Tunnel City Exhibition

Last night I installed a few paintings at Tunnel City on Spring Street in Williamstown, MA. I hope you get a chance to visit and see them.

Over The Barn And Through The Tree

A view of wintry Greylock and the Hopper over the barn and through its neighboring tree on Sloan Road in Williamstown, MA.  18x24 inches, oil on linen canvas.

Smitten

This is my very first gouache painting completed a few minutes ago.  I'm smitten.  I used just three colors: yellow ochre, burnt sienna and ultramarine blue, with white.  6 1/2 x 8 inches, gouache on mixed media paper.

Right Into The Hopper

Mount Greylock from Sloan Road in Williamstown, MA. One can look right into The Hopper from here.  18x24 inches, oil on linen canvas.  

Formula For Drawing

Who says you can't draw by using a formula?  Mine consists of six easy steps anyone can do: 1. Have pencil and sketchpad. 2. If indoors, sit in random chair. 3. Make sure pencil is sharp.  4. If not, sharpen pencil. 5. Look up.  6. Start to draw what you see.  Repeat steps 3 and 4 as required.  9x12 inches, pencil on paper.  

What I Could See

On the Internet, if you don't post, you don't exist.  So, to start 2022, here's a studio still life drawing from today. I didn't set it up.  I just selected a portion of what I could see on the table.  9x12 inches, pencil on paper.  

Last One This Year

This must be the last painting of the year, since I don't plan on starting another until tomorrow at least.  It's a winter view of Mount Greylock from Sheep Hill in Williamstown, MA, the thirteenth in the current series.  18x24 inches, oil on linen canvas.

Different Slope

Mount Greylock and The Hopper from a slightly different slope at Sheep Hill in Williamstown, MA.  18x24 inches, oil on linen canvas.

Happy Holidays From Mount Greylock

Happy Holidays from Mount Greylock, as seen from Sheep Hill in Williamstown, MA.  This is the latest painting in the series.  18x24 inches, oil on linen panel.

A Winter Face

Another of the many winter faces presented by Mount Greylock, the mountain at the right, as seen from Sheep Hill in Williamstown, MA.  The mountain at center left is Prospect with Stony Ledge coming in at the right edge.  18x24 inches, oil on linen canvas.

Mountain Mood

Another in the growing series of paintings of Mount Greylock and The Hopper.  There are so many variations in the moods of this mountain.  18x24 inches, oil on linen canvas.

A Demo In The Mud

This is the painting I did while standing in the mud, with my boots on, with a tarp to hold my gear dry, and with the cows at my back (on the other side of the fence) between me and the sun.  I could see their moving shadows from the corners of my eyes.  When they walked around, they made plopping, sucking sounds in the mud.  I found myself talking to them as I painted.  You could call it a demo.  8x10 inches, oil on panel. 

Well Hidden

Here I followed the muddy lane to where it forks and assembled together some flat rocks to create a dry spot to hold my backpack.  I felt like I was trying to make a landscape painting in a place where it was well hidden in plain sight.  6x8 inches, oil on linen panel.

Greylock

 A dramatic wintry view of Mount Greylock from Sheep Hill. 18x24 inches, oil on linen canvas.

From A Dry Spot

Yesterday morning my biggest issue was finding a dry spot to stand on. This muddy lane leads to a cow pasture, a horse paddock, and a corn field.  6x8 inches, oil on linen panel.