Gallery Exhibit – “”Fresh Paint, Hot Pots, Dressed Wood”
The latest exhibition of North Adams Artists Co-op continuing members’ latest masterpieces and the introduction of our newest members to the public. While “fresh paint” will fill the air with “just off the easel paintings”, “hot pots” will emerge from the kiln with surprises in store for both artist and viewer.
My watercolor painting “Calla Lilies [...]
"Barn Snowscape" – new watercolor landscape painting
“5 x 7″
This small work began as a study for a larger composition and took on a life of its own. The main challenge for this work and for the larger painting was in balancing the warm and cool areas and in unifying the colors. The background went in first with yellows, oranges and mixed [...]
“Rural Route” – watercolor landscape painting
“Rural Route”
5″ x 22″
This watercolor painting is unusual in several ways. It began as a warm up excercise using an oddly shaped leftover piece of watercolor paper and leftover paint from the mixing areas of my studio palette. Using a single brush for the entire painting – one of my favorite 1″ flats (Winsor Newton [...]
Watercolor Sketch – Winter Landscape
“Snow Cover Landscape”
5″ x 7″
$95
Having lived in Vermont for the past 20+ years has not made it easier for me to endure winter. It is long, cold and dark. Worse, there is usually not a warm spring with gentle rain and bright flowers as a reward. People from places that have warmer, or at least, [...]
Winter Watercolor Class
“East Bank, West River”
Winter Watercolor Warmup
Saturday & Sunday, February 6 & 7, 2010 – 10am to 4pm
This studio class is the perfect way to warm up your watercolor skills. This two-day workshop will be held in the Classroom space of the Taraden Bed & Breakfast Media Barn, North Bennington, VT.
We’ll begin each day will [...]
“Farmyard” – New Watercolor Landscape Painting
“Farmyard”
9″ x 13″
$325
This is one of what I often describe as one of my “drive by” paintings. Most of my paintings are the result of series of sketches and studies that culminate in a so-called finished painting. Sketches completed on location are usually the starting point in this process, and I very much enjoy the [...]
"Woods Edge – Afternoon" – watercolor landscape painting
5″ x 7″
$95
This small painting begun as a quick sketch study for a larger watercolor work. The painting itself has a nice feel on its own and so became a more finished work.
This and other works on this site are available for purchase. Contact me if you have an interest in this or any [...]
“Uphill Farm” – New Watercolor Painting
“Uphill Farm“
9″ x 13″
$325
All of the recent snow has made begin to think of days when there is no snow on the ground. This work is the end result of a series of on site and exploratory sketches – the whole process is described on my artists’ blog. The work depicts bright sunshine and surprisingly [...]