Studio Updates
New: “Spring Ice”
Up here in New Hampshire, the low valleys and hollows of our local meadows collect rain in the fall, and when winter comes, freeze to form small frozen pools, which kids often use for ice skating. As Spring approaches, these begin to melt, and come summer, completely dry up…until next year. “Spring Ice” 40 x
New: “Seaside Cottage (study)”
With summer approaching, work is underway for my Cape and Vineyard galleries, where a few new pieces will be placed for summer shows. This place is in Wellfleet…made famous by Edward Hopper (a few times), and painted by many. It’s a landmark, notable for it’s gingerbread Victorian trim, but as unique as that element is
New: “Early Sun”
With it being March 1, hope is around the corner for warmer, sunnier days ahead… “Early Sun” 12 x 12
New: “Westerly Breeze”
Juniper trees are abundant on the Cape, particularly along the shoreline, where the seem to thrive in sand and salt air. There are prevailing winds that come in from the Atlantic on the North side, and the Bay on the South. Unlike Junipers further inland, the ocean winds shape the trees as they grow, giving
New: “Rose Ridge”
This old shed is a couple miles down the road, and sits at the top of a hill looking over a low valley and neighboring horse farm. The slope leading up to the building is overgrown with saplings and more mature oaks and maples. In summer, it’s barely visible through the foliage, but with a
Commission: “Western Sun”
This recently completed commission is a great example of the process working perfectly…sizing mockups done to determine the perfect canvas size, charcoals completed to work out the composition, palette determined based on buyer’s preferences…and the finished piece. “Western Sun” 28 x 28 o/c.
New: “Farmyard”
There’s an old farm in town that sits on dozens of acres of meadow that was, for years, kept mown by a flock of sheep. The sheep are gone, as are the farmer owners, and the land is slowly being taken over by trees, shrubs and weeds. There’s something mysterious about these old places, now
New: “Eastern Blue”
The heavily weathered pine or cedar used on many old rural structures tends to darken and lighten over the years, depending on where the sun hits, or doesn’t. When the light is right, the darker and lighter areas appear bluish from a distance, though up close, the colors are more literally shades of gray. “Eastern
New: “Maple Hill”
Architectural structures and open land can be at odds with each other, especially when that open land is turned into a mall, office building, or subdivision. In the country, though, rural structures–especially old ones with history–always seem to be a part of each other. Meadows, fields and open farmland seem to complement old barns, sheds,
New: “Greenscape”
I was recently asked how I plan the palette for a particular piece. The short answer is…I don’t. At least in the sense of thinking about the palette in its entirety. Longer answer is that it’s more of a plan-on-the-fly approach, where one color choice leads to another, and then to another. Thinking about what