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Oil Paintings, Plein Air, Prints, Hand Drawn Tessellations

tessellations, prints, oil paintings, plein air, hand drawn designs

  • Bunnies Tessellation (C6)

    This is a watercolor and color pencil of a tessellation that has six copies of itself in a hexagon. This is my only bunny tessellation.

    wilsonmike2010

    March 15, 2026
    tessellations
    Bunnies, Michael J Wilson, tessellations
  • Fish Shack, Motif No. 1, Rockport, Massachusetts

    Fish Shack, Motif No. 1, Rockport, Massachusetts

    This little scene is the iconic Motif No. 1 on Bradley Wharf in Rockport. It really needs no introduction. Its been painted by thousands of artists and holds the distinction of being the most photographed building in the world (so I am told). We visited Rockport in May after my daughter graduated from Tufts. I…

    wilsonmike2010

    July 14, 2025
    Harbor, Landscape, Original Oil Painting, Paintings
    2025, Fish Shack, Harbor, Michael J Wilson, Motif No 1, Oil Painting, Original Oil Painting, Rockport
  • Bearskin Neck, Rockport

    It’s not Motif No. 1 but its another view across the Harbor and right beside the pier with that iconic fish shack! This painting depicts the harbor at low tide and is a great place to paint. I decided I didnt want to include Motif No. 1 in this view. I’ll post a couple of…

    wilsonmike2010

    July 3, 2025
    Harbor, Original Oil Painting, Paintings
    2025, Harbor, Massachusetts, Michael J Wilson, Oil Painting, Original Oil on Canvas, Rockport
  • Mount Stromboli Eruption

    Mount Stromboli Eruption

    In July 2024 we saw both Mt Stomboli and Mt Etna erupting while we were visiting Italy. I completed two paintings from this very memorable experience. Stromboli has some spectacular events and while the residents of the island are all to familiar with the potential for destruction we were just amazed at how close people…

    wilsonmike2010

    June 27, 2025
    Original Oil Painting, Paintings, Sunset
    2025, Eruption, Michael J Wilson, Mount Stromboli, Oil Painting, Original Oil Painting, Seascape
  • Mount Etna, View of Taormina, Sicily

    Mount Etna, View of Taormina, Sicily

    We took the bus ride to the Town of Taormina to see a Roman Ampitheater and numerous other historical building sites. The town was preparing for a film festival when we arrived. A view of a portion of the town with Mt Etna in the distance was just down a short trail. It was a…

    wilsonmike2010

    June 23, 2025
    Landscape, Original Oil Painting, Paintings
    Landscape, Michael J Wilson, Mount Etna, Original Oil on Canvas, Sicily, Taormina, Volcanos
  • Up On the Roof, Venice

    Up On the Roof, Venice

    In the summer of 2024 we stayed in Venice two days before we set out on a cruise ship for a week to several destinations in the Adriatic and Mediterranean. This was the view out our hotel window. I decided to paint it because of the color contrast of the yellows, greens, reds and the…

    wilsonmike2010

    March 8, 2025
    Landscape, Original Oil Painting, Paintings
    2025, Landscape, Michael J Wilson, Oil Painting, Original Oil Painting, Venice
  • Early Morning Walk Along A Canal, Venice

    Early Morning Walk Along A Canal, Venice

    Sunlight refecting off the warm colors of the buildings along the canal is what initially drew me want to paint this scene. I used a reference photograph that I took last summer but really juiced up the color. See the reference photo below. I made several early morning walks and made sketches and even had…

    wilsonmike2010

    March 2, 2025
    Landscape, Original Oil Painting, Paintings
    2025, Landscape, Michael J Wilson, Oil on Linen, Oil Painting, Original Oil Painting, Venice
  • Italian Coast, Near Amalfi

    MC Escher made a lithograph of Atrani in 1931. My painting is a view from a lower angle than his print and is not an accurate representation of the town.

    wilsonmike2010

    January 20, 2025
    Harbor, Landscape, Original Oil Painting, Paintings
    Harbor, Italian Coast, Landscape, Michael J Wilson, Oil Painting, Original Oil Painting
  • Apple Orchard

    Apple Orchard

    Pastoral scene of an apple orchard and farm in northwestern Massachusetts. I tried to capture the light and feeling of being on a farm in the fall. The apples had fallen and the sheep were resting amoung the old apples trees. It reminds me of when I would visit my grandparents farm in the summertime…

    wilsonmike2010

    January 12, 2025
    Landscape, Original Oil Painting, Paintings
    2025, Apple Orchard, Farmhouse, Landscape, Massachusetts, Michael J Wilson, Oil Painting, Original Oil Painting
  • Boats Along a Dock Near Spilt, Croatia

    I enjoyed a recent summer vacation when we traveled to the Adriatic and visited Split, Croatia as well as several other stops along the way. This is a view of some of the boats along a dock outside of Split. Split is a beautiful coastal City with many historical buildings. Diocletians Palace has been placed…

    wilsonmike2010

    August 8, 2024
    Harbor, Original Oil Painting, Paintings
    2024, Croatia, Harbor, Michael J Wilson, Oil on Linen, Oil Painting, Original Oil Painting, Split
  • The King of Flowers

    Ten thousand sunflower paintings. That’s probably an understatement. I was going to name this “Not Vincent” but thought it was to cliched and never intended to make it look like his work. Its hard not to think about his iconic offerings when you paint sunflowers. Maybe its a right of passage- I don’t know. The…

    wilsonmike2010

    June 24, 2024
    Original Oil Painting, Paintings
    2024, Michael J Wilson, Oil Painting, Still Life, Sunflowers
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