Passageway

Path, Field Farm, Williamstown, MA. 9x12 inches, pencil on paper. I drew this while on my walk the other day.  It's a path cut into the tall grass going into the woods that feels like a passage from one realm into another.

Field Farm Path

Path at Field Farm, Williamstown, MA. 6x8 inches, gouache on mixed media paper.  I went for a walk yesterday.

People in a Plaza

Plaza del Obradoiro, Santiago de Compostela.  12x16 inches, oil on linen canvas. I wanted to see how this would turn out: a painting of a crowd of people in a plaza in front of a big church, so I painted it.

Sheep Hill Summer View

Sheep Hill View, Williamstown, MA. 18x24 inches, oil on linen canvas.  Too hot to paint outside so I painted a large studio version of the view.

In a Different Spot

View from Sheep Hill, Williamstown, MA. 9x12 inches, oil on Raymar panel.  My power over the weather diminished today since the sun stayed out.   I set up in a different spot this time, more to the left, mainly determined by the location of some shade.  The painting sort of rolled off my brushes as if it knew where it wanted to go.

Weather Power

View from Sheep Hill, Williamstown, MA. 11x14 inches, oil on canvas panel.  I'm starting to think I might have some control over the weather.  I show up to paint, and the sun disappears.  Today, it even rained after I finished. 

A Mountain Variation

View from Sheep Hill, Williamstown, MA. 11x14 inches, oil on canvas panel. A variation of a familiar view.  The mountain doesn't move but everything around it does.  

This Afternoon

Mount Greylock and the Hopper from Sheep Hill, Williamstown, MA. 11x14 inches, oil on linen panel. I spent the afternoon painting this view.  I've probably done it over a hundred and fifty times.  I do not get tired of doing it.

Entrance Mark

Path, Field Farm, Williamstown, MA. 8x6 inches, ballpoint pen on paper.  I brought rudimentary tools to record my walk this afternoon at Field Farm.  I love how the path has this dark indentation in the grass to mark its entrance into the woods.

From the Bridge

Hoosic River at Protection Avenue, North Adams, MA. 11x14 inches, oil on canvas panel.  With the temperature in the 70s, I was able to stand in the open on the bridge to paint this view.  I last painted here six years ago almost to the day.

Barcelona Postcard

 Barcelona.  12x16 inches, oil on linen canvas.  A larger postcard.

Not In-Between

Hoosic River at Stony Beach, Williamstown, MA. 9x12 inches, oil on linen panel.  When I arrived, the sun was shining and when I finished the painting the sun was shining again, but not in-between.

Not in the Water

Hoosic River, North Adams, MA.  9x12 inches, oil on linen panel.  This time I went to the Hoosic in North Adams accessed via Ashton Avenue.  The beach area extends into the river, so it only appears that I was painting while standing in water.  

All Different

A Pond, Grafton, MA. 8x10 inches, oil on linen panel.  This pond I've painted many times in recent years. Like all bodies of water, it's never the same. The pond is never the same. The paintings are all different. Each experience of painting the pond is different.

Mainstream Event

Hoosic River, Williamstown, MA. 8x10 inches, oil on linen panel.  While working on this one yesterday afternoon, I heard voices and laughter coming from down river.  I was on the beach at the confluence of the Hoosic and the Green Rivers.  A flotilla of over a dozen pool inflatables came by each with a person stretched out on them.  They were young Williams alums doing some alumni weekend event.  Two people praised my painting from the center of the river, a first for me: mainstream approval.