I’ve painted this scene many times, from many different angles, in very different light. The one thing all those pieces have in common, and why I think I come back to this subject often, is the actual location is remote and peaceful. The barn does not appear connected to any farm, and there’s really no property nearby that it could be part. It’s by itself, in the middle of nowhere, seemingly content. “Serene” 24 x 24 o/c.
Came across this scene after turning onto a dirt road, off route 110 in Vermont, and caught a glimpse of the fiery red paintbrush bush and the rusty metal roof of the old shed. Painted it in a larger format a while back, but revisited it on this smaller canvas. “Meadowlight” 24 x 24 o/c.
On the way back from Vermont, heading South on Rt 89, in Grantham, NH, I passed the meadow where the subjects of a good number of paintings can (could once) be seen. Two twin barns sitting in the middle of a valley meadow, aging and abandoned for years. A few years ago, someone contacted me that one of them had fallen under heavy snow. On this trip back from Vermont, passing that meadow, the other barn was gone. It obviously succumbed to age and/or weather. All that was left was the empty golden meadow. This piece is based on one view of these structures, from when I first discovered them over a decade ago. “Monuments” 16 x 20 o/c.
This is the time of year when late fall and winter winds move dunes. This house is on the shore of Cape Cod Bay, in Dennis, and is almost never not submerged in the backside of a dune. As time goes on, seagrass takes root, which tends to lock the dune in place. “Seagreass” 16 x 20 o/c
Love this time of year, when the leaves have fallen, and the vertical lines of leafless trees make up the landscape. “Birch Grove” 24 x 24 o/c
This barn is a few miles from home. It was once an active farm stand, owned and run by an old farmer who meticulously maintained his land and buildings. It has since been bought and sold several times, and each time, the property becomes more neglected. The barn is at a sharp bend in the road, and while driving past it the other day, the fire-red burning bush caught my eye, contrasted against the dark, weathered broadside of the barn. “Broadside” 24 x 48 o/c
I wanted the palette of this piece to be warm and a bit mysterious, the way the last light of day tends to color the landscape in warm hues, and blurs the line between foreground and background. “Northern Ridge” 36 x 48 o/c
There’s nothing like Autumn in New England, especially in Vermont. I’ve seen this place many times, in all seasons, but it at its most vibrant this time of year. “Vermont Garden” 36 x 24
The late afternoon light these past few days has cast everything in a warm golden light, and has amplified the autumn foliage. This piece was clearly inspired by that late day sun. “Goldlight” 48 x 36
The weather these past few days have been the definition of October in New England. Cool, sunny, bright blue skies and fiery colors of fall foliage. Inspiration enough for a smaller study for a larger piece… “Mid October” 12 x 12 o/c
