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“Tendering”

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"Tendering"

“Tendering”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel.

The coloring of the boats is such a nice contrast to the indecisiveness of the winter landscape. Yet, even their colors were tempered by a cloud layer moving in and softening the sun’s light. Next time maybe I can follow my own script without a major lighting change in the middle of production…

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"Lucy Vincent Beach"

“Lucy Vincent Beach”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel.

Funny… I left the house with visions of painting a barn in a field this afternoon… Oh well… I parked down by the beach, walked out to the surf and headed right along the cliffs. I just couldn’t believe how much erosion had occurred. I painted here for months in 1993. The cliffs were then right at these boulders, not 15 feet away…

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"By the Black Dog"

“By the Black Dog”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel.

Ferries come and ferries go. This one caught my attention at the end of the day. It comes into the harbor, but has to turn around before it docks. For the artist, this means that it stays in one place long enough to paint it…

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"Beach Walk and Ferry"

“Beach Walk and Ferry”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel.

Another good place in bad weather or inclement health to stay in the van and paint from. Anything could sail, motor or, in this case, walk by to make it so much more interesting. That’s the beauty of being out on location. I may make my plans for what I am going to paint, but the universe may step in at any moment and one up me!…

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"By The Bass Stand"

“By The Bass Stand”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel.

Low tide was a good time to paint this special fishing spot. It helped to illuminate the mussel bed point with all the rocks at its best profile. It also accentuated the usually half submerged rocks in the mid-tide zone along the near beach. Plus a larger area of wet reflective sand was visible. I was lucky, too, that I was the lone vehicle in the parking lot at that hour and could park any way I wanted…

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"The House Above"

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

There was a cool breeze chilling me to the bone while I prepared this painting. But it was to the good, as I worked very quickly. Monet had his doggy sweater on, but he hovered by the car door anxious to get back into the warmth. (I’ll post a photo of him on my FaceBook page.)…

“North Shore Magic”

"North Shore Magic"

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

This is the closest sun sighting we’ve had in about 5 days. It never really came out, but it did paint the water for me. I was glad I stayed outside as long as I did to capture this moment. Monet wasn’t so happy. He had already headed back to the car with thoughts of warm dog food on his mind. He had his priorities straight!…

“Short Beach”

"Short Beach"

“Short Beach”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel. $500.00 USD

Rain, snow, clear, rain, sleet, clear, mist… it was a most unusual day. The van was on for heat, off, on for wipers, off, on for defrost, off, on for wipers and heat. Let’s get out of here! I finally did get this painting done between all the monkeying around with the weather…

“Off Season”

"Off Season"

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

Another moist day painting in the van parked on the edge of Collin’s Beach. To my right, maintaining their formation even as I paralleled parked 4 feet next to them was a lute of mallard. After an hour of painting, the radio shut off. I found I had left the ignition on and forgot the headlights were also on. Drat… I leaped out of the car and approached a nearby fisherman bailing out his scallop boat and asked for a jump. As much as I hated doing it, the last half of the painting I had to do with the motor running to recharge the battery…

"Home Port Security"

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

Rain and wind forced me to sit in the van and paint. Gray days seem to bring out the best in a landscape/seascape. I especially enjoy the water color this time of year, clearer, lighter and blue-greener than summer and fall…

"Split Rock Calm Before Snow"

“Split Rock Calm Before Snow”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel. This painting has SOLD.

Instead of trudging a mile up the coast, I found a short cut which placed me very close to the object of my desire. Tide was low and getting lower. A higher tide and the beach path would have put me in white and gray oozing clay up to my ankles. As it was, the uneven beach shingles had me watching my every step. Rounding the bluff, there was Split Rock, up close and in my face. I had to continue past it down the beach for the best vantage point. Split Rock… the destination of walks and talks, fish and lures, lovers, beachcombers, fishermen…

“Low Tide, Squibby”

"Low Tide, Squibby"

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

After being off on family business and way too long away from my easel, I am back on Martha’s Vineyard and back to my Daily Paintings. It was a gusty day, but not here, below the cliffs. The sun kept things warm. The tide continued receding as I immersed myself in the joy of it all…

“Menemsha Race”

"Menemsha Race"

“Menemsha Race”, this is a Large size painting, 26 1/4″x 44″, oil on stretched canvas, unframed. $4250.00 USD

I have been rummaging around in my studio here in Texas preparing for moving and decided to offer a few of my private collection pieces for auction. I just can’t keep so many paintings for myself! I don’t have access to all my records down here, but I believe I painted this piece in 1997/98. I never thought I’d sell it and therefore never wrote anything on the back. It was created with palette knife and thick buttery strokes of paint on top of various flatly painted fields of blue and orange and pink. This tends to give it an impressionistic, pointillistic feel. It’s abstract, but reality based at the same time…

“Menemsha 2006″

"Menemsha 2006"

“Menemsha 2006″, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel. This painting has SOLD.

I almost completed this in 2006, but had to leave before I had finished. I never returned to complete this painting. As I recall I started out at 6 am working on the canvas and continued until close to 11 am. Way too long to tell the light story here. I was able to put myself back into that frame of mind and finalize this in the studio…

“A September Day”

"A September Day"

“A September Day”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel. $500.00 USD

Today’s cold temperature persuaded me to stay in to paint. I found myself going through my “not quite finished” pile and setting this on my easel to contemplate and then complete. I think I painted this with my friend and sometime painting partner, Cherie, on a property she had access to. If that is so then it was started a year ago September. I am very pleased to be able to complete it now. It is always hard to leave a piece unfinished. Whatever the reason, lack of time, rain moving in, inability to unify the whole, I feel a sense of loss when the piece does not reach completeness. And now I may pat myself on the back and finally say, job well done!

“Autumn’s Eve”

"Autumn's Eve"

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

This may not look like a protected place from which to paint, but with a West or North wind it is. The sun was dodging in and out of clouds when I arrived. I almost didn’t see this glowing opportunity as it was clouded at first. I like to get out and walk a little to “feel” a vista. I take a few reference photos with my iPhone’s camera. They’re not the best photos, but good for reminders. I had done all this and was about to wander back to my van when I took one last look at the boat. The sun had broken through and the reflection on the boat was stunning…

"December Split Rock"

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

I had to follow a small creek out from the woods to the ocean to get to this beach. There wasn’t much breeze. The temperature was a cool 37º F. I was conscious of keeping my boots out of the water. I noticed first deer tracks, then dog tracks and, suddenly, barefeet tracks! I’m not certain they belonged to a swimmer. Definitely didn’t belong to a mermaid. However, there are those who still go in for a quick dip at this time of year…

"Off Season South Beach"

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

I am really getting into this cold weather painting mode. Once the location is selected, I bundle up to keep myself warm and to cut the winds. I set up quickly and start to paint. The coolness of the air is invigorating. It also causes me to work fast and to access my right brain, my intuitive side. There is no time for analysis, just action. No long drawn out thoughts of “what if…”, just enough time and warmth to do it and go home…

“Salt and Fresh”

"Salt and Fresh"

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

Painting today was short, sweet and quick! It was about 37º f. with a 12 mph wind in my face. I could not have done it without wearing my gloves and snowsuit pants (plus hooded shell, vest and fleece). That makes it a record fall of painting without gloves until Dec. 6th. This time of year the sunsets tend to linger. The sun does not just drop straight down below the horizon as happens around mid summer. It eases over the edge of the earth at an oblique angle to the horizon and not close to 90º as in the summer. This gives us an infinitesimal bit more light and also amplifies the red end of the spectrum. In low light landscape painting, more red is usually a good thing!…

“Blue Moon”

"Blue Moon"

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

There may be some debate on the name of this moon. The Farmer’s Almanac defines a blue moon as an extra full moon that occurs in a season; one season is normally three full moons. If a season has four full moons, then the third full moon is named a blue moon. So, that’s my story and I’m sticking to it… However, I was totally unaware of the moon on today’s painting foray. I was in Edgartown when my painter’s alarm roused me. I looked up at clear sky, but saw a cloud bank on the southern horizon and raced off to catch some open sunset sky near the big bridge. I forgot about the 3 heavy construction projects on the Bend in the Road Beach area. Easing my van into a spot, it was immediately dwarfed by a huge mound of sand destined for transport farther down the beach. I jumped out to look as the sun was just entering the cloud bank. Spirits damped by being in the wrong place with no time remaining, I was fumbling for my keys and happened to look up… and smiled. There hung the Blue Moon, just anticipating my brush work! What a show stopper…

“Water Flow”

"Water Flow"

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

This can be a good sunset spot from which to paint. At least on a night when there is some sun! It was spitting and misting this evening. I had to drive my van halfway down the path to be able to sit in it to paint and see the view. It’s always worth the effort though…

“Evening Magic”

"Evening Magic"

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

I found myself in the perfect place to capture this after-sundown painting. An unknown oysterman, just hauling in his catch and boat as the sun sank, gave me a half dozen oysters to take home. Just because we found ourselves sharing this moment on the beach!…

“The Janie Lee”

"The Janie Lee"

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

The “Janie Lee”, in port during a blow, I was able to capture her likeness through the rain drops on my windshield. A shapely ship with deep flat black hull and great contrasting coloring on deck and over the sides. The grey of the day helped bring the few colors alive…

“Fit to be Tide”

"Fit To Be Tide"

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

A boat still in the water this time of year becomes a rarity. A flat bottom pond skiff, painted blue, and still in the water is exceptional…

"Sheriff's Meadow"

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

The grey day brought out the colors, but not the cheerfulness of this scene. It was the end of daylight and the waterfowl were starting to settle in for the night. The faded reds of the bark and next year’s buds gave the landscape an extra breath of life…

“High Tide”

"High Tide"

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

To capture this view in my painting, I had to climb an outdoor spiral stairs to get to the roof deck on some celebrity’s house. Luckily, they weren’t home at the time as I was followed up the stairs by a Boykin Spaniel, an Australian Cattle Dog and an accomplished student painter. The availability of this view will not exist in a few more weeks. One of my contractor friends who is moving this house back from the face of the cliff below allowed me to do some works here before the move starts. I had scouted this view a month ago and realized it would only work as a morning painting with shadows still on the cliff face in the distance…

“Storm Light”

"Storm Light"

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

This painting required a windless day for me to be able to stand out on the observation area on top of the Gay Head Cliffs. I was also able to view the approaching rain storm behind me as it blew in from the west. But my vantage point did me no good. The rain came in faster than I had anticipated. I got wet while packing up my equipment for the hasty retreat back to the parking lot. However, it was such a great day and place to paint that I returned and did a second painting around sunset…

“Sunset Light”

"Sunset Light"

“Sunset Light”, this is a Large painting, 24″x 30″, oil on canvas. This painting has SOLD.

This large painting was inspired by one of my smaller canvas panels. I had actually first painted this scene in 2008 as an 11″ x 14″ image. I revisited it as a small Daily Painting in early July of this year, and then in September when I created this larger version. It is a rather timeless image…

“Sea Level”

Sea Level

Sea Level

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

The water front calls me and sometimes I listen. This was a quiet out of the wind place to paint. It was near the end of the day and all fishermen had long since gone home. Except for a passing Coast Guardsman, I had the place to myself and, of course, a pesky seagull. It couldn’t believe I wasn’t a fisherman working with some tasty morsels. I finally had to pull my canvas bag under my easel so it wouldn’t keep trying to sticking it’s head inside. But I’d rather this pesky seagull than mosquitoes any day!…

"Awaiting Your Pleasure"

“Awaiting Your Pleasure”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel. $500.00 USD

At the far edge of the pond my friend had left her little dingy out after leaving for the winter. Lucky for me! It is irresistible to my painter’s eye with it’s vibrant blue seats and clean white colors against the fading fall scenery…

“Yonder Menemsha”

"Yonder Menemsha"

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

I climbed to pond level from the overlook parking area above. In scouting the shoreline for “my” spot, I found a private path leading down from a summer home. As I set up easel and gear, I looked around and realized I had a perfect view diagonally across the pond to Menemsha. The sun was low and reflectively gleaming off the white Menemsha Coast Guard Station buildings, making them exceedingly visible from my distant location. The marsh grasses and all other vegetation have donned their Autumn mantle of multi colors. With the looming shadow from the hill behind creeping forward, I was rewarded with muted colors in contrast to the sun-streaked highlights on the near shore. A small dingy drifted by with its lone occupant so intent on dip-netting for bay scallops, that he never even saw me painting not 25 feet away…

“Cliff Walk”

"Ciff Walk"

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

Big rollers were coming in on the beaches after the high winds of the weekend Northeaster had passed. I found a spot from which to paint on the cliff top, yet in the lee of a nearby house. The beach below is full of double fist size rock and they rolled and tumbled creating a soothing rhythm as I painted…

“Shadows Fall”

"Shadows Fall"

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

Drama at the end of a day always strikes my fancy. The hardest thing is to know that it is coming and to place myself in a good location to take full advantage of it without being repetitious. Some evenings, I get all set up and the drama never comes. Other times I am just too late to capture it, or in the wrong place…

“Out And About”

"Out And About"

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

Today felt like a rigid, structured day. What better subject to match my feelings with than a light house. The light has those soft curves to it and the contrast of black and white. While the house has all that angularness and sharp corners, but with the color complements of red and green. The landscape horizon with a tiny stopping point of sail and boat give a sense of the grandiosity of the reach of the light. And I feel better now…

“In Port”

In Port

“In Port”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel. $500.00 USD

Sometimes the image is right in front of my nose. I know its there, but, I just cannot see it. I circle around. Look left, right, straight at it and still can’t see it. Walk off. Walk back. Stop. Take in the whole of the scene and there. There is that fragment I want to portray…

“Autumn Eve”

"Autumn Eve"

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

Today’s painting was created out in 40mph gusts. My easel and I were tucked among some scrub oaks so as to soften the blows. This was a long sunset, by my standards. Meaning I had 35 minutes until I couldn’t see to paint. But the colors kept getting more spectacular in the sky and in the all around reflection back down to earth. I think I did it justice as I concentrated on sky first, water next and then land last…

"Dusky Destination"

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

A warm fall day… a 30 mph WNW breeze… sun, shadow… shelter from the winds on the beach… What more could I ask for? And then the sky warmed up for me. Thank you!…

“Last Glimmer”

"Last Glimmer"

“Last Glimmer”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel. $500.00 USD

A place I like to paint with a huge open sky and reflections in the water. After the fall equinox, the doors of the boat house reflect the sunlight better than earlier in summer. Some evenings it can be startling to observe as it is such a bright contrast against the darker shore and water…

"Something Fishy"

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

Sometimes the voice in my head says stop even when I’m not sure I should. But this is all I want to say with some favorite color combinations… why fight it?…

"Quiet Reflection"

“Quiet Reflection”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel. $500.00 USD

A quiet time and place to think and paint and drift off into….

“Wake Up Call”

"Wake Up Call"

“Wake Up Call”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel. $500.00 USD

A beautiful, but cool start to the day. It didn’t last much past the mid morning when a cloud blanket moved in. A sunny start lifts the spirits and is always appreciated no matter what happens to the rest of the day…

“7pm Boat”

"7pm Boat"

“7pm boat”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel. This painting has SOLD.

In a South West breeze, this point is a safe place to paint from. A strong wind from any other direction is too much to deal with here. There is always shipping traffic cruising by. This is the Northern most tip of the island and closest point to the shipping lanes…

“Light, Rain”

"Light Rain"

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

Today I started off with great intentions. The rain, however, had different plans for me. It brutalized the views wherever I went. This started out as a van painting through my rain streaked back window. As I was finishing and the light was ebbing, the rain stopped. I was able to throw open the side door and put in some final details which had eluded my vision through the rain. Finished, I walked out onto the beach behind me and took a few dark, evening photos for reminders of future painting spots. I stood, iPhone camera in hand, concentrating on counting seconds between lighthouse flashes so as to capture the red light flashing on. I smelled him before I was aware of him stepping across my boots to scurry on down the beach. A baby skunk!…

“Day Lighthouse”

"Day Lighthouse"

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

It was a beautiful early fall day to paint the light. There were fleeting clouds passing by all afternoon. Not only did they act as background, but they also kept me from getting too sunburned. There were ripe blackberries in the bushes to eat when I needed a break. And the poison ivey was turning orange and red to warn me away from itself. I thoroughly enjoyed my painting time there…

“Cliff View”

"Cliff View"

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

This painting spot was a gift given to me in a casual conversation with an acquaintance of many years. It took me three scouting tours of the property before I stumbled upon this view and almost over the edge of the cliff. The sea has so badly eroded the cliff edge of this property that the house is about to be moved 100 feet back from the existing footprint, which itself is now less than 50 feet from the cliff face. The day was overcast until nearing the end when the sun gleamed under the cloud cover…

“Red Beach”

"Red beach"

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

All the other row boats and kiyaks here were safely up in the dune grass while this little dingy was staked at the high tide line. If I stepped back two feet I would have started to trip over them. I chose to focus on this loner and also not focus on the vessels moored out off Red Beach, just to the right. The scene and the hour and the beach called for simplicity out of the complex choices offered and I obliged…

“A Beautiful Day”

"A Beautiful Day"

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

This is a private, happy place. It has its own special sunset views with a formal, yet very Vineyard feel. I am glad that I may share this with you at the evening hour…

“From On High”

"From On High"

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

In Chilmark, near the upper end of this Island, (read higher, altitudinally), there is a ridge which was transferred into the public domain. From there looking east on a clear day you may see Chappaquiddick Island and Nantucked Island beyond. It can be a spectacular view depending on clouds and sun. I painted from this spot last year, I think, and it never ceases to take my breath away especially towards sunset. With the right cloud formations the reflected sunset light is marvelous to behold…

“Boat Repair Shack”

"Boat Repair Shack"

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

This was a nice sunny, out of the wind spot to paint from, until the owner drove up and parked his truck right in front of the buoy. Two hours later he finally went home and I was able to paint the channel and buoy. The clouds were great all day long, so the waiting actually allowed me to catch them with the high lights around each one as the day got later…

"Around the Sound"

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

I am back after a short break in my painting schedule. I will almost be up to speed with regular postings after about another week or so… Here is a favorite painting spot for capturing the day or evening, the sky, the water and reflections. Not necesarily all happening at once… just a great vantage point… Today I chose to put the sailboats in and left out the many car and passenger ferries which also ply these waters…

"Dusk Lamberts Cove"

“Dusk Lambert’s Cove”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel. This painting has SOLD.

This was Saturday night, actually, but I couldn’t post it until today. And naturally today’s dusk looked so similar to yesterday’s that this could be tomorrow’s (when most of you see it)… Confused, well, it was just 2 gorgeous days in a row and maybe 2 more to follow. This was a fun piece to paint as the horizon glow held for a good 15 minutes to allow me to mix and capture it. I really did not have to do anything more to this back in the studio, except sign my name…

"Moon Before Sunset"

“Moon Before Sunset”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel. $500.00 USD

This was a hard juggle. The colors change so quickly at this time of day, but I think I caught it all. I had to block in everything but the moon. Then I had to do the final adjustments. As the moon’s presence was revealed, I was counting on there not being a cloud bank along the eastern horizon to block out the first glimpse…

“Great Rock”

"Great Rock"

“Great Rock”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel. $500.00 USD

After working on a larger painting out in a field today, I really wanted to end up by the water for today’s piece. On a hunch, I hiked in to this remote location and was rewarded with a great sunset to paint. I nice way to end a beautiful day…

“The Fleet Is In”

"The Fleet Is In"

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

I have painted this view before, but in the middle afternoon. It is quite different at the end of the day. The dark foreground gives a bit of mystery and adds drama to the light in the remainder of the painting…

“Moon Path”

"Moon Path"

“Moon Path”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel. $500.00 USD

I was floundering about trying to find something to paint this evening. It had been ready to rain all day and finally started to spit an hour before sunset with gusts to 30. I changed locations by about 10 miles and found, to my delight, little wind, no spitting and a few patches of fading blue above me! No time to think… grabbed my gear and raced out into this meadow. It was 10 to 8. Sun sets at 8. The sky just tipped into orange above the cloud banks. Grabbed the biggest brush and zoomed until I couldn’t see what colors were being laid down… 5 flattened mosquitoes on left hand, 4 on right… get that moon in… oh! the orange… the water… the path… the green… the car… done…!

“Island Home”

"Island Home"

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

The last time I was here at sunset, the sun was going down directly behind the far lighthouse and silhouetting the top. I missed my chance to paint it then. But 3 days later, the sun has already migrated south of the light and and won’t be back until next year. I feel like I sort of got a consolation prize with the light bouncing off the ferry boat…

"Fog Settles In"

“Fog Settles In”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel. $500.00 USD

It was a warm day, but the fog made it feel cool. Even with the high humidity, the fog had a cooling effect when it touched you. The breeze had something to do with the cooling as well. It was actually pleasant to paint in and seemd to ground all the biting bugs. This was an added bonus around sunset time when this was painted…

“Water, Still”

"Water Still"

“Water, Still”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel. $500.00 USD

A calm evening at the water’s edge. A great time to catch no-see-ums!…

"A Panoply Of Sky"

“A Panoply of Sky”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel. $500.00 USD

After poking around at a few different painting locations, I settled on this open sky spot. I was ever hopeful the sun would find an entry point in the clouds as it started to set. It got better than this, but then so did the mosquitoes and I hate using repellant…

“Reflecting”

"Reflecting"

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

This recently painted lighthouse still has the reflective quality of the new paint at sunset. With 2 regattas going on this weekend, I had lots of sailing ships pass me by as I painted….

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"Rising Tide Fog"

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

I went to the beach to swim and paint in the hot, early afternoon. After the swim and getting set up under an umbrella to paint, the fog started to come in. It was actually great, because it toned down the brilliant scene in front of me and kept me from getting too much sun. I still had to work on this piece back in the studio. The combined, water, sky and sand reflective light bouncing around in my eyes had my pupils shut down quite a bit while choosing colors and values. I was desperately trying to overcompensate for this effect while on the beach, but there is only so much you can do and still make it seem natural. Its when you bring it in and put the painting under the studio lights that the disparities stick out. And, after all, most paintings are viewed for the rest of their lives under unnatural/indoor lighting conditions…

"Dusk, Getting Clear"

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

Just as the weather may clear and you know that tomorrow will be a grand new day, so, sometimes, does life clear with the same intuitive future sense. And to be able to paint it and feel it on both levels at once makes for a truly wondrous experience. Such was mine on this sultry evening…

"Harbor Entranced"

“Harbor Entranced”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel. $500.00 USD

The sky these last two evenings has been so seductive for me. Vaguely blue cloud banks up against subtle yellow/orange back drops before, during and especially after the sun has left the horizon. The blue of the silhouetted clouds becomes an ungodly shade against the yellow/orange glow coalescing from the entire sky sphere above. And the etherealness of it all is so fleeting, almost uncatchable, bewitching me to no end…

“Lightless”

"Lightless"

“Lightless”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel. $500.00 USD

I could not resist cropping the lighthouse to give it a sense of mystery…

"The Opening"

“The Opening”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel. $500.00 USD

Today was a beautiful fluffy cloud day until I loaded up the van to go paint. Clouds came in, wind picked up and I drove 20 miles for naught. Coming back home, I took a chance on this place. It was in the lee of the wind with a beautiful opening under the cloud cover. However, with my back to the darker clouds and my mind on my subject, they soon started spitting at me. I took it on the chin and worked until I was done, very quickly…

"Summer Glow"

“Summer Glow”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel. $500.00 USD

Driving up to this beach, I had thought I was going to paint the full moon rising out of the waters. I became mesmerized by the sky and water reflections and chose this instead. The moon, when it did come up, was a pink moon! There was so much lavender and violet along the horizon where it rose that instead of yellow/orange it turned pink for the first 10 or 15 minutes…

“Pond Pram”

"Pond Pram"

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

I seem to be stuck on boats, or at least the colors of boats. This one appeared where there hadn’t been one last week. The sun had set by the time I found this and I painted extra fast because a cloud of moquitoes found me and then the sand flies. But I liked painting this in the subdued after light…

"Nantucket Lightship"

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

Now this boat stopped me in my tracks! Freshly painted, the old Nanatucket Lightship under private ownership drew people to it as I stood and painted. This much red in the close quarters of the harbor in this light was almost too much…

"Lagoon Landing"

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

I gave up on finding a spot to paint today. It was getting late and nothing was clicking wherever I drove, but the clock was ticking… Last month I painted everyday but 4. I could take a break if I wanted to. I went into the town landing to turn around and go home, but there was this boat…

“Dune Light”

"Dune Light"

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

An hour before the sunset of a most rainy day, the clouds parted on the western horizon and the sun came out. It lasted long enough for me to find this dune and paint the yellow light on the sand before it went down behind a heavy cloud bank and finally set. Considering how wet the day had been, this was my gift to paint…

"Rock and Glass"

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

Today’s painting was a hike through the woods to get to, but I had packed a tuna sandwich just in case. It turned out to be a beautiful walk past the extra leafy flora due to all the rains. The tide was low and getting lower as I began to paint right at the edge of land and water. No wind and the sun was still warming me as it slowly curtsied behind another island and let the evening slip away…

“Evensong”

"Evensong"

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

Another late sunset painting. Paint the water, then the sky and last the landscape. The water and sky color will change the fastest at this time of day. The land will slowly follow suit. Green is the last identifiable color as the light gets darker and darker after sunset, just as I am the last identifiable mosquito candy as it gets darker and darker and I paint faster and faster….

"Storm Strike"

“Storm Strike”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel. $500.00 USD

The weather went from bad to worse, better and finally the darkest it could get without rain. Sunddenly the sky blew a hole in itself. This great lighting on the tops of the thunderheads shown forth and it started to send out thunder bolts. I was able to get it all in as it passed right beside me and it never rained….

“Cross Roads”

"Cross Roads"

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

I had scouted this location on a sunny day and couldn’t find the joy here. But cloud it up and there was a lot going on to hold my attention…

"Off the Boulevard"

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

Upon reflection I have discovered that I do like to paint on these overcast days. The skies become a real challenge. I have learned that the sky maybe gray or grey. Grey is recognized internationally, whereas gray is only recognized in certain US states. There is a fine line when mixing grey to get it right for a particular sky. Just a bit too much red and it is lost and the same with too much yellow. And to make it worse, no matter what gray I think I have mixed on my palette, when it gets on my canvas it is something else entirely. Leaving me to resample and remix a few more times to get the balance right…

"Leafy Landing"

“Leafy Landing” , this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel. $500.00 USD

Another windy gray day to contend with. This was out of the wind and I didn’t even have to put any gray sky in, or didn’t you notice…

“Grounded”

"Grounded"

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

Another cloudy, next sunny, then very cloudy day. I found this spot to get out of the east wind and paint until I couldn’t see in the evening light…

"Distant Storm"

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

Finally, it was a sunny day today. But with too many outdoor projects to do, I caught the tale end of the sun. Would you believe it started to rain again as I walked off the beach and got to my car!!!…

"More Fogging In"

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

Another day, another fog, what can I say? I started this piece and the fog was receeding. An hour later, I could barely see the second rock…

“Rough Seas”

"Rough Seas"

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

The seas pile up on a cool rainy day. The east winds and rising tide create a chop just off the beach. Too much air and too much tide are not good for kite surfing or surf boarding or fishing. And the rain deters any walking, dog or otherwise. Just a duck down day…

“May Fog”

"May Fog"

“May Fog” , this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel. $500.00 USD

My first painting back on Martha’s Vineyard and it was almost fogged out. Mosquitos don’t seem to like fog, which was good for me!… .

"Spring Fog, V.H."

“Spring Fog, V.H.” , this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel. $500.00 USD

There was a wind today over 19 mph which kept me from painting. While organizing my canvases in the studio, I found a few I had forgotten and had never put on my website. This would be wistful thinking about my up coming summer on Martha’s Vineyard…

“Last Night”

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"Last Night"

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

This is quite possibly my last Martha’s Vineyard painting as I will be packing and on the road for Texas from now until New Years. I may attempt a painting along the way, but sometimes the van has a mind of its own and just wants to get there quickly…

“Early October”

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"Early October"

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

This was painted before sunrise on an early, hazy day in October. I could never decide if it was finished or not. Last night I added a few flourishes and now it is complete… Sometimes it is good to let a painting sit for a contemplative period to better understand what was done and perhaps why…. Often times the question or problem I thought I was grappling with becomes resolved in working on the next few paintings. And the knowledge is now there to complete the earlier piece….

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"Lighthouse Boat Ramp"

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

I didn’t know what I would find when I drove out to Eel Pond, view or wind wise. The sun was near setting and was illuminating and reflecting off of the Chappaquidick Lighthouse on the Eastern horizon. Light was reflected back to contrast against a low lying cloud bank such that the lighthouse was literally full of light…

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"Tomahawk Hi Dry"

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

The Tomahawk is one of the last of the fleet of charter fishing boats to be hauled out for the winter. Captain Buddy Vanderhoop works the waters as long and hard as he can while the game fish are still out of hibernation and catchable. His vessel must have just been hauled out. The rich black of the hull contrasted fiercely witht the subtle, soft, winter seaside colors all around it. The Tomahawk was a painting in my mind the instant my eyes came upon her. Work had to proceeed from inside my van as the wind and rain left me no quarter in which to hide…

“Tip of the Chop”

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"Tip of the Chop"

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

With the wind from the SE gusting to 36 mph from my right and the temperature hovering near 60, it was a charm being out there. And it was pure luck that this painting came back with no sand on it. Gratefully, it had rained and the sand hugged the ground without lofting. Some days things look bad but they all work out just right…

“Split Rock”

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"Split Rock"

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

This painting was a request from a few weeks ago. The wind and weather had conspired against me until today with wind coming from the South, but rain possible at any moment. I tried out my painter friend’s new Open Box M easel and tripod in a waterproof box in a waterproof backpack. It turned out to be a very enjoyable mile hike to and down the beach to get the view I liked. The borrowed gear was very comfortable. I could have hiked farther with ease and will again soon…

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"Nomans from Allen Farm"

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

This is a view I anticipated was actually there, but wouldn’t know for sure without walking out to the high point of the field. The clouds had been looking ominous for over an hour when I chose to go out. There appeared to be canyons between the cloud banks and setting sunlight was piercing through creating wondrous bands of color… The windchill was wicked and I had to stop in the middle and run back to the car for my gloves!

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"Coasting to Sunset"

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

Another painting from the beach in the cold (gloves definitely on) evening light. It got even more spectacular after this. I posted a sunset photo of this scene on my page in Facebook for any of you who are on Facebook to look at…

“Winter Gold”

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"Winter Gold"

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

After absently mindedly walking through a group of bright orange colored deer hunters, I decided to do this painting from the beach…

“Why We Are Here”

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"Why We Are Here"

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

The surf was the only thing which looked paintable to me today. It was another gray, overcast and windy day…

“Wild Day’s End”

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"Wild Day's End"

“Wild Day’s End”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel. This painting has SOLD.

One never knows how a windy, cloudy day will end…

“Boulevard, Winter”

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"Boulevard, Winter"

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

The clouds parted just enough to give me a nice closure for the day, as the temperature dropped…

“Valley View”

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"Valley View"

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

A windswept view on a cool and sometimes rainy day. The moisture brought out all the color in the Little Bluestem Grasses…

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"Docks Boathouses"

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

A place to paint out of the wind…

“Scallopers”

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"Scallopers"

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

Here are two happy scallopers hiding out in a sunny cove, working, out of the wind…

“Unicorn”

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"Unicorn"

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

I had to sit in the back seat of my van to paint this one today. It was fogging and raining and blowing all around me…

“Sun Up”

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"Sun Up"

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

A September sunrise I finally put the finishing touches on…

“Grand Finale”

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"Grand Finale"

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

A moon painting I thought I wouldn’t finish. Guessed wrong…

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"My Point of View"

“My Point O f View”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel. This painting has SOLD.

Another gray day. This small copse of trees gave me all the color I needed to wipe the gray away…

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"After Summer's Fall"

“After Summer’s Fall”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel. This painting has SOLD.

It has been a gray day all day. So I took advantage of the low level light and set up in the mid point of the day to do this beach painting on Lambert’s Cove. I had my fleece, a fleece vest and my down jacket on and was out of the wind. Much to my surprise, someone walked down to the beach in towel and bathing suit and went in for a swim !!!

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\"Rocking and Rolling\"

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

The rocks were there and then the waters rolled in…

“Chappy Sunrise”

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\"Chappy Sunrise\"

“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\"

“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\"

“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…

“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…

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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\"

“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…

“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…

“Fisherman’s Lane”

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\"Fisherman\'s Lane\"

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

Painted down on the docks on a great morning last week…

“Snug Harbor”

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\"Snug Harbor\"

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

A clear afternoon at a quiet spot…

“On Cove Road”

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\"On Cove Road\"

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

Today we painted out of the strong winds at the end of Cove Road and caught glimpses of the sun between the clouds…

“Mirror”

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\"Mirror\"

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

The evening sky displays it magic…

“Kids Boat”

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\"Kids Boat\"

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

It is hard to find a classic pond skiff to paint now a days….

“Channel Marker”

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\"Channel Marker\"

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

It was a beautiful morning on the channel…

“Boat Launch”

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\"Boat Launch\"

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

An early morning painting down along the docks. Luckily it was blowing and none of the fishermen went out onto the water so none of their pick ups blocked our painting view…

“Sun Dance”

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\"Sun Dance\"

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

I started this painting just before the sun came up and I continued until it was too bright to look at it…

“Twilight”

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\"Twilight\"

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

I started this painting just before the sun went down and I continued until it was too dark to tell what colors I was mixing…

“To The Point”

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\"To The Point\"

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

This started out being about the boat reflection, but soon changed to be about the sky…

“Catamaran”

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\"Catamaran\"

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

The sail boat showed up after I had half finished working on this painting…

“Creek Sunset”

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\"Creek Sunset\"

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

Just as yesterday’s painting was an opportunity to capture a fleeting moment, so was today’s. I came upon both scenes right as the sun set, grabbed my tools and painted into the darkness, trying to catch both the sky’s afterglow and the accompanying reflections on the surface of the water…

“After Hours”

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\"After Hours\"

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

This is a location I have visited over and over in the day time trying to pull a painting out of. Really, all it took was to arrive at mosquito feeding time to see the mantle of the evening’s light clothe the seascape in queenly splendor…

“Menemsha Path”

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\"Menemsha Path\"

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

This is a painting which came together quickly as the no-see-um cloud grew exponentially around my easel…

“Reflection”

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\"Reflection\"

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

All the clouds were moving fast and furiously, and it was the reflection which was relatively calm…

“Moon Rise”

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\"Moon Rise\"

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

The moon rose and the sunset…

“Lightening Up”

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\"Lightening Up\"

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

The flat, unshadowed landscape turned into a jewel as the sun pushed through the clouds and lit up the scene before me…

“Way Off Storm”

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\"Way Off Storm\"

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

The rain clouds cleared around us and my friend and I quickly painted the storms as they rushed out to sea…

“Day’s End”

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\"Day\'s End\"

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

At evening time there are so many wonderful views which I hate to share with mosquitoes…

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\"Fishermen\'s Shacks\"

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

I got side tracked today on my way to the Post Office and couldn’t resist this view…

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\"Up Island Light\"

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

Another well thoughout painting started in bright sunlight, except the clouds and overcast conditions moved in minutes later…

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\"Still Before Rain\"

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

A moment before the wind came up and the clouds came in and blanketed the rest of the evening’s light…

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\"Full Sail, W. Chop\"

“Full Sail, W. Chop”, this is a Medium painting, 16″x 20″ oil on canvas, unframed. This painting has SOLD.

This is a larger version of the of the West Chop Lighthouse, from a slightly different perspective than yesterdays’ painting. Sometimes I like to paint this view with both Coast Guard houses in it and other times with just one. On this particular day I lucked out with an actual appearance of the classic schooner, “Shenandoah”…

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\"Weather Astern\"

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

I visited the Lighthouse to work on a larger painting, but the light was off for what I had in mind. Yet it was perfect for this small painting…

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\"The 6 am Boat\"

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

I didn’t know the boat was there, until the early morning hazy fog started to clear…

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\"Evening Beach\"

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

Another magical evening painting by the water…

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Sunset Beach

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

I tried to get on to the beach, but had to stop at the dunes to get this painting…

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\"Barrier Beach\"

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

Out on the other side of “The Seaside Grove” painting from last week is this glimpse of the Great Pond and the barrier beach beyond…

“Morning Sky”

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\"Morning Sky\"

“Morning Sky”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel.

7 a.m., a changing sky, a cooling breeze, a nice view to paint, and no mosquitoes …This painting has SOLD.

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\"Evening Song\"

“Evening Song”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel. What started out a sunny scene, soon slipped into fog and then a grand illumination toward sunset…This painting has SOLD.

“Ahoy”

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Ahoy

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

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\"Run Aground\"

“Run Aground”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel, SOLD

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Passing Ships

“Passing Ships”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel. SOLD

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Here At Last

“Here At Last”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel, This painting has SOLD.
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Pond Skiff, Too

“The Pond Skiff, Too”, this is a Large painting, 20″x 30″, oil on canvas, unframed, which I created in the fall and just revisited with my brushes and decided to place on eBay. This painting is SOLD.

“Fog, Oyster Boats”

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“Fog, Oyster Boats”

“Fog, Oyster Boats”, this is a Large painting, 18″x 36″ oil on canvas, unframed, SOLD

This is one of my pointillist style paintings. This painting will ship FedEx 2nd day air or UPS 2nd day air.

“September Dreaming”

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“September Dreaming”

“September Dreaming”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″ oil on canvas panel, SOLD

“Winter Light”

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“Winter Light”

“Winter Light”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″ oil on canvas panel, SOLD

“Gray Day Color”

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“Gray Day Color”

“Gray Day Color”, this is a Small one, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel, SOLD

“Little Beach”

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“Little Beach”

“Little Beach”, this is a Small one, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel, SOLD

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“Sheriff’s Meadow”

“Sheriff’s Meadow”, this is a Small one, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel, SOLD

“Off Yonder”

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“Off Yonder”

“Off Yonder”, this is a Small one, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel, SOLD

“Ducks Bedroom”

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“Ducks Bedroom”

“Ducks Bedroom”, this is a Small one, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel, SOLD

“Town Dock”

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“Town Dock”

“Town Dock”, this is a Small one, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel, SOLD

“Boat House”

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“Boat House”

“Boat House”, this is a Small one, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel, SOLD

“Surf’s Up”

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“Surf’s Up”

“Surf’s Up”, this is a Small one, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel, SOLD

“Autumn Shore”

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“Autumn Shore”

“Autumn Shore”, this is a Small one, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel, SOLD

“On The River”

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“On The River”

“On The River”, this is a Small one, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel, $500.00 US

“Brave Boat Harbor”

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“Brave Boat Harbor”

“Brave Boat Harbor”, this is a Small one, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel, $500.00 US

“Eel Pond”

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“Eel Pond”

“Eel Pond”, this is a Small one, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel, SOLD

“The Evening Boat”

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“The Evening Boat”

“The Evening Boat”, this is a Small one, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel, SOLD

“Foot Prints”

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“Foot Prints”

“Foot Prints”, this is a Small one, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel, SOLD

“The Pond Skiff”

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\"The Pond Skiff\"

“The Pond Skiff”, this is a Large one, 20″x 30″, oil on canvas, This painting has SOLD. I have been out with my easel doing a series of larger landscape paintings, inspired by my smaller 6″x8″ works. As I finish these larger works, I will post them here.

Note this is not an eBay item. To purchase, please email me: thaw(at)thawmalinart(dot)com

“Eastville Jetty”

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“Eastville Jetty”

“Eastville Jetty”, this is a Small one, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel, $500.00 US

“Fall Shore”

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“Fall Shore”

“Fall Shore”, this is a Small one, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel, $500.00 US

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“Lamberts Cove Dune”

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

“See Worthy”

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“See Worthy”

“See Worthy”, this is a Small one, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel, SOLD

“Day Gives Way”

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“Day Gives Way”

“Day Gives Way”, this is a Small one, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel, SOLD

“Bridge View”

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“Bridge View”

“Bridge View”, this is a Small one, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel, $500.00 US

“Morning Dunes”

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“Morning Dunes”

“Morning Dunes”, this is a Small one, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel, SOLD

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“Fog Covered Sunset”

“Fog Covered Sunset”, this is a Small one, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel, $500.00 US

“Sheep In The Fog”

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“Sheep In The Fog”

“Sheep In The Fog”, this is a Small one, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel, SOLD

“Lagoon Haven”

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“Lagoon Haven”

“Lagoon Haven”, this is a Small one, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel, SOLD

“Oyster Boat”

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“Oyster Boat”

“Oyster Boat”, this is a Small one, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel, $500.00 US

“North Shore”

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“North Shore”

“North Shore”, this is a Small one, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel, $500.00

“Cedar Tree”

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“Cedar Tree”

“Cedar Tree”, this is a Small one, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel, SOLD

“Sunset Cliffs”

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“Sunset Cliffs”

“Sunset Cliffs”, this is a Small one, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel, SOLD

“Counting Sheep”

“Counting Sheep”

“Counting Sheep”, this is a Small one, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel, SOLD

“Fog Moving In”

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“Fog Moving In”

“Fog Moving In”, this is a Small one, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel, SOLD

“Dawn Fog Bank”

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“Dawn Fog Bank”

“Dawn Fog Bank”, this is a Small one, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel, $500.00 US

“Moving Fronts”

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“Moving Fronts”

“Moving Fronts”, this is a Small one, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel, $500.00 US

“On the Boulevard”

“On the Boulevard”, this is a Large one, 16″x 20″, oil on canvas, it was painted as a commission and is Not For Sale

“White Boat”

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“White Boat”

“White Boat”, this is a Small one, 4″x 6″, oil on canvas panel, $350.00 US

“Evening Lights”

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“Evening Lights”

“Evening Lights”, this is a Small one, 4″x 6″, oil on canvas panel, $350.00 US

“Sky Light”

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“Sky Light”

“Sky Light”, this is a Small one, 4″x 6″, oil on canvas panel, $350.00 US

“Becalmed”

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“Becalmed”

“Becalmed”, this is a Small one, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel, SOLD

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“Ready To Go”

“Ready To Go”, this is a Small one, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel, $500.00 US

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“Fog and Sun”

“Fog and Sun”, this is a Small one, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel, $500.00 US

“Clouded Sunrise”

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“Clouded Sunrise”, this is a Small one, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel, $500.00 US

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“Menemsha Pond Sunset”, this is a Small one, 6″ x 8″, oil on canvas panel, SOLD

“Sacred Sand”

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“Sacred Sand”, this is a Small one, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel, SOLD

“Lobsterville”

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“Lobsterville”, this is a Small one, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel, SOLD

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“Trapp’s Pond Bokashi”, this is a Small one, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel, SOLD. Bokashi is the color gradation at the horizon when the earth goes from light to dark or from dark to light.

“Evening Cabanas”

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“Evening Cabanas”, this is a Small one, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel, $500.00

“Thru The Dune”

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“Thru The Dune”, this is a Small one, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel, SOLD

“Low, Cove Road”

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“Low, Cove Road”, this is a Small one, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel, SOLD

“Cabanas, Cow Bay”

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“Cabanas, Cow Bay”, this is a Small one, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel, SOLD

“Moor, Dune”

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“Moor, Dune”, this is a Small one, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel, SOLD. Painted in mid morning light, on South Beach, Edgartown, Mass.

“South Beach Dune”

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“South Beach Dune”, this is a Small one, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel, SOLD

“Meadow Path”

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“Meadow Path”, this is a Small one, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel, SOLD

“Morning Sail”

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“Morning Sail”, this is a Small one, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel, SOLD

“Peninsula”

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“Peninsula”, this is a Small one, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel, SOLD

“East End Bend”

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“East End Bend”, this is a Small one, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel, SOLD

“Blue Boat Waits”

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“Blue Boat Waits”, this is a Small one, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel, SOLD

“Quansoo Evening”

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“Quansoo Evening”, this is a Small one, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel, SOLD

“Boat Upon The Shore”

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“Boat Upon The Shore”, this is a Small one, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel, SOLD

“7 pm Boat”

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“7pm Boat”, this is a Small one, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel, SOLD

“Weathervane”

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“Weathervane”, this is a Small one, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel, SOLD

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“Sheep In The Meadow”, this is a Small one, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel, SOLD

“Sunning”

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“Sunning”, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel, SOLD

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“Eastward Heading”, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel, SOLD

“High and Dry”

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“High and Dry”, 6″x 8″, oil on panel, SOLD

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“Across The Pond”, 6″x 8″, oil on panel, SOLD

“Boat Landing”

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“Boat Landing”, 6″x 8″, oil on panel, SOLD.

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“Shadow of the Light”, 6″x 8″, oil on panel. This painting has SOLD.

“Pond Skiff”

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“Pond Skiff”, 6″x 8″, oil on panel, $500.00 US

“Morning Light”

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“Morning Light”, 6″x 8″, oil on panel, SOLD