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

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

“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”, 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”, 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…

“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…

“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”, 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…

“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”, 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…

“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…

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

Through the fields and wood to the barrier beach…

“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”, 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”, 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…

“Dunes and Tree”, this is a Small painting, 9″x 12″ oil on canvas panel, unframed. $950.00 US

From a favorite spot I like to paint at this time of season and time of day. It also has the sound of the waves crashing in the background to sooth the soul while visiting there…

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

The evening sky displays it magic…

“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”, 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…

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

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

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

The full moon over the sheep field was worth the wait…

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

The moon rose and the sunset…

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

Another hazy, sometimes overcast day with thunderheads on the horizon all day long. Painting was better in the middle of the day than early or late…

“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…

“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…

“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…

“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…

“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…

“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”…

“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…

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

I have driven past this old dirt road for years, but today, with the mud puddles and all, it whispered to me. “Paint me I am beautiful!” And it is…

“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…

“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…

“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…

“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”, 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.

“V. H. Water Works”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel.

I couldn’t resist painting the island’s other Water Works. I no sooner set up my easel on location than my cell rang with a request for a painting donation for the Preservation of the Water Works building. Thinking fast, I said I would do 2 paintings today and donate 1 and post the other. The presure was on, as someone was coming to pick up the, as yet, unpainted painting in 2 hours. They received a very nice wet painting to auction off and I was able to do this 2nd one …This painting has SOLD.

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

I have always liked walking in to the Water Works, but could never find the right vantage point from which to paint. I have to thank the Martha’s Vineyard Surfcasters Association for donating and installing a bench along the side of the path and the pond from where I was able to capture today’s painting.This painting has SOLD.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Before the Snow”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″ oil on canvas panel

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“Dog And Cat Tales”, this is a Small one, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel, $500.00 US

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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