Solo Exhibit – Wall Works:Art at the Library
“Afternoon Farm” is one of 13 works which will be on exhibit at the Bennington Free Library, 101 Silver Street Bennington, VT from August 28 through December 31, 2010. Planned as an ever-changing exhibit, Wallworks provides an opportunity for patrons to enjoy fine art while visiting the Library, and to learn more about the many [...]
Plein Air Painting – “Armstrong Road”
Another painting done during the Billsboro Winery Plein Air Festival – and my personal favorite from the weekend. For a plein air work, it is large – 14″ x 21″. Generally I work at quarter sheet size, or smaller, when I paint outdoors. I chose a larger size for this work mostly because of the [...]
New Plein Air Watercolor Painting – “Vents”
As sometimes happens when painting plein air, my recent Plein Air Workshop was visited by rain. As a result, this work which began as a class demo was done while I was sheltered just inside a door to the back deck of the Media Barn at Taraden Bed & Breakfast. The view was of the [...]
“River Valley” – New watercolor landscape painting
4″ x 11″ Private Collection With out going into a lot of detail about why, part of my painting process often leaves me with odd shaped leftover pieces of paper. Many of them are in this “panoramic” format where one dimension is more than twice as long as the other. The shape is well suited [...]
Exhibit Opening – “Back to Basics”
The North Adams Artists Co-op gallery opens a new exhibit called “Back to Basics” next Thursday, May 27. The Opening Reception is Thursday, May 27th, 2010 from 5 to 8pm and is open to the public. The exhibit runs May 27 – June 20, 2010. The theme of the exhibit allows the artist to show [...]
Watercolor Sketch – Covered Bridge
4″ x 9″ Private Collection Since it has been non-stop snow here lately it has been hard to get outside for new material. In the case of this small watercolor painting, I went back to my sketch books. Covered bridges are plentiful in Vermont and are painted by many. It can be hard to take [...]
New Watercolor Painting – Early Winter Landscape
“Light Dusting” 10″ x 14″ This scene could depict either the early time of winter when light snows begin to cover the fields, or late winter when the snow cover is receding. The title gives a hint that it is early winter and in fact that time of year is the inspiration. Unlike most of [...]
"Barn Snowscape" – new watercolor landscape painting
“5 x 7″ Private Collection 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, [...]