oil painting

A plein-air painting

I began this painting last week, and am still working on it

Oil on canvas panel, 11 x 14 inches, October, 2021 (in process)

Covered Bridge

This is the Buckhorn Covered Bridge, also known as the Cogan House Covered Bridge in Lycoming County, PA

Buckhorn Covered Bridge, oil on canvas panel, 9 x 12 inches

Bright Painting for a Rainy Day

I wanted to experiment with using a white ground instead of a toned one. Wasn’t pleased at first, but warmed to it as I worked longer. However, I prefer a toned ground going forward because it allows for more depth of color.

Oil on canvas, 8 x 10 inches, 2021

Corner, Mt. Hope Cemetery

I like the simplicity of this image, as well as my use of a tonal underpainting to keep the lights and darks clearly separated. It was refreshing to work on this after I spent the morning doing more detailed work on the painting of Two Models, which I am getting ready for the Artists of Yardley upcoming juried show.

Oil on canvas panel, 9 x 12 inches, 2021

Pete Alonso

This is a portrait I just completed for the #dollars4dingers fundraiser that the Podcast A Pod of Their Own does each year.

Painted for #dollars4dingers fundraiser

Good Stuff

Yale Crew was selected for the Virtual National Exhibition at Denise Bibro Fine Art and When We Meet Again has been selected to be in the Ellarslie Open. Best of all, the Russell J. Efros Foundation is awarding me a grant to create a series of paintings of Women in Baseball. Time to get to work. I include a painting I began recently at the Thompson-Neely House in Washington Crossing Park. I will get back there on Thursday to do some plein air painting with instructor Joseph Sweeney.

Landscape in process