The Point

I love this part of Newport, filled with tree lined streets and historic homes.

This is Pine St, looking towards the water on a hazy hot afternoon. Took a photo after showing my plein air class my initial block in. Because the scene was essentially backlit, the form is not very distinguishable. That was ok with me as I was demonstrating value simplification.

8x10 oil on canvas

Long Point Reflections

These afternoon reflections interested me, as did the the greenish brown color of the water, so different from the Atlantic Ocean colors. I wanted to show all the varieties of greens in the landscape and have the viewer swing from yellow tipped post to orange boathouse to red to orange canoe and around again! 

Chaumont Bay

A little cove in the bay where through the trees the sun lit up the opposite bank. That's the sweet spot that caught my attention. I sat up on the bank on flat rocks with the water lapping inches from my feet. 8x10

Thirty Mile Lighthouse

Headed up Lake Ontario in our RV, stayed at a remote park with this lighthouse begging to be painted. The small building was the outhouse, to its' left was coal storage. 12x12 on panel.

Group Paint Out

This panoramic scene called for a 6x12 canvas. I was caught by the darkness of the clouds, which had entirely changed 2 hours later. I find that staying with my original idea is usually best, rather than chasing a changing scene. This is the last, though not in any order, of the plein air work I did in the Adirondacks with the Publishers Invitational. Remarkable to see each artists take on the same ridge road vista as 40 or so of us painted along together.

Gabriels 1

Here's the first painting I did at Gabriels, a tiny town in the Adirondacks very close to Paul Smiths College, where we stayed for the Publishers Invitational last week. 

The sky was amazing! I don't really consider myself a landscape painter, but here it is - land, sky, distant mountains and the lone tree. 8x10

Bog River Flow

Sitting so close to these rushing waters as they flow into Tupper Lake was an incredible experience. I sat with my easyL easel on my outstretched legs while Karen LaValley painted beside me. I wish the painting had more the feel of what I experienced. First time painting a waterfall!  Another amazing plein air adventure with The Publishers Invitational in the Adirondacks. 12x12 oil on panel.