Last of the Color and Lady Bugs

 

View from Sheep Hill, Williamstown, MA. 8 x 16 inches, oil on linen panel.  I'm trying to get the last of the color before it disappears.  Insects are one of the perils of plein air painting.  I was bombarded with ladybugs this afternoon.  They landed on my hat, my face, my painting, and inside my collar but their numbers eventually subsided.

This Autumn Afternoon

 

Sheep Hill View, Williamstown, MA. 8 x 16 inches, oil on linen panel.  This autumn afternoon I painted at the top of Sheep Hill. Mount Prospect, Mount Greylock, The Hopper and Stony Ledge range across the background.

Just Hanging There

Sea and Clouds, Ogunquit, ME. 12 x 16 inches, oil on canvas panel.  My first view from the Marginal Way on my last visit was this row of wispy clouds just hanging there over the ocean.

Williamstown Farmhouse

Farmhouse on Sloan Road, Williamstown, MA. 12x16 inches, oil on linen canvas.  The farmhouse was recently torn down.  

Light Smudge

Sail, Ogunquit, ME. 12 x 16 inches, oil on canvas panel. When I see a far-off sail, I wonder what it's like out there looking back.  It's late afternoon and the sun has smudged the sail with light.

Demand to Be Painted

Tree on Luce Road, Williamstown, MA. 9x12 inches, oil on linen panel.  Some things demand to be painted, like this tree, which I saw yesterday, which demanded to be painted.

Morning Sun on the Marginal Way

Morning Sun on the Marginal Way, Ogunquit, ME. 12 x 16 inches, oil on canvas panel. Going out early is always worth it on a day with sunshine.

Shining Rocks

From the Marginal Way, Ogunquit, ME. 12 x 16 inches, oil on canvas panel.  An early morning view of the sea and shining rocks.

From the Marginal Way 3

From the Marginal Way, Ogunquit, ME.  12 x 16 inches, oil on canvas panel.  The mid-day sun lights up the sea and rocks.  Actually, I like a painting that is both abstract and representational at the same time.

From the Marginal Way 2

From the Marginal Way, Ogunquit, ME. 12 x 16 inches, oil on canvas panel.  Like the previously posted painting, this one needed more resolution as well.  

From the Marginal Way

Early Morning Sea and Rocks, Ogunquit, ME. 12 x 16 inches, oil on canvas panel.  I'm starting a series of paintings inspired by views from the Marginal Way.  To begin, I thought I would push an earlier painting further along to completion.

Pond Drawing 2

Pond at Field Farm, Williamstown, MA. 9 x 12 inches, pencil on paper.  While painting at the pond yesterday I managed to do this drawing (not at the same time).

Pondering the View

Pond at Field Farm, Williamstown, MA. 9 x 12 inches, oil on linen panel. Since rain is coming, I spent the afternoon at the pond painting outside while I can.  This is the same view as yesterday's drawing.

Gone

Old Farmhouse, Williamstown, MA. 18x24 inches, oil on linen canvas. A painting I did three years ago.  I’ve painted this farmhouse many times. I’m sorry to say that the farmhouse was torn down recently. I’m certain there must have been good reasons for demolishing it. I can’t think of any at the moment. 

Pond Drawing

Pond at Field Farm, Williamstown, MA. 9x12 inches, pencil on paper. What I am trying to do here is draw what can't be drawn easily, abundant bursting nature.  I've been looking at the English artist Tom Fairs, whose drawings display a mastery of drawing the impossible.