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Thursday, November 30th, 2023

New: “Flaxen Sky”



There is always a color that, at the beginning of a piece, emerges as the primary color around which the palette is determined. In this case, I blocked in a yellowish gold with the slightest tint of green for the sky, but wasn’t sure it would remain that way to the end. But as the




Wednesday, November 29th, 2023

Amica Insurance Thanksgiving Print Now Available



  I was honored to be selected as the 2023 Thanksgiving Artist for Amica Insurance’s annual Thanksgiving Card, which will be mailed to all Amica customers, as a gesture of their appreciation. As a gesture of my appreciation, this 18″ x 18″ signed, limited edition print of “Meadow Oak” is available at a discounted price.




Sunday, November 26th, 2023

New: “Divergence”



This is the second in a series of pieces inspired by a decaying, abandoned farm a few miles from here. The property is marked with very visible “No Trespassing” signs, but there are so many different views, perspectives, and angles created by the barns and farmhouse positions to each other, I had to take the




Tuesday, November 21st, 2023

New: “Amber Light”



Love that time of late day, in certain conditions, when the landscape looks like an old yellowed photo. There’s a warm yellowish tint to everything, like the amber filters used in movies to create a sense of being back in time. “Amber Light” 24 x 24 o/c




Sunday, November 19th, 2023

New: “Farm’s End”



This old farmhouse is a few miles down the road, slowly decaying on a coveted piece of land along one of our state routes that runs east/west from Keene, to the Monadnocks, ending at the Seacoast. A growing retail highway. It’s classification as a working farm is likely to soon be re-zoned commercial. I recently




Thursday, November 16th, 2023

New: “Duneland”



This piece is a good example of the importance of not falling in love with your first idea for a composition, like I did. I climbed over this dune a few months ago, and to the East there were three summer cottages peeking over the dune grass. Thought it would make a nice composition, but




Wednesday, November 1st, 2023

New: “Violet Sky”



Sometimes a painting comes along simply based on the desire to use a particular color. I have a tube of quinacridone violet… very intense when mixed with white. I started this piece with that color in mind for the sky…and that alone seemed sufficient to name the piece with color as the starting point. “Violet




Sunday, October 29th, 2023

New: “Last Mowing”



This is the time of year the local farms mow their meadows, and bale the hay. The dry grasses are cut and layed flat, exposing some remaining green where the grass meets the soil. You see these swirling, curving patterns everwhere, but only for a few days, as the hay needs to be baled soon




Friday, October 27th, 2023

Print Sale! 12 x 12 signed print of “October Meadow”



As the greatest 31 days of the year (October), comes to an end, we’re honoring the month with a large discount on “October Meadow”. Each signed print measures 12 x 12 (image dimensions) with an extra 1 inch border to allow for framing. Regular price for 12 x 12 prints are $150 (plus shipping) Discounted




Thursday, October 26th, 2023

New: “Approaching Fog”



Came across this small cottage on a fall day on the New Hampshire Seacoast quite a few years ago. Fog was rolling in from the Atlantic that day, slowly erasing the horizon line. I started this piece shortly thereafter, but having put it aside, recently finished it. “Approaching Fog” 36 x 36




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