Friday, August 22, 2008

Nightrides (panel 2)


We're in the midst of a week of beautiful weather, but I've stayed in my studio to finish some larger paintings--here's another image from a multipanel piece inspired by twilight drives through small towns.

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Maritimes Meadow


Here's my last painting from a past Nova Scotia summer before I get back to the here and now in Vermont, where loosestrife and goldenrod are also blooming in fields along back roads.

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Memory: Cape Breton II


I painted this from the Mabou Highlands--easy to see why Scottish exiles felt so at home here, and easy to remember how exhilarated I felt trying to keep up with the light moving over the hills.

Monday, August 18, 2008

Memory: Cape Breton


When Colin was a little kid learning the bagpipes we used to head up in the summer to Mabou, Cape Breton for an immersion in both the ocean and all things Gaelic.