"Autumn Sunshine"

A beautiful colorful scene in the Fall of an old horse pasture in my home town. I really love how the trees are so varied and laid out in a certain way. Very appealing to me. The sky has a lot going for it too with all the colors, values and blustery look. Thanks for visiting!

"The Peninsula"

I copied this Corot painting for the challenge and simply just for the beauty of it. I edited it to my liking and left it at that. There was a man in a boat to the left and a stick on the water's edge in the middle in the original painting. Perhaps other things also but I like where it's at. I painted it but it's someone else's composition. Thanks for visiting!

 "Midday"

This is a scene right along the Merrimack River in Merrimack, NH. Just past the trees is a steep drop-off. It goes down about 50 feet or more to the river which is relatively wide in this area. Not very deep though. I liked the two 'sister' trees on the edge and the colors of the distant trees with the foreground fall grasses. Nice little scene to paint. The sky was blustery and filled with sun and clouds. I hope I captured the sky convincingly. Thanks for visiting!

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 "Midafternoon"

This is a pic of a friend of mine who sent me some Fall pictures one year. It was a beautiful scene so I painted it. She has since bought it. The hardest part for me was the figure. I'm more of a landscape painter but I think I did a decent job. Love the color and the composition. Thanks for visiting!

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"Acadia" 

This is a recognizable place in Acadia National Park. There is such beautiful scenery along the coastline. All natural, all good. There is plenty of light and color in this piece. The dark shadows and bright rocks really show how bright and stark the sunshine was on this beautiful day. Thanks for visiting!

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"Countryside"

A nice path winds through this field that has opened up in the forest. I like the different colors in the verge and sky. This is a very small piece 4 x 6 and I enjoyed bringing life to a vista on such a small format. Thanks for visiting!

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"I Shall Not Want"

This is the first in a series I painted on Psalm 23… "The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want". The basic necessities of life are depicted here - bread and wine. A staple of the time back then. I pushed the color for more excitement. Thanks for visiting!

"Prepare a Table"

From a series based on Psalm 23… "Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies." This is a colorful piece meant to symbolize plenty. I really enjoyed using the reds in this one. Thanks for visiting!

"Green Pastures"

From a series based on Psalm 23… "He maketh me to lie down in green pastures." This is actually a nice cow pasture in Dunstable, MA. I go out to this area periodically. It's along a busy road with no parking so I have to walk a ways to get there. Certainly a pasture I'd like to lie down in. Thanks for visiting!

"God's Country"

This is a scene in northern NH in the white mountains just below the famous rock formation 'the old man in the mountain'. The rock formation came down in 2004 unfortunately. I like the sunshine squeezing through the mountains in the distance. Thanks for visiting!

"Summer Glow"

I really enjoyed working on this piece. It was a tour-de-force in green for sure. I tried to get a good variety of greens and convey the cool areas and the warm areas, especially the glow of the tree. This is a beautiful place in Nashua, NH along the Nashua river. Thanks for visiting!

"Follow Me"

I love this little area to go to and paint. It's really great in the later afternoon in high summer when everything is overgrown and the light is just perfect. It's the Heritage Trail in Bedford, NH - it runs along the Merrimack River on the west side.
This was a piece I created in a series based on Psalm 23... "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life". Thanks for visiting.

"Around Walden Pond"

This scene caught my eye as I was walking around Walden Pond in Concord, MA one day. Autumn was in full color and it was so beautiful that day. I really enjoyed using the strong colors in this piece!

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"Evening Shadows"

A nice summer scene along the Heritage Trail. It was later in the day and the sun was getting low which produced a nice warm color. This was painted 'plein air' and then finished in the studio at a later time. I love this area - it's so beautiful.

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"Golden Dusk"

This was done in my studio from a photo I took at the end of a beautiful summer day. The light filtered through the trees and created these wonderful golden colors. I punched up the color a bit for a more dramatic effect.

I've been here before and saw a deer running through this very field only to pause for just a moment to check me out in my car. I tried getting my camera out but only got it's hind legs disappearing into the woods. If I can find the picture, I'll post it.

Well! I found two pics of the deer in this field. I guess I got more than legs. Here they are:

"Yellow And Black"

I took a picture of these flowers amongst tall grasses out in Hollis, NH recently. I played around with the exposure on my computer and came up with what I think is an interesting composition. Then I painted my version of it here. I like the flashes of green, red and blue I put in to give the piece movement.

I've been trying out still lifes recently so you'll be seeing those here as well as landscapes.