Just Playing

Every now and then (it should be more often) I give myself permission to just fool around with paint and not worry about the next masterpiece.  Here I'm just playing with another Seine postcard scene near Notre Dame.  6x8 inches, oil on linen panel.

Towards the Light

Here we are looking out from the shadows at Field Farm towards the light on Mount Greylock and The Hopper. 12x16 inches, oil on linen panel.

Into the late afternoon light

A painted view through trees into the late afternoon autumn light at Field Farm in Williamstown, MA.  12x16 inches, oil on canvas panel.

A Fall View West

It's getting colder but I'm still in fall mode.  Here's a late afternoon view west through the trees on the North Trail at Field Farm in Williamstown, MA. 12x16 inches, oil on canvas panel.

Upper Bee Hill Road

An autumn view of upper Bee Hill Road in Williamstown, MA. looking north.  12x16 inches, oil on panel.

Negative Spaces on a Wonderful Day

The afternoon was cold, raw, and overcast, but I still went on a walk at Field Farm with my sketchpad intending to draw something.  I stopped at this mass of tree trunks framing more tree trunks.  Drawing furiously, I focused on the negative spaces keeping with the mood.  When done, I kept walking noting that it was a wonderful day. 9x12 inches, pencil on paper.

Autumn Light

Autumn light with Mount Greylock and the Hopper at Sheep Hill in Williamstown, MA.  18x24 inches, oil on linen panel.

Across the Seine

 Across the Seine towards the Pont Royal, Paris. 6x8 inches, oil on linen panel.

From the Field

 A painting from the field at Field Farm in Williamstown, MA.  9x12 inches, oil on linen.

A drawing of Birches

 A drawing of the group of birch trees at Field Farm in Williamstown, MA.  9x12 inches, pencil on paper.

From The Center

The Hopper and Mount Greylock from the center of Field Farm in Williamstown, MA.  The pine tree, which I use as a "repoussoir" to set off the background, is usually inaccessible, due to tall weeds and bramble bushes.  But I found a recently made wide path to it, presumably mowed for cross-country skiing this winter. 9x12 inches, oil on linen.

Along the Seine

 Walking along the Seine.  6x8 inches, oil on linen panel.

Birch Trees at Field Farm

 A group of birch trees at Field Farm in Williamstown, MA.  9x12 inches, oil on linen.

Another Reminiscence

 A painting in the reminiscence series of the Seine, Paris, France. 6x8 inches, oil on linen panel.

A Large Painting

A large painting, which depicts a late June view of the Hopper and Mount Greylock from Field Farm in Williamstown, MA.  36x48 inches, oil on canvas.