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Christmas Cheer

Killington Vermont Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!     This is a new ski study. This is where I want to be, heading down the Great Northern Trail. It is that time of year. Actually,  I painted it last winter and put it away in a safe place.  Now (that I found it) it [...]

September, Working Outside

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. [...]

Tagged

Flying 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 [...]

Working in Dublin City

Dublin 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 [...]

Happy Holidays

“Night Skaters, Boston” Wishing everyone a happy holiday season from snowy Cape Cod.

Setting up in the city

Still  painting on location in Boston this summer, setting up in the places where the parking is free and no one cares what  you are doing. Most of the work involves just finding the great angle and a fresh view. That means no paintings of the swan boats in the Public Garden, and no paintings [...]

Hiding Art

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 [...]

In a Fog

As the sun finally comes out, I want to write about the fog. The fog surrounding the beaches where I live is a consistent visual and I love it.  A lot of artists are in a fog about what to paint. Today I am posting an overcast harbor scene of  Wellfleet Massachusetts, 16×20.” I told [...]

Evolving Locations

As I load more wood into the studio stove I think about my old  friends walking through my paintings. A  highlight-dot of color, is how I began to insert  figures into my landscapes as a focal point.  They were so vague and uncommitted, people  would ask, “is that light spot  a figure back there?” Over [...]

Private Views, London

Celia Purcell Contemporary is having a showing this month.  I am pleased to have her  UK representation  since 2007.  She shows my London street paintings and large French landscapes  painted on location in Brittany . Brittany Fr. This is my favorite painting resulting from my time in France. It is large, and anyone interested will [...]