Conanicut Harbor Frostbite Sailing
Plein air oil painting sailboats in Jamestown, Rhode Island I could not make up my mind where to paint today. After wasting an hour searching Alltrails hoping for new inspiration, I gave up and headed for Beavertail State Park (where I ALWAYS find inspiration). On my way there I drove past Conanicut Harbor, and these […]
Marsh Meadows Wildlife Preserve, Jamestown, R.I.
Plein air oil painting of Zeek’s Creek from Conanicut Island Sanctuary What a spectacular afternoon! The sky kept changing dramatically, if only my brush could keep up! Initially I tone the canvas and do a quick drawing study. I worked quickly to capture the brief moment with the sun streaming through the clouds. I neglected […]
Landscape Painting Beavertail State Park, Jamestown, RI
Plein air oil painting Beavertail State Park Beavertail State Park is just beautiful. My hardest decision once I get there is what I want to paint… because I want to paint it all. I painted this view over two Saturdays two weeks apart. The skies on the first Saturday had these beautiful clouds floating over […]
Zeek’s Creek, Jamestown, RI
I was driving to Beavertail Lighthouse and passed by these beautiful storm clouds over the marsh leading into Narragansett Bay. I couldn’t resist trying to capture the dramatic light of the fleeting clouds. So I parked on the side of the road and found a little strip of non-squishy mud to set up my easel. […]