8×10, Acrylics on canvas covered hardboard
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This was painted from the boat dock during a recent trip out to Bannerman Island. Opportunities to go out to the island are so rare, and I truly cherish the painting time out there! The castle structures are exquisite. A winter storm [...]

8x10 and smaller, Available, Bannerman Island, Hudson River Paintings, Hudson River Valley, Landscape, Plein Air--painted on location, acrylic paintings | No Comments »

Catskill Serenade
16×20″, Golden Fluid Acrylics on archival board
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This painting features a view of the famous of Kaaterskill High Peak and Round Top mountains as seen from the Hudson Valley, where one enters Kaaterskill [...]

16x20 and larger, Available, Catskill Mountains, Farm Scenes, Greene County, Hudson River School, Hudson River Valley, Landscape, Palenville and Catskill, Plein Air--painted on location, Uncategorized, acrylic paintings | No Comments »

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16×20″, Acrylics on archival board
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I went back up to the Catskill Mountain House site, eager to do a larger painting overlooking the Hudson River Valley from up there. It was a fairly overcast morning, and looking out from the cliff’s edge, the most striking [...]

16x20 and larger, Available, Catskill Mountains, Farm Scenes, Greene County, Hudson River Paintings, Hudson River Valley, Landscape, Palenville and Catskill, Plein Air--painted on location, acrylic paintings | No Comments »

This is another entry in my Shades of Gray, monochrome value study book. It was painted en plein air while out sketching with my friend Karen the other day. I’d already done the full color sketch of the red barns (which I posted a couple of days ago), and was waiting for Karen to finish [...]

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I went out painting with my friend Karen on Friday, and decided to do some sketches rather than a focused effort on a single painting. This was my first sketch of the day — beautiful barns up on the hillside that we’d been admiring on our painting outings for quite some time. This one was [...]

Farm Scenes, Sketches | 1 Comment »

6×8″, Oils on sealed, primed hardboard
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The little monochrome painting above was done at a pond up the road from me that has wonderful mountain views. I asked for permission to park and paint there, and the gentleman in the driveway said that his wife was also an [...]

8x10 and smaller, Available, Catskill Mountains, Demos/Work in Progress, Greene County, Hudson River Valley, Landscape, Painting/Pochade Box, Palenville and Catskill, Plein Air--painted on location, Sketches | 1 Comment »

6×8″, Golden Fluid Acrylics on archival museum board (frame like an oil painting)
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This painting was done on location on the cliff of the former site of the Catskill Mountain House on South Mountain. On a clear day, the view overlooks 60 miles of the Hudson River and [...]

8x10 and smaller, Available, Catskill Mountains, Greene County, Hudson River School, Hudson River Valley, Landscape, Palenville and Catskill, Plein Air--painted on location, acrylic paintings | No Comments »

Golden Neutral Gray Heavy Body Acrylics in a watercolor sketchbook
I’m starting to really love doing these monochrome studies. They are such wonderful practice for improving the way we see values. Having the pre-mixed Neutral Grays has made all the difference in the world, and has turned this from a tedious chore into a fascinating adventure. [...]

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12×16″, Golden Fluid Acrylics on Canson Board
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This was painted on location yesterday overlooking the Hudson from the grounds of the beautiful Vanderbilt Mansion property in Hyde Park, New York. A group of us were painting up there behind the mansion. We just about finished our paintings when [...]

8x12 to 12x24, Available, Dutchess County NY, Hudson River Paintings, Hudson River School, Hudson River Valley, Landscape, Plein Air--painted on location, acrylic paintings | No Comments »

8×10″, Golden Fluid Acrylics on Canson Board
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I went out to the lakeshore very early this morning to try to grab some morning color before a thunderstorm moved in. I was there just in time, because it started to rain just as I was putting the painting away!

8x10 and smaller, Available, Boats and Ships, Brewster and North Salem, Hudson River Valley, Landscape, Peach Lake and Brook, Plein Air--painted on location, acrylic paintings | No Comments »

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8×16″, Golden Fluid Acrylics on sealed, primed hardboard
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This is a plein air painting that I did in May at Garrison Landing. It needed a few minutes of tweaks in the studio before posting and still needed signing, so I had to wait until I [...]

8x12 to 12x24, Available, Cityscape/Townscape/Urban paintings, Cold Spring and Garrison, Hudson River Valley, Landscape, Plein Air--painted on location, acrylic paintings | No Comments »

5×7″, Acrylics on canvas covered hardboard
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This past weekend, my husband and I hiked out to Huckleberry Point in the Catskill Mountains. From the vantage point of these rocks, you can see east over the Hudson Valley to the Hudson River and beyond, south across [...]

8x10 and smaller, Catskill Mountains, Greene County, Hudson River Paintings, Hudson River Valley, Landscape, Sold, acrylic paintings | 2 Comments »

18×24″, Golden Fluid Acrylics on sealed, primed hardboard
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This was painted on location at Boscobel Restoration in Garrison, NY a few weeks ago. It needed a few finishing touches and signing in the studio, which I finally got to do today.
This painting is not an exact scene, but [...]

16x20 and larger, Available, Cold Spring and Garrison, Flower Gardens and Flowering Trees, Hudson River Paintings, Hudson River Valley, Landscape, Plein Air--painted on location, acrylic paintings, spring | 2 Comments »

7×5″, Golden OPEN Acrylics on sealed, primed hardboard, custom framed to 11×9″
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This is a painting I did some time ago. It is seasonal and has always been one of my favorite little garden/fountain paintings, so I am reposting it today.
Although this scene was an enormous challenge to [...]

8x10 and smaller, 8x12 to 12x24, Available, Demos/Work in Progress, Flower Gardens and Flowering Trees, Golden OPEN Acrylic Paintings, Hudson River Paintings, Hudson River Valley, Landscape, Plein Air--painted on location | No Comments »

8×16″, Golden OPEN Acrylics on sealed, primed hardboard
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With the cherry blossoms gone at Boscobel Restoration, I turned my attention back to the Hudson River, and the channels weaving through Constitution Marsh. The afternoon light turned the marsh a beautiful, dark reddish color.
I used three of the [...]

8x12 to 12x24, Available, Cold Spring and Garrison, Golden OPEN Acrylic Paintings, Hudson River Paintings, Hudson River Valley, Landscape, Plein Air--painted on location, acrylic paintings, spring | 1 Comment »

9×12″, Golden Fluid Acrylics on canvas covered hardboard
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On Friday morning, I dashed back to Boscobel, hoping that the cherry blossoms would still be in bloom. To my dismay, most of them had come down in the strong winds during the week. I found this one tree that [...]

8x12 to 12x24, Available, Cold Spring and Garrison, Flower Gardens and Flowering Trees, Hudson River Paintings, Hudson River Valley, Landscape, Plein Air--painted on location, acrylic paintings, spring | No Comments »

11×15″ (quarter sheet) watercolor on Fabriano Artistico
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It was a beautiful evening on Friday along the Hudson River in Beacon, NY. My painting buddy, Sue, went with me to Long Dock after we left Boscobel, and I did this quarter sheet watercolor before sunset. Facing Cold Spring, this [...]

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10×10″, Golden Fluid Acrylics in my kraft paper art journal
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Betsy’s Bouquet
Thanks to friend and neighbor Betsy Ryder, I got a tour of Ryder Farm today, complete with an invitation to come back and paint anytime. Betsy picked flowers as she walked with me from one beautiful scene to another. She showed me [...]

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8×16″, Golden OPEN Acrylics on sealed, primed hardboard
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I’ve spent a lot of time over the past couple of days looking at my photo references. Usually I set aside photos that I take that appeal to me for paintings, and place those in a separate file. From time [...]

8x12 to 12x24, Available, Boats and Ships, Golden OPEN Acrylic Paintings, Hudson River Paintings, Hudson River Valley, Landscape, Portraits and Figures | 1 Comment »

12×12″, Golden Fluid Acrylics on canvas covered hardboard
This painting was started yesterday morning. It was the first really warm day, so I was excited about getting the acrylics outside for my first acrylic venture of the season. I only had a couple of hours with it, so this will have to be finished up in [...]

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16×12″, Golden Fluid Acrylics on sealed, primed hardboard
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This is a companion painting to Bannerman Archway to the Hudson, which I posted yesterday. Half the proceeds from the sale of this painting will go to Bannerman Castle Trust for stabilization and restoration of the structures on the Island.

8x12 to 12x24, Available, Bannerman Island, Hudson River Paintings, Hudson River Valley, Landscape | No Comments »

16×12″, Golden Fluid Acrylics on sealed, primed hardboard
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This painting of one of the arches from the famous Bannerman Castle is but a memory of what was. A huge collapse of the castle wall destroyed this magical archway to the Hudson River. I feel so fortunate to have [...]

8x12 to 12x24, Available, Bannerman Island, Hudson River Paintings, Hudson River Valley, Landscape | 1 Comment »

Golden Fluid Acrylics, 2″ x 1.75″, including frame
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This is the third time I’ve painted this little Monet copy of Red Poppies at Argenteuil in miniature format. I love doing these little jewels! There are a couple more I want to do soon. They’re such [...]

8x10 and smaller, Flower Gardens and Flowering Trees, Golden OPEN Acrylic Paintings, Jamie's Jewels miniature gems, Landscape, Sold | 1 Comment »

6×6″, Golden OPEN Acrylics on mounted linen
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This vase belonged to my great aunt, who was one of the sweetest, kindest ladies I’ve ever known. She lived to be 106, and I’m sure would be thrilled to see her vase in this painting! I love this little vase with [...]

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Love is a canvas, furnished by Nature, and embroidered by imagination — Voltaire

4×2″, Golden Acrylics on gallery wrapped canvas, miniature easel included
The quote above is inscribed around the stretcher bars on the back of the canvas. Quarter is in the image for size reference only.
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I immediately thought of [...]

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7×5″, Golden Acrylics on New York City map mounted to archival board, fits into standard frame
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I had a great time preparing surfaces with cut up old maps. I glued the map pieces to archival, acid free foam board with Lineco acid-free bookbinding adhesive, rolled it with a brayer, [...]

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5×7″, Acrylics
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Just a few miles from this location, Thomas Cole did his famous painting Lake With Dead Trees. That became one of the most important works of the Hudson River School painters. I saw this scene along Schoharie Creek nearby and snapped a dozen photos, determined to [...]

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6×8″, Golden OPEN Acrylics on sealed, primed hardboard
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I had a true painting marathon on the day I did this painting, leaving the house at 7am and not returning until after 8:30pm. It was a fabulous day of great weather and beautiful scenery in Cold [...]

8x10 and smaller, Cold Spring and Garrison, Hudson River Paintings, Hudson River School, Landscape, Plein Air--painted on location, Sketches, Sold, Sunrise/Sunset | 3 Comments »

9×12″, Golden OPEN Acrylics on Arches 100% rag hot press watercolor paper, double matted to 16×20.
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This was painted here in the Hudson Valley, by the lake next to my studio. I was so excited about getting out to paint that I ended up getting [...]

8x12 to 12x24, Brewster and North Salem, Golden OPEN Acrylic Paintings, Hudson River Valley, Landscape, Peach Lake and Brook, Plein Air--painted on location, Sold, Sunrise/Sunset | No Comments »

10×8″, Acrylic on canvas covered hardboard
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It’s hard to believe that 2010 has arrived. Where did the year go? Each year seems to go faster than the next. You’d think I’d get tired of doing all these paintings, or run out of ideas, but I seem to feel [...]

8x10 and smaller, Available, Golden OPEN Acrylic Paintings, Hudson River Valley, Landscape, Peach Lake and Brook, Shows and News, Sunrise/Sunset, Winter and Snow Scenes | 2 Comments »