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.
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.
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.
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.
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My visual journal is inspired by what I see every day: the weather on my hill in northern Vermont, what’s growing in my garden, a curio brought back from travels or an ordinary object from the kitchen shelf made special by careful looking. "Journal" paintings are fast, improvised daily entries, a chance to experiment with new approaches and pay attention to the here-and-now. When I’m traveling, quickly recorded impressions are posted from Paris, Provence, Spain, Maine and anywhere else I’ll find myself this year. My large studio compositions take time, planning, refining of the original inspiration. I'll also be sharing that different kind of creative process with you here on "A Painter's Year".