Latham Park, West Barrington- sold

Oil painting, 8" x 10"

It always amazes me how windy it can be right beside the water, when half a mile inland there's barely a breeze. I had to hold on to my pochade box, and gusts of wind would blow my hand off course when trying to paint some details.

I find clouds difficult to paint-  they continually change shape and color. Shortly before sunset the ones over land picked up a really warm yellowy-brown shadow while over water the shadow was more bluish. Maybe I'll get it the next time...

Sunset in East Providence- sold

Oil on canvas, 8" x 10"
Anytime I see a sky full of dramatic clouds I feel the urge to paint it. The bonus here was the sun showing up at the end, peeking through the tree- I didn't know that was going to happen.

Colt State Park Sketches

I spent a couple of hours at Colt State Park in Bristol, RI this morning, just enjoying drawing. I used gouache for this but thinned it down mostly to watercolor consistency. This building is the park office.

This is a lovely park to have a picnic, lots of trees and tables by the water. (I didn't draw the tables.)

A bridge over an inlet to a marsh, at the entrance to the park.

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Art trip to North Haven Island

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I had the good fortune to be invited to stay in an old farmhouse that's being renovated on North Haven Island in Maine for part of this past week. I ended up doing a fair amount of drawing, these sketches are done on Strathmore Toned Gray sketchbook, 5.5" x 8.5". I used pencil and white gouache on some of them, then decided to try just using ink. (I think I like the pencil/gouache better.)

My artist friends and I agreed that the place had a kind of Wyeth vibe to it, particularly with the views of the fields and barns out the windows.

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Reading by the window.

Still lives by the window were appealing. (We were never without a few bottles of wine.)

An old barn next to the house. 

I tried doing a painting of this. I might post it soon, after a few more dabs.

Wicker with a view.

Garden by the garage

Oil, 12" x 9"
Nice when you look in the backyard and realize there's a painting there waiting to be done. This was my second try, getting the values of the greens and lavenders took some practice.

I did this little sketch with gouache to try to get a better feel for the blossoms. (It's about 3" square.) All those greens! 

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A few quick sketches from the New Bedford Folk Festival yesterday. A wonderful time!

Teapot and geranium

Oil, 11" x 14"
I'm going to be part of an invitational show at the South County Art Association, where I've taught some portrait painting classes. The opening reception is Thursday, July 10 from 7:30- 9:00 PM. I'll be showing some still lifes and portraits. Come by if you're in the area!

Barrington Bridge

Oil, 8" x 10"
The weather's been beautiful, I got out the other day to paint this little scene in Barrington, RI on the river. Just wanted to paint some puffy clouds!
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Sunday morning street scene- sold

Gouache on watercolor paper, approx. 6.5" x 7"
Got out this morning and did this little one while sitting in my car. There's something about going up or down hills that I love to paint.

Tomatoes and green bowl

Oil, 18" x 24"
Working from photos can be really tiresome, and I've resolved that for the next few months, at least, I'll only work from life-- so much more interesting! I tried to keep this somewhat loose and not overwork it.

Sketching in color

                                      View of Providence, gouache, approx. 6" x 7"

Boatyard truck, gouache, approx. 5" x 6"

Got out today and did a couple of sketches in gouache. Both are on Arches watercolor paper. 

Blue Bowl

Oil on canvas, 8" x 10"
I wiped the first version of this after spending a whole afternoon on it. The next morning I moved everything around, cut some more rhododendrons, and came up with a composition I like a lot more.