Dreamscape

A painting that I am currently slowly working on. 12x24 inches, oil on panel.

Re-Opening of the SVAC

This the invitation for the reception for the Solo Shows and the re-opening of the Southern Vermont Arts Center next Saturday, July 4th from 3 - 5 pm.   If you are in the area, and are willing, please come.  The event will be set up for social distancing, and wearing masks is required.  Otherwise, you can visit on other days when there will be fewer people.

A Simple Landscape

While painting yesterday I noticed for the first time that I could hear the whirring of the ten windmills that sit atop the mountain.  I've left them out of the paintings.  Too much detail.  Instead I've simplified everything.  9x12 inches, oil on panel. 

Something New, Something Old

At an earlier time I wrote that making a series of paintings is beneficial, at least, to the artist.  I can experiment by starting  paintings differently, or mixing colors differently, and I can stumble across the unexpected.  Accepting accidents doesn't mean something superficial like letting paint drips show, but instead recognizing that you've made visible what you had not seen before.  This variation is larger, 12 x 16 inches, oil on panel.

A Landscape

Lately, I've only been painting water, but the other day I painted at the farm on Luce Road in Williamstown, MA with painter Thor Wickstrom.  Here's my effort, a 9x12 oil on panel.  Thor ably covered twice as much canvas real estate in the same amount of time.  We did practice social distancing. 

My Solo Exhibition at SVAC

Here are photos of my solo show at the Southern Vermont Arts Center, which opens on Saturday, July 4th.  The exhibition will run through Sunday, August 16th.   There are 27 Brooklyn and European urban paintings.  This is the first exhibition that I have installed while wearing a mask.

Across The Pond

From the remote beach at Mauserts Pond, one can see the public beach across the pond.  Yesterday's painting.  9x12 oil on panel.

Illusion Of An Illusion

Ensconced at the edge of the shore, I painted a different view of an inlet at Mauserts Pond.  If my panel had been 18 by 12 inches, instead of 9 by 12 inches, I could have included the trees and clouds and sky instead of just their reflection in the water, an illusion of an illusion.

While At The Beach

The painting from yesterday's time at the remote beach at Mauserts Pond. 9x12 oil on panel.

It Didn't Rain

For this view of Mauserts Pond I set up not too far from the car, since rain was in the forecast.  Of course, it didn't rain.  But there were magnificent clouds, and it was peaceful.

It Pays To Ask

The view west at the remote beach at Mauserts Pond.  I had to stop painting because a large, noisy airboat started driving in every direction creating big waves, and destroying the tranquility.  It pays to ask: it turns out that the boat was performing a bi-yearly water treatment to prevent the pond from scumming up.   It's necessary but it was awful.

At The Other Beach

As the drawing indicates, the water surface changed by the time I completed the painting.  Actually, I had a variety of water surfaces to choose from.  The drawing and painting were done at the other beach at Mauserts Pond, which requires a 3/4 mile hike to reach.  Both are 9x12 inches.  The painting is oil on linen.

Keeping It Simple

This painting of an inlet at Mauserts Pond I did quickly trying to keep it simple.  I stayed with the initial blocking-in instead of chasing all the changes in the water surface caused by the slight breeze.  12x9 inches, oil on linen mounted to panel.

Down The Hoosic River

A view down the Hoosic River at the Ashton Avenue access in North Adams, MA.  I painted what is visible under the bridge, but left out the bridge. 9x12 inches, oil on panel.

A Reflection On Mauserts Pond

This rather abstract reflection in the water with lily pads at Mauserts Pond appealed to me, so I returned yesterday to try it.  9x12 inches, oil on panel.