Tag: 2024
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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…
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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…
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Poppies Along the Road
I saw these poppies last summer growing along the roadside on a warm summer day in June. They are not my favorite flower but the light reflecting from them was beautiful. I wasnt able to capture the light exactly as I had imagined. Its been 30 years since I’ve completed an oil painting of flowers.…
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Hay Field in Moonlight
I chose to do a painting on a moonlit night with subdued colors to contrast with the vibrant colors I’ve used in some recent sunrise paintings. I’ve used this field with hay bales in another stylized painting in daylight. These types of bales are prevalent in the Northeast and Midwest. My sister had a boyfreind…
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View of Marblehead at Sunrise
This painting is from a photograph I took at sunrise looking towards Marblehead. There was great light with violets, reds, oranges and yellows. The reflection off the water and clouds was phenomenal. Color palette included alizarin crimson, burnt umber, rose madder, cobalt violet, manganese violet, orange lake, cad red light, cad yellow light, titanium white…
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Morning Light
Capturing an awesome sunrise with the intense colors and shadows in the early morning can be breathtaking. This sunrise was remarkable. I took many photos and spent twenty minutes or longer just watching the light as the sun rose on a frigid cold January 23, 2024. The view is from a park on top of…
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Campanile di San Giorgio di Maggiore, Venice
Just across the lagoon from St. Marks Plaza in Venice there is another beautiful church and bell tower. The Campanile and Abbazia di San Giorgio di Maggiore stands tall looking back towards St. Marks Plaza. I liked the slenderness of the bell tower and decided to paint it. I used a couple of reference photos…
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Brant Point Lighthouse, Nantucket
Finally publishing this after setting it aside. It was based on a plein air study, multiple sketches, changes to the shadows and revisiting a reference photo. I reworked the sky a few times.
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Roman Holiday
This painting depicts the Colosseum and a small portion of the Arch of Constantine. It was a hot summer day when we visited in July 2018. There were crowds and plenty of tourists waiting in line. The light and shadows cast across the Colosseum were amazing. I streched the arches to emphasize its height and…
Oil Paintings, Plein Air, Prints, Hand Drawn Tessellations 