Roly Cow

Flowers In A Glass Vase

2012-01-29T13:46:00.001-05:00

My latest painting is a still life. I am calling it "Flowers In A Glass Vase" for obvious reasons. It is 16"x20" and can be seen in the next show at the Arts Society of Kingston, titled "Hearts and Flowers", opening February 4 in Kingston, NY.

Two Lemons

2011-10-28T14:44:00.001-04:00

Here's another painting of fruit. Its Called Two Lemons and it measures 8" x 10".

A Still Life For A Change

2011-10-15T01:09:00.001-04:00

I usually paint landscapes, but I did this still life for the next members' show at ASK titled "What's Cooking". This painting is 11"X14" and I call it "Three Apples".

Fall Sunset

2011-10-03T17:34:00.000-04:00

I finished this painting this weekend. I titled it "Fall Sunset". It is small (8"x10") but, I think it is very dramatic. I wanted to capture the intensity of the sun as it passes behind a line of trees. Darkness comes earlier in the fall as the nights get a little chilly.

Suddenly They Appear

2011-09-24T23:45:00.000-04:00

This painting is 12"x24" - a different format for me. I wanted the expansiveness of the sky to add to the mysterious mood of early evening. The hay bales are lined up as if laying out a secret message for aliens. When it is haying time in Ulster County you might drive by an field in the morning and when you return to the same field in the evening it will be filled with hay bales. Two days later, they are gone! This field is in New Paltz. I've painted it before, and I will paint it again.

Late Fall

2011-09-01T17:39:00.001-04:00

My most recent work is a painting of a field seen in late fall when the corn is cut and snow on the ground from occasional light dustings stick around. It is a time of dramatic skies.

Newest Painting

2011-06-07T17:46:00.000-04:00

This is my newest painting. It took me quite a while before I was able to get the mist the way I wanted it. The location for this painting is Mill Dam Road in Stone Ridge, New York. I have painted the field before in late winter with snow on the ground. This scene is from earlier in the winter when the ground and air are not both cold and moisture becomes mist.

Painting For ASK "Square Deal" Show

2011-04-26T00:31:00.000-04:00

I painted this study for the ASK "Square Deal" show in which member artists donate a painting that will sell for $50 as a fund raiser. I call this "Three Barns" and I will make a larger version soon. Paintings measure 8"x8". At $50 these small works of are are a steal.

Solo Show at ASK in Kingston, NY

2011-03-20T00:03:00.000-04:00

Mill Dam Road at Dusk

2011-03-10T00:20:00.000-05:00

I go to this spot in Stone Ridge, NY every time the weather does something unique. I am going to paint this little "roll" of hills in the spring, too. In this painting the fields are seen covered in a deep snow just before the light goes fully behind the trees.

Winter Corn Field

2011-02-28T11:26:00.000-05:00

My newest paint, titled Winter Corn Field, is of a local farm field after the first snow this winter. The corn stalks are still visible above the snow and the sky is full of clouds.

Roly Cow Show at Keegan Ales

2011-02-06T17:59:00.000-05:00

Here are some installation pictures of my solo show at Keegan Ales in Kingston, NY on view February and March 2011. The show features work I did a few years ago and is called Roly Cow because there is at least one cow in each painting.

Footsteps In The Snow

2011-01-11T15:19:00.000-05:00

I finally finished this landscape. More and more I am becoming intrigued by the dramatic effect of light on snow in the early or late hours of the day. I titled this "Footsteps In The Snow" because there are faint tracks that can be discovered in the lower right-hand side of the painting. In some ways this scene reminds me of Robert Frost.

2010-12-12T17:57:00.000-05:00

Every winter, Mohonk Mountain House, a resort outside of New Paltz, boards their horses at this farm in the valley near me. It is a real cozy winter site to see horses wandering in the snow.

Summer Hay Field

2010-11-21T19:50:00.000-05:00

Hay bales pop-up all over the Hudson Valley in mid-summer.
This is a field just outside the town of New Paltz in Ulster County, New York.

Snow In The Valley

2010-11-01T22:02:00.000-04:00

Fall is in the air and I want to paint snow! I love the way light plays off of snow in the bright sun. I have painted this farm before. The previous painting had horses in it and it was later in the day. This scene shows the best that Ulster County has to offer - open spaces and the Catskill Mountains not too far away.

Big Display

2010-09-25T15:56:00.000-04:00

This is a small painting (8" X 10") but, it is about a big display! The subject is simple because I was working mostly, to get the cloud to glow in the sky above the darkening horizon.
Making an object seem to be emitting light is a challenge well worth the effort. There are no living beings in this scene, making the cloud seem to come alive.

Mid-Summer Haying in New Paltz

2010-09-12T21:45:00.000-04:00

One evening this summer I drove past this farm in New Paltz and watched them haying a field. It was overcast and the tractors were kicking up a lot of dust. I liked the way the fading light was caught by the grasses on the mound of earth in the foreground.

Winter Stream - My new painting

2010-09-01T00:38:00.000-04:00

I really like painting winter scenes. I am particularly drawn to snow and ice melting on a small pond or stream. This is a local brook I saw one morning at the end of last winter. It looks like a pond because some beavers made a dam down stream that has backed up the water.

Landscapes on View at The Art Society of Kingston

2010-06-18T16:18:00.000-04:00

Tim and I are in a show at ASK this month titled That Great Canvas: The Sky. Our four paintings surround the large landscape by another artist. Tim's work is the one on the bottom left.

New Painting - Midnight Snow

2010-05-28T18:42:00.000-04:00

I struggled with this one. I wanted to paint the effects on snow of a moon
I saw when I was traveling back from Kingston one late night.

SQUARE DEAL

2010-04-25T23:36:00.000-04:00

"Square Deal," A Fundraiser for the ASK Building. Work measuring 8"X8" will be for sale for $50 each, all proceeds to go to ASK. May 1-29.

Plains Road Cows

2010-03-26T00:45:00.005-04:00

I want this painting to convey the feeling one gets in early winter after the leaves have fallen and before the snow starts to come down. The cows probably do not notice the changing weather, but you would.

New Art International

2010-03-13T17:38:00.003-05:00

Many of my paintings are featured in this year's edition of New Art International, available soon at Barnes & Noble and Border Books in hard or soft cover. There is a long article about me, too.
New Art International publishes the work by almost 100 artists from all over the world. The accompanying biographies highlight the different backgrounds and motivations of artists working today. The subjects and styles of the artists vary. It is exciting to be a part of this annual project.

Winter Field

2009-12-21T18:40:00.007-05:00

I just finished this painting in time for winter.It's a field near where I now live in High Falls.

New Paltz Hayfield

2009-11-08T13:14:00.006-05:00

My newest painting is of hay bales in a New Paltz field in the valley of Mohonk Mountain.

Farm In The Valley

2009-07-13T17:15:00.003-04:00

I just finished this painting of a cozy farm snuggled into the shadows of the Mohonk Mountain Ridge. I like the way the light comes across the valley, giving a warm glow to a snow covered scene.

2009-06-07T16:57:00.002-04:00

My latest painting is titled, Coleman: Generous, Suave and Strong. It is a portrait of my daughter's long-time friend and companion who passed away a little over a year ago. He will long live in the memory of all who were fortunate to know him. I can't say enough about how special he was.

Yet Another Snow Painting

2009-05-10T23:55:00.003-04:00

Spring is here, but I had to do another snow painting. I wanted to evoke the feeling of a house in a snow storm. Closed up against the cold and very cozy. The house invites you to come in and get warm.

Exhibiting This Month

2009-04-20T19:35:00.004-04:00

I have fifteen of my paintings on exhibit until May 16 at the Mohonk Multi Cultural Art Center in High Falls New York. The show includes five artists who are offering classes there. The space is large and well lit. The show opened April 11 and can be viewed on weekends from 1pm through 4pm.

Something Different For My Latest Painting

2009-04-14T23:06:00.003-04:00

This painting I am calling The Lovers. I painted it for show at ASK (Art Society of Kingston) titled The Great Tulip Scanal. It will be on exhibit May 2 - 20, 2009. This show invites painters and photographers to display the beauty of the (now common) tulip, Dutch culture, or any link to the tulip craze. This theme is especially pertinent during this year's 400th celebration of Henry Hudson and the Dutch exploration of the New World.

New Painting: Clearwater

2009-03-02T15:15:00.010-05:00

I completed this painting just in time for the next show at the Arts Society of Kingston (ASK). The theme of the show is "Contemporary Hudson". This is a painting of the Clearwater, a sloop built by Pete Seager to call attention to his unrelenting efforts to clean up the Hudson River. So, while it looks old, it is relatively new.

I am surprised . . .

2009-02-18T18:01:00.003-05:00

I am surprised by people's reactions to my paintings. They like how real looking they are. I like that I can set a mood that is gentle, lonely and inviting at the same time. I use acrylic and challenge myself to render the light and shadows with the same facility as I would have with oils. I use glazing the way I would with oils. After pursuing abstractions my whole life, I didn't think I would enjoy painting realism as much as I do.
The Hudson Valley might have something to do with it. Or, maybe it is my age.

New Painting: More Snow!

2009-01-24T17:35:00.010-05:00

We are in the middle of winter now and the sunsets are warm endings to very cold days.

Show at LaBella Bistro

2009-01-15T12:10:00.005-05:00

LaBella show opening on January 11 was a success. Good turn-out and good food!
LaBella Bistro Main Street, New Paltz, NY

New Painting

2008-12-29T14:06:00.004-05:00

Did you ever notice how frozen snow can look like a reflective sheet of opaque glass? I especially like the play of light and shadows on a cold winter morning after a snow fall. Everything looks new and crystal clear.

January Show at LaBella

2008-12-22T09:55:00.006-05:00

My next exhibit will be at LaBella Pizza Bistro at 194 Main Street in New Paltz from January 11 through February 19. The opening reception will be held on Sunday, January 11th from 4pm until 6pm.

Drawings at ASK

2008-12-08T19:57:00.003-05:00

The Art Society of Kingston (ASK) December show features small works by ASK members. All pieces measure no greater than twelve inches in any direction. I submitted four small drawings for the show that I did a number of years ago. The drawing shown here was done while I was teaching in Edinburgh, Scotland as a Fulbright Scholar in 1980. It is rendered in pencil on paper and measures ten centimeters square. It is a picture of my Christmas tree seen through the window of an apartment I was renting on Buchanan Street. The building was old and the stone construction was suffering from what the locals called rising damp. It is a condition where water begins to seep into the building stones. It works its way up the wall making the interior rooms damp. Moisture can be seen on the window glass diffusing the tree lights.

Storm King Train

2008-11-25T00:57:00.005-05:00

I finished this painting this weekend. It is Storm King Mountain as seen from Cold Spring on the Hudson River in New York. I wanted to capture the excitement I feel when I am lucky enough to see a freight train going up the Hudson on a snowy day.