The Imposing Hay Bales

Hay Bales at Field Farm, Williamstown, MA. 10x10 inches, oil on linen panel.  The imposing hay bales offset all the greenery of summer.

Mowing and Baling

Hay Bales at Field Farm, Williamstown, MA. 12x12 inches, oil on linen panel.  The local farmers were mowing and baling in the last couple days in the vast fields before Greylock.

Moody Weather

Field Farm View, Williamstown, MA. 12x12 inches, oil on linen panel.  The weather has been moody in the last couple days.

Mid-Afternoon at Field Farm

Field Farm Path, Williamstown, MA. 12x12 inches, oil on linen panel. A mid-afternoon plein air painting done on the shady North Trail.

Steep Sheep Hill View

Sheep Hill View, Williamstown, MA. 9x12 inches, oil on canvas panel.  Imagine standing at your easel with your left foot about three inches lower than your right foot.  I did a lot of compensatory walking around and uphill to look at the painting's progress and stop my feet from hurting.

The View West

Field Farm, Williamstown, MA. 8x10 inches, oil on canvas panel.  This is the view west to a mountain in the Taconic range from a North Trail path.  Directly behind me farther away is Greylock. 

Spring Street Light

 Spring Street, Williamstown, MA. 9x12 inches, oil on canvas panel.  The trees help to soften the light.

The Taconic Mountains

The Taconic Mountains from Williamstown, MA. 12x16 inches, oil on canvas panel.  Behind my painting location was Mount Greylock and in front of me to the west the Taconic Mountains.

My Constant Motif

Mount Greylock from Williamstown, MA. 12x16 inches, oil on canvas panel.  It's occurring to me that the mountain is my constant motif.  This view is from the Land of the Old Barns.

Simple and Sweet

Greylock from Field Farm, Williamstown, MA. 12x12 inches, oil on linen panel.  I suppose I am attracted to Field Farm because I can see the mountain from most of its many shady spots. This afternoon's painting I tried to keep simple and sweet.

Between Thunderstorms

Greylock from Field Farm, Williamstown, MA. 9x12 inches, oil on canvas panel.  In between thunderstorms I managed to paint this one earlier today.

Spring Street Reflection

 Spring Street, Williamstown, MA. 9x12 inches, oil on canvas panel. 

Greylock from Field Farm

 Mount Greylock from Field Farm, Williamstown, MA. 9x12 inches, oil on canvas panel.  

Sheep Hill View

Sheep Hill View, Williamstown, MA. 12x16 inches, oil on canvas panel.  It was a hot afternoon, but noticeably cooler in the shady location from where I painted this one. In the morning, the same spot was in full sun.

Hybrid Landscape

Barn, Williamstown, MA. 8x20 inches, oil on two canvas panels.  After completing the left panel on site, I extended it in the studio with the right panel to make a hybrid landscape.

Sheep Hill View from a Shady Spot

View from the Top of Sheep Hill, Williamstown, MA. 12x12 inches, oil on linen panel.  I need summer versions of this view, so this afternoon I went there, found a shady spot on the hill and painted one.

Land of the Old Barns

Old Barn, Williamstown, MA. 9x12 inches, oil on canvas panel.  I returned to the land of the old barns earlier today.  

Post Office Sidewalk

The Post Office Sidewalk, Spring Street, Williamstown, MA. 8x10 inches, oil on canvas panel.

Alternate View

The View from the Other Side of the Cabin, Williamstown, MA. 10x20 inches, oil on linen canvas. One good side deserves another. 

From the Cabin

The View from the Cabin, Williamstown, MA. 10x20 inches, oil on linen canvas.  The sloping field has just been mowed.

It's All Lefts

Looking at Sheep Hill, Williamstown, MA. 12x16 inches, oil on canvas panel. A plein air painting I did last week.  To orient yourself, the small parking lot at the top of Bee Hill Road is located exactly at the top left at the upper left corner of the left clearing.