The first part of October has been full of stuff, yes of course painting, but also shows and some traction in getting the paintings into the world, all great, and desired, but a lot to process. The weather has been just beautiful, with the fall colors changing in exciting and unpredictable ways.
This is a scene looking down Carey Ave, a back street in Hoosick Falls, NY. I honestly don't know how I ended up painting this scene, but it did have some redeeming qualities with the shadows crossing the street, the distant hill and the tree cut (where the tree is cut back for the power lines, and is a common subject for me)
Truly a back street in an old post industrial small town in Upstate New York, there is a scruffy quality, and a majestic quality and they co-exist in a lovely fashion.
#869 Carey Ave. Hoosick Falls, NY. 10-5-16 10x8
The next day, I visited my parents in Newton, MA. This is the city hall, not far from where I grew up, and my parents still live.
This was a great scene, the light on the building, the shadows of the trees, and the traffic, so much traffic going by.
#870 Newton City Hall, Newton, MA. 10-6-16 11x12
Friday night was the first of 4 days in the Landscapes for landsake show, a fundraiser for the Ag Stewardship Association, a cause close to heart, preserving farmland in our region, I'm friends with a lot of the other artists and many of the people that come to the show, and that's a lot of people. It was a great success with a lot of sales, seeing old friends, meeting people and fun!
Early (5:30) Saturday morning I took Alane and Hope to the airport for a trip to Puerto Rico, they would have a blast with Alane's sister, niece, and families.
On Monday, Columbus Day, also the final day of the show, I went out to paint. This is what I found:
I really liked this process shot, it shows how I'm thinking while developing the painting, notice the scraping away of the sky for the tree, and that the bright lights and darkest shadows are there early in the session.
#871 Cross Rd. Salem, NY. 10-10-16 14x16
Later the same day I went to Greenwich and found this:
These village scenes close to the end of the day pose some interesting challenges, with the way that the light goes on one thing then another, it also give you an opportunity to create a very dynamic composition with these radical elements of different parts.
I don't necessarily like "chasing" the light, that is to change things as the light changes, but I do sometimes.
#872 Salem St. Greenwich, NY. 10-10-16 11x14
Tuesday was just too beautiful not to paint, and with the trees turning colors I went looking for trees, you'd think I could just walk out the door and find a tree to paint, but nooooo, I have to drive around past millions of them to find the ONE.
#873 Black Creek Rd. Salem, NY. 10-11-16 12x16
This was Wednesday, another day with gorgeous light.
This is the largest panel I've painted in a long time.
This is a scene looking down Carey Ave, a back street in Hoosick Falls, NY. I honestly don't know how I ended up painting this scene, but it did have some redeeming qualities with the shadows crossing the street, the distant hill and the tree cut (where the tree is cut back for the power lines, and is a common subject for me)
Truly a back street in an old post industrial small town in Upstate New York, there is a scruffy quality, and a majestic quality and they co-exist in a lovely fashion.
The next day, I visited my parents in Newton, MA. This is the city hall, not far from where I grew up, and my parents still live.
This was a great scene, the light on the building, the shadows of the trees, and the traffic, so much traffic going by.
Friday night was the first of 4 days in the Landscapes for landsake show, a fundraiser for the Ag Stewardship Association, a cause close to heart, preserving farmland in our region, I'm friends with a lot of the other artists and many of the people that come to the show, and that's a lot of people. It was a great success with a lot of sales, seeing old friends, meeting people and fun!
Early (5:30) Saturday morning I took Alane and Hope to the airport for a trip to Puerto Rico, they would have a blast with Alane's sister, niece, and families.
On Monday, Columbus Day, also the final day of the show, I went out to paint. This is what I found:
I really liked this process shot, it shows how I'm thinking while developing the painting, notice the scraping away of the sky for the tree, and that the bright lights and darkest shadows are there early in the session.
#871 Cross Rd. Salem, NY. 10-10-16 14x16
Later the same day I went to Greenwich and found this:
These village scenes close to the end of the day pose some interesting challenges, with the way that the light goes on one thing then another, it also give you an opportunity to create a very dynamic composition with these radical elements of different parts.
I don't necessarily like "chasing" the light, that is to change things as the light changes, but I do sometimes.
Tuesday was just too beautiful not to paint, and with the trees turning colors I went looking for trees, you'd think I could just walk out the door and find a tree to paint, but nooooo, I have to drive around past millions of them to find the ONE.
This was Wednesday, another day with gorgeous light.
This is the largest panel I've painted in a long time.
#874 Lincoln Hill Rd. 10-12-16 16x18
Yesterday on my way back from Saratoga, I drove around way too much, but I found something pretty good.
In this case I had to stop because I was loosing the light, which was great, but fleeting especially toward the end.
#875 Scotch Hill Rd. Salem, NY. 10-14-16 9x12
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