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.