Bouquet in grey

I liked these flowers because they looked so fragile and warm against the cool background...another quiet,moment in the studio mixing colors on the canvas..oil on canvas 36x36"

Front St. Housatonic Mass

Caught in the act...I started this study on a warm sunny morning...however it was so windy I had to go inside...then I went back out this cold grey afternoon to work on it...ended up back out in the sun this morning with no wind...sometimes I wonder what it's all about...the desire to paint yet another view of Housatonic...more love and beauty I guess...36x36" oil on canvas

The Nasturtiums and Guitar

I painted this last week after I had done a bunch of watercolors of the Nasturtiums...I wanted to do an oil...it took me quite a while to figure a way to compose the painting so that it would inspire me...Sam was playing in the studio that morning and I had been studying a collage of George Braques which was filled with guitar images...so...this is what came of it...oil on canvas 36x36"

The Depot

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This is where they stored the freight awaiting the trains...now empty, would make a great studio? wool blankets for WWII were made here in Housatonic...among other things...now mostly art, which does not seem to need a train to move it...yet... old blue station in the distance as well as mills,one used for most popular, Country Curtains,other one mostly abandoned, patiently awaiting an architect and lots of money... the water tower holds its own...I was really trying to find an angle to paint it...so the depot did the job... oil on canvas 30x30"

Housatonic River View

A beautiful october day and I am standing on the bridge painting the local color, listening to the rushing river around me...I never tire of this old mill town...24x36" oil canvas

The Bluffs and Gull

Can you see the gull? I was looking down at it...another beautiful day by the sea and the bluffs...eroding more each year...a different perspective...but always so inspiring to try and capture the bliss of just being there 22x30"watercolor and gouache

Going ,Going ,Gone...

One evening spent down at Dories Cove on BI....just watching and painting as the sun set into the clouds...I put the sun where ever I wanted it which is why it does not seem to move....but it really did move and so did my paint brush....watercolor and gouache 20x24" 16x16" 12x16"

The Spring House

This is the actual "Spring House" on Block Island....there is also the hotel named after it...I remember coming here to fetch water with Doris Andrews many years ago...no one uses it anymore..the path to the water is over grown with weeds...I love the red roof and shape of the building...watercolor and gouache 22x30"

Two Chairs,Looking out to sea and Looking at the Harbor

There is something about an empty chair that makes me want to paint it...or perhaps really just sit in it...but if I paint it I can always go and sit in it....want to join me? watercolor and gouache 22x30"

The Sunflowers at my House with the Heirloom Tomatoes

After enjoying these crazy blossoms for a while I decided I had to paint them....the table seemed  bare and so I added the tomatoes and the fork....oil on canvas 36x36"

Two Boats, Two Harbors

These paintings were done last week on Block Island..I was out there with some students painting for the week....we had glorious weather and a great painting time...These boats caught my eye...The "Gee Willie Make It" the fishing boat in the Old Harbor with all the other fishing boats, is the one we go out on every summer to fish with Captain Bill....always catch something .... I love all the fishing boats and their stories ...The other sail boat in New Harbor, the "Kemmo Sabe" as in "The Lone Ranger and Tonto" is a beautiful sloop? Don't know if you call them that...owned by a nice guy named Bill( Bills and boats must go together?) who was kind enough to not move her for the duration of this paint job and let us come aboard.....not so easy to build a boat with paint..I learned alot... watercolors..22x30"

Sunflowers Black and White

Always a good idea to see what happens without the color, which is so powerful a factor...have to think outside the box...I like the challenge...also the results that are so different...

The Cow Corn Field

Not the people corn field...I love the ripe corn with all of its tassels ...so many colors and shapes... oil on canvas 3'x4' a fairly large canvas

Most Recent August Bouquet

It was a rainy day and we could not paint the landscape so we headed into the studio...why am I drawn to these flowers? Flowers are like good friends to me....they always comfort and inspire me...and on any given day comfort is always welcome...36x36" oil on canvas

Drawing of the Chair

So I thought a drawing was in order....if you look closely it is just a bunch of scribbles...this is about 24x36" on paper with a black China Marker

Distant View of the Corn Field

So this canvas is 3'x4' and it catches the wind like a sail.... when the storm hit I had to hold on with all my might...I am still working on this but you get the idea....oil on canvas

The Corn Field

Went to the corn field with only my black watercolor and tried to capture the complexity of the scene....quite a challenge...next time I am bringing a large canvas and some oil paint....watercolor on paper16x20"

Porch at Balsam Hill Farm

Well here we are at a beautiful old farm house in Sheffield Ma....Mt Everett in the distance....bucolic scene...Is there a better view than that from a summer porch? oil on canvas 24x36"

Two Chairs Talking

My show at the Front St Gallery opened up yesterday...well I had the opening....thanks to all for showing up and making it a success for me...this painting of two chairs was a real favorite...watercolor 22x30"

Lotus in the Lily Pond

There is nothing like a lotus blossom.....well in this case the lotus plant....I watched this water lily open in front of my eyes....the reflections in the pond were particularily beautiful ....oil on canvas 24x24"