The library- sold

Oil on canvas, 6" x 8"

I'm going to be in a show at Harbor Fine Art, 134 Spring St., Newport for the month of October, along with another artist, Trish Hurley. The opening is gallery night in Newport, Thursday October 8, from 5-9 PM. Come by if you're in the area!

ICE-sold

Oil on panel, 8" x 10"

Brown Boathouse Drive

Oil on canvas panel, 8" x 10"

This is the demo I did for my plein air class on Saturday- I did a little more work on it at home afterwards.

Painting Plein Air

My plein air class got off to a great start at India Point Park in Providence yesterday. I have a wonderful group and we had an absolutely perfect fall day- sunny but not hot, a little breeze... If the next few Saturdays are even half as nice, we'll be doing well.

Mister G

Oil on canvas, 16" x 20"

Ann and I saw these fishing boats at Point Judith the last time we were there and just HAD to paint them (how can you ignore that turquoise, blue and red together?). We got back there this morning. It was so windy, we had to hang on to our paintings with one hand while we painted with the other. Not the best of circumstances, but you do what you can...

The turquoise boat is Mister G; I'll letter that in when the paint's a bit dryer.

A chat at the park

Oil on canvasboard, 6" x 8"

The orange door

Oil on canvas, 11" x 14"

Ann and I found a great spot to paint near Point Judith. This is the first painting I did there Monday morning. When I see a complementary color scheme like this- a little orange, a lot of blue- I just feel compelled to paint it.

Point Judiith

Oil on panel, 8" x 8"

A very quick little painting that I did at Point Judith yesterday morning.

In the sand- sold

Oil on panel, 8" x 10"

I bring my little Open Box M Painting box and some photos with me when I'm teaching my class at the Handicraft Club and do a little bit of painting in the course of the day, while my students are working on their own things. This painting is something a little different for me, just building up the surface more slowly than I normally would. I really liked the result.

On another note, I'm offering a Plein Air Workshop in the greater Providence area for anyone who's interested. Three Saturday mornings, 9 AM- noon, Sept. 26, Oct. 3 and 17, with Oct. 24 as a raindate. If it rains more than once, I'll refund money. I'll be giving short demos, but there'll be plenty of time to work on your own paintings. Price: $60.00 for the three sessions. Email me if you're interested.

Business lunch-sold

Oil on canvas panel, 6" x 8"

Two guys getting out of the office on a nice sunny day.

ALSO, a note- Tish Adams will still be playing at the Hotel Providence Friday night, but the portraits will not be on display.

Lunch at the Parkside-sold

Oil on canvas panel, 6" x 8"

Sachuest, late afternoon

Oil on panel, 8" x 10"

I met some friends recently at Sachuest National Wildlife Refuge in Newport RI for some late afternoon/ early evening painting. This is actually the view from the parking lot. Nice when you don't have to carry your gear very far from your car!