- Gold Rush
Aftermath
I’ve been working on a series of oil paintings recently based on photos I took in August of some of the coastal destruction and erosion of the Northeastern coast caused by Hurricane Irene. I find the shapes and general disorder of the uprooted trees to have a weird kind of excitement. This painting is the first one I’ve completed, called “Aftermath.” I have a second oil painting almost finished that’s of similar size and subject matter which I hope to post next week.
Aftermath
Posted in Recent work.
– October 12, 2011
Galline Montepulcianese
This painting will be up for auction at the Salmagundi Club’s 2011 Fall Auction to be held at 47 Fifth Avenue, New York on Friday, October 28th, starting at 8:00p.
Last June I spent a wonderful day with friends in Montepulciano, and these hens were running around the courtyard of the Avignonesi vineyard where we had a fantastic outdoor lunch and wine-tasting – and this pastel is the result.
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Galline Montepulcianese
Posted in Recent work.
– October 12, 2011
Portrait studies
Thought I’d post one of my portrait studies done at High Street Painters in Brattleboro, VT. It’s a struggle but I’m making a little headway….
The model (Monica) was great to work with! Will post some more portrait efforts after this one.
Posted in Uncategorized.
– September 22, 2011
Closed for the Season
Closed for the Season
This is a small oil painting that’ll be on display at the Davis Park Artists Group Inaugural Exhibition at the Casino in Davis Park, Fire Island on Sunday, July 24th from 1 – 4 pm. I called it “Closed for the Season” since it depicts the Harbor Store in late fall.
Closed for the Season (SOLD)
8″ x 10,” oil on canvas board
Posted in Recent work.
– July 20, 2011
Summer on River Road
Summer on River Road
Last week I painted outdoors up in Putnam County, NY with 2 painter friends. It was a hazy, hot summer day and we set up by a swampy river area outside Pawling. I did this in about 2 hours and will leave it as is since I like the plein air ‘freshness’ of it.
It’s currently on exhibit at the Salmagundi Club in New York as part of the Club’s “Summer Potpourri” exhibit.
Summer on River Road
16″ x 20″ oil on canvas
Posted in Plein air paintings, Recent work.
– July 8, 2011
Purple Haze
This is the final painting “Purple Haze” from the start I posted (two posts down, the one on the left). Although I started it with an oil wash, I decided to create a toothed surface by applying an acrylic ground coat when the oil layer was completely dry, and then finished it in hard and soft pastels.
Purple Haze
12″ x 12″ pastel on masonite board
Posted in Recent work.
– July 8, 2011
A small pastel painting finished last week
- Firecracker Sky – block-in
This is one of my favorite Florida scenes and I have painted it many times. This time around, I started the painting as a demo, using only hard black pastel in different forms (diluted with alcohol, sprayed on, washed on, etc.) on Wallis paper to create my block-in and basic drawing. Once it was completely dry I added the color in both soft and hard pastels.
- Firecracker Sky
Posted in Recent work.
– June 26, 2011
More painting starts
Here are two painting starts using a light oil wash on oil-primed paper (left) and on gessoed masonite board (right). I decided to paint the one on the right in pastels, so then added a coat of acrylic ground and fine pumice to create a good tooth. Will post the finished product when I get it done-
Posted in Recent work.
– June 26, 2011
Horse Path in North Salem, NY
In early May a group of painters and I spent the day plein air painting at a beautiful open space in North Salem. This oil is called “Horse Path in North Salem, NY.” It was a hot and hazy day, but the trees had just started to bud.
- Horse Path in North Salem, NY
Posted in Plein air paintings, Recent work.
– June 11, 2011
