Stonington

A scene from my vacation in Stonington, ME a few years ago. The boats there have stabilizers on them, something I had never seen before. This painting is 4"x4".

Long Island, Maine

4x4 oil on canvas. The inspiration for this painting was a photo that I took a few years ago. It was September and the goldenrod was in bloom all over the island. Working on this was a great way to escape a dreary winter day- even if only for a little while.

Acton Arboretum again

This time I painted the back of the house on the other side of the pond. To finish this painting, I turned it upside down which is a favorite trick of mine. It works wonders when having difficulties with composition or the balance of values.

Acton Arboretum

This little oil is only 4" square. It's been over a month since I've had time to go out painting. Three part time jobs are keeping life hectic for me! It was great to get out.

Two pieces of news since I've last posted:
1. My pastel "Emma" won second place in the PSNH national show.
2. I have rented wall space in a brand new gallery downtown Leominster. I'll have some pics after we hang our work.

Rocky Neck sunset

Last evening's view of Gloucester Harbor from Rocky Neck. I tried to paint in all the little rocks on the shore but it looked too busy. After a short break, the tide had come in quite a bit and all the rocks were covered. Some pretty little ripples were happening so I repainted the bottom half. The light was changing so rapidly! I need to go back to this area and do a night painting- it's beautiful. I saw a band at the MadFish Grille after it got dark.

Gove Farm

This is the orchard across the street from the farm stand which is located in Leominster. The peach trees are in bloom and I meant to paint the ones that were in the foreground in this scene, but after I painted the background with the barn, I found that I didn't want to clutter it up.

I'll just have to go back and do another painting!

Chocolate Trio

I mixed my own browns for these miniature oils (2x2) using a nice warm orangy cadmium red light, with either Pthalo blue, or French Ultramarine. The background is pure cad. red medium. Shiny candy foil is certainly a challenge to paint and I ended up using more color in it than I had expected.