooklyn Bridge from Vinegar Hill”

“Brooklyn Bridge from Vinegar Hill”

Oil on Linen, 10” x 8”

I’ve come to realize that there is every chance I will go back into a painting and alter it.

Well, here it is for now! I love the mysterious cobblestone hidden roads of the city, with the occasional view of a landmark.

“Venice”

“Venice”

Oil on Wood, 6” x 8”

Yet another revisitation of an old painting. I loved bringing out the highlights, showing that warm wonderful Italian sun. This was from a show I did with Lavinia Wiggins called “Postcards,” about places we’ve been or wanted to have been. I still would like to go to Venice!

Along Cleveland Drive

“Along Cleveland Drive”

Oil on Wood, 8” x 10”

Just as the sun is about to set on a cold January day, the magic hour glow makes these houses shine.

“Lake Meahagh House”

“Lake Meahagh House”

Oil on Linen, 8” x 10”

I love to paint a house in front of the ocean or a river, but here is one behind the water! It”s so odd that some trees are in bloom and others haven’t even leafed out. This is a real orange/green composition, but the sky is the palest blue ever..

“Shed at Fred’s“

“Shed at Fred’s”

Oil on Canvas, 11” x 14”

I kept coming back to this image because of the cool fish painted on the bright side of the glowing white shed. So glad I’ve finally tackled it! I’m happy with the water, and I did reduce the paraphernalia in the background, masts, boats and other marine accoutrements, in order to enjoy the trees!