Painting on location keeps me fresh. It makes the studio work stronger and it’s fun. This is a study of Wychmere Harbor. This is just how a study of mine looks on site. Loose, heavy rich paint and soft edges. This new painting is available. Just email for details or contact one of my galleries. [...]
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September, Working Outside
Published by September 16th, 2011 in Blog and painting on location. 0 CommentsFlying Air Lingus back from Ireland, as I have done many times. I felt fairly relaxed and familiar using this airline. No one likes to fly. Too many people packed into small seats, breathing recycled air. We got to the airport early so we could get to the lounge early, eat, relax and listen for [...]
Gort A’ Choirce is a beautiful region of steep farming hills near the sea. There is so much beauty to paint. The new lambs are everywhere and the cherry blossoms are in full bloom. Old stone walls separate the fields, whitewashed stone working barns with bright doors accent the greenery. Roosters dominate the sounds and [...]
Working in Dublin City
Published by April 23rd, 2011 in Blog, painting on location and urban paintings. 0 CommentsDublin has more to paint then I’ll ever get to. But I try. I was able to paint two studies on location in St. Stephens Green, going for the urban landscape. The weather has been excellent, sunny, warm and comfortable. I have also taken a lot of photos around the city in preparation for a [...]
Where do you work?
Published by April 13th, 2011 in Art, art teacher, fine art and painting on location. 0 CommentsI had a death in the family and my inheritance was a bunch of plates. I seized them greedily, as this picture displays. Yes, they break but I like the weight of them. I like that they were eaten off of by my aunt for years. Now they live in the studio and soon a [...]
Here was an ideal day for painting on location, under this umbrella, safe from the sun and heat. The roses in full bloom, and island ferry boats going in and out of the harbor every few minutes for Nantucket. I painted this Hyannisport view quickly, listening to the sounds of the harbor, mixing for the [...]
On Location, Hyannis Harbor
Published by June 22nd, 2010 in Art, art teacher and painting on location. 0 CommentsHere are some of my students on location at Hyannis Harbor yesterday. We concentrated on working small, fast, color studies. Our ferry boat subjects moved in and out of the harbor to Nantucket. Everyone did a great job in the heat. I have a new 6 week class beginning at the Cape Cod Art Association [...]
As I sit down to write this, my dog chases coyotes (foolishly) through the low shrubs out in my back yard. She comes back limping, head low and sits watching out the kitchen door for more. There are so many great places to paint on site in Boston, especially on a rainy Saturday. With the [...]
Oyster River runs through Chatham Massachusetts. As a child my father and I weaved down it through the idle boats out to fish in the dark mornings. That’s what I remember most. And for the time being I am still close enough to come down and paint along it’s banks whenever I choose. There are [...]
I hide art. Sometimes you don’t know what to do with these problem paintings, so I put them away and forget. There are probably a lot of artists out there that hide their art too. There is something very refreshing about putting new work away, out of site, out of reach, out of mind, whether [...]
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