Sketch for Double Portrait

This is a pencil sketch for a double portrait that I began in late June. The painted portrait is now complete (as of September 5th), but there were significant interruptions along the way, so I am only now posting images of the process. This is pencil on paper, drawn on June 26, using a photo as reference.

"Pergola at Long Hill" on display at Endicott College

Yesterday I went to the Manninen Center for the Arts at Endicott College here in Beverly MA for the opening reception for the Arts Fest 2023 Community Art Show. There is a lot of great art to see, and lots of talented artists in Beverly! I was really happy to see how nicely my painting was displayed, so I took a picture.  I painting the red pergola at Beverly's Long Hill Gardens, based on my own photos.  I used oil bar on canvas, 20" x 20".

Garden Border in Red and Purple

I took a long walk today and spotted a beautiful garden border with deep pink lilies and purple salvia.  I stopped to take some quick pictures with my iPhone. Later I edited this photo to get this composition.

Flowers Face-to-Face

On a recent walk through the neighborhood, I found myself face-to-face with these pink flowers, growing on a bush bordering the sidewalk.  This was a great opportunity to see the flower close up, so i took a picture.

Closeup of Pink Rhododendron

Here north of Boston, rhododendron's bloom in early June, and all at once. We have lots of them, all pink, in front of the house and in the back yard.  I took this closeup in early June.

Reposting: Front Range Thunderstorm (Acrylic Mixed Media)

This is acrylic paint and pasted paper. This image was inspired by a trip to my home state of Colorado.  I am reposting this now because this is the third of three paintings on display in June at Galatea Fine Art in a group show entitled: "Beloved Geographies: A Passion for Place."

Reposting: Near Colorado Springs (Acrylic Mixed Media)

I based this painting on a photo that I during a trip to Colorado, my home state, coming into Colorado Springs from the north. I am reposting now because it is one of three of my mountain landscapes currently on display at Galatea Fine Art in Boston, in a group show called "Beloved Geographies: The Passion for Place."

Reposting: Mountain Road (To Breckenridge): Acrylic Mixed Media Painting

This is one of three of my mountain landscapes on display this month at Galatea Fine Art in a group show called "Beloved Geographies: The Passion for Place".  This is acrylic paint and pasted paper.