A Theory of Painting

Another Caspian Lake after the rain stopped.  I thought I would write a theory of painting from this deceptively simple composition, but my mind refused to cooperate fully.  6x8 inches, gouache on mixed media paper.

The Second Version

Another quick visit to beautiful Caspian Lake in Greensboro, Vermont: this time battling the changing weather.  I learned that if it rains on my gouache painting, I get a spotted gouache painting.  This is the second version on top of the spotted version.  6x8 inches, gouache on mixed media paper.

Before A Gravel Pit

Just an ordinary painting I did standing before a gravel pit in a large pasture above Luce Road in Williamstown, MA. 9x12 inches, oil on linen panel.

Paintings of Buildings

A commissioned painting done today on site: Clark Hall at Williams College.  I do love to make paintings of buildings. 12x16 inches, oil on linen panel.

A Fantastic View

 A fantastic view from the top of Greylock, as in extravagant and wild. 18x24 inches, oil on linen canvas.

Looking Out At The World

Here's a painting I did while looking out at the world from the top of Mount Greylock a couple weeks ago, which I have not posted until now.  8x16 inches, oil on linen panel.  

Completely Open

The late afternoon shadows spread across the area where the tall grass has already been cut, baled and hauled away.  Now one side of the North Trail at Field Farm is completely open. 10x10 inches, oil on linen panel.

Morning Sunlight

Morning sunlight facing south on the North Trail at Field Farm, Williamstown, MA. 10x10 inches, oil on linen panel.

Get Out Of The Way

When the tractor, pulling a baler and a hay wagon, came around the corner at Field Farm, I had to move quickly to get out of the way.  10x10 inches, oil on linen panel.

Something To Paint

Because of the warm weather, I keep showing up to paint on the west North Trail at Field Farm in Williamstown, MA, where it's so much cooler in the shade.  The grasses bordering the path are almost over my head.  Whichever way you turn, there's something to paint.  10x10 inches, oil on linen panel.

Temporary Pattern

At Field Farm north in Williamstown, MA, the mowing has finally started creating this temporary pattern. 10x10 inches, oil on linen panel.  

Second Caspian

The second gouache sketch from the visit to Caspian Lake in Vermont. 6x8 inches, gouache on mixed media paper.  

Caspian Lake

A quick trip to Vermont yielded two gouache sketches done at Caspian Lake.  6x8 inches, gouache on mixed media paper. 

Through The Tall Grass

Fortunately, I painted this one quickly because the sun disappeared quickly and didn't come back until I had left.  Path through the tall grass on the North Trail at Field Farm in Williamstown, MA.  10x10 inches, oil on linen panel.

Done At The Top

My painting done at the top of Greylock yesterday morning.  When I was packing up, the photographer and hiking enthusiast, Mike Millard, known as Ekim Drallim on Facebook, took this photo, which he kindly sent to me. 9x12 inches, oil on gessobord.

Vanishing Into Thin Air

Here is paint vanishing into thin air: a view east towards Adams, MA from the top of Mount Greylock, which is physically located in Adams, MA.  18x24 inches, oil on linen canvas.

Someone's Painting

After painting at the top of Mount Greylock yesterday, I stopped briefly on my way down to paint another one at the pond.  I heard a lone hiker (I think he was hooked up to a phone, walking and talking) say, "Someone's painting." 9x12 inches, oil on linen panel.

Deep Shade and a Light Breeze

On a hot afternoon one usually can find deep shade and a light breeze on the North Trail at Field Farm in Williamstown, MA.  I painted this line of trees the other day from the other side facing north.  Here is a view of them from further down the path facing south from yesterday.  9x12 inches, oil on Guerrilla Painter carton board.

The Old Milk Shed

A painting of the old milk shed with a farm wagon on Luce Road in Williamstown, MA, which I recently painted on site.  8x10 inches, acrylic on Guerrilla Painter carton board.

On the North Trail

 A painting done on the North Trail at Field Farm in Williamstown, MA.  8x16 inches, oil on linen panel.

Majestical, Disorienting

The view east from the top of Mount Greylock towards Adams, MA. While I paint, I overhear people.  What they say most often is "What town is that?"  The top is majestical but can be disorienting.  12x12 inches, oil on linen panel.

Painting at the Top

Many times, I've painted Mount Greylock from below.  For the last couple days, I've painted at the top looking towards Adams, MA. 9x12 inches, oil on linen panel.  

Smith Cove, Gloucester

 Smith Cove, Gloucester, MA.  12x24 inches, oil on linen panel.

The Last Two Views

The last two views from the series of Williamstown, MA in the distance.  Both 6x8 inches, one acrylic on canvas panel, and the other acrylic on Guerrilla Painter carton board mounted to panel.

Two More in the Series

 

Two small studies of the distant view of Williamstown, MA, both 6x8 inches, one oil on canvas panel, and the other oil on Guerrilla Painter carton board.  The view was admirable but difficult to paint.

Of A View

 The second in the series of a view of Williamstown, MA from a distance.  8x16 inches, oil on linen panel.

Distant Town View

View of Williamstown, MA, the first of a series I painted a few weeks ago but did not post.   9x12 inches, oil on linen panel.

Excellence in Any Medium

It's always great to get into a juried show.  It's fabulous to win an award.  My painting of the Monhegan fish shack in the "Exhibit New England 2022," at the North Shore Arts Association in Gloucester, MA, won the Brookline Bank Award for Excellence in Any Medium.  Needless to say, I am grateful, especially since there are a ton of wonderful works in the show.

Light Fading

A late afternoon gouache with the light fading on the North Trail at Field Farm in Williamstown, MA. 6x8 inches, gouache on mixed media paper.

Gouache This Time

A scene I've often painted and drawn, done in gouache this time.  Luce Road, Williamstown, MA. 6x8 inches, gouache on mixed media paper.

Under The Trees

So, I tried something different, peering from a large hayfield into another through a stand of trees separating the two fields: a sous-bois painting, which literally means "under the trees," except I was mainly looking through the trees.  Actually, I was looking for a reason to include other colors besides greens, as in tree trunks.  Field Farm, Williamstown, MA. 6x8 inches, gouache on mixed media paper.