Northeast's Wilderness
The small area of wild land in New York State and New England are treasured refuges for me.
While not of the scale of Western states, they have a unique qualities.

New Paltz
This New York town about 90 miles north of New York City contains
dramatic quartzite cliffs, beloved by climbers, unique pine forests, open rock slabs and hidden streams.


Bonticou Rocks                                                                 oil on panel  9" x 12"
Bonticou Crags                                                                    oil on panel  9" x 12"

Tower, 2005          oil on panel  14 x 11"
Swimming Hole, 2005           oil on canvas 11" x 14"

Gunks Ledges, 2007   oil on panel 12" x 16" 
Witch Tree                                             oil on panel 12" x 9'

White Mountains, New Hampshire
The most rugged landscape of New England, home to fierce winds, this range is one of my favorite places



Mount Washington, Lenticular Cloud, 2006 oil on panel 9" x 12" 
Crawford Notch, Cliffs 2006                     oil on panel 9" x 12" 

Boulder, Lower Falls 2007  oil on panel 14" x 11"
Crawford Cliffs 2007                                  oil on panel 9" x 12"

Weir Farm National Historic Site

Weir Farm National Historic Site is the only National Park unit in the nation devoted to a painter, James Alden Weir.
I was official Artist-in-Residence during the Fall of 1999. Though a relatively small piece of land, the site has preserved the beauties
of Western Connecticut's New England Landscape of ancient oaks, meadows and stone walls.


Oak in Stone Wall               oil on panel 12" x 16"
      Roots and Rocks, 1999   oil on panel 16" x20"

 

         Slab Falls, 1999            oil on panel 9" x 12"
Sun Through the Trees, 1999 oil on panel 8" x10"

 

Weir Pond Edge, 1999     oil on panel 16" x 20"

This was the fantastic residence I lived in 
during my time at Weir Farm.
The studio is 25 feet by 40 feet.
 

Photographs of the Weir Farm Site

The long nights, generous facilities and immersion in nature encouraged
me to paint some more experimental works.



Brockenspectre, 1999     oil on panel 9" x 12"
Skywaves, 1999        oil on panel 9" x 12"

My article about my residence at Weir Farm
"One of the Best - Weir Farm National Historic Site Artist-in-Residence"

More information about Weir Farm National Historic Site

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