From The Rocking Chair

If we placed the last three studio drawings side-by-side, we'd have a panoramic view of the studio from the rocking chair.  For this third drawing, I looked more to the left.  12x9 inches, pencil on paper.

In The Cold Warmth

In the cold warmth of the waning sunshine, I sat on the old platform near the top of Sheep Hill, and I drew the interleaving hills, trees, and mountains, thinking of another painting.  9x12 inches, pencil on paper.

Finding One's Self

A view of Mount Greylock and The Hopper from part way down the path at Sheep Hill late in the day, when I usually seem to find myself there.  In the morning the sun is on the other side of the mountain.  18x24 inches, oil on linen canvas.

Sitting In The Same Chair

Sitting in the same rocking chair in the studio, I looked more to the right, and started to draw.  9x12 inches, pencil on paper.  

Wintry Mount Greylock

My recent postings show two series, the happenstantial drawings, and paintings of mountains.  Here is a new painting of wintry Mount Greylock from Sheep Hill in Williamstown, MA. 18x24 inches, oil on linen canvas.

In The Studio

In the studio with my pencil and pad, I sat down in the rocking chair, and drew what was in front of me starting with the starving artist.  12x9 inches, pencil on paper.

Happenstantially

This month I'm doing happenstantial drawings. I pick up the pencil and pad, and start drawing, whatever the happenstances.  This fellow posed for me yesterday. He couldn't get out of it.  12x9 inches, pencil on paper.  

Cloudy Origin

The book on Mount Greylock, which I purchased in 1994 at Bascom Lodge at the summit after hiking up, states that "the origin of the name Greylock is cloudy.  Most likely it refers to the mists that frequently wrap the mountain's shoulders, obscuring the summit..."  There are no obscuring clouds in this very late-day view from Sheep Hill in Williamstown, MA.  18x24 inches, oil on linen canvas. 

Looking Out The Window

 An interior drawing with Luke looking out the window.  9x12 inches, charcoal on paper.

Night Studio

 A drawing of the studio from last night.  9x12 inches, graphite and charcoal pencils on paper.

While At The Top

Late this afternoon, the sun started to appear for short instances, so I went to Sheep Hill in Williamstown, MA.  I climbed the steep hill for a strenuous workout, made this drawing while at the top, and took a few photos of a few evanescent moments.  A threefer.  9x12, pencil on paper.

Wintry Greylock

The other day I read that George Inness was good at smearing paint on canvas and making it look like a lot of different things.   In the place where I live I can easily go and look at some Inness paintings.  I can confirm that he was good at it.  Here I smeared some paint to look like a wintry Mount Greylock, as it can be seen from Field Farm in Williamstown, MA. 18x24 inches, oil on linen canvas.

So I Paint It

This is Mount Greylock from the Adams, MA side.  There's something about a mountain that I can't explain, so I paint it.  18x24 inches, oil on linen canvas.

A Modest Painting

A modest painting of the other side of Mount Greylock, which I painted at Greylock Glen in Adams, MA a couple days ago.  6x8 inches, oil on line panel.

Painted Recently

This one I painted recently on Sloan Road in Williamstown, MA, looking towards The Hopper and Mount Greylock.  Happy Thanksgiving!  6x8 inches, oil on panel.