Category: Rural

These paintings were inspired by the farmlands and equestrian community of Dutchess county New York and Litchfield county Connecticut, in particular, the Millbrook Hunt. Some are also from the island of Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, and Arkansas.

Winter Walk – 18″x24″

Winter Walk Oil on linen, 18″ x 24″, 2014 . The setting is a quiet road on one of our winter morning walks in Sh

The Hunt #2 – 28″x36″ (sold)

The Hunt #2 Oil on linen, 36″ x 28″, 2008, Private Collection (commissioned) . This painting is employs the same p

The Whip – 24″x36″

The Whip Oil on linen, 24″ x 36″, 2008 . The “whip” is the name for the member of the fox hunt that is

View from Delaverne Hill – 48″x60″

 View from Delaverne Hill Oil on canvas, 48″ x 60″, 2006-2007 . A very dramatic vista in Amenia, NY, which in

Moles Hill Farm – 8″x10″

Moles Hill Farm Oil on canvas, 8″ x 10″, 2007 . A farm in in Sharon, CT, on a hot, hazy, summer morning.

Soy Fields – 8″x10″ (sold)

Soy Fields  Oil on canvas, 8″ x 10″, 2007, private collection . What caught my eye was the pattern of the rows of

Millbrook Hunt Meet – 36″x60″

 Millbrook Hunt Meet Oil on Linen, 36″ x 60″, 2007 .  This particular scene is of the Millbrook Hunt, an organiz

Kelly and Dawn – 18″x21″

Kelly and Dawn Oil on Canvas, 18″ x 21″, 2006   Kelly leads Dawn from the fields back to the barn.  

Path to Separate Road – 36″ x 48″ (sold)

 Path to Separate Road Oil on Canvas, 36″ x 48″, 2006, Private Collection   A simple dirt path becomes the f

Millbrook / Moving Shadows – 36″x48″ (sold)

Millbrook / Moving Shadows Oil on Canvas, 48″ x 36″, 2006, Private Collection The title refers to the shadows of t

Frank’s Farm – 28″x36″

Frank’s Farm Oil on Canvas, 28″ x 36″, 2006   This is a dream-like scene, where the colors have an elec

Duhallow – 8″x10″

Duhallow Farm Oil on Canvas, 8″ x 10″, 2006   Up on a hill, horses graze while clouds cast a dramatic shadows

Meet the Neighbors – 28″x36″

Meet the Neighbors Oil on Canvas, 28″ x 36″, 2006   The setting is a nearby farm in Sharon, Connecticut.  Th

Two Mares Grazing – 18″x24″

Two Mares Grazing Oil on canvas, 18″ x 24″, 2006 . Two mares grazing in the field.

Study for View from Delaverne Hill – 8″x10″

 Study for View from Delaverne Hill Oil on canvas, 8″ x 10″, 2006 . This is a  study for View from Delaverne Hil

Bales in the Field – 36″x48″

Bales in the Field  Oil on canvas, 36″ x 48″, 2006 . The hay bale in the foreground, literally wound up and tense

Amberg Farm – 18″x24″

Amberg Farm Oil on Canvas, 18″ x 24″, 2005 . The Amberg Farm, in Amenia, New York.  I wanted to capture the drama

The Hunt – 28″x36″

The Hunt Oil on canvas, 28″ x 36″, 2005 . The Hunt refers to the Millbrook Fox Hunt (Millbrook, New York).  In th

Entrance to Foxrace Farm – 18″x24″ (sold)

Entrance to Foxrace Farm Oil on Canvas, 24″ x 18″, 2004, Private Collection   This entrance is fascinating th

Tree with Creeping Vines – 24″x36″

Tree with Creeping Vines Oil on Canvas, 1999, 24″ x 36″ . I was really fascinated with this roadside scene on Mart

The Road up Allen Farm – 24″x36″

The Road up Allen Farm Oil on Canvas, 24″ x 36″, 1996 . This was a continuation of setting up the composition in t

Path into the Woods – 24″x36″

Path into the Woods Oil on Canvas, 24″ x 36″, 1996 . What interested me most about this was the way the sunlight

Farm Animals – 36″x24″

 Farm Animals Oil on Canvas, 36″ x 24″, 1995   I got interested in the work of Milton Avery, and wanted to

Chilmark Entrance – 7″x10″

Chilmark Entrance Watercolor on paper, 7″ x 10″, 1993   Not the entrance to the town of Chilmark, but a prope

Lovers in the Park – 14.5″x21.75″ (sold)

Lovers in the Park Watercolor on paper, 14.5″ x 21.75″, 1993, private collection . I wanted to capture here the br

A Long Journey – 24″x36″

A Long Journey Oil on Linen, 24″ x 36″, 1992/2006 . With the long path into the distance, it is about feeling dis

Lost – 14″x22″

Lost Oil on Linen, 14″ x 22″, 1992 . Another autumnal painting. I wanted to do a painting showing the density of

Stone Walls – 14″x22″

Stone Walls Oil on linen, 14″ x 22″, 1991 . This was a very simple composition. I liked the way the trees dotted t

Mailboxes – 9″x12″

Mailboxes Oil on Linen,  9″ x 12″, 1991   This was a painting to capture the simplicity of how mailboxes wer

Grazing Sheep – 14″x22″

Grazing Sheep Oil on Linen, 14″ x 22″, 1991 . Here I wanted to capture the intense green of the grass and trees.

Flying Horses – 12″x14″

Flying Horses Oil on Canvas, 12″ x 14″, 1991   Though not a landscape, the link to the others is that the Fly

Corner House with Cat – 24″x36″

Corner House with Cat Oil on canvas, 24″ x 36″, 1990, 2023 . A quiet, late afternoon scene, evoking Hopper.

Freight Train – 24″x36″

Freight Train Oil on Canvas, 24″x36″, 1989 . This is one of my favorites, because it was very direct, very bold, a

Bales – 18″x26″

Bales Oil on Canvas, 18″ x 26″, 1989   The unusual lighting gave the clouds and bales a dramatic look. Here I

Barn in PM Light – 24″x36″

Barn in PM Light Oil on Canvas, 24″ x 36″, 1989   Afternoon light gave this a very dramatic look. I added to

A Clearing – 24″x36″

  A Clearing Oil on canvas, 24″ x 36″, 1989   A simple painting with dramatic lighting brought on by sun sh

Outside McGuire’s Grocery – 26″x36″

Outside McGuire’s Grocery Oil on canvas, 26″ x 36″, 1988   A girl stands waiting outside a grocery stor

A Solitary Cow – 18″x26″

  A Solitary Cow Oil on canvas, 18″ x 26″, 1988   There was something majestic about that one cow in th

Waltham Landscape – 22″x26″

Waltham Landscape Oil on canvas, 20″ x 26″, 1979 . (Waltham, MA).  This is not a recent painting, but new to the

Back