Acrylic on panel, 36 by 72 inches, 2018

Saint Simons Island, Georgia is an incredible beauty. Calm and relaxing, the continental shelf extends for miles so that there is little surf. The waves gently lap at the shore. Here is a January sunrise, the sun is still below the horizon and the sky is ablaze in color.

Acrylic on panel, 18 X 24 inches, 2022

This is a hard-to-find spot, (and very hard to get to during a sunset), on the Southwest corner of Mt Desert Island in Maine. This lighthouse is at a long dead-end street with only about 15 parking spaces. The viewer or photographer has to climb out onto the slippery rocks in the water to get this view. As you can see, the view is incredible.

Acrylic on panel, 18 x 24 inches, 2021

Acadia National Park in Maine offers some of the most amazing coastal scenery on the east coast. Once a summer playground for the wealthy industrialist families of the Victorian age such as Rockefeller, Pulitzer, Proctor, Vanderbilt, Ford, Carnegie, Astor, and Mellon and many others. They were attracted to Mt Desert Island by the 1850s paintings produced by the Hudson (River) School of realistic landscape painters in New York. This portion of the island is especially popular for its winding, climbing path along the cliffs on the southeastern part of the island. As the coast is mostly rocky, the water here is clear instead of the muddy/sandy water along most of the east coast. Though not very evident in this scene, all the rock faces on Mount Desert are scarred from the glaciers of the last ice age. This part of the Maine Coast was covered by over a mile thick layer of ice.

Acrylic on canvas, 18 x 24 inches, 2022

Schoodic Point is within the boundary of Acadia National Park, but is not on Mt Desert Island. It is on the peninsula just to the east of Mount Desert Island. Most visitors to Maine go no further east/north along the Mine coast than Mt Desert. Schoodic point has some great views without the crowds. This is just before the sun set and most of the rocks are already in the shadow from the higher elevations off the beach. I took nearly 100 photos trying to get the perfect composition of the water splashing in the light. The wave glistening in the bright sunset has great energy and motion.

Acrylic on panel, 32 x 36 inches, Private Collection

An early summer morning view of a simple cloud off of Saint Simons Island. The calm water and slowly drifting cloud reflects the relaxation of Island Life.

Acrylic on panel, 18 X 36 inches, 2022

This was a view of the waters in the Fischer Island Sound just east of the tip of Long Island just south of Mystic and Stonington Connecticut. The view is from the Block Island Ferry operating out of New London Connecticut. The sun was low as this shot was in the early morning before the winds kicked up. nearing sunset. The sun reflecting off the gentle waves was irresistible. I did this in a more loose style to make it more representative than photo-realistic.

Acrylic on panel, 18 x 24 inches, 2022, On loan to the Doyal collection, Stonington, CT

Honorable Mention at the Mystic Art Museum’s “Building Bridges” exhibit in Fall, 2022.

Since I first saw it in the mid-1980’s, the Mystic River Bridge has always impressed me with its sturdy iron construction. I took the photograph in April 2022 specifically to paint it for the 100th anniversary of the bridge being in service in downtown Mystic, Connecticut. I love the various shades of grey against the bright blue sky. Painted for the 2022 Mystic Outdoor Art Festival, the theme of which is the 100 year anniversary of the bridge.

Acrylic on Panel, 16 x 20 inches, 2018, Private Collection

Painted from a photo on the Gloucester, MA peninsula, this is a timeless waterfront scene that could be from just about any coast in North America. II love the aged shingle siding with faded and weathered paint where at least the last coat was poorly applied. This could be from anytime in the late 19th century through today. The sunset reflected in the window really was that dramatic. I only had to “clean” some dirt off the window to better show the reflection and to replace a small fan in the window with a clear pane of glass.

Acrylic on Canvas, 36 x 56 inches, 2018, Private Collection, Denver, CO.

The Maroon Bells are just outside of Aspen, Colorado and are some of the most photographed peaks of the Colorado Rockies. This was commissioned as a wedding gift.

Acrylic on panel, 39.5 x 48 inches, 2018.

A deep pool of water below a small waterfall in the same stream in the Finger Lakes as the scenes for “Cool Water I” and “Cool Water II”. This is the reflection of a sliver of sky and trees deep in the gorge right around noon when the sunlight actually reaches to the bottom of the gorge. The waterfall is a few feet to the lower right of the shot.

Acrylic on Panel, 48 x 12 inches, 2018.

The Finger Lakes region of New York is chock full of farms, rolling hills, vineyards, waterfalls and of course each lake with its unique charm. We try to do a trip each summer and this past summer I finally captured some of the lakeside charm on my camera. Hope to be doing more paintings like this throughout the year. This scene is between Owasco Lake and Skaneateles Lake. The clean country air lends to great sunset colors.

Acrylic on panel, 36 x 42 inches, private collection Atlanta, GA. 2017

The client wanted a warm English country scene. The Cotswolds were a great choice and eventually Castle Combe was chosen. Lacking Castle Combe images in my collection, I ended up using about ten images from the Internet as well as Google Street view to determine the details in this large painting.

Acrylic on canvas, 24 by 60 inches, 2015, private collection.

It is hard to imagine, but this peaceful scene is about 18 miles from downtown Washington DC. Just south of Great Falls, on the North Shore of the Potomac River in Maryland. The C & O Canal widens in this area and these rocks in the large basin have wonderful light just before sunrise in the summer.

Acrylic on canvas, 12 x 16 inches, 2018 Private collection

Saint Simons Island, Georgia, USA has a wide variety of landscapes. This is the inland marshland on a cold and blustery January 1st. It was during a full moon with winds contributing to the high tides. Someday I may do a larger version of this scene.

Acrylic on Canvas, 24 x 36” inches, 2017

Honorable Mention, June 2023 Landscape shoe, Art League Gallery @ Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, VA.

Late summer, Finger Lakes Region of New York State in a drought. A stream in a slot canyon cut through the local shale. The stream was down to a trickle when I took this. The sun is directly overhead with sunlit trees and the sky peaking through the dense forest. The reflection of the trees and sky combined with the moss on the rocks made a wonderful scene.

Acrylic on panel, 16 inches by 36 inches, 2017

Cool Water I and II are from photos taken several feet apart in the Finger Lakes region of New York. I went back there this summer (2017) and may have few more paintings to complete before I am done with Fillmore Glen State Park.

Acrylic on Panel, 18 by 30.5 inches.

Shore of St Michaels, Maryland at dusk. St Michaels is on the Eastern Shore peninsula of Maryland on the Chesapeake Bay. It has a great maritime museum that I need to visit.

Acrylic on canvas, 24 x 36 inches,

Scene in LaMaddalena, Italy from a slide I took in 1987. LaMaddalena is on the northeast coast of the island of Sardinia. It is a relatively remote archipelago (group of islands) with amazing scenery.

Acrylic on canvas, 12 inches by 48 inches, private collection, Atlanta, GA. USA.

Saint Simons Island is one of the jewels of the Georgia (USA) coast. With the very long stretch of the Atlantic continental shelf extending for miles, the waves never really get that high unless in a bad storm. It pays to be lowly friends (or relatives) of people in high places. The feeling of bare feet on sand as the water gently bubbles to shore.