2023 Plein Air Paintings
unframed approx 6x8 unless otherwise marked
Acrylic on Cartón Board
Price as marked + shipping
Bass Rocks_2023_1
$275
Bass Rocks_2023_3
$375
SOLD The American Heritage
View of Cranes Beach to Halibut Point $375
Little Fellow 1
$450
5x7
Little Fellow (Framed)
$650
More paintings coming soon
Plein Air Studies
Cape Ann
Cape Cod
Summer / Fall 2022
2022 Plein Air Paintings
unframed approx 6x8 unless otherwise marked
Acrylic on Cartón Board
Price as marked + shipping
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SOLD Hesperus Rocks 1
Fort Hill
Eastham_3
$250
Fort Hill
Eastham_1
$250
Fort Hill
Eastham MA 2
$275
Bell's Neck
Harwich_1
$275
SOLD Bass Rocks 1
About Plein Air
The practice of painting "en plein air", or "in the open air" goes back for centuries but was truly made into an art form by the French Impressionists. Their desire to paint light and its changing, ephemeral qualities, coupled with the invention of transportable paint tubes and the box easel, allowed artists the freedom to leave the four walls of the studio.
The next logical step from sketching on site, plein air presents different challenges, including sun, rain, and slippery rocks. This summer was one of discovery, capturing the changing light and colors while trying to maintain my balance. I was unsuccessful in the latter, which led my companions to name my new travel easel "The Hesperus" after Longfellow's poem.
The "Wreck of the Hesperus"