Monhegan Paintings

Monhegan Paintings.  Each 12x16 inches, oil on linen canvas. Completed in the two months from early January to early March.  

Clothesline

Hanging Clothes, Monhegan Island, ME. 12x16 inches, oil on linen canvas.  For most people today, an active clothesline is a pleasant memento of the past.

An Arrangement

Alley and Ramp, Monhegan Island, ME. 12x16 inches, oil on linen canvas.  An arrangement of island forms.

Monhegan View

Hill Top View, Monhegan Island, ME. 12x16 inches, oil on linen canvas.  The view from Lighthouse Hill.  Shall we sit here for a while?

Monhegan Evening

 Monhegan Evening, Monhegan Island, ME. 12x16 inches, oil on linen canvas. 

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.