Commissioned House Portrait

Commissioned House Portrait
11x14, acrylics on canvas
SOLD

My latest house portrait, just finished this one and have another waiting in the wings. I thought this was such a lovely scene, the house nestled in amongst the trees, with a sloping green lawn in front, and a lake in the back. I really enjoyed painting this one!

Canton Farm

Canton Farm
11x14, acrylics on gallery wrap canvas
SOLD

Nestled along the banks of the Androscoggin River in tiny Canton, Maine, this spectacularly beautiful farm sits next to a line of trees behind acres of green fields. It's always lovely, but at certain times of day, when the sun hits it just right, the drama and beauty are heightened to an almost unbearable level. I've been driving past it for years, and finally, a few days ago, happened to be passing when the light was exactly where I wanted it. I snapped a few photos and started painting yesterday afternoon.

I painted this a little more loosely than my usual style. A little closer to what they term "painterly." I like the result. Hope you do, too!

Trinity

Trinity
12x24, acrylics on canvas
SOLD

My latest, just finished last night. Again with those houses in Lewiston, you're probably saying. Yes, it's true, I can't seem to stop painting them. The colors are different every time I paint them, but the timeless beauty and dignity remain intact.

This one sold the day after I finished it, just a few hours after I listed it on eBay, to a repeat customer. It always makes me feel good--and humble--when somebody likes my work well enough to come back and buy another piece. I can look at my own work and love it or hate it, but what I can't do is be objective. That's an impossibility. But when somebody else comes back and buys my work again and again, there's a kind of validation I can't get anywhere else. So to all my customers, especially those who've returned and bought from me a second (or third!) time, I say THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart. I don't have to name names. You know who you are, and a couple of you have made my week.

Appleton Sunrise

Appleton Sunrise

11x14, acrylics on canvas
NOT FOR SALE

Same scene, different time of year. I kept thinking about what that tree would look like silhouetted against a blood-red sky. Here's the answer. The trees, the fields, the road, the telephone poles are real. The sunrise is from my imagination.

Sentinel

Sentinel
16x20, acrylics on canvas
SOLD

One rainy Saturday in early April, I took one of my infamous drives with camera in hand. In spite of the dismal day, I managed to get a few good shots that I later turned into paintings. As I was driving east on Route 105, coming into Appleton, I happened across this majestic and dignified old tree standing sentinel over a winter-yellowed grassy field. I was struck by its solidity and by its solitude, so I took a few photos of it. This painting came directly from one of those photos.

INTERESTING SIDE NOTE (well, it interests ME, anyway): One sunny day this summer, as I was out boonie-cruising once again with my camera, I turned onto Route 105 headed west, and saw the most amazing tree standing alone on the left side of the road. It wasn't until after I'd taken a photo of it that I realized it was the same tree, viewed from the opposite direction, and in its full summertime leafy glory. Who knows? Maybe one of these days, I'll resurrect that photo (It's somewhere in the more than 12,000 photos on my computer) and paint it in summer sunshine.

Belgrade Red

Belgrade Red
10x20, acrylics on canvas
SOLD

This is one of the paintings I did last winter, based on a photo I took in early fall. I've always loved the look of this cluster of houses, seen here from the rear, across the field from Route 27 in Belgrade, Maine. Love those white houses, and the bright red fire station in their midst is a wonderful contrast.

Commissioned House Portrait

Commissioned House Portrait
11x14, acrylics on canvas
NOT FOR SALE

My latest. I was so thrilled when I received this lady's photos, because her house is so beautiful!