A Favorite Street in Brooklyn

Atlantic Avenue is one of my favorite streets in Brooklyn.  This view shows the Shuttle bridge near Franklin Avenue.  I used only three colors: ultramarine blue, raw umber, and yellow ochre for this one.  12x16 oil on panel.

Fourth Avenue and President

A painting of the intersection of Fourth Avenue and President Street in Brooklyn facing east.   12x16 oil on panel.

Halloween Under The Gowanus Expressway

Today I visited the Southern Vermont Arts Center to see the current exhibition.  I missed the opening so I wanted to see where my large painting "Beneath the Gowanus Expressway" was hanging.  The SVAC just held a "Halloween on the Hill" day, so the decoration was still there and fit in with my painting.  I don't know how intentional it was, but the bottles and the underpass seem to go together.  The bottles have labels such as "Wing of Bat," "Arsenic," "Witches Brew," "Red Blood," and "Poison."  I should have received the best background painting award.

The Fragility of Things Beautiful

A painting about the fragility of things beautiful.  9x12 oil on linen panel.

A Great Advantage in Vermont

This afternoon I went to Pownal, Vermont to paint.  It was a bit windy but my gear stayed in place without my having to hold it while I painted, a great advantage.  You can see that it was a beautiful day.  12x16 oil on linen panel.

Hanging On

The sun was bright, the wind was blowing, and the clouds were scudding...  I've always liked that word.  Here's a slightly different view of the top of Sloan Road and the distant Hopper, with some brilliant leaves hanging on, from this afternoon.   12x12 oil on panel.

A Different View

The previously posted painting is the typical view, so to get something different I moved my easel down the hill to where a group of bright leaves was hanging on in front of the mountain.   The Hopper is no longer visible but Mount Greylock looms in the back.  12x9 oil on linen panel.

A Good Day To Be Out Painting

Late this morning I did indeed return to the view of Mount Greylock from Sloan Road in Williamstown, MA.   Not a cloud in the sky for the entire day.  It was like heaven.  One wishes it could last forever, or at least for a while.   Several people driving by stopped to tell me it was a good day to be out painting!  I guess they meant for me to be out painting.  9x12 oil on linen panel.

An Affront

If the weather is agreeable, I'll spend more time at this location this week: the top of Sloan Road looking east towards the Hopper and Mount Greylock.  A well-situated telephone pole seems to "affront" the majestic mountain.  9x12 oil on linen.

Cezanne at Mauserts Pond

Fall is a great season in which to paint outdoors.  I visited Mauserts Pond again this morning.  The sky was cloudless and blue.  The pond reminded me of Cezanne's paintings of l'Estaque.  9x12 oil on linen.

A Canal in Amsterdam

A canal in Amsterdam.  9x12 oil on canvas.

Figure Painting

A recent figure painting. 16x12 oil on linen panel.

Just A Bit

On Thursday after completing the first painting, I turned to the right just a bit, and painted a second one.  I would have turned more to the right again after that, since another painting presented itself, but I didn't have any more panels.  The scene awaits the next opportunity, if only the leaves would last a little longer.  This week has seen the peak of the fall foliage, the best for a few years.  9x12 oil on linen.

Not A Tree

A drawing from a couple weeks ago.  Not all my drawings depict trees. 12x9 pencil on paper.

The Brilliant Sunshine

The weather forecast originally called for clouds and possible rain, but the brilliant sunshine lured me to Sheep Hill again.  I went to a small, flat, out-of-the-way spot that I painted from several years ago.  It's easy to get to, but more difficult to climb out of afterwards.  I was huffing and puffing when I finally reached my car, after completing my two paintings.  I should have brought more panels.  This is the first painting. 9x12 oil on linen.