It Wasn't Far

Hay Bales, Williamstown, MA. 9x12 inches, oil on linen canvas.  So, I walked around the hay fields this afternoon, getting my exercise, and stopped at the round hay bales when I saw the triangles of the old cow barn behind them.  Of course, I had to go back to the car to get all my painting gear, but it wasn't far.

Camden Harbor

Camden, ME.  9x12 inches, oil on linen panel.  A plein-air view of Camden Harbor from Harbor Park.

Drawbridge at Perkins Cove

Drawbridge at Perkins Cove, Ogunquit, ME. 9x12 inches, oil on canvas panel. This started as a plein air but I did more in the studio.  

Perkins Potpourri

Perkins Cove, Ogunquit, ME. 9x12 inches, oil on linen canvas.  The fishing boats stack up and overlap to become a potpourri of paint.

Nubble Lighthouse

Nubble Lighthouse, York, ME.  11x14 inches, oil on gesso panel.  When I first saw the Nubble Lighthouse from a distance, I thought it was reachable by land.  That illusion ended at the water's edge.  Here's a painterly illusion.

Simple This Time

Dirt Road, Williamstown, MA.  9x12 inches, oil on canvas panel.  I opted to keep it very simple this time. I was no doubt helped by having to move myself and easel out of the way several times to avoid the dust clouds from a huge truck going back and forth from a nearby field where cornstalks were being ground up.

The Megunticook River

Harbor, Camden, Me.  9x12 inches, oil on canvas panel.  A view of the harbor, also called the Megunticook River, seen from Harbor Park in Camden, Maine. 

Like A Dried-up Riverbed

Dirt Road, Williamstown, MA. 8x10 inches, oil on canvas panel. The farm dirt road separating the pasture from the corn field is like a dried-up riverbed.  

Never The Same River

Hoosic River from Stony Beach, Williamstown, MA. 8x10 inches, oil on canvas panel.  The philosopher says that it's never the same river, so I felt free to paint it again.

This Isolated Spot

Hoosic River, Williamstown, MA. 8x10 inches, oil on canvas panel.  I wandered up the Hoosic through an overgrown path to reach this isolated spot when I was joined suddenly by about fifteen Williams students and their teacher who was leading a class on the effects of industry on the river (not good).  

Nearly the Same

Hoosic River from Stony Beach, Williamstown, MA. 8x10 inches, oil on canvas panel. Another painting this afternoon from nearly the same location on Stony Beach as a couple previous paintings.  

Early Monhegan Evening Long Ago

Monhegan Island, Maine.  18x24 inches, oil on linen canvas.  An early evening painting inspired by a visit long ago.

Rivers Joining

Green and Hoosic Rivers, Williamstown, MA. 8x10 inches, oil on canvas panel.  Yesterday afternoon I painted where the Green River intersects with the Hoosic River forming a "T".  There's a sandy beach here since the water is unusually low.  

Went to the Water

Hoosic River from Stony Beach, Williamstown, MA. 8x10 inches, oil on canvas panel.  I went to the water this morning.  Even though I painted at this location a couple days ago, no two days are ever alike.

This Old Garage

Garage and Goldenrod, Williamstown, MA. 12x16 inches, oil on canvas panel.  This old garage is probably around 100 years old.  The ground in front is like concrete, even though it has grass, from a century's worth of trucks and tractors compacting it.  I had a hard time (no pun intended) to push my umbrella holder into the ground.