Entering Provincetown again

Entering Provincetown

16" x 16"

Oil with palette knives on board

Scott saw the Entering Orleans sign that I had for sale at the Red Inn in Provincetown and asked if I had any of Provincetown. The one I had at the inn had already sold so I told him that I would paint it again for him. I just can't seem to keep these in stock-they are so popular!

A gift from a husband to his wife

Vacation at the Masthead

11" x 14"

Oil with palette knives on board

Bernie and his wife take a vacation in Provincetown every summer. They like to stay at a beautiful place called Masthead Resort on Commercial Street. You can always tell where it is from the beach by the bright blue umbrellas that line the deck along the shore.

He asked me to paint this as a surprise gift for his wife.

A new painting of my cousins

Amy, Teddy, Chris, and Paul

9" x 12"

Oil with palette knives on board

Jim asked me to paint this for his girlfriend, my cousin Amy. She is the only girl amongst several brothers. Jim knew that this image was special to Amy because it is the only baby picture she has and it also is the only one with her and her brother Teddy (far left) that died of pneumonia at the young age of 5. 

I just loved their matching outfits and that they look to be holding golf clubs. My grandfather instilled in them a love of golf at a young age!

Pool Boys: : a new large commission

Boys of Summer

20" x 64"

Oil with palette knives on board

Bill asked me if I would paint a large commission to hang at his swimming pool in Provincetown. I proposed several ideas and we landed on this one of six rainbow clad bathing suit boys on the beach looking out on Long Point Light. 

Here is a photo of Bill with his new painting installed.

He also sent me this great image of the painting on a sunnier day.

And I took a few process shots along the way.

At one point we considered having one of the guys with a naked bum, but then decided to keep it PG 13 so I added a green swimsuit and changed the shirt over his shoulder to white.

Heath House on Nantucket

Allen's House

9" x 12"

Oil with palette knives on board

Andy asked me to create a painting of this house on Nantucket for his dad, Allen. Allen is the live in resident and caretaker of "The Heath House" from May to October every year. He recently completed his third decade as the Middle Moors ranger for the Nantucket Conservation Foundation and this was a gift for his 80th birthday.

The black cat was a last minute addition to the painting. Andy told me that his dad is a "cat guy" and often had cats roaming around his property. This skinny black cat, Augie, is one of his favorites.