Venice

Venicia is one of a kind. No traffic; just canals, sunsets and spaghetti frutti de mar. I will return to paint in Venice some day.

14" x 11" oil on canvas. SOLD.




11" x 14" oil on canvas. SOLD.

2 from Paris

A view of the River Seine with the eiffel tower in the background.

11" x 14" oil on canvas. Collection of Rich Gross.

On the way back from painting the first I had to stop and make a quick color sketch.

9" x 12" oil on canvas.

Sunrise in Amsterdam

The best time to paint in Amsterdam is early morning, the rest of the day you would have to dodge bicycles! This is a canal not far from the van Gogh museum, a place I frequented during my visit.

9" x 12" oil on canvas.

Front Window View.

Sunday Jan 4th was the day after the big ice storm. I went outside to start my car, but slipped on ice and thought, "Maybe I better find something to paint inside." This is the view out of the front window at my house.

12"x12" $220.

Grede Foundries.

The temperatures were in the single digits when I went painting friday evening. How can such a warm sunset happen on such a cold day?

12x16 oil on canvas. $240.

Wet Snow

This morning I went to the grocery store to buy some mixed nuts as I wanted to set up and paint a still life. It was snowing and I thought I'd better stay indoors after my experience with the drifting snow and wind. On the way home I couldn't help to get the "itch" to paint outdoors, and after finding an overhang that was relatively dry I set up and painted this. So much for good intentions!

16x20 oil on canvas.

Last Day of Autumn

I was glad Chris and I made it out one last time before the snowfall. This piece was painted at high noon, I was drawn to the play of light and shadow on the barn roof. After this we grabbed lunch at the Gone Fish Inn in Mt. Vernon. 16x20 oil on canvas.

Out by the corn field.

I painted the barn while my Dad milked the cows. It rained, it snowed, the sun shined and the wind blew my easle over all while painting this.
18x24 oil on canvas.

Morning Effect

I was up early friday morning to capture the early morning light at the view where County S cuts off from 23. Fog and shades of pink are 2 of my favorite things to paint. 12x16 oil on canvas.