New, larger piece…another in what seems to be becoming a series on meadows and grass…”Grassland” 48″ x 60″ o/c.
I know I should cut down our ornamental grasses in the fall, but we like the look of the tall dry gold stalks, with the wispy seeded tops. They provide an interesting element to the otherwise cold, white and barren New England winter landscape. “Dry Grass” 24 x 36 o/c
Both of these barns are now gone, having succumbed to age. They are a favorite scene that I’ve painted quite a few times. They stood side by side in the middle of an empty meadow. One was slightly taller than the other, and the two together stood where they were for a century or more, until time and weather claimed them. “In The Shadow” 36 x 36 o/c.
One of the local farms grazes their flock of sheep on the meadows within the stone walls that surround their property. I’ve noticed over the years they fence of parts of the meadow to let the grass grow for a season, then move the fence the following year, to another location. The abrupt line where the sheep’s grazing keeps the grass cut, against the fenced in taller grass, caught my attention. “Meadow Fence” 30 x 40 o/c
As a kid, our back yard was a large meadowy hill that was mowed each fall by a local farmer. Before the bales could be packed onto the back of a hay truck, my brothers and I would slide together the heavy square blocks to make a forts. I’m sure the farmer didn’t really enjoy taking apart our constructions, but the horses need to be fed. That meadow is now gone, replaced by classroom buildings that belong to the school our house was a part of. There are many local meadows that are mowed and baled every fall. This one is part of an educational farm next town over. “Autumn Hay” 48 x 36 o/c
With the recent snow, gray and cold up here in NH, I felt a bit of warm, bright morning weather would be welcomed. “Upland Morning” 24 x 24 o/c.
If you’re familiar with the old lighthouses along the New England coast, you’ve likely seen these small, humble structures. They tend to stand not too far from the light, or the keeper’s house, and are usually made of brick or stone…solid enough to withstand harsh coastal weather. From what I’ve been told and read, they were built to house the oil, or kerosene, used to to power these remote compounds. They are often overlooked, as they stand near the much more prominent, towering light, but I feel they have a charm worth capturing. “Oil House” 36 x 35 oil on canvas.
I love the remote, rugged landscapes of coastal Cape Cod. At any time of year, these barren stretches of sand, dunes, seagrass and scrub juniper are places of serenity, despite the harsh weather they are subjected to…which makes it so only the strongest can survive. “Windswept” 24 x 28 oil on canvas.
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Light seems more concentrated and brighter when it gleams its way between things. The title for this piece pretty much came along when I first came across this scene, somewhere in Vermont. “Gleaming” 36 x 60 o/c.
