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Worked on this “in progress” one day before and on Thanksgiving. Another one that took off on its own.

September 16

Work in progress, September 16. 30 X 40″ Acrylic on Gesso/Canvas. Thinking I’ll add nominal collage.

Labor Day Weekend

This is about 72 x 36.” Acrylic paint on raw and gesso canvas w/marker. Another based on architectural scrollwork. At least for now the scrollwork has overtaken the “Agave” form of New Mexico which superseded the Sweetgum leaf and Picture Plant forms from Chapel Hill, NC. After the fact, I see all kinds of creatures cavorting here, mostly but not exclusively aquatic. I embrace them.

Included below are two earlier states for those who enjoy process:

August 6

Here is a new painting in progress August 6, Shady Side, Maryland. Worked outside today. Starting point is still the architectural scroll work inspired while on a Birthday trip to with Heather to Oak Cliffs, Martha’s Vinyard, and the 19th century cottages built around the Methodist’s camp meeting tabernacle. The scroll work is conflated with the Atlantic/Chesapeake Bay. Following are stages looking back though acrylic paint and tinted gesso on raw canvas back to original charcoal drawing.

Finished?

Giving it a rest . . .

Scrollwork Breakers

Work in progress. Initial idea inspired by a trip to Oak Cliffs, Martha’s Vinyard, and the 19th century cottages built around the Methodist’s camp meeting tabernacle. This is a breaking wave of architectural scrollwork. 30 X 40″, acrylic paint on canvas.

A cache of paintings came back to me last Fall. Painted in New Mexico about ten years ago, this one extensively reworked this Spring, culminating yesterday in:

Here it was in March:

I like the March version, but I felt I needed to push it. No “Control, Alt, Z” in painting. But we have photos.

Here is the original:

I like it too. So is there a “best” in your eyes? I just know I wanted to go back into it and enough time had passed for another pass.

Nothing like my last post. Nothing like what I have in mind for next start up. Maritime Scrollwork? Marking changes.

Pumpkin on the Vine

*Pumpkins on the Vine 40 X 30,” Acrylic on prepared canvas. January/February 4-5 ’23, Shady Side MD. Done?

Reworking “Shore Birds”

Reworking “Shore Birds.” 60 X 30. It used to look like this in May 21, 2022:

Perch

“Perch” 12 X 36″ Acrylic paint, Spray enamel on paper. On canvas.

The Swans have arrived in South County. Finishing up (?) the last painting of the Fall “Perch.” Perch refers to the songbirds and foragers among the fallen leaves at our feeders.

Smaller in scale than recent work. On canvas from Heidi.

Fall’n

November 8, 40 X 30″ Acrylic and spray enamel paint, Paper on canvas. Midterms and H’s Birthday.

Most of the foliage here peaked before Halloween. Exception here is the crepe myrtle, in glory for the first time in six years. The blue of the chair made it into the collage/painting.

I’ve been using forms here inspired by the negative spaces formed between oak leaves. Like this . . .

Loving working outdoors . . .

“Fall” @ TISH Gallery

https://www.tishfineart.com/

Big Oak, Shady Side 30 x 40″ acrylic/spray enamel paints, paper on gessoed canvas.

Fall into Chesapeake Country, TISH Fine Art Gallery, Chestertown Maryland, November 3 – December 23, 2022.

Foraging, 40 x 30″ acrylic, paper on canvas.

Bonus Image: Leaf stencil, parking lot, Shady Side, MD. Citizen Artist – Unknown.