"Early Evening #4, Blue", oil on canvas, 24" x 36"
$ 785.00


Mirror #1, November, oil on canvas, 48" x 36", SOLD
                                                              

                                                                

These are three of the paintings that I have on exhibit in the Art's Alive Festival in Burlington, Vermont through June 17. They can be seen in the windows of the Homeport Store, on Church Street Marketplace.

I have been working the past couple of months on paintings that deal with reflections, a theme that I have been exploring for a few years now. I am intrigued with the variations and patterns of value and the many color shifts that are seen between sky and water. The clarity and precision of the reflection captured in water is a challenge to replicate, and I enjoy the experimentation with brushwork and layering of color to capture the liquid quality of these reflections. While painting "Silent Morning", I took some time to study the water paintings of Claude Monet. The simplicity and brevity of his brushstrokes to suggest the alive feeling of reflections in water is remarkable. I briefly considered titling my painting "Channeling Claude", though I am far from achieving his level of mastery.

When I painted the "Early Evening" painting, my challenge was to suggest the stones that are visible below the surface of the water in the foreground, without painting them with too much detail, so that they appear as if looking through the surface. These puzzles are endlessly entertaining for me, sometimes it is difficult to let go and decide that the painting is finished. Sometimes I am thankful for deadlines.