Up Close and Moving

Hoosic River, Williamstown, MA. 9x12 inches, oil on linen canvas.  Today, I painted at the river.  The river always has more visual drama than a mountain view.  You are up close and it's moving quickly.  Also, exotic ducks fly by.

Painting Away

Mount Greylock from Sheep Hill, Williamstown, MA. 9x12 inches, oil on linen panel.  This beautiful afternoon the faint sound of the traffic on Route 7 drifted up to where I stood high on the hill painting away.

The Dome from Stone Hill

Stone Hill View, Williamstown, MA. 9x12 inches, oil on linen panel.  From this vantage point on Stone Hill, the horizontalness of the Clark constrasts nicely with the beautiful arch of The Dome in Vermont.  I once climbed The Dome.  The exact top was glacier-scoured stone, but the trees around it were so tall that no view was available.

Spring at Sheep Hill

Mount Greylock from Sheep Hill, Williamstown, MA. 11x14 inches, oil on canvas panel. Yesterday afternoon I painted at the top of Sheep Hill.  The mud conditions are gone, but Bee Hill Road is still rough. Trees are starting to leaf out.

Drawing in Grafton

Pond, Grafton, MA. 9x12 inches, pencil on paper.  When there's no opportunity to paint, one can always draw.  

A Lively Tree

Tree on North Trail, Field Farm, Williamstown, MA. 8x10 inches, oil on linen panel.  I saw this lively tree the other day and came back to paint it on site this afternoon before the clouds appeared.

Ahead of the Rain

Hoosic River from Stone Beach, Williamstown, MA. 9x12 inches, oil on canvas panel.  Rain is coming so I ventured out to paint before it arrives.  

A Landscape

Mount Greylock from Field Farm, Williamstown, MA. 6x8 inches, oil on linen panel.  A landscape that really happened.

Green Into Hoosic

Hoosic and Green Rivers, Williamstown, MA. 8x10 inches, oil on canvas panel.  Yesterday I went to the same spot as the day before but looked right instead of left. Here the Green River flows from the right into the Hoosic.

Swirling Hoosic

Hoosic River, Williamstown, MA. 8x10 inches, oil on canvas panel.  Yesterday afternoon, looking upriver from the little beach where the Green River intersects with the Hoosic River, I painted this view of the swirling water.   

Coming Soon

Looking South from Field Farm, Williamstown, MA. 6x8 inches, oil on linen panel.  Summer will be here soon.  

A Little Reminder

Greylock from Field Farm, Williamstown, MA. 6x8 inches, oil on linen panel.  A little painting of a high summer view as a reminder of what's coming.

Transitioning

Hoosic River, Williamstown, MA. 11x14 inches, oil on canvas panel.  The transition of going from painting in the studio to painting outdoors, just like going from winter to spring, can be immobilizing when the weather hesitates. Today it wasn't raining and it wasn't cold, so I ventured out for whatever I could achieve.

Painting in Early Spring

Hoosic River, Williamstown, MA. 11x14 inches, oil on canvas panel.  When everything is still kinda dull in early spring, sunshine and moving water can make painting outside worthwhile.  This view is located off the Mohican Recreational Path.

Tracery of Tree Limbs

Hoosic River, Williamstown, MA. 9x12 inches, conte crayon and pastel on paper.  I went down to the river to draw some water (pun intended). Actually, I was scouting out a place to paint when the weather improves. It's not meant to be a great drawing, but a study of the tracery of tree limbs against the river flow.