In the warm October light

Painting in the mid-afternoon at a pond in the warm October sunlight is something you wish would never end but it's built-in that it will end.  I suppose that's one reason why I painted it.  9x12 inches, oil on linen.

The Faults of Nature

When I first looked at this site, at the edge of the Cold River, I thought that nature is so concentrated, difficult, & messy, that it's hopeless to think you can paint it. I still think so.  I just read that painters were once encouraged to improve upon the faults of nature by emulating Raphael.  The faults of nature are only those that reveal the faults of the artist. 9x12 inches, oil on linen panel.

Pont Royal Over The Seine

 Another postcard painting: the Pont Royal over the Seine. 6x8 inches, oil on linen panel.

Fewer Leaves, Same Bramble Branch

After the clouds cleared up today, I went back to the same spot as last week on Sheep Hill in Williamstown, MA.  I even found the same prickly bramble branch that bothered me then at the edge of the path.  The main difference was fewer leaves on the trees. 8x16 inches, oil on linen canvas.

At Cimiez I did paint

One day at Cimiez, Nice, I did paint the olive trees. 6x8 inches, gouache on mixed media paper.

A Little Postcard

 The Seine, Paris. A little postcard. 6x8 inches, oil on linen panel.

Ents In Cimiez, Nice

A drawing of olive trees in the garden at the park in Cimiez, Nice.  They remind me of ents, because they are so old, each has a distinct personality, and they seem to move around, and certainly they look at you.  I would like to do a series. 10x8 inches, pencil on paper.

The Cold River

 The Cold River at the Mohawk Trail State Forest in Charlemont, MA.  8x16 inches, oil on linen panel.

A view of the Hopper

A view of the Hopper from Haley Farm at the end of Hopper Road in Williamstown, MA. 12x16 inches, oil on linen panel.

Yesterday I Went Back

Back in August I painted at this exact spot atop Sheep Hill in Williamstown, MA.  Yesterday I went back.  Summer colors have changed to those of autumn.  10x10 inches, oil on linen panel.

Next to Allee Miles Davis

Time for a drawing.  This one done at the park in Cimiez, Nice, where there are innumerable ancient olive trees.  This is a tree next to Allee Miles Davis.  The lanes in the park are named after American jazz artists. 8x10 inches, pencil and watercolor on paper.

A Vermont Cabin

 A Vermont cabin: a memento of a thoreauvian retreat.  9x12 inches, oil on linen panel.

Drydock in Nice

Nice port boat repair area.  The concrete under these boats is bespectacled with the long accumulation of paint drops and drips so that it looks like a Jackson Pollock painting.  6x8 inches, gouache on mixed media paper.

Favorite Little House

Back home from my travels, I visited the nearby farm to paint my favorite little house: the old milk shed, now used to store hay bales.  8x10 inches, acrylic on canvas panel.

At the other end

The view from Allee Francois Aragon at the other end of Chateau Hill in old town Nice. 6x8 inches, gouache on mixed media paper.

Chapelle Sainte-Croix

A quick street painting of Chapelle Sainte-Croix done in old town Nice.  8x6 inches, gouache on mixed media paper.  

Boats Under Repair

A painting of the small boat repair area at the port of Nice, where I spent a lot of time painting and drawing.  6x8 inches, gouache on mixed media paper.

The Port from Chateau Hill

A gouache painting done on Chateau Hill in Nice looking down towards the port. 8x6 inches, gouache on mixed media paper.