October 2008

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“Breaking Sky”

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“Breaking Sky”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel. This painting has SOLD.

Gray sky clearing and sheep grazing…

“Shanty Shadows”

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“Shanty Shadows”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel. This painting has SOLD.

I was invited here for a short interview on Plum TV’s Morning show for this Friday. The if was, would I hang outside the Coast Guard Boat house and do a painting in today’s 30 degree weather and breeze, while they stayed warm inside interviewing their other guests. I think I did a good job for my part ! My down jacket and vest certainly helped… Just wish I watched TV so I could see the whole production…

“Marsh Lights”

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“Marsh Lights”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel. This painting has SOLD.

Just before sundown I found this stone wall and marsh scene and knew this was today’s painting…

“Chappy Sunrise”

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“Chappy Sunrise”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel. This painting has SOLD.

7 a.m. sunrise was done yesterday, the start of a wonderfully warm, clear, sunny day…

“Water Glass”

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“Water Glass”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel. This painting has SOLD.

Today was one of those great fall days. I painted sunrise at 7 a.m. and then went off and found this painting waiting to happen. The water didn’t even stir the whole time I was there, except for when a few stray mallard ducks landed…

“Scallop Boat”

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“Scallop Boat”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel. This painting has SOLD.

In all the years I have painted this boathouse, this is the first time there has ever been a boat tied up in front of it… What luck today !

“Autumn Marshes”

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\"Autumn Marshes\"

“Autumn Marshes”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel. This painting has SOLD.

A riot of fun fall colors invigorate the near leafless landsdcape…

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\"Place Called Squibnocket\"

“Place Called Squibnocket”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel. This painting has SOLD.

A cloudy windy day which cleared out just in time for us to do a cool (as in chilly) painting…

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\"A Pear Aficionado\"

“A Pear Aficionado”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel. This painting has SOLD.

Today’s painting is of my friends’ horse who I like to visit every year. The horse has a real sweet tooth for pears and luckily has a pear tree right in the middle of the pasture…

“October Moon”

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\"October Moon\"

“October Moon”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel. This painting has SOLD.

This is the last of my October moon paintings. The weather did not co-operate on the other 2 available days in the month…

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\"Short and Windy Road\"

“Short and Windy Road”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel. This painting has SOLD.

The sun came out and it was warm and then windy. A great day to be out painting…

“Warmth of Summer”

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“Warmth of Summer”, this is a Medium painting, 20″x 30″, oil on canvas, unframed. $4500.00 US

This painting was started in August. I had just gone out on a dog walk and saw these clouds. I had to end the walk and grab my easel and paint this scene before the clouds disappeared. The poor dog never did know why the walk was so short…

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\"Cloud Bank Laughter\"

“Cloud Bank Laughter”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel. $500.00 US

The cloud bank moved off and we were left in a dim light…

“Evening Colors”

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“Evening Colors”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel. This painting has SOLD.

The silver lining to a gray day sometimes comes at the end…

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\"Fall Across the Pond\"

“Fall Across the Pond”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel. This painting has SOLD.

Another gray day and it is always a challenge to find a great spot from which to paint…

“Moonset, Sunrise”

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\"Moonset Sunrise\"

“Moonset, Sunrise”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel. This painting has SOLD.

It was a full moon flood tide and I had to move away from the water 3 times before I was finished creating this painting…

“River Houses”

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“River Houses”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel. $500.00 US

On a back street, by the bank of the river stood these houses…

“Backyard Barn”

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“Backyard Barn”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel. This painting has SOLD.

An old barn, no longer full of hay and animals, but a carpenter’s lumber storage space…

“Vermont River”

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“Vermont River”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel. $500.00 US

I was up in Vt. for a few days. The fall foliage was just coming into peak viewing colors…

“Jogger”

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“Jogger”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel. This painting has SOLD.

Just as I was finishing this painting, a jogger appeared on the trail. His presence completed my image…

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“Farewell”

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“Farewell”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel. This painting has SOLD.

The Sugar Maple turning from the top down. The end of one season. The start of another…

“Garden Beauty”

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“Garden Beauty”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel. $500.00 US

One of the last dahlias from my friend’s flower garden. It was too windy to paint it outdoors…

“Cloud Shadows”

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\"Cloud Shadows\"

“Cloud Shadows”, this is a Small painting, 11″x 14″ oil on canvas, unframed. This painting has SOLD.

Two sheep out in the meadow overlooking the sea…

“Horse Barn”

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“Horse Barn”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel. $500.00 US

Early morning out at the horse barn where I used to hang out when I was 16 …