Sturgis farm morning

Late beans are coming on after the second planting due to the failure of the first planting for lack of rain. We have had plenty of rain since and these new beans are looking good. They must be good because the deer have been taking their share.

18 x 24 oil on linen

Evening Light sold

Workboats at the wharf in Onancock bathed in evening light.

Port Scarborough (Onancock)

Onancock is still a working waterfront port, as it has been since the 17th century.

Sturgis Farm evening sold

Again, it is the captivating light which drew me to this scene. The foreground was a challenge but over a period of several weeks, with the growth of the beans, interest became discernable as an element of design.

VIMS at Wachapreague sold

Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences has an outpost in Wachapreague and this is one of their laboratories (I think) seen from the public wharf. The paintings below were all done from the same spot on different days with different approaches. This is a little painting 5 x 7" and is gorgeous in a black frame.

Wachapreague wharf 4, 3, 2, 1

Lillies - plein air

This is the Waterlilly painting done on location over about 4 days. It's11 x 14" oil on linen. See below for more comments.

Lilies-studio version sold

Dark water with light green plates floating on top. What a subject. This was done from a digital image which I intended to use for an underpainting to be finished in the field. However, while working in the studio on a grisaille we had terrible rain storms for several days which submerged and tattered the pads. So, the painting had to be finished in the studio. The good part is that several weeks later I returned to the spot and found a group in good shape and did a painting on location which precedes this image on the Blogspot.

Wises' Point Morning sold

A friend asked me to make a painting of this spot as a gift . Somehow it has an Alpine/nautical feeling about it. It just fell out of the brush like it is in one shot. A rare keeper.

Kates' Garden sold

The colors and composition interested me and I tried for brilliant color coming out of deep darks. and textural changes.

Blue pitcher

My Friday afternoon group keeps me painting still-life. Beside the studio is a small driveway which I have turned into a sort of outdoor studio which lets us paint still-life "en plein air". It's a wonderful experience. These flowers were brought by Carole from her garden. I enjoyed the play of light on the table and the background trellis adds an interesting element.

Bottles

I think it was W.C. Fields who said "---I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy" Here is a painting that proves the point. I was interested in the mystery of light and juxtaposition of the placement of the bottles. Not to mention the color complexities.