"Hey There"

"Hey There"

Oil on Board, 6" x 6"

This is a study.

While we were visiting friends in Martha's Vineyard we stopped to photograph this beautiful field near the end of the day. This cow was very interested in us!

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"Lemon in Light"

"Lemon in Light"

Oil on Canvas, 4" x 4"

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"Chilmark"

"Chilmark"

Oil on Canvas, 8" x 10"

We just spent a wonderful weekend with friends at Martha's Vineyard.

The weather on Saturday was gorgeous. This one still needs a sky.

“Lemon Slice”

“Lemon Slice”

Oil on canvas, 4” x 4”

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"Provence"

"Road in Provence"

Oil on Canvas, 6" x 8"

I have gone over this several times. It needed it, and it is finally done! There is just something Alive about those tall trees you see in southern France. They are majestic and dominate the skyline.

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"Wine Cork"

"Wine Cork"

Oil on Canvas, 4" x 4"

 It is a plain little thing. However,

"It doesn't matter what you paint, it's how you paint it."

I believe that quote is from consummate painter Colley Whisson.

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Oregon Coast III

"Oregon Coast III"

Oil on Canvas, 8" x 10"

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"Bosc"

"Bosc"

Oil on Canvas, 6" x 4"

Oh still life, I have missed thee! I've really been focusing on landscape to increase my painting comfort level, which I have! Way back my one true painting love, landscape, was eclipsed by still life when I had small kids and I couldn't leave the house. Well, the kids are grown.

My oldest says still life is 'still boring,' but I still love it!

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"Green with Envy"

""Green with Envy"

Oil on canvas, 8" x 10"

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"Sauvie's Island"

"Sauvie's Island"

Oil on Canvas, 6" x 8"

"Fred's Marina II"

"Fred's Marina II"

Oil on Canvas, 12" x 9"

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"On the Coast, Los Barriles, Mexico"

"On the Coast, Los Barriles"

Oil on Canvas, 6" x 12"

This place was phenomenally beautiful! Maybe I'll paint it again, just to see.

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"Daisy, after Neil Nelson"

"Daisy, after Neil Nelson"

Oil on Canvas, 6" x 4"

Copying other painters is a time honored tradition that I engage in from time to time.

This painter is amazing, and I have learned so much from this exercise.

In other regards, today is 911 and my heart goes out to all who may have lost someone. We will always remember, not to seek retribution, but to fight intolerance and to respect each other as human beings.

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"Ivy House"

"Ivy House"

Oil on Canvas, 8" x 6"

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"Narragansett"

"Narragansett"

Oil on Canvas, 8" x 10"

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"A Street in Provence"

"A Street in Provence"

Oil on Canvas, 8" x 6"

These buildings aren't always perfectly straight, 

but they're perfectly beautiful.

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"Fred's Marina, Portland Oregon"

"Fred's Marina, Portland Oregon"

Oil on Canvas, 8" x 6"

We sometimes go boating with my brother in law.

Being from a Chicago suburb with no boating experience I didn't get it at first.

But when we go floating down the Columbia there is nothing as peaceful!

"Tygh Valley, Oregon"

"Tygh Valley, Oregon"

Oil on Canvas, 8" x 6"

"Moreton-in-Marsh"

"Moreton-in-Marsh, England"

Oil on Canvas, 8" x 10"

I was on a train from the Cotswolds to Oxford and saw this beautiful field.

"Field in Provence"

"Field in Provence, France"

Oil on Canvas, 8" x 10"

"Oxford Field"

"Oxford Field"

Oil on Canvas, 8" x 10"

England has been as dry this year as Portland, Oregon. 

It does make for beautiful golden fields. This field however was part marshland 

so a lot of green and quite a few birds.

"Red Building, Ossining"

 "Red Building, Ossining"

Oil on Board, 8" x 10"

 I believe this is the third time I've painted this building. I made a special trip back to photograph 

at 6 PM because I knew the side of the building would be on fire with the evening sun.

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"Barn at Castle Rock Park, Garrison, NY"

"Barn at Castle Rock Park, Garrison, NY"

Oil on Board, 6" x 8"

This was one of my preliminary studies for the Garrison Paintout last month, which I decided to finish yesterday. By now all the trees are in full leaf, but the underpainting was done back in mid-May. I had fun with the beautiful grassy field in front and the gorgeous barn.

"Lemons With Blue Stripes"

"Lemons With Blue Stripes"

Oil on Wood, 6" x 8"

"Mr. Big Beak"

"Mr. Big Beak"

Oil on Wood, 8" x 6"

 OK, this guy has serious doubts about being painted. 

He's a Rose-breasted Grosbeak who's saying, "You lookin' at me?"

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Lemon on Cloth

"Lemon on Cloth"

Oil on Linen, 5" x 7"

"Stamford Cloudy Drive"

"Stamford Cloudy Drive"

Oil on Canvas, 8" x 10"

I painted this earlier but something bothered me about the background so I worked on it a bit.

" Lemon and Dishcloth"

"Lemon and Dishcloth"

Oil on Linen, 5" x 7"

Finally, I'm getting back to painting after the headiness of 19 pieces in a show

"Summer Dreams," and preparing for the Garrison Art Center Paint Out.

It's nice to be in the studio again! I won't mention my first lemon painting was so-so

and I'm not posting it. Well, guess I said it.

"Study for Barn at Castle Rock, Garrison"

Oil on Wood, 6" x 8"

I painted this last week to prepare for the Garrison Art Center Paint Out.

On Saturday May 12 we arrived early, had coffee and got our canvases stamped.

Then it was paint paint, shiver shiver, and try to get our framed piece in by 2. 

I made it by 2:30. They were gracious.

Here are some pictures:

Yes, it rained!

Final piece.

Peacock Walkin'

Peacock Walkin'

Oil on Linen, 10" x 20"

The reason this was so intense to paint was that I was in Love with the photograph,

and I didn't want to mess it up!

I painted the Grackle first to practice iridescence.

Now of course I plan to paint all things shiny. Maybe not oil spills.

Oyster shells? Who knows?

Ps. It's a tiny bit unfinished, but I'll worry about that later. He has these beautiful

drooping feathers from his tail, but the painting has to be dry first.

This will be in my show with Lavinia Wiggins at the Croton Free Library.

We're installing tomorrow. Opening: Sunday, May 6.

Baked goods & live music, drop by!

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