Pouring Outside

Pond at Field Farm, Williamstown, MA.  8x10 inches, oil on canvas panel.  It's pouring outside, so here's another from the series inspired by the brief appearance of the sun. 

Brooklyn Street

21st Street and Third Avenue, Brooklyn.  18x24 inches, oil on linen canvas.  This painting I did ten years almost to the day.  You can see it along with many other paintings at my new website: https://www.roberthlafondartwork.com/.

The Kiln in Pownal

The Kiln, Pownal, VT. 8x10 inches, oil on canvas panel.  A second onsite painting from two days ago.

The Pottery Studio

The Pottery Studio, Pownal, VT. 12x16 inches, oil on linen panel.  The sun, the beautiful sun, stayed all day and kept moving across the sky in coordination with the shadows on the ground.  

Dooryard with Lilacs

Dooryard with Lilacs Blooming, Pownal, VT.  9x12 inches, oil on canvas panel.  A new painting venue, so of course I went for a complicated composition.  My initial goal is to include part of a structure in each painting (made when the sun appears).

The Pond at Field Farm

The Pond at Field Farm, Williamstown, MA. 8x10 inches, oil on canvas panel. The sun is shining today so I'm going out painting.  Nevertheless, here's another from the series inspired by the brief appearance of the sun. 

Brooklyn Break

Fourth & Douglass, Brooklyn.  24x24 inches, oil on canvas. In a break from the rain most-of-the-day/sun brief-appearance series, here's a cityscape that I did ten years ago.  There was one tiny unresolved area which I finally fixed a couple of days ago.

Celebrate with Paint

Field Farm View, Williamstown, MA. 8x10 inches, oil on canvas panel.  I celebrate the sun, fields and sky with paint. From the series inspired by the brief appearance of the sun. 

North Trail East

North Trail East, Field Farm, Williamstown, MA. 8x10 inches, oil on canvas panel.  From the series inspired by the brief appearance of the sun.

Field Farm Field

Field at Field Farm, Williamstown, MA. 8x10 inches, oil on linen panel.  From the series inspired by the brief appearance of the sun.

On Exhibition

Here I am next to my painting at yesterday’s opening of the SVAC 2025 Juried Member Show, Southern Vermont Arts Center, Manchester, VT. The exhibition is on view through June 15. 

East North South

The east North Trail looking south at Field Farm, Williamstown, MA.  8x10 inches, oil on canvas panel.  From the series inspired by the brief appearance of the sun.

View South with Clouds

Field Farm View South, Williamstown, MA. 8x10 inches, oil on canvas panel. From the series inspired by the brief appearance of the sun.

A Wild Presence

Old Lilac Bush, Williamstown, MA. 9x12 inches, oil on canvas panel. Though with fewer flowers this year, the old lilac bush is a wild, formidable presence.  

Old Lilac Bush

Old Lilac Bush, Williamstown, MA. 9x12 inches, oil on gessobord.  Last year this old bush had many more flowers, this year not so much.

An Appearance

Mount Greylock from Field Farm, Williamstown, MA. 8x10 inches, oil on linen panel. From the series inspired by the brief appearance of the sun. 

Turbulent Spring Day

Path at Field Farm, Williamstown, MA. 8x10 inches, oil on linen panel.  A turbulent spring day, from the series inspired by the brief appearance of the sun.

Uphill Path

Stone Hill Path, Williamstown, MA. 8x10 inches, oil on canvas panel.  This painting depicts the uphill path behind the Clark Art Institute.  Also inspired by a brief moment when the sun appeared.

On the North Trail

North Trail at Field Farm, Williamstown, MA. 10x8 inches, oil on canvas panel.  A lively dead tree in springtime on the North Trail, inspired by a brief moment when the sun appeared.

Earlier in the Day

Barn at an Old Farm, Williamstown, MA. 9x12 inches, oil on canvas panel.  The barn at an earlier time of the day than the previous painting.  This barn facade might become my Rouen Cathedral, if I'm not careful.