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Tahlia’s Field

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This is a larger version of a view I painted last year. I do miss my Michigan fields. I’ll be showing this painting as well as some others at the Farmhouse Show in Middletown, NY this Saturday. Reception is 1-5:00. This should be a lovely group show, in a wonderful location. Plus it’s a gorgeous area for a hike before or after the reception…

Clouds over Croton River

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I’ve been trying to find a vantage spot from which to capture this view for a long time, and I finally found it! Who would think a view this beautiful could be had right near the train station? The morning storm clouds were moving out, bringing in some steamy sun. I did edit the scene a bit as I painted, leaving out the cars in the parking lot—who needs ‘em?

Clouds Over Hemlock Hill

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Summer is here—green, green, green! Thank goodness the copper beech, smack dab in the middle of the field, contributes a little purple to the mix. There isn’t a lot of farmland in this area, so I really appreciate being able to wander about Hemlock Hill Farm. Plus, they sell amazing organic meat, including the best bacon I’ve tasted in a long time.

Croton Point, Evening

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On Croton Point one recent evening, the light was incredible—pouring in from the west and hitting the grasses at the top of the hill and the clouds above, while the woods cast shadows on the foreground. I don’t know if there was something special about this particular evening, or if Croton Point is often lit like this at the end of the day, but I’ll have to find out.

Berkshires

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I did a lot of oohing and ahhing on a recent drive through western Massachusetts. Spring hadn’t yet started turning this part of the country green, but the blues and ochres in the mountains and fields were just gorgeous, not to mention the scale of the open spaces. It was a super-windy day—I could feel the wind buffeting the car as I drove—but it made for some beautiful, fast-moving clouds and shadows.

Summer Storm Clouds

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I thought it was time for a little warmth. This was one of those hot summer days when the clouds roll over the sky, and the thunder rumbles, and the rain may or may not come down, and then suddenly it’s sunny again.

This is probably it for this week. I’ll be hanging my show at the Flat Iron Gallery tomorrow. If you’re free Sunday afternoon, come by and say hi! Reception is Sunday, March 2, 1-5:00.

Croton Evening

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I always try to get gas at the station in the distance in this painting, because it’s up high and has a really nice view to the south. (Unfortunately, they’ve recently installed “gas station TV,” which almost cancels out the view.)

Tahlia's Field

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I’m lucky to have a sister with a good eye for fields!

Summer Clouds

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Summer in Michigan—fields, wide-open space, big skies. A storm thinking about developing, but then deciding not to.

Morning in Maine

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As it turns out, I was trespassing when I painted this one. But no one was around, and even if they had been, it probably would have been ok. And this view was worth it—one of those vistas that make me laugh, they’re so beautiful. I was up in a high field, looking out over fall forests stretching to the White Mountains in the distance, heavy morning clouds scudding overhead, casting long, fast-moving shadows over everything. I suppose the speed at which the high clouds moved should have given me some warning, but down in the field all was calm and perfect. For a few hours. Then, in what seemed an instant, gale-force winds (OK, probably just 25 mph) were whooshing through the grass, and I was using my body weight to keep the easel steady while I hurried to finish the painting. A 12x24” board can catch a lot of wind. I finally figured I was done, waited for a pause between gusts, and hurried the painting to my car, praying the wind would hold off until it was safely deposited in the trunk. It did. Whew.