It Wasn't Far

Hay Bales, Williamstown, MA. 9x12 inches, oil on linen canvas.  So, I walked around the hay fields this afternoon, getting my exercise, and stopped at the round hay bales when I saw the triangles of the old cow barn behind them.  Of course, I had to go back to the car to get all my painting gear, but it wasn't far.

Sitting On The Edge

Hay Bales, Field Farm, Williamstown, MA. 11x14 inches, oil on canvas panel.  Yesterday I found this hay bale sitting on the edge of the path and on the edge of the shadow.

A Few Days Ago

Field Farm, Williamstown, MA.  10x10 inches, oil on linen panel.  A plein air painting from a few days ago.

Freshly Made Hay Bales

Hay Bales, Field Farm, Williamstown, MA. 9x12 inches, gouache on mixed media paper.  There's nothing like freshly made hay bales on a bright sunny day.

The Imposing Hay Bales

Hay Bales at Field Farm, Williamstown, MA. 10x10 inches, oil on linen panel.  The imposing hay bales offset all the greenery of summer.

Mowing and Baling

Hay Bales at Field Farm, Williamstown, MA. 12x12 inches, oil on linen panel.  The local farmers were mowing and baling in the last couple days in the vast fields before Greylock.

Hay Bales on the North Trail

Hay Bales on the North Trail at Field Farm, Williamstown, MA. 12x16 inches, oil on canvas panel.

One After Another

Three Hay Bales at Field Farm in Williamstown, MA. 9x12 inches, charcoal on paper.  When Monet posted his grainstacks on his Instagram account, some people said, "Not another one!" but that's the way it works with a series, one after another.

Hay Bales Painting

Hay Bales at Field Farm in Williamstown, MA. 12x16 inches, oil on canvas panel.  

Hay Bales at Field Farm

 Hay Bales at Field Farm in Williamstown, MA. 9x12 inches, charcoal on paper.  

Drawn to Hay Bales

 Hay Bales at Field Farm in Williamstown, MA. 9x12 inches, pencil and charcoal on paper. 

Time For a Drawing

Hay Bales at Field Farm. 9x12 inches, charcoal on paper.  It's time for a drawing.  I was inspired by the fabulous urban drawings I saw recently done by the English artist Peter Brown, aka Pete the Street.

Temporary Addition

Hay Bales at Field Farm in Williamstown, MA. 12x16 inches, oil on canvas panel.  The round hay bales are an intriguing though temporary addition to the landscape.  At Field Farm they randomly fill a large space offsetting the iconic background. 

One Can Find

The Hopper, Mount Greylock and Hay Bales at Field Farm, Williamstown, MA. 11x14 inches, oil on linen canvas.  At the moment, there are so many round hay bales, that one can find an interesting composition by walking around the big field.

The Hopper and Hay Bales

The Hopper and Hay Bales from Field Farm in Williamstown, MA.  12x12 inches, oil on linen panel.  It wasn't windy today, so my umbrella didn't do any somersaults like the other day.  Everywhere one looks right now farmers are mowing.

Paean To Summer

The old milk shed, the hay bales, and the view across the fields to the mountains of Florida and Savoy, are just down the road from the long barn on Luce Road in Williamstown, MA.  This is also another paean to the colors of summer.  16x20 inches, oil on linen panel.

A Good Time

Painting the image of an old milk shed under an umbrella might not be most people's idea of a good time, but I had a good time this morning.  8x10 inches, oil on panel.

Disappearing Hay Bales

When I visit this spot, as I did a couple days ago, I discover that the farmer has removed a bale or two.  They will be gone before the nice weather arrives.

Getting Itchy

Getting itchy to paint outside, I walked up the road and into the corn field/pasture this afternoon.  There are some hay bales from last year tucked away against a few trees, which are promising material.  8x10 inches, pencil on paper.

It Was All Gold

Late in the day yesterday I went walking up the road into the hay field.  The sun was just on the edge of the mountains behind me when I sketched this row of hay bales.  The front circle of hay was lit up like a cigarette end.   On the way up the field I met a person coming down who was walking his dog.  He had a camera around his neck.  I asked if he took any good pictures.  He said that it was "all gold."  9x12, pencil on paper.