Plum Beach Light

 This lighthouse stands in Narragansett Bay in North Kingstown- built in 1899 and now on the National Register of Historic Places. It was deactivated after the first Jamestown bridge was built in 1941, and was sorely neglected until 1999 when the Friends of Plum Beach Lighthouse took over and totally restored it. Also, it is now licensed by the Coast Guard as a navigational aid. It has always caught my fancy, and it’s been depicted by many artists and photographers. This painting is 8x8 on a cradled panel. 

Feeling Grateful at a Favorite Spot

I wanted to post before the month ends..time is really flying by.

Out at Beavertail State Park on the tip of Jamestown, RI -painting and taking photo references for when it gets too cold to paint outside. I know some Plein Air artists who are out there in the snow, but that’s just not me. I like to be relatively comfortable- so the New England outdoor painting season is over for me. Grateful I have a moving winter home (our RV) and can enjoy the warmer climates.

My painting companion Cooper enjoying the day.

This one isn’t quite finished so we can call it a “progress shot”- the light side of the buildings need to be lighter and then there’s the sky…16x20”and still on the easel.

Detail of Beavertail Lighthouse- 8x8”and soon available at Spring Bull Gallery here in Newport, RI.

 

A Few New Paintings

These three are in the Members Show at Spring Bull Gallery which can be seen through October 27th, 2024.

If you can’t get to Newport, RI -all paintings can be purchased direct from our gallery. We ship UPS.

24”x24” May the Seas Lie Smooth Before You

12”x24” May a Gentle Breeze Forever Fill Your Sails

8”x8” Warmth in the Sun

 

Happy always to see those red dots- SOLD to someone who has several of my paintings- Castle Hill Lighthouse in Newport, Rhode Island. 

 

Very happy that this recent painting also sold at Spring Bull Gallery- the buyer came in while I was gallery sitting and that made it all the more special!

I’ve been hard at work (and having a great time) on a new series that will be at the gallery on Sept 21- Oct 27th in an exhibit titled NEW DIRECTIONS. All of the paintings are from a small area of Second Beach called Surfer’s End. Some are from photo references and some are painted plein air. I can’t wait to show them to you- here’s the very first one I did. 12x24.

 

 

Coastal Rhythms is the new show at Spring Bull Gallery . Juried by artist Shaun Rock- all three of my entries were accepted!. The show is up from August 3rd to September 15th, 2024, with an opening reception and awards on August 10th, from 4-6pm. 

                                   Surfer’s End -12x16- $650

Buoys lll -24x12- $1050

Castle Hill Lighthouse- 16x12-$650

Buoys

Saw these colorful lobster buoys when we were out for dinner at the Newport Lobster Shack, came back when they were closed (after I asked permission!) and got a good start on these two oil paintings- each12x24. Can be seen in Jamestown at The Fuller Gallery

 

More of the Challenge

Here’s 5 more from the June 30x30 direct watercolor challenge. I still have one to go to catch up. It’s been quite interesting, as I’m an oil painter- which is so forgiving! And direct means no drawing first, so that makes it even harder. Practice…. And sharpen those skills!

Here’s a day where I played catch up…the same set up twice. By looking longer, you really do see more!

These two were also done on the same day, down at Second Beach in Middletown, RI. The girl boogie boarding - I just kept painting her as she moved around. I’d like to try this again- figures at the beach. All of these were from direct observation- no photos!