Category Archives: Plein Air

Saturday – First day painting outside in 2019

  I adore the roof at my studio with its wonderful jumble of compressed urban & working waterfront views. The air is fresh, the gulls hovering and the space is endless. There are bridges, junkyards, freighters, church spires, roof decks and Boston three deckers. Toss in the new casino, the wind turbine and a dramaticallyContinue reading “Saturday – First day painting outside in 2019”

To paraphrase the golfers, a bad day of painting beats a good day of everything else

I’m back in the Southwest! Painting, making cookies, watching Jeopardy with my mom, and generally being a nuisance. It’s been cooler and more intermittently cloudy than I expected. Sante Fe was spectacularly snow covered. Tomorrow to Las Cruces to visit with small children and meet a couple of bull dogs.

Ready for the “Holidays”? I’m not either but catch the spirit at Hill House’s Firehouse

I’ll be at the Beacon Hill Holiday Fine Art and Craft Sale at Hill House – 127 Mt Vernon St, Beacon Hill, this Saturday and Sunday, November 17 & 18 from 10am – 5pm. Come say hi! Bring snacks?

Boston from Hayden Library – wip

I’m working just between MIT’s Hayden Library and the river. This 11×14 oil paint on linen is slowly progressing, I need a few early evenings with the right amount of sunset. It’s been too cloudy or rainy but this coming weekend is looking good.