In the studio now ...
Come back often to watch a selection of my paintings develop from start to finish.
​I usually work on several paintings at a time, particularly with oils, which involve multiple glazes planned out ahead of time, each glaze needing to dry before the next. ​

Experimenting with painting on Belgium linen panels

I'm always trying to learn something new. Many of the professional artists whose work I appreciate paint with oils on linen instead of canvas. I'm trying several grades of Belgium linen and find I like it for some things and not others. The linen's slub grabs the paint better than good canvas. Time will tell.

As usual, I have several oils in progress at the same time. The oil immediately below is on a linen panel, which is taped to a canvas board ​so it will stay in place on my easel and so I can paint out to the edges. 
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Unnamed peaceful new oil on Belgium linen
Watch its progression and suggest a name via my Contact  page. 
This painting and its story will appear here when the final image is captured.

The Little Oak That Could
Oil on Belgium linen panel. (Yes, there is a story.)

​A study in contrasts and reflections

The setting sun gilds branches, softly mirrored in a freshwater pond

Portrait commission
Sometimes there are no photos that show a departed loved one as you'd like to remember them.
Here, a number of photos were used to recreate a favorite memory of  a couple's late fur child.


"​At Water's Edge"

Paintings are often windows into places and the artist's thoughts as they paint.
​I might have called this one "cathedral".


​19" x 25" pastel "Radiance" in progress
This painting was originally to have been unveiled last year.
A health problem due to breathing pastel dust put it on hold. It will appear here when completed. 
​Take care to not breathe in pastel dust when painting with them.

Nor'easter Blowing

 See the progress of this 9" x 12" seascape from start to signed finish. Sold.

"Roxy" family portrait

Captions explain the process step by step as this 11" x 14" oil painting takes shape.