Plein Air Painting Wickford Harbor, Rhode Island
Plein Air Oil Painting Sailboats in Wickford Harbor, R.I. ‘’Spring Breeze Sailing’ Plein air painting of Wickford Harbor, North Kingstown, R.I. Oil on Linen Panel, 5 x 7 On a crisp spring Saturday in April, the sails snapped in the wind and provided the perfect subject in an otherwise empty harbor. The afternoon sun cast beautiful reflections of […]
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 […]
Plein air oil painting Sprague Bridge, Narragansett, RI
Narrow River Fall Landscape Painting I really wanted to paint fall colors reflecting in the water. So I drove around town checking out a few ponds, but the leaves just weren’t really turning yet. The beautiful yellow foliage on this tree caught my eye so I decided to give the Narrows another try. The yellow […]
Rome Point, North Kingstown, R.I.
Rome Point landscape oil painting Today was my day of indecisiveness… My husband and I took our dogs to Rome Point for a walk and I brought my painting backpack. When we got there, I wandered around for TWO HOURS trying to decide what to paint!!! I did a little value sketch of the marshes […]
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 […]
Kayaking Narragansett Bay to Dutch Island Lighthouse
Plein air watercolor painting of Dutch Island Lighthouse A sunny, hot, humid day is perfect for kayaking on the bay. Today I convinced both of my boys (husband and son) to join me on this little adventure. This is one of my favorite local kayaks. We packed our mask and fins for snorkeling and picnic […]
Landscape painting at Fort Wetherill, Jamestown, RI
Plein air oil painting the rocky coast I painted this on a beautiful Spring day at Fort Wetherhill in Jamestown, Rhode Island. Fort Wetherhill was one of the few state parks open this spring with limited parking. Fort Wetherhill is an absolutely beautiful spot to park a chair on the cliff and read a book, […]
Plein Air Painting at Hazard Rock, Narragansett, RI
Sunlit rocks and sea spray at Hazard Rock I really wanted to continue practicing painting waves this weekend. My daughter suggested Bass Rock but the parking was full. So I went to Hazard Rock just a block north up the road. Hazard Rock was a favorite spot of mine in my twenties for snorkeling […]
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. […]