Today, the light is dismal.  It’s grey, flat, and rainy.  Even sitting next to the floor-to-ceiling window on the “sunny” side of our living room, everything looks pretty blah. To test a painting technique recommended by Peter Wileman (see review, below), I chose a photo I’d taken, earlier this summer.  

Last night’s sunset was one of those where I look at the sky and say, “Ooh, I must capture those colors!” And then, five minutes later, the colors were even better, and then better, and so on… for the next 20 minutes.  The hues were constantly changing, and I was

As I’ve been painting this week, I can see my sketches moving in two directions. The first is capturing the colors as a background for a later work.  My current thoughts are to combine the New England landscape colors with a tropical element.  I have a few ideas for this,

Yaayyy! I’ve completed White Mountains painting. (If your monitor is like mine, the actual painting is about 30% darker than this photo appears.  It’s not quite so “New England quaint” as this picture may look.) I started this painting of the New Hampshire landscape – focusing on a Whitefield, NH,

Last evening’s sunset was another rich tapestry of colors.  Mostly, I wanted to capture the delicious lavender colors in the sky, accented by pinks and yellows. More and more, I’m introducing intense colors and odd juxtapositions as I see them. Sketches – including this one – look absolutely amazing at

This is one of my few recent oil sketches.  That’s partly because the skies have been either overcast or cloud-free, and not very interesting for my approach to landscapes. Also, the past few weeks have been a little somber for me.  Last Friday (March 11th) was my late mother’s birthday.