Drawing Corn Stalks

Corn Stalks, Williamstown, MA. 9x12 inches, vine charcoal and charcoal pencil on paper.  The farmer told me that the corn stalks were left behind because the ground was too wet for the tractor.  I believe it.

Flutter and Crackle

Row of Corn Stalks, Williamstown, MA. 9x12 inches, oil on canvas panel.  The dry corn stalks flutter and crackle in the slightest breeze.

Corn Stalk Remnants

Dry Corn Stalks, Williamstown, MA. 8x10 inches, oil on canvas panel. These are remnants in a large nearby muddy, tractor-rutted cornfield.  

More Cohesion

Hoosic River, Williamstown, MA.11x14 inches, oil on canvas panel.  I went back to the same site a couple days ago to rework this painting.  The flux needed more cohesion.

Where Pasture and Hayfield Meet

The Edge of a Pasture, Williamstown, MA.  12x9 inches, oil on canvas panel.  Today I painted where a fence divides a hayfield from a pasture.  The pasture has a stream running through it.

Always Moving

Hoosic River, Williamstown, MA. 11x14 inches, oil on canvas panel.  While I was painting yesterday, two guys went by in a boat, one fishing, the other trying to control the boat with oars.  I said to them, "I need one of those to paint from."  The guy with the fishing rod said, "If only we could keep the boat still."  If only I could keep the river still.

For a Moment to Draw

Twin Trees at Field Farm, Williamstown, MA. 9x12 inches, charcoal on paper.  I went walking yesterday with my sketchpad and stopped for a moment to draw.

The Ocean at Ogunquit

The Ocean at Ogunquit 2. 5x7 inches, oil on canvas panel.  The second in a series. I'm always amazed at how suggestive a little paint can be.

Playing with Paint

Ocean at Ogunquit.  5x7 inches, oil on canvas panel.  I'm playing around with paint and small panels.

Trying to Paint

Hoosic River Scene, Williamstown, MA. 9x12 inches, oil on canvas panel.  Standing in the midst of boulders at the water's edge this afternoon, I tried to paint the water flowing around this little island in the river. 

Bright Afternoon

Bright Afternoon, Hoosic River, Williamstown, MA. 10x10 inches, oil on linen panel.  Painted yesterday from another stone beach, this one hidden away under massive trees.

Painting on the Path

 Painting on the Path at Field Farm, Williamstown, MA. 8x10 inches, oil on canvas panel. 

The Stony Beach

Stony Beach, Hoosic River, Williamstown, MA.  8x10 inches, oil on canvas panel.  I went back to the river today to see if I could at least suggest the beach.  

View from Stony Beach

 View from Stony Beach, Hoosic River, Williamstown, MA. 16x20 inches, oil on linen canvas.  

Storm Approaching

Haley Farm, Williamstown, MA. 8x10 inches, oil on canvas panel.  A small, quick painting I did this summer of the barn at Haley Farm at the end of Hopper Road with a thunderstorm approaching.