Greenbush is a small, rural community along the east side of the Penobscot River north of Old Town.
Greenbush Riverbend, 2009
Greenbush is a small, rural community along the east side of the Penobscot River north of Old Town.
Greenbush is a small, rural community along the east side of the Penobscot River north of Old Town.
Kenduskeag Connections
The Kenduskeag Stream runs through the center of Bangor. Roads cross the stream at different locations, affording glimpses of the city built along the stream.
Kenduskeag Connections installation 2009
Right panel Kenduskeag Connections
Left panel Kenduskeag Connections
Kenduskeag Connections, 2009
Penobscot Judicial Center - The Site
There are six courtrooms located on the second and third floor.
The courthouse is located at 78 Exchange Street in Bangor Maine. Construction was completed in November of 2009.
Penobsot Judicial Center Public Art Project
In December of 2008 I was selected for a Percent for Art Project through the Maine Arts Commission to complete six painted triptychs for the Penobscot Judicial Center. I began work on this project in 2008 and completed the last painting in March 2011.
I was interested in painting the Penobscot River as it intersects with communities along its banks in both rural and urban areas in Penobscot Country, and titled the series of landscapes Penobscot Intersections. The committee selected six designs from the eleven that I proposed during my presentation. I have painted Penobscot River landscapes since 1985. Connections followed the construction of the Veterans Bridge between Brewer and Bangor and Paradox explored the plume of steam from a local power plant as it interacted with the river landscape. As a result I felt that I had been preparing for this series for many years.
Witchwood Variations, Wahoa Bay, August 13
End of July - Paintings on Canvas
Carver Birches, oil on linen, 18x24
Evening Clouds, Crowley Island, oil on linen, 12x12
Evening Clouds, Crowley Island, oil on linen, 12x12Evening, Sheldrake Island, oil on canvas, 16x20
A Luminous Maine Day
July 27 - Early Morning Burnt Island, acrylic on yupo
Mid July Paintings
Working outdoors for the last few mornings, I have begun this painting of birches on the road to Carver Head.
Looking toward the Goose Islands on the afternoon of July 12.
Studio painting - this creek along the Basin Road fills as the tide comes in on the West River.
Looking toward the Goose Islands on the afternoon of July 12.
Studio painting - this creek along the Basin Road fills as the tide comes in on the West River.
Sun and Fog
Last night the air was so humid that mist developed on the surface of the water, obscuring the base of the islands. The islands emerged from the cloud that hugged the surface of the water. Usually the fog rolls in off the ocean covering the land from above. This morning there was sun on the shore, and fog advancing and retreating on the water.
Paintings done from John and Caryl's shore.
Painting outside at Bickford Point during hot, muggy weather
Painting Outside in Addison - Carver Lane, Wahoa Bay
Moosabec Red on Wahoa Bay
Morning, June 6
Morning, June 6
Painting Outside at Bickford Point, Addison, Maine
Additional recent paintings completed in the Addison studio
Recent Paintings Completed in Addison Studio
June 29, 2010
I have been painting in Addison, Maine for the last month, working outside and in the studio, preparing landscape paintings for an August show, Summer Studies. Most of my painting is usually done in the studio, so there is a big adjustment to working outside. Selecting a site, and getting started is more difficult - too many possibilities. Painting outdoors creates a sense of urgency as the light and tide change constantly. Gradually, I adjust to the change, selectively picking those visual qualities that are most important, and adding the shifting information as I progress. The plein air process demands focus, and a commitment to being in the present, and I love that. The difference in palette between studio and outdoor paintings has surprised me as I cast aside my favorite low light conditions of dawn and dusk to paint in the daylight hours.