I WORK EN PLEIN AIR, OUT IN THE COUNTRYSIDE… Welcome. I am back to painting again after a sabbatical that included a few pieces done for charitable fund raisers. I am continuing to make small, 6" x 8", landscape oils, but not every day. I am also working on larger pieces. Every time I finish a painting, I will place it here on my website. If you see something you'd like to purchase, email me. Thank you for enjoying my work and keeping me creating new pieces. Your interest stimulates and inspires me and has made me a better painter. Sign up for my emails and I will send you an image of each new painting. I love to paint and am happy to share my painting experience with you. Most of my work is impressionistic landscape oils, inspired by the beauty of the Island of Martha's Vineyard where I live.
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“Santa Elena Canyon”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel. $750.00 US
I painted this in Big Bend National Park, an unbelievable place. This is the Rio Grand exiting out of the Santa Elena Canyon. The Canyon walls are over 1,000 feet high making this a most impressive sight. As I painted, all around me were different types of flycatchers doing their acrobatics as they sought tasty morsels flying along the river banks….
“Light, Snow”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel. This painting has SOLD.
This was a hard one to capture, as snow was still falling when I went out. I did some work in the car and finished up in the studio…
“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…
“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…
“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…
“Something Old Something New”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel. This painting has SOLD.
An old barn goes up in a new location…
“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…
“Herring Creek”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel. This painting has SOLD.
I found this view by accident the other day when I was looking for milkweed pods for a larger painting I am working on…
“Cloudy Morning Glory”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel. $750.00 US
Another gray day. This one was a day in September. Wish all those colors were still out there now…
“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…