Fine Art - Nature and Northeastern Landscapes

I particularly enjoy painting landscape scense from Upstate NY, Vermont, and the Adirondacks. These were all done in the studio from photo references I have taken. I often begin with sketches and small color studies before moving onto the final piece.

I am especially drawn to patterns of light and dark in nature because of the scarcity of the sun in my northern climate. For a few brief moments, the sun holds the power to transform the shape of my surroundings before disappearing again. I believe there is beauty in the humble and mundane, if you look at it in just the right light.

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Sunlit orchard hill painting

"Golden Apple Hour" 16x20" soft pastel, 2024.

Champlain Valley pastel painting

"Champlain Valley" 16x20" pastel, 2022.

Adirondack reflection pastel painting

"Reflected Tall" 5x9" soft pastel 2020.

Autumn tree painting

"Autumn Tree 2" 12x16" soft pastel, 2021.

Gold autumn path pastel painting

"Golden Days" 12x12" soft pastel, 2024.

Saranac Lake marsh pastel painting

"Misty Day in Saranac Lake" pastel 12x16", 2018.

Marsh spring pastel painting

"Winthrop- Early Spring" 14x18" pastel, 2019.

Nocturne Pastel Painting

"November Moon" 8x8" soft pastel, 2023.

pastel landscape painting of misty field

"Misty Morning" 6x8" soft pastel, 2021.

Winter pastel painting

"Shadows of Winter" 11x14" soft pastel. Done under a workshop in 2022.

Winter Sky pastel painting

"Winter Sky", 5x12" pastel 2019.

Purple Evening Meadow pastel painting

"Evening Meadow", 18x18" pastel, 2021.

Norway beach pastel painting

"Land of the Midnight Sun", 10x20" pastel, 2025.

Winter woods adk pastel painting

"February 2020" 9x12" pastel.

Autumn Woods pastel painting

"Autumn Leaves" 9x20" pastel, 2020.

sunflower painting

"Golden Mane" 9x12" pastel, 2023.

Living room chairs with lamp painting

"The Salon" 6x8" pastel, 2024.

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