At the Adirondack paintout in June, I had the opportunity to take a boat tour of the lakes around Paul Smith’s College. Lower St. Regis, Spitfire, and Upper St. Regis Lakes are the location […]
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St. Regis Falls
At the Publisher’s Invitational Paintout in the Adirondacks in June, 100 painters scouted the best locations within a 50-mile radius of the Paul Smith’s College campus. Lakes, mountains, old barns and historic churches attracted many […]
Ice Cream at Twilight
When I was child growing up in a small town in North Carolina, our house was hot in the summer evenings in spite of big fans in all the windows. We’d go next door to […]
St. John’s in the Wilderness
Near Paul Smith’s College in the Adirondacks is a small historic church, St. John’s in the Wilderness Episcopal Church. I was fascinated by the shapes and odd angles of the old tombstones. This painting started […]
Adirondack Creek
On the painting trip last month, Barbara Yongue, Glenda Keyes and I spent a few days in Vermont, then took a ferry over to the Adirondack Mountains of New York. We were part of a […]
Shelburne Road
This piece was painted on my last morning at Shelburne Farms in Vermont. I was inspired by the back lighting of the early morning sun. I painted on a red background to add […]
Shelburne Cliffs
This painting was done on my second morning at Shelburne Farms Inn in Vermont. The early sun lit the edges of the cliffs while the distant hills were still covered in mist. Once again […]
Morning in Vermont
On the way to the Publisher’s Invitational Paintout in the Adirondacks, Barbara Yongue, Glenda Keyes, and I spent three days at Shelburne Farms Inn. We arrived in the dark the first night and fell […]
Gone Painting…
This week I’m excited to be participating in Eric Rhoads’ Publisher’s Invitational Paint Out – Paint the Adirondacks. We’re exploring the beautiful mountains and lakes of upstate New York that inspired the Hudson River […]
Sandhill Lake
This weekend I was sorting out my painting supplies and eliminating extra weight so I could put it all in a backpack. On recent trips to the mountains, I felt my equipment was heavy […]