Sitting in the Evening Sun

 A little sketch I did of Mr Sayer. After working on a painting we sat on the hillside and enjoyed a glass of wine.

Painting out at Sayers Farm

Sunday was a cool sunny afternoon. I painted out at Sayers farm. It felt good to paint on site after a few weeks of not painting at all.  

Painting with Friends in the Adirondacks.

 Painting the Ausable Lakes from Indian Head.

 Kate painting at Cascade Brook

 My exhibit at the Corscaden Barn Gallery in Keene Valley.

 Marcy field and the Great Range . Keene Valley

 Painting St Brendan,s Church in Keene with Maggie.

 

 Bear Miller painting on Chapel Pond

 Tim Carrington painting at Marcy Field.

Here are some of the paintings in this years show at The Corscaden Gallery that I was particularly pleased with.

Keene Valley Raku

 

Here are some pictures of my latest batch of Raku vases based on birch bark from Keene Valley. I actually used a piece of downed birch log from the Trails End Inn to create the texture. I make them intentionally rough instead of trompe l'oeil (fool the eye) because I still want the nature of the clay to be apparent and when you see birch resting on the ground it really looks like this.  I also created a tile based on my ink drawing of a forest scene. It came out very calligraphic and abstract. I like it.   

Portrait of an Artist (as a Young Man)

 Last winter my friend Bear Miller painted my portrait. Here I'm getting him back.  11x14 pastel.  Working in pastel is the best. You can layer, erase, scrape, brush off,  wash. Much more forgiving than oil.

Morning Cloud

 At dawn in Keene Valley I grab a coffee and walk to a small pond where they used to harvest ice in the old days. It's right across from the local school. This particular morning a cloud hovered over the pond and dissipated as the sun rose and  revealed the mountains behind. I chose to focus on the cloud before it disappeared because it seemd such an ethereal presence. 11x17in pastel