No Clothes

Clothesline, Monhegan Island, ME. 12x16 inches, oil on linen canvas. This time the line is empty: no clothes. 
 

Confrontation

The Seascapist, Monhegan Island, ME. 12x16 inches, oil on linen canvas.  A long time ago I found her sitting calmly at her easel atop the threatening rocks at the south of the island. She was painting the diagonal edge where the water and shore confront each other.

Snow Tracks

Tractor Tracks, Williamstown, MA. 6x8 inches, gouache on mixed media paper.  I like examining tracks in the snow to see if I can identify the creature that made them.  Here we have the domestic tractor.

Fish Beachcombers

Beachcombers, Monhegan Island, ME.  16x20 inches, oil on linen panel. A painting I did five years ago which I revised today.

From Horns Hill

 From Horns Hill, Monhegan Island, ME. 12x16 inches, oil on linen canvas.  

Monhegan Fence

Wooden Fence, Monhegan Island, ME. 12x16 inches, oil on linen canvas.  A house with a view of an island named Inner Duck Rock.

On Exhibition

These two paintings, Hopkins Forest Winter, 6x8 gouache, and At North Pond, 8x10 oil, I am delighted to report, will be part of the exhibition, Small Works: Winter Stillness, to be held at the Monument Arts & Cultural Center, Bennington, VT, from February 12 to April 19, 2026.
 

The Red House

Red House, Monhegan Island, ME. 12x16 inches, oil on linen canvas.  This house always stands out for some reason. 

Unkempt Tree

Wild Tree in Winter, Williamstown, MA. 6x8 inches, gouache on mixed media paper.  On Luce Road next to the old milk shed, there's an unkempt tree, which looks imposing with snow around it and the sun upon it.

Beautiful and Brutal

Hopkins Forest, Williamstown, MA. 6x8 inches, gouache on multimedia paper. What amazed me during my visit to the forest was how extensive were the areas of snow dug up by deer looking for acorns. The forest in winter can be beautiful but also brutal.

Hopkins Forest Contrast

Hopkins Forest, Williamstown, MA. 8x10 inches, gouache on mixed media paper.  The weather was nice enough to walk in Hopkins Forest yesterday.  This is a view on the lower loop, looking down into the ravine. I love the contrast between the snowbank and the trees on the stream banks below.

Monhegan Inspiration

View from Fish Beach Lane, Monhegan Island, ME. 12x16 inches, oil on linen canvas.  My inspiration for this painting of these two structures is the great version of the same buildings by Charles Movalli, which he did from a slightly different angle.  

Monhegan Viewers

Viewers, Monhegan Island, ME. 12x16 inches, oil on linen canvas. Sometimes you have to stop and look.

An Ocean View

An Ocean View, Monhegan Island, ME.  12x16 inches, oil on linen canvas.  A view from Horns Hill. 

Privilege To See It

Southwest View, Monhegan Island, ME. 12x16 inches, oil on linen canvas.  I remember thinking while looking at this view that it was a rare privilege to see it.