I love the ambiguity of marshes. Mystery beckons around every corner. Where is the passage through the convoluted grasses that shine like jeweled threads? It balances the intersection between earth, sky, water. The reflections move with the rhythm of the tides. Mud banks practice hospitality to denizens microscopic, an abundant feast for feathered and finned friends. Did I mention how yummy the perfumed banks fill the senses?
The dramatic clouds imbued with purples, grays, and greens, along with many other hues, compete with the orange red colors of the sun. The fast moving clouds demand one’s attention as they sweep across the marsh, soon vanished from sight. 18” x 18” oil on cradled wood. 2017. $500 sold.
I painted this imaginary marsh, inspired by the marshes of Scarborough, as a challenge to myself to step outside of my palette comfort zone and try something in the pastel range. I was thinking of frosted, etched glass as I worked on it. Unframed oil on cradled wood panel 2” deep (Gallery wrap style). 2017 oil on cradled wood. 24” x 48” $1000. Available.
Lavender is one of my most favorite colors. At that time of evening when it appears to be lavender dust sprinkled across the landscape, I feel as though I can breathe in the tranquility and peace. Many of the marsh scenes I paint, such as this, are fictional but truthful nonetheless. 2017 oil on cradled wood. Framed overall 11.25” x 19.25”
This acrylic sculptural painting was inspired by a photo that my daughter Sophie took on an overcast morning in Scarborough, ME. I was captivated by the stratified layers of water, mud, grass variations, background and sky. It is experimental in nature, using pumice powder and modeling paste on a cradled wood support. 7 “ x 5 “ freestanding.
This is the last one of a series that I typically do for those who want to own or gift an original painting but for whom a larger painting is beyond their budget. It is especially suitable for those whose dwelling space is compact but also appreciate original art. It fits small nooks and crannies with large space effect. It’ll brighten up any corner. 2017 3” x 5” oil on panel displayed with mini easel. $40
Often an artist finds a subject fascinating and goes deeper and deeper into it, like honing in with a microscope. Kayaking in the marshes of Scarborough, ignoring the pesky mosquitoes, I was drawn into the edge of the grasses, into the mystery and entangled complexity and their reflection in the water. 53” x 42” framed, oil on gessoed masonite, 2016.
One of a series of a dozen marsh paintings, this particular piece delighted in an energetic exchange between sky and water. 12” x 24” oil on panel. $600 sold.
One of a dozen in the Marsh series. Imaginary as are a majority of my works but nonetheless inspired by real life places I visit and where I immerse myself. The luminous copper oranges of late afternoon sun dance with the purple and blue shadows. 16” x 16” oil on cradled wood panel. 2016. sold.
What could be better than immersing oneself in a dusky lavender glow among the marshes? Deepening the hue into jewel-tone violet! In Maine there never lacks for inspiration where evergreens, grasses, and shimmering water nestle among one another. So simple and yet so complex. Pure serenity.
One among a dozen in the Marsh Series. I was going for something softer and gentler in this piece. The landscape overall was bathed in delicate rose and magenta hues. The grasses in the near front are swaying in the persistent breeze. 6” x 6” oil on cradled wood. 2016. $200 sold.
The first in the Marsh series. I fell in love with the skies reflected in the waters below. The blues and oranges so elegantly intertwined, punctuated by this alarming spring greenness - sandwiched inbetween. 2015 oil on cradled wood. 8” x 10” sold.