Fall Colors

Ice House Pond

14x11inch, oil on stretched canvas

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I started this painting in the fall of last year and then got stuck with it, and then tossed it in the pile of ones to be worked on. Well, I spent some more time with it today bringing out much more of the fall colors

Pumpkin portrait

Fall's Orange, 8x8inch, oil on stretched canvas

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Thought I'd try a quick pumpkin portrait before the kids get a hold of them with their carving knives.

Something Different...

Palette Knife Apple, 6x6inch on 3/4inch stretched canvas

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I've always wanted to attempt a palette knife painting using gobs of paint, it was a lot of fun and a lot of paint! If you click on the image you should be able to see the thick layers piled one on top of the other....probably not going to be drying anytime soon.

Stand Tall

7" x 5", oil on board

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Took a hike on Lane's Island, which is an island reserve connected to the island of Vinalhaven, Maine via a one lane bridge, and found this tree that deserved a portrait.

Getting ready for July show

I'm in the process of working on mulitple paintings, getting geared up for a show in early July. This is a first pass on a still life. I find that taking a photo helps me see where I need to go a little further with a painting

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Sunflowers

12" x 9", oil on 3/4" stretched canvas

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I use mostly a square format in my paintings, although sometimes it's nice, and more fitting really, to use a traditional rectangular canvas to make for a better compostion.

Tropic Dawn

Well, here's the final glazing of this 6x6inch tropical landscape. Sometimes I like taking my time in building up the transparent tinted glazes, resulting with a nice glow at the end.

$75, click here to purchase from my online gallery.

Work in progress....

18"x18", oil on stretched canvas

Here's a first pass on a table top still life. I've still got a bit of work to do on the fabric, the apples, the flowers....everything really.

Party of One

4x4 inch, oil on stretched canvas 3/4"thick

$50, click here to purchase

Simple apple portrait today, more to come.

Everglades Underpainting

Everglades underpainting, 6x6inch

I've decided to attempt a slower approach on my next Everglades painting. I'll start with an underpainting and then slowly build up the colors through multi layers of glazing, hopefully ending with a dramatic result

Everglades Stroll

5x7 inch, oil on canvas panel

$75 click here to purchase

I'm still working through some photos from our last trip to the Everglades. I'll do a few more and then move on to another subject.

Everglades

Everglades Vista

5x7 inch, oil on panel
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Although this was painted from a photo from our trip to the Everglades last November, it seems as though it could be from any marsh here in New England. I'll try adding a palm tree in the next one....

Snowbound...

I just finished 4 of these small paintings for a collector that's getting together for a girls' weekend with 3 of her close friends. Being housebound yesterday with the kids, due to 18" of snow, it helped the soul working on a tropical painting. I've got to find my photos from our last everglades trip and try a few more.

Here's one of my favorite everglades painters, Jo-Ann Sanborn

Winter Dreaming

Yesterday I received a request to make a similair painting to my Winter Dreaming, but smaller. Last week I received a request for a copy of the same painting, but with 4 friends sitting on the beach looking out at sea..........along with 3 additional copies, one for each friend of the buyer. I guess it must mean that winter has set in since the palm on the beach is so popular!

First try at auction...

Simple Cloud

4 x 4 inch, oil on stretched canvas
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I thought I'd sample selling my art on ebay, so I'm offering "Simple Cloud" as the guinea pig.

Italian Ice

Italian Ice

6"x6", oil on streched canvas

$75, click here to purchase.

On our last trip to the beach I let the kids choose the spot where we would sit. Where did they choose? Not too far from the italian ice cart of course.

Keeping it Simple

6" x 6", oil on stretched canvas

$75, click here to purchase

Today I'm off to bring my daughter and a few of her friends to an amusement park, as part of her birthday present, so I'm posting a prior painting since there's not much time to paint today.

Single Gerbera

Single Gerbera

6x6inch, oil on canvas

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I've been working so much with landscapes I thought I'd dabble with some still life.

Apples on satin

Opposites Attract

6 x 12 inches, oil on stretched canvas

$175, click here to purchase

Marsh View

Marsh View
6 x 6 inch
oil on panel

$75 click here to purchase

When coming home from our vacation in Maine we hit the usual traffic on Rte 1. Fortunately, I had my camera right next to me and I was able to snap this view of the marshes.