Sunday Sketchbook: Roadtrip

Driving into New York from Vermont on an early winter morning, greeted by a cold sun and the first billboard of the day.

Twelve Pitchers (detail)

Perceptive readers will remember that this painting I'm working on was called "16 Pitchers" in my last posting, and while I like that title more, I'm leaning (this morning, anyway) towards a square composition that needs a dozen rectangles.

16 Pitchers (detail)

I'm working on a new multi-panel piece, one of a number I have in mind that explores the idea of "theme and variation".

Memory: Morning View from Moonhole

Here's another painting from my trip to Bequia, on another balmy morning looking out towards a fishing village and the island's tiny airstrip.

Memory: Cliff from Moonhole, Bequia

I painted this during a winter trip to the Grenadines a few years ago. Seeing it again brings back the feel of breezes and sun on the terrace where I stood at my easel high above the ocean, and is a nice antidote to the cold, rainy morning outside my studio today.

Sunday Sketchbook: Vermont

My blog "Let Me Show You Vermont" is up and running again with a report on my adventures in Bennington. I'll be happily exploring new (to me, anyway) Vermont towns this winter and posting back to you on what I find. You can click the link above to subscribe, and join me from the warmth of your computer!