Orange door in Newport

Warm Welcome

12" x 9"

Oil with palette knives on board

Another stroll around Newport, Rhode Island inspired this painting. I just loved the color, details, and beautiful floral arrangements that greet you as you enter this historic home.

Historic Haven

Sunkissed

9" x 12"

Oil with palette knives on board

A stroll around Newport Rhode Island inspired this painting. There are so many historic little streets that pretty much any one I go down can inspire a new painting. I just love the colors and the character of these old homes, most from the late 1600s to the 1800s. What stories they could tell!

Boston littles (take 2) by demand

Beacon Hill Doors II

5" x 7"

Oil with palette knives on board

SOLD

Back Bay Stepsisters III

6" x 6"

Oil with palette knives on board

SOLD

Acorn Street, Boston II

6" x 6"

Oil with palette knives on board

Most of the paintings in my little Bostons series were recently sold at the Gallery Twist show called "Memories". A couple of the visitors to the exhibit saw the paintings had red dots on them and asked if I could recreated them for their collection. These 3 paintings are a result of that request.

New diptych commission

Storm Over The Red Inn

12 x 12 each

Oil with palette knives on board

An employee who worked for the red inn in Provincetown took the images that inspired this painting. He captured an incredible storm as it blew over the harbor heading right for the inn. David asked if I would paint this as a diptych to add to his collection.

Here are images that show what each side looks like as a stand alone painting.

This painting marks the 66th painting I have done of the red inn in Provincetown.

Red Inn season

Red Inn with Peonies III

11" x 14"

Oil with palette knives on board

It's Red Inn season! It's that time of year when this beautiful place opens for the summer and I create paintings for their customers to enjoy. I have painted so many paintings of the inn over the years that I decided to start keeping track of exactly how many I have done. This is number 65. Wow!

Sweet yellow home with hydrangeas

Lavender Shade

12" x 9"

Oil with palette knives on board

This is the first in a series of paintings that focus on the beautiful homes that can be found in Newport Rhode Island. I was struggling to come up with a title for this painting so I decided to ask AI for some ideas. Its first suggestion was this one, Lavender Shade. I was impressed with the list of suggestions it gave me. I guess that's one good use of AI that I can see right now. 

More signs for Rhode Island

Entering Watch Hill, Rhode Island

16" x 16"

oil with palette knives on board

Available at Charlestown Gallery, Rhode Island

Entering Narragansett, Rhode Island

16" x 16"

oil with palette knives on board

Available at Charlestown Gallery, Rhode Island

Kim from the Charlestown Gallery in Rhode Island saw some of the signs I had done on Instagram and asked if I could create some for popular Rhode Island towns. Previously, I had painted signs from Green Hill Beach, Charlestown, and Quonochontaug. These two will be added to the collection when the gallery opens next weekend.

An old commission revisited

Siblings

10" x 10"

Oil with palette knives on board

One of my first commissions when I started painting with palette knives was for Denise back in 2009. It was a gift for her younger sister. This year, she wanted me to paint from the same picture as a gift for her brother. 

If you look back at the earlier painting (below) you can see that my style has changed quite dramatically in 16 years. With practice, my technique with the palette knife has gotten more refined. Interesting, right?

Here is the photo that these paintings were based on. So cute.

Entering Ptown Lighthouse series

Entering Provincetown (Wood End Light)

16" x 16"

Oil with palette knives on board

Available at the red inn

Entering Provincetown (Race Point Light)

16" x 16"

Oil with palette knives on board

Available at the red inn

Entering Provincetown (Long Point Light)

16" x 16"

Oil with palette knives on board

Available at the red inn

I've painted these Entering Provincetown signs many. many times now but this series is unique in that it features the 3 lighthouses that grace the beautiful coastline in Provincetown: Wood End, Long Point, and Race Point. Which is your favorite?

Atlantic House alleyway

After The Rain

11" x 14"

Oil with palette knives on board

Available at the red inn, Provincetown

If you stroll down Commercial Street in Provincetown on Cape Cod, you can peak down the alleys and side roads to see quaint scenes like this one. I captured this scene just after a rainy day in April and challenged myself to include the signs, and architectural details, not to mention the challenge of painting the puddles as well.

Last year, we enjoyed a delicious dinner at the restaurant on the right side called Grand Central. What a fun place.

Inspiration from the water

Blue Umbrellas

10" x 20"

oil with palette knives on canvas

Available at the red inn, Provincetown

We had the pleasure of staying at the beautiful place in Provincetown called the Masthead Resort. It is a series of cute little cottages that sit right on the water. Guests of the inn can sit and enjoy the water views under bright blue umbrellas on their deck as they sip their favorite beverages. And we did just that!

Instant summer

Side By Side

8" x 24" x 2"

Oil with palette knives on Ampersand Gessobord

Available at the red inn, Provincetown

This past weekend was our annual pilgrimage up to Provincetown at the very tip of Cape Cod to deliver a set of paintings that will be available when the red inn opens on April 24. This painting just screams summer. I love this view of the boats, the monument, and the library from Macmillan pier.

At The End of Commercial Street

 

Commercial Street Trio

11x14 

oil with palette knives on board

This trio sits at the very end of Commercial Street in Provincetown on Cape Cod. The place at the top of the hill is the Lands End Inn and then the Red Inn is across the street on the beachside. The yellow building is a private residence for some lucky people with a prime location. 

We will be heading up to Provincetown this Saturday to drop off this and a collection of other paintings for the Red Inn's opening day next Thursday, April 25.

250th Anniversary

Entering Concord

16x16

Oil with palette knives on board

Entering Lexington

16x16

Oil with palette knives on board

SOLD

This year marks the 250th anniversary of the battle of Lexington and Concord, "the shot heard round the world", and the start of the revolutionary war right here in Massachusetts. Boston will be having a lot of special events to commemorate the anniversary in April and I'm excited to have my art be part of a month long show at Gallery Twist in Lexington. In honor of this event, I've painted these signs in two different sizes that will be hung in the gallery during the duration of their show called "Memories".  I also will be showing 6 of my mini Boston paintings that you can see in this earlier post.

Max and Oliver (again!)

A Boy and His Dog (Max and Oliver)

12" x 12"

Oil with palette knives on board

Susan asked me to do another painting of Max and Oliver only this time more recently when they were all grown up. This scene was captured in Michigan where they live. 

Customized Entering Provincetown

Entering Provincetown

16 x16

oil with palette knives on board

Scott saw a previous version of this painting I had done and asked if I would paint another one for him. He asked me to include him in the painting walking his dogs along on the beach so if you look very closely at the bottom left corner you will see a very tiny person and his two dogs.

Primo property

Beachfront Cottage

9 x 12

oil with palette knives on board

SOLD

Another painting completed in preparation for the April opening of the red inn in Provincetown depicts a cute cottage that sits right along the water. Wouldn't you love to spend the summer here? I know I would.

Capturing a very special visit

Welcome to Provincetown, Alyssa!

12 x 9

oil with palette knives on board

Bill asked me if I would paint this scene that took place last summer in Provincetown. A special girl named Alyssa came to visit him for family week and he greeted her with a beautiful bouquet of roses as well as a pedicab ride as she came off the ferry. So sweet.

Captain Jack's Wharf Lights

CJW Lights

Approx 8 x 14

Oil with palette knives on board

This is an iconic place in Provincetown that I have painted several times. This time, I wanted to include the fun colorful lights they often have displayed along the water. 

I am preparing for the opening of the red inn in April by painting several scenes that continue to inspire me as a painter.

A boy and his dog

Max and Oliver

12" x 12"

Oil with palette knives on board

My good friend Susan asked if I would paint a couple of portraits of her son and their dog. This first one is from when they were very young. I love how they are all cozied up in the chair together. There was a lot going on in the photo, I toned down some of the patterns slightly to direct the focus more on their cute faces.