6×8″, Oils on canvas covered hardboard
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My husband and I went to North South Lake to catch the sunset. There were streaks of red and golden yellow, and the first star appeared in the western sky. I tried to catch what I could with my brushes while he [...]

8x10 and smaller, Available, Catskill Mountains, Greene County, Hudson River School, Landscape, Plein Air--painted on location, Sunrise/Sunset | No Comments »

6×8″, Oils on sealed, primed hardboard
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After painting the pond and mountains in monochrome, which you can see in yesterday’s post, I did painted it again using a limited palette of colors. This was done with just Transparent Yellow Oxide, Transparent Red Oxide, Ultramarine Blue, and Titanium White. [...]

8x10 and smaller, Available, Catskill Mountains, Demos/Work in Progress, Greene County, Hudson River Valley, Landscape, Palenville and Catskill, Plein Air--painted on location | No Comments »

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 »

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 »

16×8″, Oils on canvas covered hardboard
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While driving around Amenia, New York with Tarryl last week, we came upon this wonderful hillside with cows grazing and a converted barn at the top. We pulled our cars over to the side of the road to take [...]

8x12 to 12x24, Dutchess County NY, Farm Scenes, Hudson River Valley, Landscape, Sold | 1 Comment »

5×7″, Oils on sealed, primed hardboard
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There’s a little bridge that goes over the east end of Titicus Reservoir in North Salem, New York. It’s quite narrow, with a fair amount of traffic, and definitely not a good spot to try to set up an easel! The western view [...]

8x10 and smaller, Available, Brewster and North Salem, Hudson River Valley, Landscape, Sunrise/Sunset | 1 Comment »

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 »

8×10″, Oils on canvas covered hardboard
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I dragged myself out of bed this morning with a sinus infection, ear infection and strep throat (That’s why you haven’t seen any paintings coming off my easel for a few days!) and drove to Garrison to participate in [...]

8x10 and smaller, Cold Spring and Garrison, Hudson River Paintings, Hudson River School, Hudson River Valley, Landscape, Plein Air--painted on location, Sold | 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 »

6×8″, Oils on Raymar canvas panel
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This was painted on one of those gorgeous spring days when everybody should be outside painting! I went to Tilly Foster Farm to take in the beautiful view of the pond and rolling hills.
I used a wash of raw sienna to [...]

8x10 and smaller, Available, Brewster and North Salem, Hudson River Valley, Landscape, Plein Air--painted on location, Tilly Foster Farm, spring | No Comments »

11×14″, Oils on mounted Multimedia Artboard (ready to frame)
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This was painted on a gorgeous, warm spring day. I headed out to Boscobel Restoration overlooking the Hudson River in Garrison, New York, and took in the spectacular cherry blossoms there. The saturated pinks against the blue sky were [...]

8x12 to 12x24, Available, Cold Spring and Garrison, Flower Gardens and Flowering Trees, Hudson River Paintings, Hudson River Quadricentennial Series, Hudson River Valley, Landscape, Plein Air--painted on location, spring | 1 Comment »

12×16″, Oils on sealed, primed hardboard
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Today was one of those early, overcast spring days, with the foliage just emerging, and the flowering trees starting to bud. As always, the view overlooking Constitution Marsh and the Hudson River was spectacular.

In order to maintain the limited color out in [...]

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

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 »

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8×10″, Oils on linen
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I saw this couple walking among the cherry blossoms in Washington DC. It was the perfect photo op! Blossoms were everywhere—on the path, on the grass, and even on the trees!
Palette:
Cadmium Yellow Lemon
Cadmium Yellow Light
Permanent [...]

8x10 and smaller, Flower Gardens and Flowering Trees, Landscape, Sold, spring | No Comments »

5×7″, Oils on sealed, primed hardboard
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If you’re feeling a sense of deja vu, you’re right! This is an updated version of the painting I posted a couple of days ago. The picnic bench at the park was lopsided. I thought it was kind of [...]

8x10 and smaller, Boats and Ships, Hudson River Paintings, Hudson River Valley, Landscape, Plein Air--painted on location, Sold, Tarrytown and Hastings Area | 3 Comments »

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 [...]

8x10 and smaller, Available, Golden OPEN Acrylic Paintings, Still Life | No Comments »

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 [...]

8x10 and smaller, Available, Demos/Work in Progress, Golden OPEN Acrylic Paintings, Jamie's Jewels miniature gems, Still Life | 2 Comments »

8×12″, Oils on canvas covered hardboard
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This is a color and composition study for a 28×42″ painting that I’ll be starting [...]

8x10 and smaller, 8x12 to 12x24, Available, Catskill Mountains, Fall, Greene County, Landscape | 2 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 »

20×16″, Golden OPEN Acrylics on canvas covered hardboard
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I was eager to work in a medium that would enable me to layer quickly today, so I grabbed my Golden OPEN Acrylics and a 16×20 canvas covered board for open studio portraiture. I left most of my acrylics upstate, [...]

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1.5×2″, Golden Acrylics on 4-ply Rag Bristol, framed
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These miniature gems are too much fun to be legal! This is a miniature version of an 8×10″ painting that I did en plein air in the spring. You can see that painting by clicking here. I [...]

8x10 and smaller, Catskill Mountains, Hudson River Paintings, Jamie's Jewels miniature gems, Landscape, Lighthouses, Olana and Hudson NY, Sold | No Comments »

6×8″, Oils on canvas covered hardboard
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All the leaves are down now, and the temperature has dropped substantially. I fear that we won’t be seeing anymore 60+ degree days until spring emerges! I sat outside with my little pochade box this afternoon and painted this with just three colors [...]

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

9×12″, Oils on canvas covered hardboard
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Today I returned to the location where I painted yesterday. When I first arrived there, the sky was totally blue. I had to run back to the car to get my glasses, and by the time I returned, there were white clouds. Twenty [...]

8x12 to 12x24, Available, Cold Spring and Garrison, Fall, Hudson River Paintings, Hudson River Quadricentennial Series, Hudson River School, Hudson River Valley, Landscape, Plein Air--painted on location | No Comments »

9×12″, Oils on canvas covered hardboard
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This painting was started on location and finished up in the studio. It was one of those cold, overcast, pre-winter days that generally lack excitement, but the falls were spectacular and made all the drama.
Below is a photo of the painting showing [...]

8x12 to 12x24, Available, Cold Spring and Garrison, Demos/Work in Progress, Fall, Hudson River Valley, Landscape, Plein Air--painted on location, Waterfalls | 2 Comments »

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5×7″, Golden OPEN Acrylics on linen.
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This was so much fun to paint!
My palette for this painting was:
Cadmium Primrose
Cadmium Yellow Medium
Pyrrole Red
Ultramarine Blue
Phthalo Blue
Titanium White

8x10 and smaller, Available, Golden OPEN Acrylic Paintings, Still Life | 1 Comment »

36×24″, Oils on stretched canvas, unframed
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This large oil painting is a scene painted from a photo I took on Indian Hill Road in Garrison, New York. It is a mostly-unpaved road that leads down to Constitution Marsh. The fall foliage there is always the best anywhere!
For those who [...]

16x20 and larger, Available, Cold Spring and Garrison, Demos/Work in Progress, Fall, Hudson River Valley, Landscape | No Comments »

6×8″, Oils on canvas covered hardboard
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I painted with friends last week at an overlook on the west side of the Hudson River. The scene was very dramatic as the filtered sunlight fought through the haze, bursting onto the river in patches of yellow light.
I’ve been painting, painting, painting [...]

8x10 and smaller, Available, Currently In Gallery, Fall, Hudson River Paintings, Hudson River Quadricentennial Series, Hudson River School, Hudson River Valley, Landscape, Plein Air--painted on location | 1 Comment »

8×10″, Golden OPEN Acrylics on Canson board, custom framed (14×16″ including frame)
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What was I thinking? I sat in the blistering hot sun at Tilly Foster Farm for hours to paint this. Even with my large beach umbrella for shade, the heat was too much. When I was finished, [...]

8x10 and smaller, Available, Brewster and North Salem, Golden OPEN Acrylic Paintings, Landscape, Plein Air--painted on location, Tilly Foster Farm | 1 Comment »

16×20″, Oils on canvas covered hardboard
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This is painted from a photo I took on a morning with an amazing sunrise. I saw the turquoise and pink sky, threw on my jeans, shirt and coat, and dashed out to the lakeshore to take pictures. At 16×20, this is a [...]

16x20 and larger, Available, Brewster and North Salem, Hudson River Valley, Landscape, Peach Lake and Brook, Pets Wildlife Animals, Sunrise/Sunset, Winter and Snow Scenes | 1 Comment »