Along Castleton Road.

I started this painting on site at a plein air gathering with painter John Saurs last summer. I was really attracted to the golden light on the house. I finished up last night using some photo references. That's when I added the figure walking down the street.

Fort McHenry II

I discovered Fort McHenry as a painting destination at the end of the summer and did a few on site paintings there. The fort is surrounded by rows of sycamore trees that line a walkway along the water. At around 7 pm the setting sun lit these trees up. I did this pastel from some photo references, taking out some fencing and scaffolding. 18 x 26 pastel

Playing Fields

I have my studio in the former convent on the school grounds where I teach. My window looks out over the playing fields where I can watch the kids play soccer and track from my window. One evening the sunset was so clear that I did a pastel watching the shadows reach across the grass. 18x24 in

Marcy Field

The Farmer's Market in Keene Valley, NY is on a grass airstrip outside the town. I watched this brilliant orange plane sail over our heads and land just a few yards away. I dashed it off very quickly. 10x10in. oil

Farmers Market II

When the pumpkins are placed out on the parking lot at the Bel Air Farmers Market great colors and shadows abound. 8 1/2 x13 1/2 oil I did a substantial re-working of this painting with oil pastel.

Pennsylvania Farmhouse

On the way home from Harrisburg PA, driving back roads, I came across this farmhouse. It was around 5pm and the low sun was creating the shadows I look for. I had to pull over immediately. I will never be able to find this house again. 10x10in. oil

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Fall on the Peninsula

Here is Sunday's plein air painting of the Main Pier and Peninsula. It is essentially the same view I painted earlier in the Summer. I was lucky in that a very grey day turned into a beautiful sun filled evening. The sun does interesting things to this beautiful land form. As I was painting the owner of the sailboat rowed out to his boat, raised the sail and sailed away. I'm glad I painted it in first. oil 13.5 x 19