How Far We've Come, 38’’ x 48’’, Oil on canvas

Detail, How Far We've Come, 38’’ x 48’’, Oil on canvas

Side view, How Far We've Come, 38’’ x 48’’, Oil on canvas

Study of Nyack Beach Scene, 14’’ x 18’’, Oil on Canvas

Pink Cloud Study, 8'' x 10'', Oil on Wood

Study for Snow on St. Charles, 10'' x 14'', Oil on wood

Snow Day on Saint Charles Avenue, 42 x ¼ x 32 ¾ , Oil on canvas

Snow Day on Saint Charles Avenue, detail

What you see here is a collection of landscape paintings from this year 2025.

After last summer’s plien-air practice, I have turned my attention to places I’ve seen and experienced. Most importantly the color and emotion accessible to us from the greatest artist, Nature.

The process has been something like this: Go out, be amazed, soak it in, make a study with whatever I have, take a photo. Return to studio, complete a small study, then a larger final painting.

The last step is where the impactful decisions are made - simplifying and even omitting what the photograph captured. This is because it is not my goal to recreate the image as the lens sees it, but my own experience and memory. By omitting this noise, I am able to convey the significance and impact of what I saw and felt.