Village in Greece

A village in Greece is the setting of this 8x10 casein on board painting. A monastery set in the distant cliffs of the mountains watches over all.

Thousand Island Cabin

A painting for the relative of a client features this beloved summer cabin on one of the Thousand Islands of upstate New York. Cars are not allowed on the island, preserving its quietness. Painted from a video still, this wood board cabin features a cozy porch, surrounded by birch woods.

Housewarming Present

A client requested a painting of this house for a relative, as a gift after the house was purchased. The house is an interesting color, and the homes next door on each side show the context.

Grand Victorian House

This house was originally built in 1836. It received an update with Mansard roof in the 1850s and is rumored to have been featured in a Pepperidge Farm commercial in the 1980s.

https://youtu.be/_Q5tbO_qLcg

Watercolor on paper, 12x16 inches

 

 

The Old Town Bridge in Wayland, built in 1848

 

Water flowing through though four round arches reflects a beautiful stone bridge in Wayland, MA.  The Old Town Bridge built in 1848 is located near the Wayland Country Club in Great Meadows Wildlife refuge.  In June 2023 I arrived to paint, first removing some poison ivy with gloves.  After setting up the easel on shoreside mud, I put together a monochrome sketch, then added color.  Here is the result:   9x10 oil on stretched canvas.

For more information on the Old Town Bridge, the link below includes a history:

"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Town_Bridge_(Wayland,_Massachusetts)".

The final product

The painting was developed in color over several sessions.  It includes a commuter rail train headed east.  The river flooded on the final day and I was able to add a bit of water in the foreground.

309 12x20 oil on linen, Acton, Mass.

The burnt umber underpainting

To paint the farm on a 12x20 stretched linen canvas I began with a burnt umber monochrome painting.

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