A Mountain Interlude

Mount Greylock from Sheep Hill, Williamstown, MA.  12x12 inches, oil on linen panel.  A mountain interlude painted yesterday.  I used a square panel to include more sky in this iconic view.

Juggling On the North Trail

Mount Greylock from Field Farm, Williamstown, MA. 9x12 inches, oil on board. I was juggling compositional elements on the North Trail yesterday afternoon.  

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.

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.

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.

A Landscape

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

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.

Rising Greylock

Greylock from Sloan Road, Williamstown, MA. 8x10 inches, watercolor, gouache and pastel on Bristol paper.  Whenever I walk down Sloan Road, the mountain rises up above me. 

Oblong Long View

 Oblong Road View, Williamstown, MA. 12x16 inches, oil on linen canvas.  Merry Christmas!

Mount Greylock

Mount Greylock from Field Farm, Williamstown, MA. 9x12 inches, pencil, charcoal, watercolor and pastel on paper.  A mixed media drawing that I started on location and completed in the studio.  

Multi-media Greylock

Greylock from Field Farm, Williamstown, MA. 8x10 inches, multi-media on multi-media paper.  I used charcoal pencil, watercolor, pastel, acrylic gouache and fixative.

Greylock from Sheep Hill

 Mount Greylock from Sheep Hill, Williamstown, MA.  9x12 inches, oil on linen canvas.

Out of Hand

Hopper and Greylock from Field Farm, Williamstown, MA. 8x10 inches, gouache on mixed media paper.  The clouds are out of hand, literally.

Greylock Gouache

Mount Greylock from Field Farm, Williamstown, MA.  8x10 inches, gouache on mixed media paper. It was hot and hazy today, but I can always find a cool shadow there from which to paint.  

An Appearance

Mount Greylock from Field Farm, Williamstown, MA. 8x10 inches, oil on linen panel. From the series inspired by the brief appearance of the sun. 

Painting on Day 2

Mount Greylock from Mount Hope Farm, Williamstown, MA. 8x10 inches, oil on canvas panel.  Seldom does one get two identical nice days in a row weather wise.  When it happens and I painted on day one, I'm always tempted to go back and work some more on the painting on day 2.