Winter Without

Greylock from Field Farm, Winter. 6x8 inches, oil on linen canvas panel.  A small winter painting, without snow.  

The Hopper Ravine

The Hopper, Williamstown, MA. 9x12 inches, oil on canvas panel.  At the end of Hopper Road, one can see the ravine called "The Hopper".  I painted this on site on Friday afternoon.

Steep Sheep Hill View

Sheep Hill View, Williamstown, MA. 9x12 inches, oil on canvas panel.  Imagine standing at your easel with your left foot about three inches lower than your right foot.  I did a lot of compensatory walking around and uphill to look at the painting's progress and stop my feet from hurting.

The View West

Field Farm, Williamstown, MA. 8x10 inches, oil on canvas panel.  This is the view west to a mountain in the Taconic range from a North Trail path.  Directly behind me farther away is Greylock. 

From the Cabin

The View from the Cabin, Williamstown, MA. 10x20 inches, oil on linen canvas.  The sloping field has just been mowed.

North Trail Shortcut

The Shortcut Path on the North Trail, Field Farm, Williamstown, MA. 8x10 inches, oil on canvas panel.
 

Stone Hill in Winter

Stone Hill, Williamstown, MA in Winter. 8x10 inches, oil on canvas panel.  Winter is here.

Another Vantage Point

Another vantage point from which to view the Hopper, on the boundary between a woody pasture and two hayfields at Haley Farm at the end of Hopper Road in Williamstown, MA. 9x12 inches, oil on canvas panel.

A Sense of Wildness

Painting this view of the Hopper, partially hidden by two old tree trunks, during yesterday's windy day, gave me a sense of wildness.  9x12 inches, oil on canvas panel.

From Yesterday

Another view of the ever-changing Hopper in Williamstown, MA from yesterday. 9x12 inches, oil on canvas panel.

No More Stories

 No more stories. The Hopper in Williamstown, MA.  9x12 inches, oil on canvas panel.

View of the Hopper

View of the Hopper. 9x12 inches, oil on canvas panel.  Before the thunderstorm moved in this afternoon, I painted another version of the Hopper in Williamstown, MA, from a closer vantage point.  

The Hopper with Clouds and Sun

Here is yesterday's second painting The changing light from the clouds and sun continued throughout most of the day.  The bear did not come back while I was there.  It depicts a view of the Hopper from Haley Farm at the end of Hopper Road in Williamstown, MA.  11x14 inches, oil on canvas panel.

Scampering at the Hopper

This is the first of two paintings of the Hopper, done today from a hayfield at the end of Hopper Road in Williamstown, MA, on a day of clouds and sun.  When I was finished and started to head back to the car, I saw a young bear scampering away from me. I think I interrupted the bear trying to climb a nearby apple tree. He took a sharp left and headed for the woods. 9x12 inches, oil on canvas panel.

Always For The Better

A July view of Mount Greylock from Sloan Road in Williamstown, MA.  I never tire of looking at the view and if you wait long enough, it will change, always for the better.  18x24 inches, oil on linen canvas.

At the Top of Sheep Hill

The weather changed for the better yesterday, so I went to the top of Sheep Hill in Williamstown, MA to paint the view.  9x12 inches, oil on gessobord. 

Real and Fantastic

A simultaneously real and fantastic view of the Mount Greylock and the Hopper from Sheep Hill in Williamstown, MA during the summer. 18x24 inches, oil on linen canvas.

A Passageway

This painting depicts a passageway between one large field and another through a thick row of trees in Williamstown, MA.  I'm still celebrating the summer season, which isn't here yet. This doesn't mean that I'll be painting winter paintings in the summer.  18x24 inches, oil on linen canvas.  

Wintry Memento

Winter seems to be fading again even though it's mid-February.  Here's a wintry memento from Field Farm in Williamstown, MA.  8x10 inches, gouache on mixed media paper.

Sloan Road Going East

Sloan Road going east in the direction of Mount Greylock, which dominates the skyline, in Williamstown, MA.  8x10 inches, gouache on mixed media paper.