Not Too Architectural

Mansion, Williamstown, MA. 9x12 inches, oil on linen panel. What kept popping up in my head while thinking about painting the mansion are those Beach at Trouville paintings by Monet where he painted large mansion-like buildings on the right that are painterly and not too architectural.  I want to convey the sense of this building without being too architectural.

The Mansion This Time

A Mansion, Williamstown, MA. 12x16 inches, oil on linen panel.  I tried a different approach this time, pre-mixing six colors to block in the painting as quickly as possible, instead of drawing it with one color and changing colors on the fly.  I will try yet another approach the next time. 

 

Settled In

What's currently on my easel: the old house on Chase Hill in North Adams, MA, which has settled comfortably over time, but maybe I've made it too comfortable.  I do want to suggest that the house is still very much alive. 12x16 inches, oil on panel.