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Saturday, July 17, 2021
It's been ages since I've posted, probably because I wasn't doing a lot of painting on site...
The other day I pulled out a 20 year old sketch book, and decided to do an oil sketch from one of them; a view of the center of Huntington, MA.....
Now, I've discovered that to paint successfully from a sketch, I need to remember the original inspiration. My first oil sketch from the old pencil sketch "forgot" what the real emotion was.
It's just a comic book colored-in image.
What was it really about?
It was about how sometimes, when you drive up Route 20 from Westfield, into Huntington, you are treated to a brilliant flash of sun light that has found its way between the shadowed hills. Startling and beautiful.
So now I have a plan for my next oil painting!
Sunday, August 6, 2017
Plen Air work
I haven't been painting out of doors a lot this past year. Here are several recent 10x16's, oil on canvas. I've been ordering lovely Walnut frames brushed with bronze from Florida Frames. They come in two widths.
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| October 2016; Old Maple on Sampson Hill Road, Huntington |
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| August 2017: Overcast Day: A View of Cobble Mountain Reservoir from the Top of Birch Hill Road, Blandford |
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| July 2017: Westbrook, in Whatley |
Monday, November 9, 2015
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Old Courthouse Gallery Exhibit December 2015
Have been working on a series for an exhibit at the Old Courthouse Gallery. (December-January)
Here's an iPhone snap of 7 out of the 9 in the Woodlands Series. Will give them all a last minute varnish once the birch leaves are dry, and tighten down the backs. There will be an addition 6 or 7 smaller landscape paintings as well.
Public Reception: Friday, December 11, 2015:
5-8 pm.
Old Courthouse Gallery, 99 Main Street, Northampton MA
Here's an iPhone snap of 7 out of the 9 in the Woodlands Series. Will give them all a last minute varnish once the birch leaves are dry, and tighten down the backs. There will be an addition 6 or 7 smaller landscape paintings as well.
Public Reception: Friday, December 11, 2015:
5-8 pm.
Old Courthouse Gallery, 99 Main Street, Northampton MA
Wednesday, July 22, 2015
Plein air July: Bridge of Flowers
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| Bridge of Flowers, Shelburne Falls, MA: plain air, Oil on linen board, 10x16 |
Thursday, June 25, 2015
June Plein Air: Ice House Hill Farm, Richmond, MA
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| Inside an old dairy barn : plain air 10x16 oil on linen board. |
Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Plein Air Painting: Ice House Hill Farm, Richmond MA
We wanted to paint the view beyond the pasture, but it was difficult to ignore the audience!
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| Ice House Hill Herefords-Oil on Canvas: 15x24. |
Sunday, June 7, 2015
Miniature on my easel: Chester, MA
Intrigued by sunshine in a dark corner of an old stone wall.
2x4 plain air
Saturday, March 28, 2015
Monday, March 23, 2015
On my easel today
9x13 oil on linen panel. Outlook Farm Orchards: Apple
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| Outlook Farm Orchard: oil on linen board: 8x13 |
Thursday, March 19, 2015
On my easel today
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| : 9x9 oil on linen board; still life in progress: I call myself a plein air landscape painter because that's what I like to do.. and because no way am I a still life painter. But it's been a long cold winter. This painting started out with a green background, but discovered it did nothing for the bowl, .. Ended up mixing purple into the green.... |
Saturday, March 14, 2015
Sunday, March 8, 2015
Winter 2015
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| Oil on Canvas: 11x14. March 8: The crows struggle with the wind and blowing snow...the sun comes in and out, between flurries. |
Monday, February 9, 2015
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