Tag: Oil Painting
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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…
Oil Paintings, Plein Air, Prints, Hand Drawn Tessellations 