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
On the South side of the Cape, where the beaches stretch along Nantucket Sound, the simpler, older, summer cottages grow rare, though some remain. Their simplicity and humble stature continue, as it has for decades…despite the harsh conditions they face, being just steps from shore. “Shoreside” 48 x 30
The heat of the past few days have created a haze that softens edges and mutes distant colors…which inspired the palette and approach to this recent piece…”Summer Haze” 40 x 30.
The past weekend’s fireworks…those legally discharged, and those not…caused some concern about embers landing on my dry lawns and fields…particularly those close to home. This concern was deepened by memories of having accidentally setting a neighbor’s meadow ablaze after a rock, hidden under tall dry grass, met the twirling blade of my mower. In honor of that momentous occasion…”Meadow Fire” 48 x 48.
This old homestead is a few miles from the studio, on the Mont Vernon/Amherst line up here in New Hampshire. I pass it when traveling the back roads that lead out of town, and north towards the Lakes Region. It’s now abandoned, and has a great cluster of buildings, each slowly decaying, and fading into the landscape. This view, seen as I come back into town, is on top of a small hill that has grown increasingly wild. While the place itself is slipping away, it carries a history I felt worthy of resurrecting. “Summit” 40 x 40
There is a strip of rural highway in Vermont, between Chester and Woodstock, where old farms in various states of use, or decay, dot the landscape. I’ve passed this one quite a few times…each time noticing the faded blue of the old barn doors. While the barn appears still in use, it’s worn, faded, and becoming overgrown…but shows hints, in places, of its younger self. “Blue Doors” 48 x 36
