Fine Art - Plein Air Paintings

I work in the style of Modern Impressionism. Modern impressionists seek to capture the fleeting effects of light through loose and expressive brushwork. I particularly enjoy landscapes, plein air work, and florals. I usually work in either soft pastels, watercolor, or watercolor and ink.

Beauty surrounds us if we know where to look. That’s why I enjoy plein-air painting- getting up close to an area that I might otherwise have just driven by. I love reconnecting with places I had taken for granted, as well as discovering new and exciting vistas.

Available Works

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Available Through Galleries

garden painting
"Triangle Park" 12x16" soft pastel, available from J. Gernon Fine Art and Framing
tall trees painting
"Room to Grow" 12x24" soft pastel, available from TAUNY
Black Pond painting
"Black Pond" 12x16" soft pastel, available from TAUNY


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Forest river painting
"Hidden Highway" 12x12" soft pastel, plein air 2024.
Township 7 Brewery painting
"Township 7" 9x12" soft pastel plein air 2024. Awarded second place in the 2024 Salmon River Valley plein air festival.
The Best Seats in the House
"The Best Seats in the House" 6x8" soft pastel, plein air 2024.
Adirondack painting
"Traveler' Rest" 20x20" pastel, 2024.
Farm field painting
"Acres of Summer" 4x10" gouache, plein air, 2023.
Fall harvest painting
"Harvest Time" 9x12" plein air pastel, 2024.
Farm Stand painting
"Farm Stand" 6x8" gouache, plein air, 2023.
Sunflower field painting
"Field in the Sun" 7x16", painted en plein air 2020.
Picture
"Adirondack Bounty" 6x12" pastel, 2024. Won "Nourishing Our Neighbors" Award at the 2024 Keeseville Plein Air Festival.
Poppies 2 painting
"Poppies 2" 3.5x5.5" gouache plein air, 2021.
River painting
"It Flows On" 16x20" soft pastel, 2021 Adirondack Plein Air Festival.
Whiteface Summit painting
"From Whiteface Summit" 8x10" gouache, 2023.
River Walk
"River Walk" 9x12" soft pastel, created during the 2022 Adirondack Plein Air Festival.
Lower Cascade Lake painting
"Lower Cascade Lake" 8x10" soft pastel, 2023
Hidden Pool painting
"Hidden Pool" 9x12", painted during the 2020 Adirondack Plein Air Festival.
Saranac River painting
"Saranac River, Left Bank" 5x7" gouache, plein air 2024.
Going to the Green
"Going to the Green" 10x20" soft pastel, plein air 2024.
Trout and Heron river painting
"Trout and Heron" 6x8" gouache, plein air, 2023.
East Woods Carmel painting
"East Woods" 12x16" soft pastel, plein air. Winner of the 2023 Carmel on Canvas Best in Show.
Underwood Road autumn painting
"From Underwood Road", 12x12" soft pastel. Awarded second place during the 2023 Tupper Lake Plein Air Festival.
Music in the Forest
"Music in the Forest" 6x8" soft pastel, plein air 2024.
Paradise tree painting
"Sunrise Over Paradise" 7x11" pastel, 2020.
Purple Potatoes painting
"Purple Potatoes" 9x12" soft pastel, created during the 2022 Adirondack Plein Air Festival.
Split Rock Falls painting
"Split Rock Falls" 10x18", painted during the 2020 Adirondack Plein Air Festival.
Lamson Falls painting
"Lamson Falls" 9x12" soft pastel, 2020.
Brilliant Pine painting
"Brilliant Pine" 8x8" pastel. Painted during the 2022 Tupper Lake Plein Air Festival.
Poppies 3 painting
"Poppies 3" 5x7" soft pastel plein air, 2021.
Sunflowers pink painting
"We Make Our Own Sunshine" 12x16" soft pastel, 2023.
Tupper marsh painting
"The Last Days of Autumn" 6x12" pastel. Painted during the 2022 Tupper Lake Plein Air Festival.
Sunflower painting
"A Sense of Community", 6x12" soft pastel, plein air 2024.
Picture
"Reflection Point" 8x20" soft pastel, painted during the 2022 Adirondack Plein Air Festival.
Garlic Festival painting
"Garlic Festival 1" 4.5x6.5" pastel, 2020.
Long Lake seaplane painting
"Touring Long Lake" 9x12", painted for the Adirondack Plein Air Festival, 2020.
Odd Couple tree painting
"Odd Couple" 6x12" soft pastel, 2021 Adirondack Plein Air Festival.
Bog River Falls painting
"Bog River Falls" 12x16" soft pastel, painted during the Tupper Lake Plein Air Festival 2020.
Adirondack wildflower painting
"Wild" 12x16" soft pastel. Painted during the 2021 Tupper Lake Plein Air Festival.
Tangerine Path fall painting
"Tangerine Path" 12x16" soft pastel. Painted during the 2020 Tupper Lake Plein Air Festival.
Tupper Lake Marsh painting
"Tupper Lake Marsh" 6x19" soft pastel, painted during the Tupper Lake Plein Air Festival 2020.
waterfall painting
"Lampson Falls", 9x12" pastel, 2020.
Lake George painting
"Lake George" 9x12" soft pastel, 2021.
Picture
"Day By Day" 6x8" pastel, plein air 2024.
Forgotten Way
"Forgotten Way" 8x10" soft pastel, plein air 2024.
Marsh Maze painting
"Marsh Maze" 12x12" soft pastel, painted during the 2022 Adirondack Plein Air Festival.
August Apples painting
"August Apples" 4x6" soft pastel, created during the 2022 Adirondack Plein Air Festival.
Birdsfoot Farm painting
"Birdsfoot Farm" 8x10" gouache, plein air, 2023.
Forever Wild painting
"Forever Wild" 12x24" pastel, painted during the 2022 Adirondack Plein Air Festival.
Mountain painting
"Abundance" 12x16" soft pastel, 2023.
Autumn creek painting
"The Rhythm of Autumn" 12x16" pastel, 2021.
Garden birch painting
"Twin Tree Garden" 10x13" plein air pastel, 2021.

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