On Noonmark

Noonmark mountain is a peak in Keene Valley with a commanding 360 view. It gets its name because, viewed from the valley, the sun seems to rest on the top at noon. During the dark days of Feb. I wanted to relive the feeling of a summer climb. A self portrait from a combination of sources in pastel.

18x26in

morning still life

One of my favorite painting sites in Keene Valley right next door to the school. These two buildings sit on the landscape like porcelain china on a tabletop catching the morning and evening sunlight. There are endless possibilities for exploration of light and shadow. 10x10in. oil on birch panel SOLD

Garden Chair

Here's a little painting of a garden chair I saw on a lawn in front of the Dartbrook store in Keene early one morning. It was that brilliant cad. red that I like. I believe it's a personal take on the Westport chair which some consider the original Adirondack chair. At any rate it's an ADK icon. This is a color sketch I did quickly just for fun then I found that it fit in an old gold frame that was chipping the same red color which made it kind of special. 9x12 oil

SOLD At the Corscaden Show 2010

Keene Valley Fire Truck

On a cold/white/grey day I felt the need for a burst of color. So I painted this image from the Summer. This antique fire truck appears all around Keene Valley as the days pass. I found it one August morning sitting on the front lawn of the Roostercomb Inn, a new inn filled with beautiful rustic furniture made by the the owner.

I love how the light reflects off the surface of the almost pure cadmium red of the fire truck and contrasts with the green grass.

I had done a small painting of some kayaks on the porch of this house a couple of years ago(older post) but the house was yellow back then. The truck is also in an earlier painting (Sentinel).

10x10in. oil on birch

SOLD

On Chapel Pond

These two girls were sitting on the edge of Chapel pond when I was out painting one morning last summer. I don't have any figures in my landscapes (too many hated life drawing classes, I think) but when I saw these two with the light playing off the water behind them I couldn't resist.The vantage point is unique there because you have to decend down a steep rocky hill to get to the water so you are looking down at the water's edge. Chapel Pond is a beautiful and restful spot on a hot summers day. Just the thing to keep my mind off the storm raging outside.
10x10in oil on birch panel

White Barn

About a mile from my house in Bel Air is this white barn. When the sun rises the white pines behind me cast these great blue shadows. I painted it at sunset before in an older post.

10x10in. oil on birch panel

Dr. Leach's Cottage

During the Feb.blizzard here in Maryland I thought I would keep warm by revisiting some images from the Summer.

Dr. Leach lived next door to my grandfather's cottage on Thorsby Hill in Sherwood Forest MD. overlooking the Severn River. It was one of the original farmhouses saved when Sherwood was planned in the '20's. The big tree on the right was planted by me from a seedling when I was a boy.

9x12in. oil