“Behind Asbury”

“Behind Asbury”

Oil on Canvas, 6”x6”

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

 

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.

 

“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.

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.

“Maple Road, Croton on Hudson”

“Maple Road, Croton on Hudson”

Oil on Canvas, 8” x 10”

I’ve always been attracted to foggy days, but don’t often take one on as a painting.

On Martha’s Vineyard I saw the most wonderful artist named Kara Taylor, who painted huge surrealistic pieces but also some small, dreamy landscapes. In these small pieces she used encaustic to the most wonderful effect, which I may someday try!

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“Getting Late”

“Getting Late”

Hi there! It’s been awhile but with the holidays, camping in Baja Mexico, having the floors of 4 rooms redone and escaping to Montreal, I’ve had little time to paint. Winter is my least favorite weather but visually most beautiful time of year to me, so I stop often to photograph. This one was taken around 4 or 5 p.m., just getting dark.

Other topic: I’m reading about Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson for book group. Such an acute observer who identified aerial perspective. I find myself thinking about how cool it would be for him to be in the world today and look at our technological marvels. He’d be fascinated.

"Maple Avenue, Croton on Hudson"

"Maple Avenue, Croton on Hudson"

Oil on Canvas, 8" x 6"

This is an earlier painting that just needed something.

I think it works now!

"Out in Back"

"Out in Back"

6" x 8," Oil on Wood

This is the view from my deck and it's always changing with the light.

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"Snow at the Boat Yard" February 5

"Snow at the Boat Yard"

 It's tricky driving around in the snow taking pictures, but it was so beautiful out along the Hudson River. I didn't see any other cars, everyone was staying home!

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On the Road to Senasqua II, February 3

"On the Road to Senasqua II"

Third and last in a series of snow paintings along the Hudson.

"On the Road to Senasqua I"

I took a drive on a snowy morning and shot a series of photos. 

I love the quiet colors of winter in the northeast!

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"In front of Senasqua,"

First, for 30 Paintings in 30 days, February 2018. Thanks again Leslie Saeta for hosting.

I was surprised this piece ended up so warm in color for such a cold day. I do love how it makes the blue hills in the distance stand out. I'm a little rusty because of the holidays and planning a trip to Mexico to see my son before he undertakes a biking trip to the very bottom of Patagonia,

but there it is. Thanks for following!

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