The Look

"The Look"

8x10  Acrylic on panel

She's Got the Look

I've been wanting to do this one for awhile.

So here's day one.

I snapped the photo when she was sitting in front of the mirror

 in our hotel room in Vegas getting beautiful.

I got the look.

Snowball Fight

"Snowball Fight"
16 x 20 Acrylic on canvas

Winter Warfare

I was out taking pictures of the evening sky, 

and caught a brief ceasefire during a neighborhood

snowball fight.

First day beginning...

Down on Main Street

"Main Street Christmas"

9x12  Acrylic on canvas board

My knife works seem to always bring an almost effortless freshness and
loose quality I can't get with a brush.
 I like that.

Horse

Done. For now.

11x14

Horse Play

Lots of easel time on this one today.

It's coming along.

Horsing Around

New one, just beginning.

Clear Brook with Debar Mountain

"Clear Brook with Debar Mountain"

About as descriptive a title as I've ever used.

Coming off the easel for some artist eyeballing.

Mountain weather

Just starting out...

Winter Meadow Redux

"Winter Meadow" is back on the easel, getting a reboot.

Around the Corner

 Another "out my front window" painting.

Close to done...the street looked like a river for a while,

 but I think I got it sufficiently hardened up.

Another day, Another Barn

2019 Studio Tour painting.

"Barn On The Hill"

11x14

Acrylic on canvas

Barn in the Sun

A knife work that's been hanging on my studio wall for a long time, 

waiting for some adjustments.

Adjustments are complete.

Barn in a Blizzard

There's been a lot of washes and splattering going on.

I've almost given up on this one numerous times, even after signing it, but it keeps me coming back.

 It's getting there.

Lost Pond

Started this one awhile ago, it's morphed with easel time.

Today it's done.

"Lost Pond"

11x14

Mirror Lake In Autumn

"Mirror Lake In Autumn"

Done enough to sign, but maybe not completed.

Mirrored

I got a chance to sit down with this one 

for a bit today, and work it along.

Falling For it

That's  a lot of trees...

Pushing the Seasons

Dragged this one back to the easel, 

it's getting some atmosphere...

Just a Little Something

I've been working with off and on for a while, when I just want (or need)

to throw some paint.

It began nothing like this, but it's evolving...

Colton Falls

Colton Falls

Coming off the easel, onto the dry rack.

The west side of Colton Falls, Stone Valley

Rocks and Cascades

So it goes. It sits until tomorrow.

Details...

Water and rocks.

Detail...

Laborious

The majority of my Labor day weekend.

Yet to be titled...or finished.

Drying time and some more work.

The Last Sunset I Saw...

..until tonights!!

Just the beginning, but it's underway.

time passes...

Cleaned Up Kayaks

"Stone Valley Kayaks"

It's come a long way since the last post when I wrote it was almost done...

and when it was really in an ugly stage.

It's a keeper, and now it's really almost done...I think...

Stone Valley

A little over 20 miles from my part of the quiet Raquette, 

Stone Valley in Colton NY becomes a raging torrent.

 Multiple times a year expert kayakers from all over the world

 come to experience the turbulent whitewater during controlled releases.

 The next release is scheduled for Saturday August 18.

12 miles of trails follow both sides of the river and afford fantastic views along the route.

One of the best bang for buck things to see and in my part of the world and all it costs is the time you take to enjoy it. I recommend it.

"Stone Valley Kayaks" 16x20 Acrylic on canvas...closing in on completion.

Falls

The very beginning of a new one...

Twobridge Brook

"Twobridge Brook" setting up for some drying time, then a little more work.

Back At the Easel

After a two week hiatus enjoying company, I'm back at it. This mornings beginning.

Not too far from Donnelly's Ice Cream and one of the best road views of the Adirondacks,

Route 86 crosses over Twobridge Brook.

A View From above

Day two on the rainbow...

Bow-dacious

One day in on the newest one...

Fin-ishing Up

On the easel

Loon Light

"Loon Light"

8x10

Torrent

A long time a go I did a painting of a brook that, honestly, really sucked a lot. 

There was however, one little gem spot in it that wasn't even in the reference photo, it was just one of those paint things that happen. I immediately noticed it and shelved it away to percolate.

Yesterday, it was time do let it loose...

"Torrent"

5x7

Sky Fire

That moment when the sun meets the horizon and the sky lights on fire.

5x7

Slimier

Much better. Just took a few more hours...

and the nerve to "blue" it up...

...and the drip.

Slime

Today's trout is a lesson in slime,

it's getting there.

8x10

Meadow Brook

I've driven by this spot for years, and it always catches my eye.

Today, it got caught for good. 

8x10

Outlet

Today's 5x7

Dripping with it

Tonights work. While most of the world was watching 

the Game of Thrones finale.

A 5x7  sort of  b/w study.

 Black is never on my palette anymore...but I cheated a little on this one.

Kinda Plein Air Morning

This started plein air, but after about 30 minutes the light went totally flat.

Brought it into the studio and worked from the photo I took.

"Spring Morning by the Fire Pit"

8x10

12 Hour Trout

...so far...

Still green...

...in more ways than one!

New one up on the easel.

Spooked

I've spooked this brookie enough, time to let him be for awhile

before I bring him to net.

2 Hour Hockey

When the Rangers aren't in the playoffs, I sometimes just listen...

Here's one that happened during the first 2 periods tonight.

From a quick sketch and a photo I took from the parking lot at Point Au Roche

yesterday morning, looking out across Deep Bay. 

8x10 acrylic on canvas