Winter day 2011,oil, 9" x 12"

oil 24" x 36" 2011

oil of barn on Hamiltonian Rd. Sugar Loaf, NYoil 9" x 12"

Painted on site

Hamiltonian barn in Sugar Loaf,NY,oil 12" x 24" $440

I painted a sketch of this scene yesterday in the cold. This morning did a bigger version inside.I added the owners home on the right top.

oil on site

Painted from 8 am to 10am. Left the house with dishes in the sink, beds unmade.

update on landscape

Autumn before the snowfall in October 2011,oil 24" x 36"

fall 2011,oil,9" x 12"

cafe lunch,oil

Waywayanda,pastel

This is on view at St. Anthony's Hospital admitting room in Warwick,NY

four pears,oil

Yong's dog,pencil

2plums,2bananas,oil on bd. 8" x 10"

Reflections at Bear Mt.,NY,oil on bd. 10" x 8"

White farmhouse on Belcher Rd.,Warwick,oil on bd. 6" x 8"

Fishing with Dad,w/c

teatime8" x 10" oil on bd.

study,oil on bd. 9" x 12"

honeybee teatime,oil on bd. 6" x 8"

lemon and 2 cherries,oil on bd. 8" x10"

Two chairs at Beth's Beach,oil on board 6" x8"

Alicia's garden

Pastel I did for Alicia from sugar Loaf, NY. It is SOLD

Lawrence Farm, Newburgh, NY.oil

Rudy's Farm,Warwick,NY.oil SOLD

sutton stream 2011,oil on bd.

w/c mt. st. mary college, where I teach beg. drawing

Painting everyday

I've been thinking about what  motivates me to paint or draw everyday. Having things set up in a studio helps, but when I didn't have that I tended to keep sketchbooks around the house , in my purse. Looking at other people's work, photos, walking outside jump starts ideas to try. It works for me to make a list of ideas,take photos, keep a reference of images.
one thing I've found is that telling someone about what you want to paint stops me from painting it. I need to keep it to myself until I do it.

morning bed,oil on bd.

Frankies' flowers,pastel

view from my studio window,oil

early morning fog,oil

driving up in the mountains,oil

oil today

oil on canvas just done today!

peonies,w/c

Another nyc scene,w/c

walking down town w/ son on his back

walking down town with son on his back,w/c

Newhards' Home source in Warwick, NY w/c

Three new paintings at \Collage Gallery on view the month of May opening Fri. 6-8pm

pastel series for May

This is a new month to start a new series of pastels of local landscapes and surrounding parks. I am putting this together for a show that I will have in August at New City Library. It is really a continuation of my love of the local landscape I was drawn to when I first moved to Warwick,NY in 1986. I can paint the same scene down the same road over and over again and always find something new.

To the Glory of God,pastel of Waywayanda,NJ

a walk thru bear mt. state park, 22" x 29" pastel painting

Storm Approaching at Bear Mt. State Park22" x29"

I entered this pastel in the AIP show for June 5th at Ross Doc..hope it gets in!!

Early spring at Bear Mt. State Park,pastel

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