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Love driving around Vermont, intentionally getting lost down roads I’ve never traveled. Each time I do, I find inspiration. I may not always know where a road goes, but I always find my way back, and discover new places along the way. “Back Roads” 30 x 24.
I visited this scene recently…one of my favorite places, in Grantham, NH, on Old Route 10. I’ve painted these barns a few times, each time something new reveals itself. This time, it was the irregular shape of the meadow, cleared of trees probably decades ago, to create grazing meadows. The twin barns stand as they have, but each time I visit, they seem to have settled just a little bit more into the landscape. “Lowland Clearing” 48 x 48
Old, abandoned places slowly succumb to nature, in the absence of human hands keeping the surrounding land clear. I often find scenes where land has begun to overcome a structure, particularly where the property has ceased to be used, or inhabited. Trees, vines, and overgrowth are often as interesting as the structure itself. “Maples” 24 x 30
Sometimes, when planning a painting, the composition comes first, other times, palette. In this case, hopefully obviously, color was the inspiration. I had seen a meadow recently, up North in Vermont, that was covered in a soft pinkish/red grass, made a deeper shade of magenta with the low sun. The composition, in this case, fit the “subject” well, as the large expanse of foreground meadow was the perfect vehicle for color. “Magenta” 40 x 30
On a recent trip to Vermont, I revisited this scene along Old Route 10, an old North/South highway that cuts through the town of Grantham. It’s a barely driven section of road, running parallel to Route 89. The “lanes” of the mown hay, alongside the small strip of Route 10 disappearing off the scene, seemed similar in their utility as rural routes, seldom traveled. “Highway” 24 x 24
While driving around my small section of Cape Cod (in the “Dennises”), I caught a glimpse of this old shed/garage, tucked backed a bit from the main road. It is part of an old, quintessential Cape Cod farmhouse…now preserved in the historic district of South Dennis. It was a perfect Cape Cod summer day, with late morning light that raked across the landscape. Grabbed a reference shot, and attempted to capture the essence of the place, the light, and the day itself. “Summer Day” 24 x 24
Love that time of day where the setting sun saturates nature’s colors, and gives a fiery tint to everything it touches. “Hill Fire” 24 x 20
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Old Wharf Road, in Dennisport (Cape Cod), runs along the shores of Nantucket Sound, and contains many smaller summer cottage, nestled between dunes, seagrass, and natural and landscaped hedges. Passed this place while biking recently, and loved the large dark wall of vegetation that separated the road from the beach and cottage. “Sea Hedge” 32 x 20
