Eastern Landscapes
"Inspiration is for amateurs. Artists just show up everyday and work."
-Chuck Close
I've been painting the Western Pennsylvania landscape since 1985. That's a lot of paintings done over the last 25 years. My approach is basically the same, but I have noticed a few changes. My need to start and finish all paintings on location has subsided. I'm more comfortable doing the small studies on location and working on larger pieces in the studio. It could be I'm not as young as I used to be or I have learned enough about light and shadow that my studio paintings are more believeable. Close observation of the effects of light have given me some very useful tools. My new work is a mix of the spirited location painting and then quiet relection in my studio. Both components are important.
Autumn Water
22 x 56
Rt. 22 Morning
11 x 14
Docks at Crooked Creek
30 x 40
Fort Palmer
16 x 20
Haid's Bottom
16 x 20
Leaning Tree
22 x 56
Linn Run
22 x 28
March Morning
9 x 12
McConnell's Mill Reflection
24 x 36
Opening
21 x 25
Rocks
9 x 12
Swamp Song
9 x 12
Twisted Tree
18 x 24
Weyandt Vista
9 x 12
Sharp’s Vista
9 x 12
Autumn Sky Study
11 x 14
Disabled Cornpicker
24 x 30