New Painting

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

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

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

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.