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“Shallow Berth”

December 27, 2011 in Seascape | No comments

"Shallow Berth"

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

I discovered this oyster boat when out on a Christmas walk. Tisbury Great Pond is so flooded with fresh water that it has been washing into the parking area. Normally this pond skiff would be anchored out past the grasses and I would be standing right where it is now to create this painting. Soon, I hope, a backhoe will amble down the barrier beach and cut a trench from the pond to the ocean. The great pond will drain out some and the tides will come in and bring more salinity to this brackish water. Then the oysters will have a better, saltier taste…

“Anticipation”

December 24, 2011 in Landscape | No comments

"Anticipation"

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

This is the first glimpse of the ocean as one navigates down to the parking lot before unloading and heading out the path to the beach. Whether for a walk or a swim, this view is relished in the moment of anticipation of what lies ahead…

“Cattails”

December 15, 2011 in Landscape | No comments

"Cattails"

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

This is part of the view behind my winter studio in Edgartown, Ma this season. It is about a 4 minute walk from the house to the edge of Sheriff’s Meadow Pond behind me. Eel Pond is off to the left with the Sound beyond. This was one of my favorite haunts when I was a little boy. I first painted the little mud hole pond in the middle-ground in 1974 and have returned to paint here many times. There are few walkers on the paths around the pond this time of year, but I often think the winter colors are more spectacular than the summer foliage…

“Shell Fisher”

December 13, 2011 in Seascape | No comments

"Shell Fisher"

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

The oystermen are back at it on one of the great ponds. Most of their vessels are gray and/or non de-script. This one has that color charm I like so much in a flat bottom pond skiff…

“In A Fog”

December 8, 2011 in Seascape | No comments

"In A Fog"

“In A Fog”, this is a small painting, 6″ x 8″, oil on canvas panel. This painting has SOLD.

I came upon this scene one rainy, foggy day. The fog isolated the dory from what was usually a crowded background. That is what I like about fog. It can transport you from here to anywhere, by taking away all the local points of reference…

“The Naked Season”

December 3, 2011 in Available, Landscape | No comments

"The Naked Season"

“The Naked Season”, this is a small painting, 6″ x 8″, oil on canvas panel. $750.00 USD

A long walk near the beach found this tree to paint. The sky went pink and orange as the sun went down. A well deserved end to a beautiful, cool day…

“Life Saver”

November 29, 2011 in Available, Seascape | No comments

"Life Saver"

“Life Saver”, this is a small painting, 6″ x 8″, oil on canvas panel. $750.00 USD

Far away from all is this stretch of beautiful beach. It happens to have a bad rip tide along it. Stationed every so often there are orange boxes with rope inside and a life saving ring. These may be tossed out to the hapless swimmer struggling in the rip…

“Wind Swept”

November 28, 2011 in Seascape | No comments

"Wind Swept"

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

More cliff washed out in the past month’s winds and tides. A section slumped half way between the top of the cliff and the beach. I was able to stand on the slump, set my easel up and appreciate the new view…

“Slack Time”

November 21, 2011 in Seascape | No comments

"Slack Time"

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

I started this on a rainy evening a few days ago while sitting inside my van. I couldn’t finish it then and went back a few more times for better details. The light was not as dark and overcast the next few times. So I waited until it was almost dark for the colors to mute more like the original start day…

“Pulling The Pots”

November 15, 2011 in Available, Landscape | No comments

"Pulling The Pots"

“Pulling The Pots”, this is a small painting, 6″ x 8″, oil on canvas panel. $750.00 USD

None of the lobstermen appeared while I was painting this, which was good and bad. It is always good to paint without too much activity happening around me, but then there is no one to pose a question to about my subject matter…

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