Carribean Memory

Oil on linen    14" X 20                                                                      Buy it Now

This is another painting done from memory. I am just as interested in the

abstract qualities of the piece as I am in trying to reproduce reality. I am

also trying to create some subtle color harmonies, which is always an

absorbing challenge.

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Painting for Candice

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Oil on board, 7" x 9 "  NFS

Painting for Candice

Oil on board                         7" X 9"                             NFS


Memory of Chicoteague

Oil on Linen laid down on board                                                    14" x 20"

I actually started this painting several years ago as part of a series that I have

yet to complete. It was meant to be part of a triptych. It was painted mostly

from memory, so that accounts for its very simplified treatment of certain

aspects of the composition. But I like it, and it conveys, for me, what I felt

was the delicate beauty of the marshes and the sky.

Memory of Chicoteague

                    Oil on Linen laid down on board                 14" x 20"

Memory of Chincoteague

Pear Demo over Grisaille

9.5" x 6.5"    Oil over black and white grisaille on gessoed cotton paper
 
This is a demonstration that I did for my "Beginning Painting and Beyond" class at The Art League 
School. First we paint in Mars Black and white, establishing the shapes and forms of the pears. After
that dries for a week, we glaze the grisalle ("gris" means "gray" in French) with Gamblin's Transparent
Red Earth, blot it where we don't want too much of the influence of that color, and then paint the pears
using a limited palette. This study was probably completed in about twenty minutes, but I still like it, and
think it is a successful, loose painting.

Two Life Studies of Alan from Class

6.5" x 8", Pencil and White Gouache on Brown Paper

I did this page of studies during a class I was teaching at The Art League.
It is called "Figure Drawing in Varied Media", and every quarter I have the
class try some new materials. This was done when we were using a combination
of pencil (could also be colored pencil and a different colored paper) and
white gouache highlighting on toned paper. I was happy with these studies
and saved them. -  I am so sad that Alan moved to Florida. He was such a
wonderful model, and a real gentleman. We all miss him.

Artichokes on a Pink Plate



Oil on Gessoed Ragboard laid down on wood, 5" x 8"   SOLD

I really enjoyed doing this painting. It was truly a challenge analyzing

the colors in the artichokes. Who ever thinks about actually mixing pink

and green together? Of course, they are complementary colors, but we

usually think about mixing red and green to create a muted, neutral

color. Here, I had to create many different versions of green, and some

spots were almost iridescent. I love these colors! -  I think I may keep

experimenting with artichokes, or, I bought some beautiful small

Indian eggplants at an amazing international supermarket that we

go to. They are a rich purple/rose color with contrasting green/brown

stems. Now I just have to come up with a composition that will do

them justice. Color is an amazing thing - it is almost alive in its

ability to interact and create any effect that you can think of.

Josef Albers was correct when he described color as being the

most "mercurial" aspect of art. But mastering color -- that is the

challenge that every artist faces, and for some it is a never-ending,

totally absorbing pursuit. I know that it is for me.



Boston Sunset for Teresa Toulouse

Oil on Board, 5.5" Square                                                 SOLD

If it seems as though I am obsessed with this image, that is correct.
Perhaps it is because I lived here for nine years, and looked out of
this window every day. I just find the shapes to be endlessly fascinating,
and the opportunities to play with color presented by creating skies to
be endless fun.

This was painted for a dear friend whom I have known for forty-two
years  - I can't believe it...time really does fly.

Caribbean Seascape for Patrick Toulouse

Oil on Belgian Linen, 4.5" x 7"
Sold

This is my first post since last August....it has been a long,
difficult and enlightening year. However, it was a year

without any artwork produced, and I am so grateful to

be painting again. I have so many ideas and subjects, and

mediums that I want to work in -- I wish I could work
twenty-four hours a day! Right now I am really interested

in producing landscapes and figure paintings, so that is
what you will probably see here. We'll see.....

Thanks for your faithfulness, and thanks for visiting.

Cloud #21 - Boston Evening Star

Oil on paper, 5" square

This is an image I have worked and reworked many

times. It is the view from my studio (and after that,

my newborn daughter's room...) when I lived in

Boston in the 80's and early 90's. Like some figure

poses, there is something about the shapes in this

image that I find endlessly intriguing. I witnessed

many sunsets from this window, and I could prob-

ably do 25 more of these paintings and never get

bored, mining my memory for colors.

This was supposed to be a "daily painting", but

ended up being a "two-day daily painting" because

I needed to create two layers.

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Cloud #20 - Ocean Sunset

Oil and Acrylic on Gessobord, 7" x 5"

Cloud #19 - A Potomac Afternoon

Oil on linen-covered panel, 5' X 7"

I really enjoyed doing this painting on linen panel today. I have

painted this composition before in gouache, and I'm happy with

the way it came out in oil. More colors, more complex water in

some ways. It is fun to make it up using what I know and remember.

Things like this aren't always successful, but it's a wonderful feeling

when it is.

Cloud #18 - Storm over Fields

Oil on Belgian Linen, 3.84" x 7.15"

I decided to paint on some of my canvas today for a change. The

texture of the Belgian Linen is so fine - it is just beautiful. It was

a nice change to work with bristle brushes instead of soft hairs.

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Sharon Reclining Redux

Oil on board, 10" x 6.5 NFS

Andy in Color (hand-colored drypoint etching)

Drypoint Etching and Colored Pencil

2.6" x 3.8"

Andy was a great model who used to pose for

my figure drawing class. He had a beautiful

profile, and that is why I was inspired to do

this drypoint of him. I decided today to enhance

the print with colored pencil, and I am very happy

with it.

Italian Twilight

Oil/Mixed Media, 3.74" x 2.86"

This tiny mixed media piece depicts the last rays of the

sun illuminating a building in an Italian piazza. I lived in

Italy many years ago, and have always been fond of

depicting Italian scenes.

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Cloud #17 - Starlight over fields

Oil on archival gessoed ragboard, 5.25 x 5.25 "

bid here

Cloud #16 - Sunset over fields

Oil on Archival Gessoed Ragboad, 4.1" x 3.4" SOLD

I am continuing with this series, for as long as it lasts.

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