Vernal pools in the Spring Woods

Deep in the spring woods where the ferns are growing and the marsh marigolds have already bloomed, I spent the morning painting.There was a Jack in the Pulpit and lots of other wonderful wild flowers to be seen..I kept thinking of Charles Burchfield and what a great job he always did when in the woods.....the first time I saw his work I was transfixed by the feeling he got when painting the deep woods....

Spring Flowers and Old Blue Chair

I am sorry for the week of no posted work but the computer crashed and I had no access to photos of recent paintings ! So here goes after a long dry spell....A bouquet of early flowers brought in by a student set on a blue coral fabric from St Croix.... I love this old chair, the shape is pure poetry....and I was so grateful to spend time with this still life.....watercolor 22x30"

North Light Stormy Day BLock Island

I thought I would try this from one of  Laura's photos which she so kindly sent to me from the island. I loved the colors...green red and purple in the sky..the stormy sky...the paper has a little ripple becuse i think it was still wet when I took this pic of it...watercolor 22x30"

John Kingston in the Studio

John stopped by one morning to keep us company and the next thing you know ....he posing....with some tulips...watercolor 22x30"

More Springtime Rapids

So after I completed the other two studies of the river I saw this view and got the triptych feeling....I love standing next to the river and painting ...nothing makes me happier really...well painting any water feels good to me, oil on canvas 30x30"

Up River Rapids and Trees

this is actually still in progress, as they all are for quite a while...but you get the main idea...there is one more coming....to make it a triptych ....oil on canvas   30x30"

Magnolia Blossoms in Studio Window

One of my students brought this bouquet into the studio and I could not resist the temptation of a Springtime moment... two days latter they were gone, petals all on the floor and leaves emerging from the stems...oil on canvas  30x30"

Roses, Fish and Blue Chair

Red Roses in the studio  just before the Spring arrives ....oil on canvas 24x30"

The Housatonic River and New Maple Leaves

The river is all churned up from the spring run off.... The maple leaves are just starting to bud out...I had a wonderful morning or two down by the river at the old Barbieri Lumber Yard  property in Housatonic  ....
30x30" oil on canvas

Barge and Bridge in Paris

I liked the way this tree hung over the river and well the barge was pretty nice too headed for that bridge.... I might still work on this some more...but for today here it is...22x30" watercolor on paper

Manhattan from East River Drive

One more study of the Manhattan Island...sort of liked this perspective....last summer...trees are full of leaves...watercolor 16x20"

Fish Market Paris

I liked the blue price signs and the big crab claw.....nice patterns...16x20" watercolor

Place de la Concorde Paris

Our first evening in Paris brought us to this spot....I liked the chairs and the sky and that we were in Paris...

A Matisse for a friend

An old friend gave me the canvas  and his wife asked for a copy of this Matisse painting....she had a poster of it that had disintegrated and so I did a long lasting oil for them on linen canvas.....32x40" Forgery commisions accepted.....they will never be perfect....just very good

The Class at Front St Studio

Everyone was working really hard this morning.... lots of good painting going on....

Entrance and Winding Staircase Hotel St Simon Paris

It is hard not to love this place....everything is so beautiful...when I spend time painting it is like being there so I paint!   watercolor goauche 22x30"

Lobby at Hotel St Simon Paris

Well this is still in the works but I thought I would give it a preview....I see everything that needs to be tweeked....Such an incredibly beautiful place.... more studies of Paris to come .....watercolor..22x30"

Another AJ

What I liked about doing these paintings was that AJ never posed for me,  and he really didn't pay any attention to what I was  doing, so I didn't have to worry about him seeing the portraits or care about whether it was a good likeness or not....he looks very different in each one for the most part....watercolor 12x16"

Portrait of AJ

I spent many months tutoring AJ for art and in turn I did a quick sketch of him each week...here is one of many....watercolor 12x16

Hotel Saint Simon Paris

This is the view from our room in Paris....the patio out side.... it was too cold to sit out there but it was lovely to look at and be able to walk out there.....watercolor  12x16"