Sunday, September 13, 2020

Greylock Works



 By chance we visited Greylock Works last night for outdoor dining.  The meal was wonderful, but driving out, I saw something else wonderful.   I came back this afternoon to make a couple sketches, one in oil and the other in charcoal pencil, while the sun lasted.  9x12 inches.

Nobody


 While working on this one, I kept expecting the cows to show up, but they never did.  The farmer has been working in the upper fields:  the tractors have torn up the dirt road. But I didn't see him either.  9x12 inches, oil on panel.

Saturday, September 12, 2020

Rising Curtain


 A dark cloud from the day I did the other one: this dark cloud rose up like a curtain.  May all dark clouds rise up like curtains and disappear.  8x10 inches, oil on panel.

Friday, September 11, 2020

Busy Road



 After the sun came out, I went back to my favorite dirt road.  While I was there, it was busy.  The farmer brought three trailer loads of young cows to add to the herd.  I was told the next step for the herd is being bred to become dairy cows.  The bull, who I was told is not trustworthy, is in a nearby pasture, which I will not attempt to visit.

Thursday, September 10, 2020

Patterns


A painting of patterns done while I was set up on the dirt road between the cornfield and the pasture facing in the opposite direction of the previously posted painting.  9x12 inches, oil on panel.  

Wednesday, September 9, 2020

Back To The Corn Field


 A painting from a couple days ago: the dirt road separating the corn field from the pasture. 8x10 inches, oil on panel.

Tuesday, September 8, 2020

Figure Sketches



 Two figure sketches, one in charcoal pencil, and one in oil.  Both 9x12 inches.

Monday, September 7, 2020

Dark Cloud


Two days ago I set up to paint some small, light clouds, but they disappeared quickly, replaced by a large, dark cloud.   I decided not to wait for the light clouds to return, which they eventually did an hour later.  8x10 inches, oil on panel.  

Sunday, September 6, 2020

Luce Oil Sketch


 An oil sketch done at the top of Luce Road yesterday morning in Williamstown, MA. 8x10 inches, oil on panel.

Saturday, September 5, 2020

In The Field


 A painting from my brief time yesterday in the field off of Sloan Road in Williamstown, MA.  8x10 inches, oil on panel.  

Friday, September 4, 2020

Still Working


This painting I started four years ago, indicating at the time, that I may continue to work on it.  So I continued to work on it this past week.  30 x 32 inches, oil on canvas.

Thursday, September 3, 2020

The Old Man And The Painting


This afternoon when I started this painting I was looking toward the sun.  By the time I finished it the sun was no longer shining.  The painting was getting away from me.   I kept hauling on the line, pulling harder and harder.  I don't remember what happened next.  9x12 inches, oil on panel.

Wednesday, September 2, 2020

Bush In The Field


 A small painting done in the field off of Sloan Road in Williamstown, MA.  8x10 inches, oil on panel.

A Large Painting


This is a large painting, 3 x 4 feet, that I just completed.  It depicts Mount Prospect on the right as seen from the top of a hay field off of Sloan Road in Williamstown, MA.  Oil on canvas.

Tuesday, September 1, 2020

In The Suburbs

While in the suburbs, I had an hour or so.  I wandered around the front yard, and then the back yard, before I set up in the front yard.  9x12 inches, oil on panel.