Thoughts On A Waning Summer

Thoughts On A Waning Summer

The August studio tour is in the books; I had so many guests come to visit, a nice break in my painting routine to talk and share with friendly visitors. Most were as struck by the beauty of this place – the sweep of land down to the bay, expansive sky and...
The Rhône Valley of France

The Rhône Valley of France

The Rhône Valley is one of the truly beautiful places. It is home to vineyards, olive trees, delicious goat cheese, and a landscape that is unimaginably beautiful. My first glimpse was in May of 1989, when I took a teaching assistant job at Lacoste School of the Arts...
The canvas from my teacher, Sig Haines

The canvas from my teacher, Sig Haines

“It was the opposite of the many tales we heard as art students, of an artist teacher finishing the student’s canvas. In a reversal, I was asked to finish my teachers canvas.”That quote is part of a profile written by Don Wilkinson in The New Bedford...
Last Summer Rose

Last Summer Rose

During the last few days before the September equinox, this rose bloomed in my yard. The red and white rose hybrid, “Scentimental”, was planted by my great aunt Anna Dunfey. She planted it around 1990 at her home in Newport, Rhode Island, in the Point district. It is...
Memory, Fantasy

Memory, Fantasy

2021, oil on linen, 35×21 in. Painted between May and November, 2021, this canvas illuminates the potential in a canvas painted over a period of time for that canvas to encapsulate the artist’s perception of life events during its making. This painting...