A trip to Amenia

"Approaching Autumn, Wethersfield New York"

8" x 10" Oil on Wood

After this hot October, of all the days to suddenly cool down, it had to be the first day

of my plein aire painting workshop with Andrew Lattimore.

I f r o z e. My hands were shaking. It was Mohonk all over again, Lavinia!

Anyway, I'm happy with the result. 

Wethersfield is a dream place to paint, and I have 3 more days to work there!

October 2 - "Stillness, Croton Reservoir"

"Stillness, Croton Reservoir"

10" x 5," Oil on Wood

The water was glass smooth and the reflection of the clouds were stunning

and seemed a bit unreal.

October 1 - final collage

Final Collage of Paintings

done in Leslie Saeta's 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge,

September 2017

This has definitely been a learning process

and I look forward to painting more for my December show!

The October exhibit with Lavinia Wiggins and Peg Taylor is up

and we open next week.

Many thanks for following and for your wonderful comments!

October 1 - "Sauvie Island Approaching Sunset"

"Sauvie Island Approaching Sunset"

10" x 5," Oil on Wood

I went to this quality lumberyard named Condon in White Plains

and said I wanted hardwood faced plywood. Yes, maple's good.

Well, you have to buy a 4 foot x 8 foot sheet. That's fine, but I need it cut up

like this: 8x10's, 5x7's 6x8's 5x10's etc. Inches, that is. In other words, a million cuts.

Guess what? they did it. but I gave the guy a good tip.